1、2012届高三每周一练英语试题I.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） The 1990s saw great changes in the way people communicate. People could send mail without going to the 1 and go shopping without leaving home. 2 like email and download became part of peoples vocabulary. The cause of this great change was the 3 .The idea fo
2、r the Internet began in the early 1960s in 4 . The Department of Defense wanted to 5 their computers together in order to 6 private information. In 1969, the ARPA net(an early form of the Internet) first connected the 7 at four American universities. One computer successfully 8 information to anothe
3、r. In 1972, scientists shared ARPA net 9 the world. They created a 10 to send person-to-person messages using ARPA net. This was the 11 of email.Over the next few years, there was a lot of progress made in the world of computing, 12 most people were not using the Internet. Then, in the 1980s, person
4、al computers became more 13 .In the early 1990s, 14 important things happened: the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, and the creation of the 15 Web browser(浏览器)in 1993. The web made it 16 to find information on the Internet, and to move from place to place 17 links. The Web and browser made it po
5、ssible to see information as a website with pictures, sound, and words.Today, 18 of people connect to the Internet to send email, visit websites, or store information on servers. 19 are now an important part of our lives and are changing 20 we learn, work, shop, and communicate.1. A. post officeB. s
6、upermarketC. department storeD. the office2. A. ExpressionsB. PhrasesC. LettersD. Words3. A. computerB. InternetC. serverD. browser4. A. AmericaB. EnglandC. ChinaD. Canada5. A. putB. getC. connectD. leave6. A. haveB. takeC. reachD. share7. A. computersB. collegesC. telephonesD. lines8. A. workedB. f
7、oundC. postedD. sent9. A. toB. inC. withD. for10. A. placeB. wayC. pathD. direction11. A. beginningB. findingC. creatingD. using12. A. butB. andC. orD. because13. A. practicalB. familiarC. expensiveD. common14. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five15. A. newB. firstC. advancedD. modern16. A. easierB. harderC
8、. slowerD. cheaper17. A. circlingB. seekingC. sendingD. using18. A. tensB. hundredsC. thousandsD. millions19. A. EmailsB. MessagesC. ComputersD. Websites20. A. howB. whatC. whenD. whyII.单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. We all believe that _ 2012 Olympic Games will be _ success.A. a; aB. the; /C. the; aD.
9、/; a22. The box _ a lot of coins, _ an old Chinese one.A. is containing; including B. contains; includesC. is containing; included D. contains; including23. Im sorry, sir. Your recorder isnt ready yet. It _ in the factory.A. is being repaired B. is repairedC. has been repairedD. hasnt repaired24. I
10、would appreciate _ if you could give me a reply as soon as possible.A. youB. it C. that D. them25. Li Ming studied very hard. As a result, he succeeded _ the entrance examination to college.A. passing B. in passing C. having passed D. to pass26. Special attention should be paid _ your words while yo
11、ure writing.A. picking B. to picking C. pick D. to pick 27. What surprised me was not what he said but _ he said it.A. the wayB. in the way that C. in the wayD. the way which28. John plays football _, if not better than, David.A. as wellB. as well as C. so wellD. so well as29.I cant tell you the exa
12、ct time Ill get there, maybe at eight or nine or even later. _, Ill be there as early as I can. A. Anyhow B. However C. Thus D. Therefore30. The new dictionaries are very useful. They _ well and _ already. A. sell, have been sold out B. sold, had sold out C. sell, sell out D. are sold, have been sol
13、d out31. - John failed his final exam. - Im not surprised at the news _. _, he is never seen busy with his lessons. A. at all, After all B. in all, After all C. above all, In all D. at all, In all32. There used to _ a truck _ and I couldnt get through. A. be, in the way B. be, in a way C. being, on
