海淀区高三年级第一学期期末练习英语试题

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21. My normal monthly emails to and ______ pen pals have disappeared with my tight schedule.

A. in B. for C. from D. through

22. - Have you heard about the shark attack accident at the SeaWorld show?

- Yea, how horrible! A trainer ______ in front of the audience.

A. had been killed B. has been killed C. was killed D. is killed

23. The Subway Line 16 ______ in Beijing is planned to open this year.

A. being built B. building C. built D. to build

24. This room isn’t actually ______ I wanted when I made my reservation.

A. what B. where C. which D. whether

25. My boss is very generous, and he is ______ generous when we get a big order.

A. very B. most C. only D. rather

26. The spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria is believed ______ by August, 2014.

A. to be controlled B. to have been controlled C. to control D. to have controlled

27. We have an adviser on hand in this activity ______ you have any worries or problems.

A. when B. now that C. though D. in case

28. - Do I have to bring my camera tomorrow afternoon?

- I think so. We ______ the Botanical Garden then.

A. will be visiting B. are visiting C. have visited D. visit

29. - The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.

- How could he have been if you ______ stones at the animals?

A. didn’t throw B. don’t throw C. hadn’t thrown D. haven’t thrown

30. Every Monday, my English teacher would cheerfully ask me ______ my weekend had been.

A. that B. if C. what D. how

31. With doubts ______ through my mind, I felt it necessary to carry out a research.

A. to run B. run C. running D. having run

32. - You seem busy these days.

- Yes. I’m writing a story. You know, it’s really not easy to write ______ with attractive plots.

A. this B. one C. it D. that

33. According to the latest BBC news, a five-year-old boy from England ______ the youngest computer specialist in the world.

A. became B. becomes C. had become D. has become

34. The glorious moment would live in my mind ______ our football team won the championship.

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

35. - Tom, why don’t we help our son work on his papers?

- We’ve already done more than we ______. He is on his own this time.

A. would B. should C. could D. might

完型填空 He Had a Go

It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia. I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session. After ______ (36) up, I started training. Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors. There was something about him that caught my ______ (37).

Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness. Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really ______ (38) his problems when I looked at him.

He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punching bags. I watched him from a ______ (39) and wanted to help him to punch straighter and better. Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was ______ (40) watching him.

After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the ______ (41). The trainer went up to him and ______ (42) to help him. It was almost like he woke up from a dream. He ______ (43) eye contact with the ceiling at once.

Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. ______ (44) rounds we are required to do five pushups (俯卧撑), ______ (45) all the boys that were training that night did five pushups. He ______ (46) to complete his five pushups. The bell sounded again and the next round began. He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he ______ (47). This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.

It was clear to me that he could not ______ (48) for long.

When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help. I held the bag for him and asked him to punch. He ______ (49) the bag a few times and then stopped again.

I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”

He replied with a very shy ______ (50) on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”

What else could I do than ______ (51) this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed (自我强加的) ______ (52) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go. I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his ______ (53).

There are many lessons to learn from this man. What I ______ (54) admired about this man was that he had a go! That is what ______ (55) ordinariness from greatness.

So what will you have a go at?

36. A. lifting B. running C. warming D. going

37. A. heart B. attention C. breath D. imagination

38. A. experienced B. mentioned C. overcame D. understood

39. A. distance B. box C. poster D. screen

40. A. still B. even C. also D. ever

41. A. bags B. walls C. ceiling D. trainer

42. A. offered B. promised C. seemed D. planned

43. A. made B. broke C. kept D. avoided

44. A. Before B. Through C. During D. Between

45. A. for B. but C. or D. so

46. A. struggled B. preferred C. refused D. decided

47. A. slowed B. stopped C. continued D. hesitated

48. A. stand B. stay C. concentrate D. remember

49. A. hit B. felt C. grasped D. watched

50. A. view B. look C. sight D. scene

51. A. accept B. appreciate C. motivate D. notice

52. A. targets B. burdens C. limitations D. minds

53. A. worst B. fullest C. greatest D. hardest

54. A. really B. hardly C. merely D. nearly

55. A. prevents B. protects C. transforms D. separates

阅读理解 A

Summer is slipping away from me. Some days, it makes me want to cry. Other days, I feel a sense of expectation within me just thinking about fall that makes me want to burst. Tonight, all five of us were in the family room doing our own things.

At this moment, my littlest kid is my number one trouble and my number one joy. He has a tooth on the way and although it’s such a tiny thing, it’s causing so much grief. I’m holding him a lot and I’m not going to lie. I live for his afternoon nap (小睡) so I’m able to actually get dressed and use the restroom.

The big E is starting school soon. The other day, I found myself a bit depressed about the end of summer and the beginning of another school year. I looked out of our front window with eyes that were heavy and a bit teary. Then, I suddenly realized just how silly this end of summer depression of mine is. I can’t change time. But, I can change my emotions and my thoughts. I decided not to spend my final days of summer vacation walking around with a sad face. I decided to hug the last few days of summer and remind myself that before I know it, we will be back in our school routine and all will go well.

This week we plan on meeting teachers. I’m taking my girl to have her nails done before her first day of kindergarten. We want to bake a few dozen cookies. We’ll take our evening walks as usual and stay up late. And last but not least, I’ll get school cloth ready, I’ll pack lunches and write lunch notes, we’ll read“The Kissing Hand,” like we normally do, and I’ll tuck (掖好被子) my third grader and kindergartener in their little beds before the big first day.

Thank you summer, you’ve been warm and wonderful, you’ve been sweet and sticky, you’ve been refreshing and exactly what we need. And your sunsets have been amazing, so thank you.

56. According to Paragraph 1, the author __________.

A. feels excited B. has mixed feelings C. feels worried D. has bad feelings

57. How will the author spend the final days of the summer vacation?

A. Live a simple life. B. Stay at home and relax herself. C. Treasure the vacation. D. Walk around with a depressed face.

58. From the passage, we can learn that the author __________.

A. is fond of reading novels B. has two annoying children C. often takes evening walks D. has no time to get dressed B

Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you’ve completely forgotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of ageing as wrinkles and grey hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong.

According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s – much later than previously thought.

Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we retain them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years it’s been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.

This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive (认 知的) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, order people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving.

Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed – how fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.

Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with ageing. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when we’re younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of li