高三英语一模汇编十一选十.docx

1、高三英语一模汇编十一选十2018-2019学年高三英语一模选词填空汇编One【虹口区】Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. deliberate B. distinction C. polish D. credit E. dependent F. occasionallyG. feasibility H. sh

2、ift I. fulfilling J. signals K. continuouslyOvercoming Obstacles: How Your Biggest Failure Can Lead to Your SuccessTheres been a lot written on the theme of failure and how essential it is to success. In a world where _31_ is given for peoples accomplishments, failing feels dangerous. The fear of fa

3、ilure can stop people taking risks that might lead to success.Heidi Grant Halvorson, a psychologist, points out much of success is _32_ not on talent but on learning from your mistakes.About half of the people in the world hold that ability in an area - be it creative or social skill - is natural. T

4、he other half believes, instead, that someone might have a preference or something say painting or speaking foreign languages but this ability can be improved through _33_ practice or training.Its almost impossible to think rationally(理性地) while shouting at yourself, “Im a failure”. But when you _34

5、_ your thinking, you will probably see what you can control your behavior, your planning, your reactions and change them.The primary _35_ between successful people and unsuccessful people is that the successful people fail more. If you see failure as a monster approaching you, take another look.Succ

6、ess is as scary as failure. Researchers report that satisfaction grows on challenges. Think about it a computer game you can always win is boring; one you can win _36_, and with considerable effort, is fun. In pursuit of success, failure exposes areas that you need to _37_. So the failure serves as

7、a brick wall to test how you apply yourself to _38_ your objectives and how much you want them.There is a way to distinguish whether a failure _39_ you to double down or walk away, says Halvorson. If, when things get rough, you remain fascinated by your goal, you should keep going. If what youre doi

8、ng is costing you too much time and energy or its not bringing you joy, you should give a second thought to the _40_ of your goal and even set a new one.Key: 31-40 DEAHB FCIJGTwo【黄浦区】Section BDirections：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. No

9、te that there is one word more than you need.A. measurement B. similar C. remarkably D. monetary E. astronomy F. alteredG. civilization H. defined I. independence J. invariably K. dominatedThe NileThe ancient Greek writer Herodotus once described Egypt-with some envy-asthe gift of the Nile. The Egyp

10、tians depend on the river for food, for water and for life. The Ancient Egyptians were able to control and use the Nile, creating the earliest irrigation systems and developing a prosperous _31_.Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost _32_ each year in June. Once the water subsided,

11、 a rich deposit of sand was left behind, making an excellent topaoil. Seeds were sown, yielding wheat, barley, beans, lentils and leeks. Drought could spell disaster for the Egyptians, so during the dry seasons, they dug basins and channels to deliver water to their land. They also devised simple ch

12、annels to transfer water at the peak of the flood.An early system of _33_ a Kilometer, was used to de determine the size of the floods. Later, during the New Kingdom, a lifting system called a Shauf was used to raise water from the river-_34_ to the way in which a well is used today.The Egyptians to

13、ok up some of the earliest trading missions. Without a(n) _35_ system they exchanged goods, bringing back timber, precious stones, pottery, spices and animals. Their efforts in medicine were also _36_ advanced: surgeons performed operations to remove cysts（囊肿）. Mummification gave them great understa

14、nding of the human body-yet they also relied heavily on various medicines to prevent disease, and discoveries were often confused with superstition（迷信）. And while a great deal of time was dedicated to _37_ the Egyptians thought the stars were gods.By the 16th century Egypt was under the Ottoman Empi

15、re until Britain seized control in 1882. What is now mostly Arabic Egypt only won _38_ from Britain after World War . The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, _the country as a center for world transportation. But it, and the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 _40_ the ecology of the Nile, which now st

16、ruggles to satisfy the countrys rapidly growing population, currently more than 76 million-the largest in the Arab world.Key: 31-40 G J A B D C E I H FThree【浦东新区】Section BA. potentiallyB. filmedC. dropped D. commonly E. treats F. sympathyG. sensitiveH. eyebrowI. domesticated J. selection K. confiden