14、the way D. being, by the way33. _ you grow older, youll know better and better about yourself. A. SinceB. As C. BeforeD. With34. Tom is _ that he cant compete in the event . A. so a young boy B. a so young boy C. a such young boy D. such a young boy35. _will be years _ we meet again. A. There；since
15、B. There；after C. It；that D. It；before III.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it,he ignored her and continued on. Finally, he went to the checkout line, but she got in fr
16、ont of him. “Pardon me,” she said, “ Im sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. Its just that you look just like my son who just died recently.” “Im very sorry,” replied the young man, “Is there anything I can do for you?” “Yes,” she said, “As Im leaving, can you say Goodbye moth
17、er? It would make me feel much better”. “Sure,” answered the young man. As the old lady was leaving the counter, he called out from behind her, “Goodbye mother!” As he stepped up to the checkout counter and put what he bought on the counter, he saw that his total was $127.5. “How can that be?” he as
18、ked, “I only bought a few things!” “ Your mother said that you would pay for her.” said the clerk.36. Which of the following is the right order of the events in the story? a. the man said “Goodbye mother!” b. The woman left the supermarket. c. The woman spoke to the man. d. The man came to the count
19、er. e. The woman got in front of the man. f. The woman followed the man. A. e,f,c,b,a,d B. c,e,f,a,b,d C. f,e,c,a,b,d D. d,e,c,f,b,a37. What can be concluded（结论） from the passage? A.The man was fooled by the woman. B. The woman was too poor to pay for herself.C. The man didntpay for the woman. D. Th
20、e man didnt buy anything in the end.38. Which of the following would be the best title? A. An Unexpected Meeting at the Supermarket B. A Foolish Mother C. A Total of $ 127.5 at the Supermarket D. A Mother and Her Son B Asateenagerin1972,BillGatesoncesaidthathewouldbeamillionairebythetimehewas20.Only
21、15yearslaterhewasabillionaire.Andby1992,asheadoftheMicrosoftcompany,hebecametherichestmaninAmericanwithassets(资产)ofaboutUS$6.3billion.GateswasborninSeattle,Washingtonon28,October1956.Hefirststartedtoplaywiththecomputerattheageof13athisschool.Atthattime,computerswereverylargemachines.Operatorswerereq
22、uiredtolearncomplexcomputerlanguagesbeforethemachinescouldbeused.Eventhen,agreatdealoftimeandeffortwasneededtoperformthesimplestfunctions.BeforelongGateswasanexpertatworkingtheschoolscomputer.Afterhisgraduationfromsecondaryschool,GateswasacceptedbythethreetopuniversitiesintheUSA-Princeton,Harvardand
23、Yale.HechoseHarvardandbeganclassestherethenextautumn,majoringinmaths.Buthespentasmuchtimeinthecomputerlaboratoriesashedidinthelecturehalls.By1975,Gatesandapartner,PaulAllen,haddevelopedasoftwareprogramcalledBASIC.Thiswasnotthefirstprogramevercreated,butitsinventorswerethefirsttodecidethatpeoplewhowa
24、ntedtouseitshouldpayforit.BASICwasasuccessbecauseuntilitcamealong,therehadbeennoefficientwayofgettingcomputerstocarryoutinstructions.Althoughhehadnotyetcompletedhisdegree,GatesleftuniversityandwenttoworkfulltimeforthenewcompanyhehadformedcalledMicrosoft.Hisnextprojectwasthesoftwareprogramthatmadehim
25、famousandveryrich.ItwascalledDOS,shortforDiskOperatingSystem,anditwasboughtbyIBMin1980.Todayitistheoperatingsystemusedinmorethan14millionpersonalcomputersaroundtheworld.AschiefexecutiveofficerofMicrosoft,Gatesisknownasabrightman.Tomostpeople,Gates,inspiteofhiswealth,ishumbleandordinary.Hespendshismo
26、neycarefullyandofteneatsinfast-foodrestaurants.39.Whenhewasateenager,BillGateswantedtobe_.A.anengineer B.ascientist C.abusinessmanD.aprofessor40.BillGatesbecameabillionaire_.A.attheageof31 B.in1985C.inthe1970sD.by199241.WhenGateswasinHarvardUniversity,he_.A.becameheadofMicrosoftcompanyB.spentmostofh
27、istimeincomputerlaboratoriesC.developedthefirstcomputerprogramD.succeededinmakingcomputerscarryoutinstructions42.BeforetheinventionofBASIC, softwareprograms_.A.wereverycheap B.werenotconsideredcommercially (商业地)C.wereveryexpensiveD.werecomplexbutdull43.BillGateswasregardedas_.A.astrong-mindedmanB.acrazymanC.amanspendingfreelyD.acommon,normalperson参考答案1-5 ADBAC 6-10 DADCB 11-15 AADAB 16-20 ADDCA 21-25 CDABB 26-30 BABAA 31-35 AABDD36-38 CAA 39-43 CADBD
