高三英語限時練習十三

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　　It’s very easy to see why people have bad attitudes. A quick look at the news revealing _21___ with crime, war and corruption (腐敗) can easily bring us down. Is it possible to _2__ a healthy, happy attitude when surrounded by these negative things?

　　Sure it is! It is possible to wake up each morning with a good mood and _23__ the day. Having a positive _24__not only allows us to enjoy life more but also _25__ our health and relationships with others.

　　To lead a happy life, we need to have a positive attitude. We are responsible for our own _26__; other people can’t make us happy. We need to decide to make ourselves happy. This is wonderful because we don’t have to wait around for someone else to do it for us.

　　We should surround ourselves with __27_ people. We are influenced by those people with whom we spend the most time. When we have positive friends, we become positive. Otherwise, we become _28__.

　　We should also use positive_29__. A. L. Kitselman once said, “‘I am…’ are powerful words; be careful when you use them.” We need to replace our negative self-talk with positive words. Don’t say “I hate getting up in the morning.” Instead, try to say “I am _30__to see a new day.” Changing our self-talk will lead us to the changes in our behavior.

　　21. A. affairs

　　B. questions

　　C. troubles

　　D. problems

　　22. A. change

　　B. refuse

　　C. keep

　　D. invent

　　23. A. look forward to

　　B. look down on

　　C. look up to

　　D. look back on

　　24. A. opinion

　　B. attitude

　　C. influence

　　D. answer

　　25. A. damages

　　B. improves

　　C. affects

　　D. weakens

　　26. A. satisfaction

　　B. decision

　　C. happiness

　　D. development

　　27. A. positive

　　B. friendly

　　C. easy-going

　　D. good-mannered

　　28. A. anxious

　　B. nervous

　　C. satisfied

　　D. negative

　　29. A. writings

　　B. pictures

　　C. expressions

　　D. signs

　　30. A. painful

　　B. bored

　　C. thankful

　　D. surprised

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　　The Terracotta Warriors were great but I didn’t think the city really had that much else to offer. Maybe we should have taken the time

　　31 ( look) at the city wall around Xi’an and the bell tower but we decided to leave. So when we got up the next day we had to start the working on getting tickets to get to Hong Kong. We soon found out that

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　　we wanted to take a flight

　　33 (direct) to HK it

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　　( cost ) a lot because it was considered

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　　international flight. The option was to take a plane to the city of Shenzhen and then take a train

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　　boat from there. The price difference between these two options was pretty big. We bought the tickets to Shenzhen, got

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　　a taxi and drove out to the airport,

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　　is not that big. And checking in was pretty fast. We were more “worried” about the quality of the plane

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　　people had mentioned that the standard was not that high. But we had

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　　to worry about because our plane was a fairly new Airbus 320. During the 2 hour flight to Shenzhen we got a meal and some drinks and it was a very comfortable trip.

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　　A

　　She was born to wealth and power in an era when money and politics were left to the men. Later, as The Washington Post's publisher, Katharine Graham became one of America's most powerful women.

　　Despite a privileged background, Katharine had to deal, while growing up, with the high demands her mother placed on her children. Katharine's love of journalism, which she shared with her father, led to her career after college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933. At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a young, charming lawyer who became her husband. When, in 1945, Katharine's father chose Phil over her to take over his struggling paper, Katharine didn't object and stayed at home as a wife and mother of four.

　　While Phil's successful efforts to restore the Post to prominence (顯著) made the Grahams popular members of the Washington social scene, Katharine privately suffered tremendous pain from her husband's increasingly abusive behavior and wild mood swings caused by severe depression. When Phil committed suicide (自殺), the 46-year-old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisher. But determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine rose to the challenge of running the Post, attending meetings in every department, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics, and becoming the toast of Washington.

　　In 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret documents revealing the truth about the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. What's more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most important political story in modern history: Watergate, one of the greatest scandals (丑聞) in American political history. Katharine managed to keep control over the most chaotic (disorder) of situations when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fair. Watergate made the Washington Post an internationally known Paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America.

　　41. Katharine Graham was born in a time when ______.

　　A. women were not given the chance to receive education

　　B. women were not considered as intelligent as men

　　C. women were not permitted to achieve their goals

　　D. women were not allowed to enter every field

　　42. When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham ______.

　　A. was strongly against the idea

　　B. was not happy to be rejected

　　C. was willing to take her share of responsibility

　　D. didn't believe her husband would do a good job

　　43. Which can be considered the most important event in the history of The Washington Post?

　　A. Reporting Watergate scandal.

　　B. Printing the Pentagon Papers.

　　C. Reporting the Vietnam War.

　　D. Phil restoring the Post.

　　44. Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. It was Katharine Graham's husband who made the greatest contributions to the Post.

　　B. When Katharine Graham first took over the Post, her critics doubted her ability.

　　C. Katharine Graham was successful in her career but suffered severe depression.

　　D. Katharine Graham was free to do whatever she liked in her early life.

　　45. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Ups and downs of The Washington Post.

　　B. Katharine Graham's family life and career.

　　C. Katharine Graham: from housewife to successful publisher.

　　D. Katharine Graham: a woman who shaped American journalism.

　　B

　　In Western countries people have been using the installment (分期付款) plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U.S.A., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.

