1、河北省保定市高阳中学2015届高三英语上学期第二十四次试题.单词拼写1She lives in a pleasant neighborhood and enjoys her_(环境)2To our pity，the project had to be abandoned for_(缺乏)of funds.3His first speech as president made a strong_(印象)on his audience.4Keeping an_(乐观的)state of mind is good for health.5He couldnt_(容忍)the noise downto
2、wn so he decided to move to the countryside.6They have no children together，but each has a son from a_(从前的)marriage.7The cruel and_(贪婪的)woman was punished by the two boys.8Which_(开关)do I press to turn the light on?.完成句子1The cartoon series Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf _all the boys and girls.卡通连续剧喜
3、羊羊与灰太狼给孩子们留下了很好的印象。2The trip was cancelled for_.因为缺乏兴趣，这次旅行被取消了。3After he left school，he_journalism.他毕业后就开始从事新闻工作。4_，the house seemed to be empty.乍看起来，这房子似乎空无一人。5She made the_full time_part time work when her first child was born.第一个孩子出生后她就从全职改为兼职了。.根据语境填入适当的情态动词，体会情态动词的用法(专项训练)1The boy _be really a
4、nnoying at times，but after a while，youll get used to him.2Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now?I am afraid you_，in case he comes late for the meeting.3No one_be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball.Oh，you are really his big fan.4I_worry about my weekendI always have my
5、plans ready before it comes.5Just be patient.You_expect the world to change so soon.6May I take this book out of the reading room?No，you_.You read it in here.7Its beyond my understanding that many adults _ be so crazy about Harry Potter.8Some people who dont like to talk much are not necessarily shy
6、；they_just be quiet people.9The traffic is heavy this day；I_arrive a bit late，so could you save me a place?10What do you mean，there are only ten tickets?There_be twelve.完形填空体裁：夹叙夹议话题：人生感悟词数：233难度：建议用时：15分钟A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill Usually she_1_play in the small garden
7、.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill._2_she loved her parents and her family，she desired to live in such a house and _3_all day about how wonderful and exciting _4_must feel to live there.At the age when she gai
8、ned some_5_skill and sensibility(识别力)，she _6_her mother for a bike ride_7_ the garden.Her mother finally allowed her to go，_8_her keeqing close to the house and not_9_too far. The day was beautiful.The little girl knew_10_where she was heading！_11_the hill and across the valley，she rode to the _12_o
9、f the golden house. _13_she got off her bike and put it against the gate post，she focused on the path_14_to the house and then on the house itself.She was very disappointed when she_15_that all the windows were_16_and rather dirty.So_17_and heart broken，she didnt go any further.She_18_，and all of a
10、sudden she saw an amazing_19_.There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden.Looking at her little home，she_20_that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care.Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house!1A.might Bshould Cw
11、ould Dmust2A.Unless BAlthough CSince DBut3A.dreamed BworriedCasked Dshouted4A.this Bthat Cit Dwhich5A.different Bscientificw Cmusical Dbasic6A.begged Bblamed Cinvited Dpaid7A.inside Boutside Cthrough Dalong8A.insisting on Brelying on Carguing about Dwondering about9A.traveling BrunningCriding Dwalki
12、ng10A.madly Brapidly Cexactly Dpossibly11A.Over BDown CAround DBeside12A.windows Bsteps Ccenter Dgate13A.Until BAs CWhile DBecause14A.getting BintroducingCleading Dmoving15A.felt BlearnedCconcluded Dfound16A.transparent BbrightCplain Dwide17A.anxious BangryCserious Dsad18A.turned around Bcheered upC
13、settled down Ddropped in19A.hill BvalleyCbackground Dsight20A.imagined BdecidedCrealized Dguessed.阅读理解A体裁：说明文话题：快乐生活词数：266难度：建议用时：6分钟In all the worlds cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music.It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study, in
14、cluding one looking at the biology of music.Experts are finding that because of the way our brains process music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits.Music education has received a lot of attention.Learning to play an instrument can help childr
15、en improve math, science, and language skills.One study in Canada tracked childrens IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements.The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes uses several areas of the brain, increasing
16、 our ability to learn school subjects.For example, reading notes improves spatial reasoning skills, which are helpful in solving math problems like fractions.Music is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memory.The secret lies in the way the brain processes
17、music.One area near the forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex, connects music with memories stored in two other areas：the amygdale and hippocampus.Thats why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago.For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimers, listening to music can h
18、elp unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories.With the evidence of musics benefits pouring in, its no wonder some countries make music study a part of their education systems.People are recognizing that more than just a form of entertainment, music is also great for the br
