高三英语综合训练题[下学期]
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高三英语综合训练题
Ⅱ.单项选择（15分）
21. Mr Nixon is a strict but kind-hearted teacher, ________ the students respect but are afraid of.
A. which B. that C. for whom D. one whom
22. I don’t doubt _______ the medicine is _______ effect for cancer.
A. that, a cure of B. if, cure of C. how, a cure for D. that, cure for
23. Poor as she was, Mrs Evens was always ready to __________ those hopeless children.
A. devoting herself to help B. devote herself to helping
C. devote her in helping D. devote herself to help
24. To tell you the truth, I think it is you, __________ Bernard, _________ to blame.
A. more than, who is B. rather than, that are
C. other than, that is D. less than, which are
25. ____ what the teacher explained, he decided to stay behind to consult with her after school.
A. He didn’t under stand B. Not understood
C. Not having understood D. Not being understood
26. To everyone’s surprise the fashionable young lady ______ to be a thief.
A. proved out B. made out C. turned out D. found out
27. Americans eat ___________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice as many B. more than twice
C. twice as many as D. as twice as much
28. ----Which sport is the most popular in the US
----It’s hard to say. It largely _________ what you mean by “popular”.
A. comes about B. belongs to C. determines on D. depends on
29. It’s quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause ________ heavy pressure on ________ whole society in near future.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; /
30. I must make full use of the time _________ left to me and do as much as I can to make progress.
A. which B. that C. there is D. when
31. Mrs Milton says she would like to share everything she has with others ________ are too greedy.
A. except those who B. except for those
C. but for who D. but those that
32. ----You ought to have come to see the patient yesterday.
----Yes, I know I ________.
A. must have B. ought to C. might have D. should have
33. My friend _________ the driving test, but he wasn’t careful enough.
A. could pass B. should pass
C. could have passed D. would be able to pass
34. The theory he’s stuck ________ us that earth quakes can be forecast.
A. to proves B. to proves to C. to prove D. which proves to
35. Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just _______ worries the public.
A. why B. which C. that D. what
Ⅲ. 完形填空（30分）
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” 36 teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 37 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one 38 long enough to wait for true friendship to 39 . However, there can be 40 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our 41 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 42 at arm’s length Do we want to 43 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface For some people, many friendships on the surface are 44 enough—and that’s all right. But at some point we need to 45 that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of 46 experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen 47 . But it 48 be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 50 of friendship The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships 51 time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return. In 53 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 54 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 55 .
36.A. Knowledge B. Teachers C. Experience D. Parents
37.A. understood B. formed C. realized D. produced
38.A. hour B. place C. idea D. way
39.A. design B. intend C. develop D. appear
40.A. no B. some C. any D. none
41.A. hearts B. thoughts C. actions D. minds
42.A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed
43.A. own B. owe C. share D. spare
44.A. that B. very C. quite D. not
45.A. make sure B. remember C. expect D. check out
46.A. social B. ordinary C. good D. personal
47.A. wishes B. opinion C. friendships D. relations
48.A. can B. need C. will D. must
49.A. marks B. sights C. scenes D. signs
50.A. difficulties B. differences C. advantages D. things
51.A. cost B. spend C. ask D. take
52.A. require B. request C. depend D. suggest
53.A. some B. many C. other D. different
54.A. reasonable B. comfortable C. less D. a lot
55.A.for B. away C. out D. from
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（40分）
A
When humans and nature go head to head, nature often ends up losing. Rivers get polluted. Trees are knocked down. Natural resources are exhausted. That’s what makes the Galapagos Islands so special—it’s one of the few pristine(原始状态的) places on Earth that nature can truly call its own.
For people used to having wild animals run at the scent of humans, a visit to the Galapagos is a real eye-opening experience. Over 1,600km west of Ecuador(厄瓜多尔), the islands are home to a unique variety of animals that have absolutely no fear of people. Visitors can play on the beach with sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins(企鹅) to count the eggs in their nests.