　　The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment (預付定金) when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.

　　Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts, there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression (蕭條) . This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.

　　46. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the installment plan?

　　A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.

　　B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.

　　C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.

　　D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.

　　47. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because

　　.

　　A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interest

　　B. the delivery of the goods charges extra money

　　C. the buyer has to pay a down payment

　　D. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money

　　48. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?

　　A. He might lose his job.

　　B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.

　　C. He will have to sell what he has bought.

　　D. He will go into debt.

　　49. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that

　　.

　　A. purchasing power is strengthened.

　　B. employment might be increased

　　C. people develop a good habit of saving money

　　D. young couples are able to furnish their homes

　　50. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to

　　.

　　A. increase employment

　　B. avoid depressions

　　C. ensure that businesses make good profits

　　D. ensure that people can pay for what they buy

　　C

　　A single night of taking the drug Ecstasy(搖頭丸) can cause serious brain damage and speed up the start of Parkinson's disease, scientists say. Just two to three Ecstasy tablets -- a quantity that thousands of clubbers take during parties -- can permanently destroy brain cells that affect movement and reasoning, according to American research that links the drug to Parkinson's for the first time.

　　A study by a team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, involving squirrel monkeys and baboons(狒狒) found that both species suffered permanent damage to key cells called dopamine neurons, which are lost in Parkinson's, after receiving three low doses of Ecstasy at three-hour periods.

　　The study is particularly significant because baboons are one of the best animal models for the human brain. George Ricaurte, who led the research, said that widespread abuse of the drug may already be claiming victims of such neurological(神經性的) damage. “The most troubling result is that young adults using Ecstasy may be increasing their risk for developing Parkinsonism as they get older.”

　　Alan Leshner, a former director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, said: “This study emphasizes the multi-aspect damage that Ecstasy can do to users. We've long known that repeated use damages brain cells. This study shows that even very occasional use can have long-lasting effects on many different brain systems. It sends an important message to young people: don't experiment with your own brain.”

　　Janet Betts, the Essex mother whose daughter Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995, said: “This comes as no surprise. People can't see the effects at first, and they’re in permanent denial(否認), saying it's not going to happen to them. But we'll see the symptoms later, just as we have with smoking.”

　　51. The article is intended to

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　　A. explain the effects of the drug Ecstasy on many different brain systems

　　B. warn youngsters of the risk of taking the drug Ecstasy

　　C. convince people of the abuse of the drug Ecstasy

　　D. tell us the links between the drug Ecstasy and Parkinson's disease

　　52. According to the passage, Parkinson’s is

　　.

　　A. the name of a scientist

　　B. a kind of brain cell

　　C. be name of an animal

　　D. a kind of disease

　　53. We know from the passage that low doses of Ecstasy

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　　A. won’t cause serious brain damage

　　B. can permanently destroy one’s brain cells

　　C. can’t show any effect in an experiment

　　D. may bring on Parkinson’s at once

　　54. Why are squirrel monkeys and baboons involved in the experiments?

　　A. Because their brain is similar to human being’s

　　B. Because these animals usually take drugs.

　　C. Because these animals will soon get well after the experiment.

　　D. Because there is a model in the animals’ brains.

　　55. The underlined word "This" in the last paragraph means “

　　”.

　　A. Leah died after a single Ecstasy tablet in 1995.

　　B. people have long known that repeated use of the drug damages brain cells

　　C. occasional use of the drug can have long-lasting effects on one’s brain systems

　　D. taking drug has the same symptoms as smoking

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　　21—25 DCABB

　　26—30 CADCC

　　【解讀】本文作者想要告訴我們，在生活中，我們不要只看到生活的陰暗面，要看到生活的積極的一面，要有一個積極的生活態度，創造一個積極的生活。

　　【解析】

　　1. D。考查語境的理解。從下文的描述知道，這里是說問題。Problem是強調生活中的問題，不時可以簡單解決的；question“問題，疑問”，常指學習工作的問題，可以馬上解決的。

　　2. C。根據上下文分析知道，在這里作者提出問題：當我們被消極的事物包圍時，保持一個健康的，高興的人生態度是可能的確嗎？

　　3. A。考查動詞詞組意思辨析和語境的理解。每天我們帶著好心情醒來，期盼著美好的一天。look forward to期望，期待,盼望；look down on輕視, 看不起；look up to尊敬,仰望；look back on回憶。

　　4. B。考查語境的理解。積極的生活態度有助于我們享受生活。

　　5. B。考查語境的理解。從上一句話知道，積極的生活態度還有助于我們改善和其他人的關系和增進友誼。

　　6. C。根據下文other people can’t make us happy.分析知道，這里是表示“我們對自己的幸福負責”。

　　7. A。考查語境的理解。從本段所描述的情景來看，表示我們應該為具有積極的生活態度的人所圍繞。

　　8. D。考查語境的理解。由本句中的副詞Otherwise知道表示的內容和上面的相反，所以選“消極的”。

　　9. C。考查名詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。從下文的確描述知道這里表示積極的表情。

　　0. C。根據上下文分析知道。從上下文可以看出此處是表示一種積極生活態度的語言，所以說“我感謝我又看到了新的一天”。

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