高三英语沭阳中学届高三英语能力训练二.docx

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高三英语沭阳中学届高三英语能力训练二

江苏省如东中学2015-2016学年度高三英语特色班能力提升训练二

一．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）（307words）

Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbe1withwhoyouare.There’salwayssomeonewho’sabit2.Theonlysolutionistoreach3andmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomore4measureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterday,lastweekorlastdecade,whenyouwereatyour5.

Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeoneandyouget6,oryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkisfor7.Itisafool’sgame.Notoneofusisexactly8.Theonlydirectandhonestcomparisonis9yourself.

Myopinionisthatyouareonly10tocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlife11isthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthat12.Andonethingisforsure.Nomatterhowhardyouworkandhowdedicatedyouare,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefaster,jumpalittlehigher,scorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere’snot,youcan13someoneiscomingupfast14you.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?

Becomeyourbest15.

Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingto16youtothenextlevel.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterday,thendo8today.Who17iftheguynexttoyoudid15?

Itdoesn’tmakeabitof18.Youareamore19persontodaythanyouwereyesterday.Yourown20isallyouneed.

1.A.patientB.strictC.contentD.concerned

2.A.strongerB.betterC.lazierD.wiser

3.A.insideB.outC.forD.up

4.A.accurateB.usefulC.carefulD.powerful

5.A.endB.bestC.convenienceD.side

6.A.satisfiedB.busyC.inspiredD.lazy

7.A.nothingB.funC.sureD.success

8.A.equalB.uniqueC.alikeD.common

9.A.withinB.byC.forD.of

10.A.instructedB.allowedC.directedD.suggested

11.A.situationB.positionC.occasionD.accommodation

12.A.gameB.matchC.friendD.enemy

13.A.concludeB.betC.announceD.declare

14.A.beforeB.besideC.belowD.behind

15.A.assistantB.competitorC.coachD.teacher

16.A.contributeB.exposeC.pushD.devote

17.A.caresB.saysC.wondersD.asks

18.A.effortB.senseC.differenceD.change

19.A.successfulB.happyC.luckyD.fit

20.A.benefitB.progressC.habitD.result

二．阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）（共2430words）

（黑色字为主旨大意题和推理判断题，请同学们运用所学技巧提高此类题的正确率）

A

Fla.SchoolBoardShootingHeroWritesBook

PANAMACITYBEACH,Fla.（AP）–Abookthattellsthestoryofsecurityguardwhoshotawoundedman,whocontrolledaFloridaschoolboardwithagun,hasbeenreleased.

“SalvagedSanta”waswrittenbyMikeJoneswithco-authorsDavidAngierandGregWilson.

AngiersaystheywantedtotelltheseriesofeventsthatledJonestobeintheBayCountyschoolboardbuildingontheafternoonofDec.14,2010.JonesshotgunmanClayA.Dukeinthelegasheheldagunonthefive-memberpanel（专门小组）.Dukethenfatallyshothimself.

Jonesistheheadofsecurityfortheschooldistrict.HealsofoundedacharitycalledSalvageSanta.

ThePanamaCityNewsHeraldreportsthatJoneshasaseriesofbooksigningsplanned.

PrinceWilliam,KateNamedasOlympicAmbassadors

LONDON（AP）–RoyalofficialssayPrinceWilliam,hisnewwifeKateandbrotherPrinceHarrywillbeofficialambassadorstothe2012LondonOlympicGames.

St.James’sPalacesaidThursdaythatallthreewillplayanactiveroleinencouragingandinspiringtheBritishpublictocometogetherandsupporttheOlympicandParalympicathletes.

Theroyalsjoin27BritishOlympiansfrompreviousgameswhowereannouncedas2012ambassadorsbytheBritishOlympicAssociationearlierthisyear.

Inamessagereleasedbythepalace,Williamsayshisentirefamilyarelookingforwardtothegames.

TheLondonOlympicsbeginJuly27andendAug.12.

Swap（交易）DealsOnlyProvideTemporaryRelief-Bank’sKing

LONDON（Reuters）–CoordinatedcentralbankactiontoprovidecheaperdollarfundingforstarvedEuropeanbanksisastepforwardbutonlyprovidestemporaryrelief,BankofEnglandgovernorMervynKingsaidonThursday.

ThecentralbanksoftheUnitedStates,eurozone,Japan,Canada,BritainandSwitzerlandannouncedmeasuresonWednesdaytoprovideliquidity（资产流动性）tothefinancialsystem.

“Ithinkithasthebenefitofdemonstratingthatcentralbankscananddoworktogether…thisgeneralisednetworkofswapagreements,Ithinkisastepforwardandwillhelp,”Kingtoldanewsconference.

“Butletmestress,thiscannotbeasolutiontothecrisis,allthiscando,istohelptemporarilyrelieveliquidityproblems.Butliquidityproblems,often,reflectunderlyingsolvency（根本还清债务）problemsandinthiscasetheydo.”

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.DukewasshottodeathbyJones.

B.“SalvageSanta”waswrittenbythreeauthors.