The islands were declared a national park over 40 years ago, and the number of human visitors is tightly limited to avoid damaging the environment or putting stress on the animals. Tourists have to pay a $100 daily visitors fee, and can’t step off the boat unless accompanied(陪同) by an official guide. Once on the islands, you have to stay on the trail, but that rarely presents a problem: the animals are so curious about people that they’ll usually come up to say hello.
“It’s a little like being in a zoo,” said one traveler. “But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals are looking at us.”
Aside from the wildlife, one of the islands’ more unusual features is its post office. You can send postcards for free, but the catch is that there’s no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home, and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.
56. The Galapagos Islands are __________.
A. terribly polluted B. near Ecuador
C. in the Atlantic Ocean D. independent of Ecuador
57. Which animal is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. Whales. B. Sea lions. C. Goats. D. Dolphins.
58. On the Galapagos Islands the mail is delivered by ________.
A. the government B. the post office
C. the tourists D. the guides
59. What would be the best title for the passage
A. The Anti-Zoo B. Humans and Nature
C. Go Head to Head D. Ecuador—An Island Country
B
The vegetable broccoli has a natural substance(物质) that may prevent some kinds of cancer.
Recently, American scientists reported that not all broccoli is equal in fighting cancer. The scientists examined different kinds of broccoli plants. They attempted to activate(激活) an enzyme(酶) in the plants that may protect against some cancers.
The scientists discovered major differences among the broccoli tested. Some plants had very little of the cancer-fighting substance. Other plants had large amounts of the substance. The Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science(园艺学) published the findings.
Early studies have shown that people who eat vegetables like broccoli have lower rates of colon(结肠) and rectal(直肠) cancers. Broccoli plants and young seedlings(苗) have a chemical called glucoraphanin. They also contain a product of the chemical, called sulforaphane. Sulforaphanin causes the production of enzymes that slow the growth of cancer tumors(肿瘤) in laboratory animals.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland discovered the cancerfighting agent in broccoli nine years ago. Johns Hopkinns scientists joined with the United States Agricultural Research Service to organize the new study. A few years ago, the Research Service’s Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina grew more than seventy kinds of broccoli. The scientists then examined the chemicals each plant.
They observed extreme differences in glucoraphanin levels and the activity of enzymes in the broccoli tested. Some kinds of broccoli had very small amounts of the chemical. However, others had levels about thirty times greater.
Scientists want to learn more about the different levels of glucoraphanin and sulforaphane in broccoli plants. They hope new kinds of broccoli with the greater levels of the protective substances. They say eating such improved broccoli might result in more effective, natural defenses against cancer.
American doctors say eating fruits and vegetables, including broccoli, is important for health.
The National Cancer Institute says people should eat at least five servings(份) of fruits and vegetables everyday.
60. This passage is to report the recent finding that ________.
A. eating broccoli helps prevent cancer
B. people who eat vegetables like broccoli are at lower risk of getting cancer
C. eating some kinds of broccoli defend people against some cancers
D. not all broccoli plants are equally valuable as a cancer-fighting vegetable
61. Some American scientists are going on with their study on broccoli in order to ______.
A. discover the kind of broccoli that has the highest levels of the cancer-fighting substance
B. find out why the rates of some cancers are low among broccoli eaters
C. develop improved broccoli that will be even more effective in fighting cancer
D. produce more of the protective substances glucoraphanin and sulforaphane
62. The scientists mentioned in the passage have done all the following EXCEPT _______.
A. eating broccoli to test its effect
B. growing all kinds of broccoli
C. feeding a variety of broccoli to some animals like rats and mice
D. looking for the protective substance in broccoli
63. In which state is the famous John Hopkins University located
A. Baltimore. B. Maryland. C. Charleston. D. South Carolina.
C
A 57-year-old woman was hurt yesterday by “a huge black cat”, as she was walking her two dogs near Bodmin Moor in the West Country. Local police are looking into her story, which follows a lot of similar reports in the area in recent months. Residents(居民) and visitors to the West Country have been warned to keep away from the Bodmin area.
