高三英语第八套

—Have you seen ______ film before?
—Yes. I saw it on ______ Christmas Day, but I can’t remember the exact year.

Another reason is_____ after a baby is born, fathers follow the “traditional” roles. That is, the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside.

—It is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him that he____ have taken his own life in this way.
—What a pity, indeed.

What a great weight she felt _____ off her mind the moment she heard she had been admitted to a key university.

We shall not start the project until it ____ by the committee.

—I like this dress better than that one.
— ____, but it costs almost twice____.

Don't sigh over the small achievement. _____, and I'm sure if you keep at it, you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Only after talking to two students ________ that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.

_____ the difference between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.

The meeting will be held in September, but____ knows the date for sure.

He wrote many children’ s books, nearly half of____ were published in the 1990s.

______ he once felt like giving up, he now has the determination to push further and keep on going.

Like ancient sailors, birds can find their way____ the sun and the stars.

Last year was the warmest year on record, with global temperature 0.68 ℃____ the average.

Without his wartime experiences, Hemingway____ his famous novel A Farewell to Arms.

A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them     side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud     filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning,       , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a       under their door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all      people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their       and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and      everyone in person.” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a       instead? Dario asked.
They both loved the      . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts       their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.
Finally, the day of the party     . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to    . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert,      Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I       that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we     you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t  __  how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such  __  music.”
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be   __   to play them in the evening.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to   __   the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of   __  and made him feel that they were home at last.

A．sat B．stood C．lay D．walked

A．voice B．ring C．music D．cry

A．therefore B．however C．otherwise D．instead

A．note B．poster C．bill D．report

A．proud B．rich C．lucky D．nice

A．neighbors B．friends C．relatives D．audience

A．blame B．instruct C．question D．visit

A．party B．concert C．show D．play

A．experience B．idea C．performance D．action

A．to B．with C．for D．from

A．continued B．arrived C．passed D．finished

A．order B．sell C．share D．advertise

A．treated B．presented C．helped D．served

A．promised B．admitted C．agreed D．worried

A．give B．send C．offer D．owe

A．realize B．remember C．understand D．accept

A．sweet B．strange C．funny D．loud

A．brave B．sorry C．happy D．afraid

A．changing B．practicing C．recording D．writing

A．equality B．freedom C．warmth D．sympathy

 
Of the three letters, which is in response to which?

Chances for Duke University to change its admission decision in history were_______.

What makes it impossible for the applicant to resubmit an application next year?

What can we infer form the letter about college application?

One day, Soapy Smith and I visited a shelter for badly-treated women located in a deserted section of the city. No one smiled a greeting, and they appeared uninterested in Soapy. One little girl in particular moved like a wisp (纤弱的小东西) in the background. The staff informed me that she had been there for over a month and had not spoken the entire time. Her mother said she had talked at one time but not in recent memory. I didn't want to imagine what could have happened to rob this little girl of the natural curiosity and enthusiasm so natural to childhood.
Spreading a blanket on the floor, I sat down and put Soapy on the blanket. As the silent child circled past me, I told the group that Soapy would come to talk to them if they sat on his blanket. Several children did this, including the silent girl. She sat rigidly at the edge of the blanket, legs held stiffly out straight in front of her. She was staring hard at Soapy. It appeared that he kept making eye contact with her. She didn't reach out to him or encourage him in any way. Rather she sat tensely, just staring.
Finally Soapy came to a stop about two inches from her. He quietly reached out and laid his chin on her knee. I was astonished. While a common behavior for dogs, this is not a behavior exhibited by rabbits, especially not by this rabbit.
The child did not reach out to touch Soapy. Instead, she slowly leaned toward him. When her face was within inches of his, she carefully reached out and circled him with her arms. So softly that no one in the room could hear, she began to talk. Folded around the rabbit, she pillowed her head on his back and whispered to him. Soapy remained motionless.
I looked up and noticed that the shelter workers had stopped talking. Every adult in the room froze in place. Time seemed to have stopped.
The little girl reappeared when I was preparing to leave. She reached her hands out and looked me directly in the eye. I held Soapy out to her. She wrapped him in a big hug and pressed her face against him. Suspended (悬挂) from my hands as he was, I was concerned that he would begin to struggle. Instead he reached out his head again and laid it on the child's shoulder. His breathing slowed and he closed his eyes. As quickly as it happened, the little girl released her hug and stepped back. As she turned away, I thought I saw the beginnings of a faint smile.
The rabbit in his cloud of soft, warm fur had touched something deep in the child — something that had died from too much hard experience. Soapy's innocence and trust appeared to arouse those very same qualities in the little girl. It seems the language of the heart is simple after all.
The little girl didn't speak any word because ___________.