C.JonesshotDukewhileattendingtheboardmeeting.

D.AseriesofbookswrittenbyJoneshavebeenreleased.

22.Whatdoweknowfromthesecondpieceofnews?

A.PrinceWilliamwillcompeteinthe2012LondonOlympicGames.

B.William,KateandHarryaretheonlythreeambassadorstothe2012Olympics.

C.Theambassadorstothe2012OlympicswereannouncedbytheBritishroyalpalace.

D.William,KateandHarrywillhaveapositiveeffectontheorganizingofthe2012

Olympics.

23.Accordingtothepassage,howmanyOlympicambassadorshavebeenannounced?

A.3B.27C.29D.30

24.AccordingtoKing,coordinatedcentralbankprovidingcheaperdollarfundingforstarvedEuropeanbanks

______.

A.canbeasolutiontothecrisis

B.istohelprelieveliquidityproblemspermanently

C.hasthebenefitofsavingcurrentfinancialsystem

D.canonlybeatemporarysteptorelieveliquidityproblems

B

Grasshoppersarehavingtochangetheirsong—oneoftheiconicsoundsofsummer—tomakethemselvesheardabovethenoiseofroadtraffic,ecologistshavediscovered.Thestudy,publishedintheBritishEcologicalSociety'sjournalFunctionalEcology,isthefirsttoshowthathuman-madenoiseaffectsnaturalinsectpopulations.Animalsusesoundtocommunicateformanyreasons,includingmarkingoutterritory,warningofpredatorsandfindingmates,andalthoughpreviousresearchshowsbirds,whalesandevenfrogschangetheircallsinnoisyenvironments,theimpactofhuman-madenoiseoninsectshasbeenneglecteduntilnow.UlrikeLampeandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofBielefeldinGermanycaught188malebow-wingedgrasshoppers,halffromquietlocationsandhalffrombesidebusyroads.Thegrasshoppersusetheirsongtoattractmates.

 Theteamthenstudiedthedifferencesinthetwogroups'songsinthelaboratory.Toencouragethemtosingtheyexposedthemalestoafemalegrasshopper,andthenrecordedtheircourtshipsongs.Analysisofalmost1,000recordingsrevealedgrasshopperslivingbesidenoisyroadsproduceddifferentsongstothoselivinginquieterlocations.

 AccordingtoLampe:

"Bow-wingedgrasshoppersproducesongsthatincludelowandhighfrequencycomponents.Wefoundthatgrasshoppersfromnoisyhabitatsincreasethevolumeofthelower-frequencypartoftheirsong,whichmakessensesinceroadnoisecanmasksignalsinthispartofthefrequencyspectrum（频谱）."

 Theteam'sfindingsareimportantbecausetrafficnoisecouldbeupsettingthegrasshopper'smatingsystem（交配系统）."Increasednoiselevelscouldaffectgrasshoppercourtshipinseveralways.Itcouldpreventfemalesfromhearingmalecourtshipsongsproperly,preventfemalesfromrecognisingmalesoftheirownspecies,orimpairfemales'abilitytoestimatehowattractiveamaleisfromhissong,"Lampeexplains.

 Havingdiscoveredthathuman-madenoiseaffectsinsectcommunication,theresearchersnowwanttolearnmoreabouthowthemechanismworks,andwhetherthegrasshoppersadapttonoiseduringtheirdevelopmentaslarvae（幼虫）,orwhethermalesfromnoisyhabitatsproducedifferentsongsduetogeneticdifferences.

 Thebow-wingedgrasshopperisacommonspeciesinCentralEurope.AdultsoccurmainlybetweenJulyandSeptember,preferringdrygrasslands.Around1.5cmlong,theyvaryincolourfromgreenandbrownstoredandpurple.Themale'ssongconsistsof2second-longphrasesthatincreaseinamplitude（振幅）towardstheend.Thebeginningofaphraseischaracterisedbyslowertickingsoundsthatincreaseinspeedandamplitude,leadingtoabuzzingsoundtowardstheendofthephrase.Acourtship（求爱）songusuallyincludes2phrases.

25.Theauthorwrotethearticleto_________________.

A.introducehowgrasshoppersmakenoisestoattractmates.

B.raisetheawarenessofprotectingbow-wingedgrasshoppers.

C.informusofarecentdiscoveryofecologicalresearch.

D.warnusthathuman-madenoisehaschangedecologicalsystem.

26.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemainideaofthepassage?

A.Bow-wingedgrasshoppersusetheirsongstocommunicate.

B.Grasshopperschangetheirsongstoadapttothenoisyenvironment.

C.Grasshoppers’songsincludebothlowandhighfrequencycomponents.

D.Bow-wingedgrasshoppersareacommonspeciesinCentralEurope.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impair”inthefourthparagraphmean?

A.repairB.developC.weakenD.improve

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingthepassage?

A.Roadnoisecancoverthelower-frequencypartoftheirsong.

B.Animalsmakesoundsonlyforthepurposeoff