Mrs Williams, the wife of a local farmer, described the cat as “just like something out of the jungle. It was jet-black all over with a white-tipped tail. It had short legs but was very strong.” More details were not available, as the creature moved too fast and Mrs Williams only managed to take a short look at it. The incident happened when Mrs Williams was taking her dogs for a walk, as she always does on Sunday morning. Suddenly something struck her really hard on the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground, stunned.
“When I came to, there was a huge black cat staring down at me with its glittering, green eyes. I got the fright of my life, I can tell you,” says Mrs Williams. “It was a frightening experience,” she told reporters, as she sipped a cup of tea to calm her down, still visibly shaken. “If it hadn’t been for my Labrador, it would have savaged me to death. It was about six feet long, the size of a large Alsatian(a kind of dog).” Mrs Williams’ description matches that of other eye witnesses(目击者) in incidents involving strange creatures in various parts of the country.
More police have been trying to track(追踪) the “Beast of Bodmin”, since it was first spotted some years ago, but they have so far come up with nothing except for a few very large animal tracks and a trail of dead sheep. Claims that the creature was sighted in a school playground recently are being investigated(调查). “Our policy is to look into all reports of this sort, however ridiculous,” said Chief Constable(警察局长) John Witmoor.
Investigations are still going on and local police have brought in zoologists to help them with the hunt for the “Beast of Bodmin”. Meanwhile, local people and visitors to the area have been warned not to walk alone on the moor. Parents have been advised to keep their children at a safe distance from the area. Motorists have also been asked to keep an eye out for anything unusual and to report sightings to the police immediately.
64. According to the text, we know that Labrador refers to ________.
A. Mrs Williams’ dog B. the black cat
C. Mrs Williams’ friend D. a policeman
65. In order to find the creature, the police _______.
A. have warned parents to keep the children safe
B. have asked experts for help
C. are looking for more eye witnesses
D. are interviewing visitors to the area
66. From the text we know that the creature was first seen ________.
A. sometime last year B. a few days ago C. in recent months D. a few years ago
D
How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500 All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden hose-pipe(软管). Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”
Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.
67. The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.
A. unsolved problem B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable condition D. hidden difficulty
68. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage
A. That they had nothing for amusement.
B. That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C. That they had to do almost everything under others’ very eyes.
D. That they didn’t have meat to eat.
69. Rob offered the money because he wanted to ________.
A. see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage
B. show the public how miserable animals’ lives could be
C. make more money by publishing the record video tapes
D. improve housing conditions of working people like Eric
70. What would be the best title for this passage
A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500 B. Do Not Feed Humans
C. Living Like a Chicken D. Getting Along Well Anyway
E
Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.
Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact(交流) and build relationship. These are a few of the recently recognized features of email, say experts, which should cause individuals and organizations to rethink the way they use email.
“Email has increased the spread of careless writing habits,” says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics(语言学) at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect(反映) a growing unconcern about the way we write.
Baron argues that we shouldn’t forgive and forget the poor writing often shown in email. “The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing,” the professor says.
Others say that despite its poor writing, email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldn’t: it has made writing fashionable again.
“Email is a critical new communication technology.” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.”
Lancashire says email has the mysterious ability to get people who are usually scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of email’s close similarity to speech. “It’s like a circle of four or five people around a campfire,” he says.
Still, he accepts that this new-found freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. Emails sent in a day almost exceed(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.
