1、上海中學(xué)高三英語下3月周練n . Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word t

2、hat best fits each blank.Catherine Elizabeth Middleton grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England. She studied art history in Scotland at University of St. Andrews, 21 she met with William in 2001. their engagement was announced on 16th, Nov, 2010, and she attended many high-p

3、rofile royal events before they married on 29,Apr. 2011 at Westminster Abbey.Since she 22.(catch) the eye of Britain 'Prince William, Kate Middleton has been on the entire world' s fashion radar. The“ Kate Middleton Effectis a term that 23. (coin) lately because when the Duchess of Cambridge

4、 wears 24., it ' s pretty much guaranteed it will fly off the shelves. Every designer shesupports has seen a sharp increase in sales, and many women believe that 25. Kate wears it, it is the item to own. For example, when Middleton, stepped out 26. a$ 340 came-colored dress from Resis to greet P

5、resident Obama and the first lady in May, traffic on the Reiss website rose by 200% and the dress quickly was sold out.Well, the Duchess ' influence is striking again: and this time it is reducing the size of handbags. Kate rarely carries a bag that she wouldn' t be able to hold with one han

6、d,and is clearly a supporter of a gorgeous clutch. As a result, Lulu Guinness is seriously considering 27. (reduce) the size of handbags in the next collections."personally, I ' m making my clutch bags smaller next season 28.they can look more delicate and ladylike, and that is to do with h

7、er, I think “ Guinnesd the Telegraph. She joked that 29. this makes bags less practical, design doesn' always have to succumb to practically. It is true, the Duchess 30. not need to carry around as many things as the rest of us, but she surely will have women across the world trying to cram ever

8、ything into their new bags.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.A. uninterruptible B. worth C. appreciate D.composition E. supposedly AB. disorderl

9、y AC. wonder AD. withdraw AE. agreeable BC. unlock BD. deprivationThe fortunate people in the world the only really fortunate people in the world,in my mind, are those whose work is also their pleasure. The class is not a large one, not nearly so large as it is often presented to be; and authors are

10、 perhaps one of the most important elements in its 31. They enjoy in this respect at least a realharmony of life. To my mind, to be able to make your work your pleasure is the one class distinction in the world 32 striving for; and I do not 33 that others are tend to envy those happy human beings wh

11、o find their livelihood in the gay effusions就露）of their fancy, to whom every hour of labor is an hour of enjoyment, and even a holiday is almost 3 of that enjoyment. Whether a man writes well or 川，has much to say or little, if he cares about writing at all, he will 35 the pleasures of composition.To

12、 sit at one' table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of 36 security, plenty of nice white paper, and a Squeezer penthat is true happiness. With the complete absorption of the mind upon a/an 37 occupation what more is there than that to desire? What does it matter what happens outside? Th

13、e House of Commons （下議院） may do what it likes, and so may the House of Lords. The bottom may be knocked clean out of the American market. The heathen （異教徒） may show violent anger in every part of the globe. Never mind, for four hours, at any rate, we will 38_ ourselves from a common, ill-governed, a

14、nd 39 world, and with the key of fancy 40 that cupboard where all the good things of the infinite are put away.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that

15、 best fits the context.A worldwide poll of more than 100 million people has selected what it calls the new Seven Wonders of the World The online poll picked:-the Roman Coliseum-the Taj Mahal-the Great Wall of China-Machu Picchu in Peru- the Petra archaeological site in Jordan- the massive Christ the

16、 Redeemer sculpture in Brazil- the Great Pyramid of GizaThe new wonders are expected to boosttourism to some popular destinations, but it is also prompting some serious rethinking on the _41_ of tourists VOA s Mil Arcega reports.Of the _42_ seven wonders of the world, only the Pyramids of Giza are s

17、till standing. But the organizers of the New Seven Wonders say there is_43_ shortage of wonders in the worldTia Viering is communications chief for the Zurich-based committee. “ A wonder, we have been known to say in the past, is what makes you_44_, ” says Viering. “ It makes you_45_and it takes you

18、r breath away for a second and you think 'Oh wow! Why? How? Who? When?' And it's not just a building that you think, 'Oh, that's sort of a nice building' - it takes your breath away and it_46_touches you. ”Viering says the_47_was choosing only seven from a list of 21 of the w

19、orld's most awe-inspiring sites Among them are the ancient temples of Angkor Wat （吳哥 窟 ） Some fear rampant （無節(jié)制的） tourism is _48_one of Cambodia's mostpopular destinationsHistorical preservationist John Stubbs is with the World Monument Fund. "There's not a minute to_49_in looking a

