高中高三英语练习题【附答案】.doc

三、完形填空
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a disillusioned (心灰意冷的) man, often 36 that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so 37 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family 38 to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged 39 up their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to 41 along candles and had to wait helplessly in a gloomy 42 . Just then he heard light, hesitant knocks on his door. 43 the door was a little girl, timidly asking, “Sir, do you have 44 ? I’m your neighbour. ” “No,” answered Terry 45 . He slammed the door shut. “ What a nuisance! 46 had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What will be the next? How bothering!”
He was complaining about it 47 the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. 48 this time she was holding two candles sending out 49 light like her face. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.” Terry was 50 dumb by what he saw . when he became fully aware, he said, “ Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”
At that moment he 51 realized what caused his 52 in life. It was his indifference（冷漠）with other people. The person who had 53 was actually nobody else but 54 , for his eyes had been blinded by his 55 mind.
36. A. concerning
B. complaining
C. concluding
D. worrying
37. A. troubled
B. bothered
C. disappointed
D. confused
38. A. left
B. moved
C. started
D. removed
39. A. to packing
B. to tidying
C. in packing
D. in tidying
40. A. went out
B. put out
C. turned out
D. broke out
41. A. fetch
B. carry
C. bring
D. take
42. A. mind
B. mood
C. spirit
D. case
43. A. At
B. On
C. In
D. Behind
44. A. matches
B. candles
C. torches
D. lights
45. A. nervously
B. anxiously
C. sadly
D. rudely
46. A. Never
B. Hardly
C. No sooner
D. Not until
47. A. before
B. as
C. when
D. until
48. A. However
B. Though
C. And
D. But
49. A. red
B. weak
C. strong
D. golden
50. A. struck
B. shaken
C. beaten
D. knocked
51. A. quickly
B. gradually
C. suddenly
D. soon
52. A. embarrassment
B. disappointment
C. failure
D. discouragement
53. A. taken him on
B. taken him in
C. taken him off
D. taken him up
54. A. the society
B. the girl
C. his wife
D. himself
55. A. crazy
B. unsympathetic
C. upset
D. impolite

四、阅读理解
A
All of us have read thrilling stories in which the hero had only a limited and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twenty-four hours, but always we were interested in discovering just how the doomed man chose to spend his last days or his last hours.
Such stories set up thinking, wondering what we should do under similar circumstances. What happiness should we find in reviewing the past, what regrets?
Sometimes, I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day as if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would emphasize sharply the values of life. We should live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant repetition of more days and months and years to come.
Most of us take life for granted. We know that one day we must die, but usually we picture that day as far in the future, when we are in pleasant health, death is all but unimaginable We seldom think of it. The days stretch out in an endless prospect. So we go about our little task, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life.
The same attitude, I am afraid, falls on the use of our abilities and senses. Only the deaf appreciate hearing, only the blind realize the various blessings that lie in sight. Particularly does this observation apply to those who have lost sight and hearing in adult life. But those who have never suffered loss of sight of hearing seldom make the fullest use of these blessed abilities. Their eyes and ears take in all sights and sound hazily, without concentration, and with little appreciation. Seldom do people realize how good it is being in good health until they have fallen ill. It is the same old story of not being grateful without missing.
56. When reading the thrilling stories, we usually ______.
A. have curiosity about the hero’s limited life B. show great interest in our own lives
C. find many regrets in reviewing the past D. have mercy on the doomed man
57. From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. the author thinks it would be excellent to live if he should die the next day
B. the disabled are anxious to regain their abilities and senses
C. each of us should treasure what we have possessed today
D. many of us are able to make full use of our time
58. The underlined word “hazily” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. happily B. unclearly C. freely D. enthusiastically
59. The best title for this passage may probably be ______.
A. Not Being Grateful without Missing B. Giving a Hand to the Disabled
C. Making Use of Abilities and Senses D. Learning from Thrilling Stories

C
Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor（接任者）to Lawrence Summers .
The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted scholar on History of the American South and dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the university’s 28th president.
This is a great day, and a historic day for Harvard.” James R. Houghton, chairman of the presidential search committee, said in a statement. “Drew Faust is an inspiring and accomplished leader, a superb scholar, a dedicated（献身的) teacher, and a wonderful human being.”
Her selection is noteworthy given the heated debates over Summers’ comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in top science jobs.
Faust has been dean of Radcliffe since 2001, two years after the former women’s college was combined into the university as a research center with a mission to study gender issues(性别问题).
Some professors have quietly groused that the 371-year-old university is appointing a fifth president who is not a scientist. No scientist has had the top job since James Bryant Conant retired in 1953; its last four have come from the fields of classics, law, literature and economics.
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Faust is the first Harvard president who did not receive a degree from the university since Charles Chauncy, a graduate of Cambridge University, who died in office in 1762. She attended the University of Pennsylvania.
“Teaching staff turned to her constantly.” said Sheldon Hackney, a former president of the University of Pennsylvania and historian who worked closely with Faust. “She’s very clear. She has a sense of humor, but she’s very strong-minded. You come to trust in her because she’s so solid.”
63. Which is NOT true about Drew Gilpin Faust?
A. She is the 28th president of Harvard University.
B. She is a famous scholar from the American South.
C. She isn’t a graduate from Harvard University.
D. She was head of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
64. Lawrence Summers held the view that .
A. women cannot achieve as much as men in management
B. women cannot hold important positions in society
C. women can match men in science jobs
D. few women make top scientists owing to genes
65. Which might be the best title for the passage?
A. Harvard named its 1st female president.
B. History of Harvard University changed
C. Debates on female equality ended.
D. Drew Gilpin Faust, a famous woman historian.
66. This passage probably appears in a .
A. biography B. personal letter C. research paper D. newspaper report
D
A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas (睡衣).
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”
67. What does “This thought” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. The idea of going back home.
B. Her anxiety about her parents.
C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.
D. The feeling of getting back home safely.
68. Her father didn’t take care of the garden because _______.
A. he was busy looking for her B. he had to look after his wife
C. he was not strict in his job D. he no longer enjoyed working there
69. How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?
a. worried b. crazy c. tired d. disappointed e. shocked f. excited
A. a, b, c B. a, c, e C. b, c, e D. d, e, f
70. What can we conclude from this passage?
A. In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.
B. As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.
C. When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross.
D. Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her.
三、完形
36—40 BCBDA 41—45 CBABD 46—50 CCDAA 51—55 CCBDB
四、阅读
56—59 ACBA 60—62 ADC 63—66 BDAD 67—70 CABD

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