高三英语阶段检测 10月9日

第一节 单选（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. Marie told us that ______ that she was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A so successful was her business B so successful her business was

C such successful business she had D so was successful her business

2. I have to see the doctor because I _______ a lot lately.

A have been coughing B had coughed C coughed D cough

3.I’m so glad you’ve come here to _______ this matter in person.

A lead to B see to C turn to D refer to

4. Bill suggested _______ a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.

A having held B to hold C holding D hold

5. We consider ______ our duty to protect public facilities and the environment in scenic spots.

A that B one C this D it

6. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from __ spoken in England.

A. which B. what C. that D. the one

7. ______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn’t seem high at all.

A When compare B. When compared C While comparing D Comparing

8. ---May I have a glass of beer, please?

--- Beer? Sorry , there is ______ left , but would you mind having some juice instead?

A none B no one C nothing D few

9.With the ______ up, the farmers will have a harvest year.

A produce B product C production D productions

10. The teacher suggested the dictionary ______ at once .

A be referred to be bought B be referred to being bought

C referred to be bought D referred to being bought

11. Almost 50% of those _______ said that they supported the President’s decision.

A survey B surveying C surveyed D who surveyed

12. ______ weather it is!

A How fine a B What a fine C How fine D. What fine

13. After the flooding , people were suffering in that area, ________urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.

A which B who C what D where

14. Whenever I met her, _________ was fairly often, she greeted me with a sweet smile.

A. who B. which C. when D. that

15 Helping others is a habit, _______ you can learn even at an early age.

A. which B. that C. what D. the one

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to__16___ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __17__ to go home. Some battled to __18__a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___19___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ___20__ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _21__ had stopped. After making my way __22__ crowds of people， I finally found a subway line that was __23___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __24__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___25__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __26__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _27___ through, exhausted and __28__.

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __29__I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __30__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _31__ _to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ___32__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __33__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __34___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __35____ me and put a smile back on my face.

16. A. break B. flood C. sink D, crash

17. A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered

18. A. order B. pay C. call D. search

19. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden

20. A. used B. promised C. deserved D. happened

21. practice B. routine C. process D. service

22. A. to B. through C. over D. for

23. A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing

24. A. check B. carry C. find D. board

25. A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform

26. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked

27. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt

28. A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. puzzled

29. A, while B. when C. where D. after

30. A. hardly B. casually C. absolutely D. eventually

31. A. devotion B. donation C. connection D. reaction

32. A, accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous

33. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. guidance

34. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs

35. A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed

第三节 阅读理解（共30小题；每小题2分，满分60分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?”

I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically

The first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon一in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed. took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?

"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.

"It’s your turn," he said.

After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one一without any words一can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.

36. When he first met the author, David __________ .

A. felt a little excited

B. walked energetically

C. looked a little nervous

D. showed up with his teacher

37. As a psychologist, the author ___________ .

A. was ready to listen to David

B. was skeptical about psychology

C. was able to describe David's problem

D. was sure of handling David's problem

38．David enjoyed being with the author because he________.

A．wanted to ask the author for advice

B．need to share sorrow with the author

C．liked the children’s drawings in the office

D．bear the author many times in the chess game

39．What can be inferred about David?

A．He recovered after months of treatment.

B．He liked biking before he lost his family.

C．He went into university soon after starting to talk.

D．He got friends in school before he met the author.

40．What made David change?

A．His teacher’s help.

B．The author’s friendship.

C．His exchange of letters with the author.

D．The author’s silent communication with him.

B

Have you ever intended to be fully absorbed in your work but found yourself distracted (走神) by e-mail, the Internet and other things throughout the day? According to the survey made by a famous university in the USA, most people have the experience.

"People often lose their concentration when they are bored, of course, but also when they are engaged in challenging tasks," says Peter Bregman, the head of the survey. "They sometimes have a feeling to escape from what's difficult or boring, so they jump out," he says. The part of the brain devoted to attention is connected to the brain's emotional center. Any strong emotion —quarrels with colleagues, problems at home —can interrupt our attention. Studies over the last decade have shown that too much work to do at a time can easily lead to distraction.

Refocusing is hard for many people. Robert Epstein suggests the following, "Stop and listen to some soft music for a few minutes. Find a good friend or a teacher and say out your matter on your mind. Go for a short walk or take a deep breath, where you breathe in deeply, count to five slowly, hold it and breathe out very slowly." This can "blow out all the tension and the unwanted in your mind to restore your focus."

Take more control by structuring your time and becoming more aware of your behaviors. "Setting the phone alarm to go off every hour is my way of creating awareness," Mr. Bregman says. "You have to inform yourself that you've lost focus in order to do something about it." Starting the day with a to-do list is also important, such as when to eat, when to go to the gym or take a walk. But if it's overly ambitious, you will put yourself in a state of anxiety, which makes it hard for the brain to concentrate. "Choosing three or four things as your priority (优先) for the day allows your brain to settle down and foc