20、fter this precious place because, without a doubt, it could be ruined by some wrong_50_," says Stubbs_51_for many years, these monuments built for a 12th century king attract more than two million visitors every year From just two hotels 10 years ago, today there are more than 100. In what was

21、once jungle, new shopping malls, pizza restaurants and massage parlor_s_52_ the landscapeEven tourists have_53_feelings about the commerce surrounding what were_54_ places of worshipPeople had various reactions "I think it takes away from it, I do," says one "I don't, ” says ano t

22、h“erI feel that the importance of this place deserves people to watch it, see it, _55_ it "41. A. demandB. obligationC. reactionD. worship42. A. imaginaryB. newly-electedC. honorableD. original43. A. aB. suchC. noD. another44. A. wonderB. sighC. laughD. agree45.A. escapeB. wanderC. stopD. hurry

23、46. A.emotionallyB. physicallyC. criticallyD. artificially47. A. conflictB. agreementC. surpriseD. difficulty48. A. destroyingB. changingC. overdevelopingD. discovering49. A. spendB. findC. wasteD. spare50. A. conceptsB. decisionsC. designsD. findings51. A. IndependentB. UnexpectedC. UndeniableD. In

24、accessible52. A. useB. equipC. dotD. symbolize53. A. similarB. mixedC. strongD. changeable54. A. onceB. promisinglyC. everD. eventually55. A. witnessB. loveC. improveD. protectSection B (40 %)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished s

25、tatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)They looked shocked and insulted and somehow ashamed. Above all, they looked old. Wexford thought that in the nature of thing

26、s a woman of seventy ought to be an orphan, ought to have been an orphan for twenty years. This one had been an orphan for scarcely twenty days. Her husband sitting opposite her, pulling his thin moustache, slowly and mechanically shaking his head, seemed older than she, perhaps not so many years th

27、e junior of his late mother-in-law. He wore a brown knitted jacket and sheepskin slippers. His wife kept saying she couldnbelie vet her ears, she couldn ' tbelieve it, why were people so evil? Wexford didn' t answer that. He couldn ' t, thhe had often wondered himself.“Mymother died of a

28、 stroke, Mrs. Betts said nervously. "Itwas the death certificate. Dr. Moss put it on the death certificate.”“She was ninettwo, " Mr. Betts said in his thick throaty voice. -two. ”“Ninety“I mean, “ said Mrs. Betts, “Are you saying that Dr. Moss was telling untruth? A doctor? ”“Why don'

29、t you ask him? We ' re only ordinary people, the wife and me, we' reducated. Doctor said a cerebral hemorrhage。而溢血),“ Betts trembled a little over the words, “and in plain language that ' s a stroke. That ' s what he said. Are you sa： the wife or me gave mother a stroke? Are you sayi

30、ng that?”“I ' m making no claims, Mr. Betts. " Wexford felt uncomfortable, wished himself anywhere but in this newly decorated, paint-smartened house. “I ' merely making enquiries which information received obliges me to do.”“Gossip, “ sMrd Betts bitterly. stfeebis a hotbed of gossip. P

31、ity they ' re nothing better to do. Oh, I know what they' re saying. Half of them turn up their nosesand looked the other way when I pass them.”Mr. Betts stared at Wexford with a kind of timid outrage." Haven' t you folk gonothing better to do? What about the real crime? What about

32、the street attacks and the break-ins? ”Wexford sighed. But he went on persistently questioning, remembering what the nurse had said, what Dr. Moss had said, keeping in the forefront of his mind that motive, which was so much more than merely wanting an aged parent out of the way. If he hadn ' t

33、been a policeman, with a great respect for the law and for human life, he might have felt that these two, or one of them, had been angered beyond bearing to do murder.One of them? Or both? Or neither? Ivy Wrangton had either died an unnatural death or else there had been a series of coincidences and

34、 unexplained events which were nothing short of unbelievable.56. Wexford was slightly confused by the fact that.(A) Mrs. Betts had been so old when her mother died(B) Mr. Betts was as old as his wife' s mother(C) Mrs. Betts had lost both of her parents(D) Mr. and Mrs. Betts both denied his accus

35、ation57. Mr. Betts implied that that.(A) his mother-in-law died of old age(B) the doctor Moss had insulted them(C) the doctor who signed the death certificate made a mistake(D) he cannot fully understand the cause of the death of his mothen-law 58. Mr. Betts appears to believe that that.(A) the neig

36、hbors have been chatting about their i-ltreatment of the mothe-in-law(B) the police should be concentrating on other offences(C) he was not so wel-educated as the doctor(D) their neighbors are too proud of themselves59. Wexford feels it is worth questioning the couple about Ivy Wrangton because that

37、.(A) he is certain they both murdered her(B) he knew they were tired of looking after her(C) the circumstances surrounding her death were quite unusual(D) he was unsure of what their motive may have been(B)The great recession may be over, but this era of high joblessnessis probably beginning. Before

38、 it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.