71. From what Baron says in the third paragraph we can see that ________.
A. careless people use email more than careful people
B. email requires people to change their native language
C. professors in universities don’t need to use email
D. people communicate by email full of mistakes
72. What does the underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 4) refer to
A. The poor writing. B. Email.
C. The good writing. D. A new communication technology.
73. In Lancashire’s opinion, email is a wonderful technology because _______.
A. it can be useful all over the world
B. it is the fastest way to communicate
C. we can express ourselves in a free way
D. we can save a lot of paper
74. This passage mainly shows us that ______.
A. people should stop using email to communicate
B. experts hold different opinions about email writing
C. Americans only use email to communicate
D. email makes people lose interest in English
75. Which of the following is NOT true about email
A. It is changing the way of communication. B. It is used more than letters in the US.
C. It helps us write better. D. It causes us to write more.
Ⅴ.短文改错（10分）
There must be a great many of people who didn’t 76._____________
go to university, even if they want to, since they 77._____________
couldn’t afford the time off work; they had their family 78._____________
to support, or if they were women, they have to stay 79._____________
at home in order to look after their children. 80._____________
As the opening of the Open University in January, 81._____________
1971, people in Britain are now able to take university 82._____________
degree despite(尽管) these difficulty, for the courses 83._____________
are specially designing so that you can study at home. 84._____________
In this way many people’s dreams have come into true. 85._____________
Ⅵ.书面表达（25分）
请你根据下面的提示写一篇短文。
你在今年暑假到一家肯德基（KFC）快餐店做保洁员（cleaner）工作。你每天工作七个小时，为期三周。这项工作辛苦且枯燥，并使你感到非常疲劳。这几乎使你半途放弃。
每天你都要起早贪黑地工作。在新学期开始之前，你终于坚持完成了这项工作，并且由此认识到了劳动（labour）的意义。你认为这是一次成功的体验。
注意：1.必须使用第一人称。 2.词数100左右。
答案：
1—5 CABBB 6—10 BCCCA 11—15 BCCCC 16—20 BAACB
21—25 DABBC 26—30 CADBC 31—35 ADCBD 36—40 ACBDC
41—45 DBDAC 46—50 BABDC 51—55 BADCA 56—60 BCCAD
61—65 CABAB 66—70 DDCBC 71—75 DACBC
76. of 77. want→wanted 78. family→families 79. have→had 80. √
81. As→ With 82. take∧a 83. difficulty→difficulties
84. designing→designed 85.into
During the summer holidays this year, I thought I should do something meaningful instead of staying at home, So I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there as a cleaner. I worked seven hours a day for three weeks.
The job was hard and boring and seemed endless, which made me so tired that I nearly gave it up half way. After all, I stuck to it with determination.
Every day I started off for work early in the morning and got home late in the evening. Finally I finished the job before the new term began.
Now, I understand what labour means. I think it is really a successful experience.
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Ⅱ.单项选择（15分）
21. Mr Nixon is a strict but kind-hearted teacher, ________ the students respect but are afraid of.
A. which B. that C. for whom D. one whom
22. I don’t doubt _______ the medicine is _______ effect for cancer.
A. that, a cure of B. if, cure of C. how, a cure for D. that, cure for
23. Poor as she was, Mrs Evens was always ready to __________ those hopeless children.
A. devoting herself to help B. devote herself to helping
C. devote her in helping D. devote herself to help
24. To tell you the truth, I think it is you, __________ Bernard, _________ to blame.
A. more than, who is B. rather than, that are
C. other than, that is D. less than, which are
25. ____ what the teacher explained, he decided to stay behind to consult with her after school.
A. He didn’t under stand B. Not understood
C. Not having understood D. Not being understood
26. To everyone’s surprise the fashionable young lady ______ to be a thief.
A. proved out B. made out C. turned out D. found out
27. Americans eat ___________ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice as many B. more than twice
C. twice as many as D. as twice as much
28. ----Which sport is the most popular in the US
----It’s hard to say. It largely _________ what you mean by “popular”.
A. comes about B. belongs to C. determines on D. depends on
29. It’s quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause ________ heavy pressure on ________ whole society in near future.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; /
30. I must make full use of the time _________ left to me and do as much as I can to make progress.
A. which B. that C. there is D. when
31. Mrs Milton says she would like to share everything she has with others ________ are too greedy.
A. except those who B. except for those
C. but for who D. but those that
32. ----You ought to have come to see the patient yesterday.
----Yes, I know I ________.
A. must have B. ought to C. might have D. should have
33. My friend _________ the driving test, but he wasn’t careful enough.
A. could pass B. should pass
C. could have passed D. would be able to pass
34. The theory he’s stuck ________ us that earth quakes can be forecast.
A. to proves B. to proves to C. to prove D. which proves to
35. Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just _______ worries the public.
A. why B. which C. that D. what
Ⅲ. 完形填空（30分）
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” 36 teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily 37 .