19、ain.1Scientists are studying music because_.Amusic can be used for medical treatmentsBmusic plays a very important role in our livesCour brains can process music in different waysDmusic education has received a lot of attention2According to the Canadian study，which children had increased IQ scores?A
20、Those who already had high IQs.BThose who had always played music.CThose who could not play any instrument.DThose who studied music for a period of time.3Which of the following is a kind of disease?ASpatial reasoning.BAlzheimers.CThe amygdale and hippocampus.DThe medial prefrontal cortex.4What can b
21、e the best title for the text?AMusic and health BMusic and the mindCMusic and education DMusic and instrumentsBHumans arent the only ones getting a buzz from coffee.Caffeine can improve memory among honeybees and leads to better pollination(授粉)，according to a recent study published in the journal Sc
22、ience.The study was conducted by a team of researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.They found that the nectar(花蜜)of some flowers，such as those from grapefruit and lemon plants，as well as certain coffee flowers，contains low doses of caffeine.To get bees to feed on these flowers，the
23、team trained the insects to associate food with the smell of the flowers.They also trained another group of bees to feed on nectar from flowers that were sweetened with a sugar，but did not contain caffeine.After 24 hours，the bees trained on caffeinated flowers returned to these plants three times as
24、 often as those trained on the sweetened flowers returned to the uncaffeinated plants.Professor Geraldine Wright led the researchers. “Remembering floral traits(花部特征)is difficult for bees to perform at a fast pace as they fly from flower to flower and we have found that caffeine helps the bee rememb
25、er where the flowers are，” Wright said in a statement.Improved memory led to the better pollination.Thats because once bees sip the caffeine nectar，they continue to look for more coffee plants to pollinate.This also suggests that caffeine plays a role in improving the bees ability to search for food
26、.Researchers found that caffeines effect on the bee brain is similar to its effect on mammals. “The change is similar to that produced by caffeine in neurons(神经元)associated with learning and memory in the rat brain，” Wright said.Bee populations have been declining since 2007.The dramatic drop in the
27、 insects numbers has serious effects for ecosystems and the farming industry.Bees are needed in the reproduction of crops and spreading wild flower species.Understanding what keeps bees buzzing could help to make sure that the insects are able to remember and pollinate their favorite flowers.5Which
28、of the following is mentioned in the passage?ACaffeine has no effect on the rat brain.BBee populations have been increasing.CThe nectar of lemon plants contains caffeine.DBees dislike nectar from sweetened flowers.6After reading the passage，John，who works in the farming industry，will probably feel _
29、.Aangry BannoyedCnervous Dexcited7Which of the following relationships is correct according to the passage?Aimproved memory caffeine nectar better pollinationBcaffeine nectar improved memory better pollinationCimproved memory better pollination caffeine nectarDcaffeine nectar better pollination impr
30、oved memory8We can know from the passage that _.Athe rat is a mammalBcaffeine has nothing to do with memoryCbees are good at remembering floral traitsDGeraldine Wright did the research on his own.短文改错I didnt get up earlier as usual last Sunday.In the morning having finished my homework, I do some wa
31、shing.Then I telephoned one of my classmates and invited them to see a film.But unfortunately, when we got to the cinema, we founded all the tickets had sold out.We had to go back to school or play football.After that, we were about to go to home when we saw our English teacher, Mr.Li, coming toward
32、s us.Tom and I asked him some questions about what to learn English well.He told us we had made great progresses in English.He also suggested that we read more and write more.We promised him that we would follow our advice.答案.单词拼写1.surroundings2.lack3.impression4.optimistic5.tolerate6.previous7.gree
33、dy8.switch.完成句子1.made a good impression upon/on2lack of interest3took up4At first sight5switch from；to.1.can2.must3.can4.neednt5.cant6mustnt7.should8.may9.might10.should.完形填空1.C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C10. C11. B 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. C .阅读理解B 2. D 3. B 4
34、. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A .短文改错I didnt get up as usual last Sunday.In the morning having finished my homework, I some washing.Then I telephoned one of my classmates and invited to see a film.But unfortunately, when we got to the cinema, we all the tickets had sold out.We had to go back to school play football.After that, we were about to go tohome when we saw our
