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学年第二学期苏南八校期初联考高三英语试题
2008-2009学年第二学期苏南八校期初联考高三英语试题
第一节
21.Helpotherswheneveryoucan______youwillmaketheworldanicerplacetolivein.
A.andB.orC.unlessD.but
22.---HasyourfatherreturnedfromAfricayet?
---Yes,buthe_______hereforonlythreedaysbeforehiscompanysenthimtoAustralia.
A.wasB.hasbeenC.willbeD.wouldbe
23.Thebodyquickly_______itselftochangesintemperature.
A.adjustsB.adoptsC.adaptD.getsusedto
24.---I’llcometoseeyourperformanceat9:
00tomorrowevening.
---I’msorry,bythenmyperformance______andI______reportersinthemeetingroom.
A.willend;willmeetB.willhaveended;willbemeeting
C.willbeended;amgoingtomeetD.istoend;willmeet
25.You’dbettertakesomemedicinewithyoubeforeyouleave______someonegetssick.
A.sothatB.themomentC.aslongasD.incase
26.IfDorothyhadnotbeenbadlyhurtinthecaraccident,______lastmonth’smarathonrace.
A.shewouldhavetakenpartinB.shewouldtakepartin
C.shemighttakepartinD.shemusthavetakenpartin
27.Don’tbe______byproductspromisingtomakeyouloseweightquickly.
A.takenoffB.takenoutC.takenawayD.takenin
28.Thecatistheonlyoneofherpetsshewillhave______onherbed.
A.itsleepB.itsleepingC.sleptD.sleeping
29.Mybrotherwasagainstmysuggestionwhilemysisterwas______it.
A.inhonorofB.insearchofC.infavorofD.inthechargeof
30.Withnothing_______behind,hefelt_______.
A.left;relievedB.leaving;reliefC.left;relievingD.leaving;relieved
31.______theyareclosestfriendsisnotclearthoughtheylivetogether.
A.ThatB.IfC.WhatD.Whether
32.---Comein,please.Thisway.______.
---Thanks.Oh,youhaveaniceplacehere.
---I’mgladyoulikeit.
A.TakeiteasyB.MakeyourselfathomeC.HelpyourselfD.Howdoyoulikeit?
33.Thecancerrisks______withsmokinghavebeenwellproved.
A.combinedB.associatedC.causedD.joined
44.Ican’tthankyou_____muchforyourkindness.Iowemysuccesstoyou.
A.soB.veryC.tooD.as
35.Thesepeoplewillbegivenachancetohelpthemselvesinsteadofbeingdependentonotherpeople._______,theywillenjoyahigherstandardofliving.
A.HoweverB.AsaresultC.OnthecontraryD.Ontheotherhand.
第二节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文、从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Angerisgoodforyou,aslongasyoucontrolitproperly,accordingtonewpsychologyresearch.
AnewstudyfromCarnegieMellonUniversity36angermayhelpyou37thenegativeeffectsofstressandhelpyoubecomehealthier.
“Heregettingemotionalisnotbadforyouifyoulookatthecaseofanger,”saidJenniferLernerofCarnegieMellon.“Themoreyoudisplayanger,theloweryour38responses.”
Lernerstudied92UCLAstudentsbyaskingthemtocountbackfrom6,200.Theymustsayoutloudevery13thnumber.Researchersinterfered(干扰)withthembyaskingthemto39fasteroraskthemotherquestions.Iftheymadeany40,theyhadtorestartfromtheverybeginning.Manystudentsfeltdepressedaboutmakingsomanymistakesorgotangry41theresearcherswere42them.
Lerneruseda43videocameraandrecordedalltheirfacial44duringthetest.Theresearchers45theirreactionsasfear,angeranddisgust,Otherresearchersrecordedthestudents’bloodpressure,pulseandproductionofahigh-stresshormone(荷尔蒙)calledcortisol.
Peoplewhosefacesshowedmore46duringtheexperimenthadhigherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.BothcanhavelastingeffectssuchasDiabetes,heartdisease,depressionandweightgain.Whenpeoplefeelfear,negativeimpacts(冲击、影响)47,butwhentheygetangry,thosenegativesgodown,accordingtothe48.“Havingthatsenseofanger49peopletoactuallyfeelsomepowerinwhat50isamaddening(令人发狂的)situation,”Lernersaid.”
LernerpreviouslystudiedAmericans’emotionalresponsetothe9.11terroristattackstwomonthsaftertheincident.Hefoundpeoplewhoreactedwith51weremoreoptimistic.Thesepeoplearehealthier52withthosewhowerefrightenedduringtheevent.
Soinmaddening53,angerisnota54thingtohave.It’sa55responsethanfear.
36.A.showsB.suggestsC.expressesD.insists
37.A.dropB.reduceC.loseD.throw
38.A.mistakeB.sadnessC.stressD.anger
39.A.readB.writeC.speakD.count
40.A.mistakesB.decisionsC.changesD.losses
41.A.unlessB.becauseC.ifD.until
42.A.watchingB.stoppingC.interruptingD.recording
43.A.rentedB.stolenC.borrowedD.hidden
44.A.spotsB.pointsC.expressionsD.smiles
45.A.choseB.regardedC.treatedD.described
46.A.fearB.angerC.regretD.happiness
47.A.decreaseB.increaseC.climbD.spread
48.A.planB.methodC.studyD.project
49.A.hopesB.leadsC.letsD.drives
50.A.actuallyB.reallyC.otherwiseD.luckily
51.A.painB.joyC.sorrowD.anger
52.A.comparedB.connectedC.satisfiedD.pleased
53.A.situationsB.conditionsC.positionsD.persons
54.A.badB.goodC.properD.wonderful
55.A.shorterB.biggerC.fasterD.healthier
第三部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A.
Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.Atsomepointineveryspeech,everyspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanned.Fortunately,suchmomentsareusuallynotobvioustothelisteners.Why?
Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyouplaceforamoment,wronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentences,orforgettopauseatacertainpoint,noonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccur,don'tworryaboutthem.Justcontinueasifnothinghappened.
Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,thatdoesn'treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing'sfamousspeech---"IhaveaDream",youmaynoticethathestumbles(结巴)overhiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikely,however,youdon'tremember.Why?
Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononhismessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.
Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.But,infact,thelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformer.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthatexpressesthespeaker'sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker'sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.
Asyouworkonyourspeech,don'tworryaboutbeingperfect.Onceyoufreeyoumindofthis,youwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.
56.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill______.
A.besmarterthanyouB.noticeyourmistakes
C.dobetterthanyouD.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout
57Youdon'trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause______.
A.youfixyourattentiononthecontent
B.youdon'tfullyunderstandthespeech
C.youdon'tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay
D.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant
58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformance
B.oneortwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebad
C.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismade
D.themoremistakesaspeakermakes,themoreattractivehewillbe.
59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeaker
B.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeech
C.Don'tExpectaPerfectSpeech
D.Don'tExpectMistakesinaSpeech
B
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