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one 38 long enough to wait for true friendship to 39 . However, there can be 40 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our 41 the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or 42 at arm’s length Do we want to 43 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface For some people, many friendships on the surface are 44 enough—and that’s all right. But at some point we need to 45 that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of 46 experience including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen 47 . But it 48 be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the 50 of friendship The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships 51 time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return. In 53 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 54 time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 55 .
36.A. Knowledge B. Teachers C. Experience D. Parents
37.A. understood B. formed C. realized D. produced
38.A. hour B. place C. idea D. way
39.A. design B. intend C. develop D. appear
40.A. no B. some C. any D. none
41.A. hearts B. thoughts C. actions D. minds
42.A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed
43.A. own B. owe C. share D. spare
44.A. that B. very C. quite D. not
45.A. make sure B. remember C. expect D. check out
46.A. social B. ordinary C. good D. personal
47.A. wishes B. opinion C. friendships D. relations
48.A. can B. need C. will D. must
49.A. marks B. sights C. scenes D. signs
50.A. difficulties B. differences C. advantages D. things
51.A. cost B. spend C. ask D. take
52.A. require B. request C. depend D. suggest
53.A. some B. many C. other D. different
54.A. reasonable B. comfortable C. less D. a lot
55.A.for B. away C. out D. from
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（40分）
A
When humans and nature go head to head, nature often ends up losing. Rivers get polluted. Trees are knocked down. Natural resources are exhausted. That’s what makes the Galapagos Islands so special—it’s one of the few pristine(原始状态的) places on Earth that nature can truly call its own.
For people used to having wild animals run at the scent of humans, a visit to the Galapagos is a real eye-opening experience. Over 1,600km west of Ecuador(厄瓜多尔), the islands are home to a unique variety of animals that have absolutely no fear of people. Visitors can play on the beach with sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins(企鹅) to count the eggs in their nests.
The islands were declared a national park over 40 years ago, and the number of human visitors is tightly limited to avoid damaging the environment or putting stress on the animals. Tourists have to pay a $100 daily visitors fee, and can’t step off the boat unless accompanied(陪同) by an official guide. Once on the islands, you have to stay on the trail, but that rarely presents a problem: the animals are so curious about people that they’ll usually come up to say hello.
“It’s a little like being in a zoo,” said one traveler. “But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals are looking at us.”
Aside from the wildlife, one of the islands’ more unusual features is its post office. You can send postcards for free, but the catch is that there’s no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home, and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.
56. The Galapagos Islands are __________.
A. terribly polluted B. near Ecuador
C. in the Atlantic Ocean D. independent of Ecuador
57. Which animal is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. Whales. B. Sea lions. C. Goats. D. Dolphins.
58. On the Galapagos Islands the mail is delivered by ________.
A. the government B. the post office
C. the tourists D. the guides
59. What would be the best title for the passage
A. The Anti-Zoo B. Humans and Nature
C. Go Head to Head D. Ecuador—An Island Country
B
The vegetable broccoli has a natural substance(物质) that may prevent some kinds of cancer.
Recently, American scientists reported that not all broccoli is equal in fighting cancer. The scientists examined different kinds of broccoli plants. They attempted to activate(激活) an enzyme(酶) in the plants that may protect against some cancers.
The scientists discovered major differences among the broccoli tested. Some plants had very little of the cancer-fighting substance. Other plants had large amounts of the substance. The Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science(园艺学) published the findings.
Early studies have shown that people who eat vegetables like broccoli have lower rates of colon(结肠) and rectal(直肠) cancers. Broccoli plants and young seedlings(苗) have a chemical called glucoraphanin. They also contain a product of the chemical, called sulforaphane. Sulforaphanin causes the production of enzymes that slow the growth of cancer tumors(肿瘤) in laboratory animals.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland discovered the cancerfighting agent in broccoli nine years ago. Johns Hopkinns scientists joined with the United States Agricultural Research Service to organize the new study. A few years ago, the Research Service’s Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina grew more than seventy kinds of broccoli. The scientists then examined the chemicals each plant.
