高三英語限時考試8

1、2014-2015高三英語限時考試8一、完型填空The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 3 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4 . I felt lik

2、e saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk abo

3、ut something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend.His friends main 9 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 10 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet there were only

4、 two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 14 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked m

5、e 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neig

6、hbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 the house next to my brothers house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.“Would your friends name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 19 and said, “Yes. Would your brothers name happen to be Dr Rey Hunt

7、er?” It was my 20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.1. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbourD. friend 2. A. managedB. happened C. tried D. wanted 3. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking 4. A. funny B. serious C. careful D.disappointed 5. A. think B. find C. realize D. see 6. A. indeed B. actually C. ins

8、tead D. exactly 7. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big8. A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed 9. A. problemB. interest C. choice D. work 10. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely 11. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river 12. A. peopleB. players C. strangers D. friends 13. A. advised B. argued C. a

9、dmitted D. announced 14. A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found 15. A. how B. whether C. when D. where 16. A. because B. if C. then D. though 17. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player 18. A. hired B. visited C. designed D. sold 19. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded20. A. chance B.

10、pleasure C. time D. turn 二、閱讀理解LEEDS, EnglandA Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies."The hate we hold within us is a cancer, " Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood

11、 pressure and heart disease.More than 70 people have become members in Hart's first 20-week workshop in Londona course he says is the first of its kind in the world.These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour

12、 out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian- born Hart.The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people. "People have lots of negative atti

13、tudes towards forgiveness," he said, "People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one."Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed."The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to l

14、ook at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with," said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people "want to get

15、 free of the past".1. From this passage we know that_.A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hateB. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professorsC. without hate, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heartD. people who suffer from blood pressure

16、 and heart disease must have many enemies2. If you are angry with somebody, you should_.A. attend Harts course B. never meet him or her any longerC. persuade him or her to have a positive talk with youD.treat him or her positively instead of negatively3. In Hart's first 20- week workshop, people

17、 there can _.A. meet their enemiesB. change their attitudesC.enjoy the professor's teachingD. learn how to quarrel with others4. If you are a member in Hart's workshop, you'll_.A. meet in eight or ten groups B. get rid of the illness of cancerC.attend a gathering twice a month D. pour ou

18、t everything stored in your mind5. The author wrote this passage in order to_.A. persuade Britons to go to Hart's workshop B. tell us the news about Hart's workshopC. tell us how to run a workshop like Hart's D.help us to look at various kinds of angers三、補全短文There is an English saying:“

19、1_.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. 2_Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pres

20、sure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3_. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in gro

21、ups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 4_.5_. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing , making them smile is enough to produce beneficia

22、l effects similar to those caused by laughter. A. Laughter can prolong ones life.B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. C. The reason why laughter can reduce

23、 pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.E. Although laughter helps cure the dise

24、ase, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice. F. Laughter is the best medicine.G. They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health.四、語法填空Michelle has finally realized one of her lifelong _(1)_ (dream). She always wanted to attend the _(2)_ (cook) school that her adv

25、iser, Mr. Brown, attended. The school, _(3)_ is in Paris, accepts only 80 students every year. The students who _(4)_ (accept) generally have _(5)_ least three years of cooking experience. Michelle has five years of paid experience. The project _(6)_ attracted Mr. Browns attention, however, was a ca

26、ke Michelle made for a wedding. Mr. Brown had never tasted a cake that was _(7)_ high and creamy as _(8)_ one Michelle made. He gave Michelle his card and invited her to bake cakes at his restaurants _(9)_ (begin) the next month. It was his invitation _(10)_ began her career baking for a large resta

27、urant. Now she is waiting for the plane to Paris. There she will begin her three-month course that Mr. Brown once attended. 五、短文改錯I visited the zoo yesterday, and I was very unhappy and angry about the things what I saw. The large animals was in small cages. The lion  was walking back and forth

28、. It was completely bored. The tiger fell asleep all the afternoon. I see people feeding the fish. They were throwing rices and meat into the pond, which could kill the fish, but no one tried stop them. When I had the drink at the zoo restaurant, the waiter served me rude. Outside the restaurant, the rubbish bins were full and rubbish was blowing everywhere. It seems that the zoo doesn't look the animals or the visitors very well.參考答案8完形填空15 DBCBA610 CDABC1115 CACBD1620 AAABD閱讀理解CDBCB1. 【答案】C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第二段“.holding in an