17、tDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. Puppy Dog Eyes Are for the Benefits of HumansDogs make puppy dog eyes for the benefit of humans and rarely use the pleasing facial expression wh

18、en on their own, a new study has shown.It has long been assumed that animal facial expressions are involuntary and dependent on emotional state rather than a way to communicate.But scientists at the Universitys Dog Cognition Centre at Portsmouth University have found that dogs mostly use facial expr

19、essions when humans are present, as a direct response to attention. Puppy dog eyes, in which the 31 is raised to make the eyes appear wider and sadder, was found to be the most 32 used expression in the study. Researchers do not know whether the dogs are aware they look sadder, or have just learned

20、that widening their eyes invites 33 and affection in humans.Dog cognition expert Dr Juliane Kaminski: “We can now be 34 that the production of facial expressions made by dogs are dependent on the attention state of their audience and are not just a result of dogs being excited.”“In our study they pr

21、oduced far more expressions when someone was watching, but seeing food 35 did not have the same effect.”“The findings appear to support evidence dogs are 36 to humans attention and that expressions are 37 active attempts to communicate, not simple emotional displays.” The researchers studied 24 dogs

22、 of various breeds, aged one to 12. All were family pets. Each dog was tied by a lead a meter away from a person, and the dogs faces were 38 throughout a range of exchanges, from the person being oriented towards the dog, to being distracted and with her body turned away from the dog. They found tha

23、t when a human was not watching the animal, they 39 facial expressions. Dr Kaminski said it is possible that dogs expressions have evolved as they were 40 . “Domestic dogs have a unique history they have lived alongside humans for 30,000 years and during that time selection pressures seem to have ac

24、ted on dogs ability to communicate with us, ”she said.KEY: 31-40 H D F K E G A B C IFour【长宁区】 Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. astonishing B. bordered C. blackouts D. co

25、nsequences E. constant F. estimated G. exploded H. fascinated I. process J. stretched K. upsettingAurora (极光): wonders or disturbances Canada, February 2017: I stood in the snow on a frozen lake, watching as the sky twisted in front of me. Green bands of light_31_ out in the darkness. Slowly the col

26、ors twisted and broke and reappeared elsewhere until, suddenly, a whole band flowed and pulsed across the sky,_32_ with delicate yellow, pinks and purples. It was as dramatic as thunderstorm, yet calm. Gentle, yet _33_. Most of all, it was a gift. This was my fifth aurora trip and the first time I h

27、ad seen fast movement and bright colours. The calm, green aurora displays that many people see are driven by a(n)_34_stream of particles(微粒) from the sun, called the solar wind. But when the sun throws us extra hot, fat particles, this process goes into overdrivewe get much more movement and colour.

28、 It is glorious! Aurora-spotters long for it. But for some, the wild movements of the heavens can have serious _35_. Satellites electronics are affected or damaged by incoming fast particles, _36_ industries that rely on them. Flights may need to change course to avoid radio_37_ around the poles, or

29、 to protect aircrew from enhanced radiation exposure. During a solar storm, aircrew may receive their annual radiation limit over a single flight. Stormy space weather affects us on the ground, too. A large solar storm in 1989 caused a 10-hour electrical blackout over Canadas Quebec Province, costin

30、g the economy a(n)_38_C$10 billion. Disturbance of the atmosphere causes problems with radio broadcast and GPS. In September 2017, a huge solar flame _39_ just as Hurricane Iran hit the Caribbean. The resultant HF radio blackout help up the emergency response. Meanwhile, beautiful aurora displays we

31、re seen in England. Place its beauty aside, then, and the auroral _40_ is nothing other than a giant planetary disturbance, more of a worry than a wonder for some people. Yet seldom do such disturbances have such fascinating side effects as that of the aurora dancing across our Arctic skies.Key: 31-

32、40 JBAED KCFGIFive【徐汇区】Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. inadequateB. repeatedlyC. process D. achieveE. directedF. reactionsG. raisingH. eliminateI. characterizedJ. immediateK. mechanism