They observed extreme differences in glucoraphanin levels and the activity of enzymes in the broccoli tested. Some kinds of broccoli had very small amounts of the chemical. However, others had levels about thirty times greater.
Scientists want to learn more about the different levels of glucoraphanin and sulforaphane in broccoli plants. They hope new kinds of broccoli with the greater levels of the protective substances. They say eating such improved broccoli might result in more effective, natural defenses against cancer.
American doctors say eating fruits and vegetables, including broccoli, is important for health.
The National Cancer Institute says people should eat at least five servings(份) of fruits and vegetables everyday.
60. This passage is to report the recent finding that ________.
A. eating broccoli helps prevent cancer
B. people who eat vegetables like broccoli are at lower risk of getting cancer
C. eating some kinds of broccoli defend people against some cancers
D. not all broccoli plants are equally valuable as a cancer-fighting vegetable
61. Some American scientists are going on with their study on broccoli in order to ______.
A. discover the kind of broccoli that has the highest levels of the cancer-fighting substance
B. find out why the rates of some cancers are low among broccoli eaters
C. develop improved broccoli that will be even more effective in fighting cancer
D. produce more of the protective substances glucoraphanin and sulforaphane
62. The scientists mentioned in the passage have done all the following EXCEPT _______.
A. eating broccoli to test its effect
B. growing all kinds of broccoli
C. feeding a variety of broccoli to some animals like rats and mice
D. looking for the protective substance in broccoli
63. In which state is the famous John Hopkins University located
A. Baltimore. B. Maryland. C. Charleston. D. South Carolina.
C
A 57-year-old woman was hurt yesterday by “a huge black cat”, as she was walking her two dogs near Bodmin Moor in the West Country. Local police are looking into her story, which follows a lot of similar reports in the area in recent months. Residents(居民) and visitors to the West Country have been warned to keep away from the Bodmin area.
Mrs Williams, the wife of a local farmer, described the cat as “just like something out of the jungle. It was jet-black all over with a white-tipped tail. It had short legs but was very strong.” More details were not available, as the creature moved too fast and Mrs Williams only managed to take a short look at it. The incident happened when Mrs Williams was taking her dogs for a walk, as she always does on Sunday morning. Suddenly something struck her really hard on the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground, stunned.
“When I came to, there was a huge black cat staring down at me with its glittering, green eyes. I got the fright of my life, I can tell you,” says Mrs Williams. “It was a frightening experience,” she told reporters, as she sipped a cup of tea to calm her down, still visibly shaken. “If it hadn’t been for my Labrador, it would have savaged me to death. It was about six feet long, the size of a large Alsatian(a kind of dog).” Mrs Williams’ description matches that of other eye witnesses(目击者) in incidents involving strange creatures in various parts of the country.
More police have been trying to track(追踪) the “Beast of Bodmin”, since it was first spotted some years ago, but they have so far come up with nothing except for a few very large animal tracks and a trail of dead sheep. Claims that the creature was sighted in a school playground recently are being investigated(调查). “Our policy is to look into all reports of this sort, however ridiculous,” said Chief Constable(警察局长) John Witmoor.
Investigations are still going on and local police have brought in zoologists to help them with the hunt for the “Beast of Bodmin”. Meanwhile, local people and visitors to the area have been warned not to walk alone on the moor. Parents have been advised to keep their children at a safe distance from the area. Motorists have also been asked to keep an eye out for anything unusual and to report sightings to the police immediately.
64. According to the text, we know that Labrador refers to ________.
A. Mrs Williams’ dog B. the black cat
C. Mrs Williams’ friend D. a policeman
65. In order to find the creature, the police _______.
A. have warned parents to keep the children safe
B. have asked experts for help
C. are looking for more eye witnesses
D. are interviewing visitors to the area
66. From the text we know that the creature was first seen ________.
A. sometime last year B. a few days ago C. in recent months D. a few years ago
D
How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500 All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden hose-pipe(软管). Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”
Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.
67. The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.
A. unsolved problem B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable condition D. hidden difficulty
68. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage
A. That they had nothing for amusement.
B. That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C. That they had to do almost everything under others’ very eyes.