39、 Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in some ways; they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others. In limited respects, perhaps the recession will leave society better off. At the very least, it has

40、 awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part, these benefits seem thin, uncertain, and far off. In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Friedman a

41、rgues that both inside and outside the U.S., lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited and less inclusive, and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms. Anti-immigrant sentiment typically increases, as does conflic

42、t between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in this one. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides, and decrease opportunities to cross them especially for young people. The research of Till Von Wachter, the economi

43、st in Columbia University, suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chancesdimmed: those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times; it is the masses beneath them that are l

44、eft behind.In the internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has alwaysbeen hidden within American society. More difficult, in the moment, is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society s character. In many respects, thU.S. was more socially tolerant enterin

45、g this recession than at any time in its history, and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshapeour social fabric. But they certainly it, and all the more so the longer they extend.60.By sa

46、ying "to find silver linings" (Line 1, Para. 2) the author suggest that the jobless try to.A. seek subsidies from the government.B. explore reasons for the unemployment.C. make profits from the troubled economy.D. look on the bright side of the recession.61.According to Paragraph2, the rec

47、ession has made people.A. realize the national dreamB. struggle against each otherC. challenge their prudenceD. reconsider their lifestyles62.Benjamin Friedman believes that economic recessions may.A. impose a heavier burden on immigrantsB. bring out more evils of human natureC.promote the advance o

48、f rights and freedomD. ease conflicts between races and classes63 .The research of Till Von Watcher suggests that in the research graduates from elite universities tend to.A. Lag behind the others due to decreased opportunitiesB. Catch up quickly with experienced employeesC. See their life chances a

49、s dimmed as the othersD. Recover more quickly than the others(C)Come on Everybody dsoing it. That whispered message,half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure.It usually leads to no good drinking, drugs and casual sex. But in her new book Join

50、the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world.Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize,

51、offers a host of examples of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored antismoking program calledRage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool. In South Africa, an HIV-prevention initiative known as LoveLife recruits young people to promote safesex among their peers.

52、The idea seems promising, and Rosenberg is a perceptive observer. Her critique of the lameness of many pubic-health campaigns is spot-on: they fail to mobilize peer pressure for healthy habits, and they demonstrate a seriously flawed understanding of psychology. "Dare to be different, please do

53、n tsmoke!" pleads one billboard campaign aimed at reducing smoking among teenagers teenagers, who desire nothing more than fitting in. Rosenberg argues convincingly that public-health advocates ought to take a page from advertisers, so skilled at applying peer pressure.But on the general effect

54、iveness of the social cure, Rosenberg is less persuasive.Join the Club is filled with too much irrelevant detail and not enough exploration of the social and biological factors that make peer pressure so powerful. The most glaring flaw of the social cure as it s presented here is that it doesn t wor

55、k vfor very long. Rage Against the Haze failed once state funding was cut. Evidence that the LoveLife program produces lasting changes is limited and mixed.There s no doubt that our peer groups exert enormous influence on our behavior. An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits a

56、s well as negative ones spread through networks of friends via social communication. This is a subtle form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behavior we see every day.Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activi

57、ties in virtuous directions. It s like the teacher who breaks up the troublemakers in the back row by pairing them with better-behaved classmates. The tactic never really works. And that s the problem with a social cure engineered from the outside: in the real world, as in school, we insist on choos

58、ing our own friends.64 .According to the first paragraph, peer pressure often emerges as.A. a supplement to the social cureB. a stimulus to group dynamicsC.an obstacle to school progressD. a cause of undesirable behavior65 .Rosenberg holds that public advocates should.A. recruit professional adverti

59、sersB. learn from advertisers experienceC. stay away from commercial advertisesD. recognize the limitations of advertisements66.In the author s view, Rosenberg s book fails to.A. adequately probe social and biological factorsB. effectively evade the flaws of the social cureC. illustrate the functions of state fundingD. produce a long-lasting social effect67.The author