D. That they didn’t have meat to eat.
69. Rob offered the money because he wanted to ________.
A. see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage
B. show the public how miserable animals’ lives could be
C. make more money by publishing the record video tapes
D. improve housing conditions of working people like Eric
70. What would be the best title for this passage
A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500 B. Do Not Feed Humans
C. Living Like a Chicken D. Getting Along Well Anyway
E
Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.
Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact(交流) and build relationship. These are a few of the recently recognized features of email, say experts, which should cause individuals and organizations to rethink the way they use email.
“Email has increased the spread of careless writing habits,” says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics(语言学) at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect(反映) a growing unconcern about the way we write.
Baron argues that we shouldn’t forgive and forget the poor writing often shown in email. “The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing,” the professor says.
Others say that despite its poor writing, email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldn’t: it has made writing fashionable again.
“Email is a critical new communication technology.” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.”
Lancashire says email has the mysterious ability to get people who are usually scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of email’s close similarity to speech. “It’s like a circle of four or five people around a campfire,” he says.
Still, he accepts that this new-found freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. Emails sent in a day almost exceed(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.
71. From what Baron says in the third paragraph we can see that ________.
A. careless people use email more than careful people
B. email requires people to change their native language
C. professors in universities don’t need to use email
D. people communicate by email full of mistakes
72. What does the underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 4) refer to
A. The poor writing. B. Email.
C. The good writing. D. A new communication technology.
73. In Lancashire’s opinion, email is a wonderful technology because _______.
A. it can be useful all over the world
B. it is the fastest way to communicate
C. we can express ourselves in a free way
D. we can save a lot of paper
74. This passage mainly shows us that ______.
A. people should stop using email to communicate
B. experts hold different opinions about email writing
C. Americans only use email to communicate
D. email makes people lose interest in English
75. Which of the following is NOT true about email
A. It is changing the way of communication. B. It is used more than letters in the US.
C. It helps us write better. D. It causes us to write more.
Ⅴ.短文改错（10分）
There must be a great many of people who didn’t 76._____________
go to university, even if they want to, since they 77._____________
couldn’t afford the time off work; they had their family 78._____________
to support, or if they were women, they have to stay 79._____________
at home in order to look after their children. 80._____________
As the opening of the Open University in January, 81._____________
1971, people in Britain are now able to take university 82._____________
degree despite(尽管) these difficulty, for the courses 83._____________
are specially designing so that you can study at home. 84._____________
In this way many people’s dreams have come into true. 85._____________
Ⅵ.书面表达（25分）
请你根据下面的提示写一篇短文。
你在今年暑假到一家肯德基（KFC）快餐店做保洁员（cleaner）工作。你每天工作七个小时，为期三周。这项工作辛苦且枯燥，并使你感到非常疲劳。这几乎使你半途放弃。
每天你都要起早贪黑地工作。在新学期开始之前，你终于坚持完成了这项工作，并且由此认识到了劳动（labour）的意义。你认为这是一次成功的体验。
注意：1.必须使用第一人称。 2.词数100左右。
答案：
1—5 CABBB 6—10 BCCCA 11—15 BCCCC 16—20 BAACB
21—25 DABBC 26—30 CADBC 31—35 ADCBD 36—40 ACBDC
41—45 DBDAC 46—50 BABDC 51—55 BADCA 56—60 BCCAD
61—65 CABAB 66—70 DDCBC 71—75 DACBC
76. of 77. want→wanted 78. family→families 79. have→had 80. √
81. As→ With 82. take∧a 83. difficulty→difficulties
84. designing→designed 85.into
During the summer holidays this year, I thought I should do something meaningful instead of staying at home, So I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there as a cleaner. I worked seven hours a day for three weeks.
The job was hard and boring and seemed endless, which made me so tired that I nearly gave it up half way. After all, I stuck to it with determination.
Every day I started off for work early in the morning and got home late in the evening. Finally I finished the job before the new term began.
Now, I understand what labour means. I think it is really a successful experience.
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