What is the correct order of the following events?
a. The little girl gave a faint smile.
b. Soapy reached out and laid his chin on her knee.
c. The little girl carefully reached out and circled him with her arms.
d. Soapy's breathing slowed and he closed his eyes.
e. The little girl began to whisper to Soapy.

The author's purpose of writing the passage is to tell us ___________.

The best title for this passage may be ___________.

NEWS BRIEF
● "New labels to show calories
The US government ruled that all food establishments(场所) should put the calorie information of their foods on their menus. Within a year chain restaurants, like fast food KFC, will have to say clearly on their menus how many calories their fried chicken wings, fries, and other items contain. Amusement parks, movie theaters and supermarkets will also have to follow the rules. The move is designed to fight against the problem of obesity(肥胖) in the US.
● Antibiotics leading to world problem
The entire world is facing this problem; antibiotic resistance. And the resistance will lead to the deaths of 10 million people across the world by 2025, predicted a new report released by the UK government. Antibiotics are used to destroy or slow the growth of harmful bacteria in our bodies. But overuse and misuse of them can encourage bacteria to develop new ways of overcoming antibiotics, which makes it increasingly difficult for humans to fight diseases.
●___________________________________
Australia is the world's most expensive destination for international students, according to a study done by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). They have to spend an average of $ 42,000 ( about 258 ,000 yuan) a year to study at Australian universities. Singapore is not far behind, with an average yearly cost of $ 39,229, followed by the US at $ 36,564 and the UK at 35,045. However, Australia's education quality only ranks joint fourth with Canada, well below the US, the UK, and Germany. In addition, international students studying in Germany only have to pay about one-sixth the cost of studying in Australia.
● New Games sports may be added
The International Olympic Committee has canceled the 28-sportcap for future summer Olympics But each summer Games will still only be allowed 10, 500 athletes and 310 events. Countries that could host the games will discuss plans with the committee during a new invitation stage before bidding. They are also allowed to hold events outside their own countries and get financial support from the committee. No changes will be introduced for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The news brief covers ______________.

The underlined word "antibiotics" in Line 7 refers to ___________.

Which of the following fits in the blank best in the news brief?

Which of the following statements is best supported by the news brief?

If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars，we would go in darkness happily，the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number of nocturnal(夜间活动的) species on this planet. Instead，we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the sun’s light. This is a basic evolutionary fact, even though most of us don’t think of ourselves as diurnal beings. Yet it’s the only way to explain what we’ve done to the night: We’ve engineered it to  receive us by filling it with light.
The benefits of this kind of engineering come with consequences 一 called light pollution 一 whose effects scientists are only now beginning to study. Light pollution is largely the result of bad  lighting design，which allows artificial light to shine outward and upward into the sky. III-designed lighting washes out the darkness of night and completely changes the light levels 一 and light  rhythms — to which many forms of life, including, ourselves, have adapted. Wherever human light spills into the natural world, some aspect or life is affected .
In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze(霾) that mirrors our fear of the dark. We’ve grown so used to this orange haze that the original glory of an unlit nigh, - dark enough for the planet Venus to throw shadow on Earth, is wholly beyond our experience, beyond memory almost.
We^’ve lit up the night as if it were an unoccupied country, when nothing could be further form the truth. Among mammals alone, the number of nocturnal species is astonishing, Light is a powerful biological force, and on many species it acts as a magnet(磁铁). The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being “captured” by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil platforms. Migrating at night, birds tend to collide with brightly lit tall buildings.
Frogs living near brightly lit highways suffer nocturnal light levels that are as much as a million times righter than normal, throwing nearly every aspect of their behavior out of joint including most other creatures ,we do need darkness .Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.
Living in a glare of our making,we have cut ourselves off from our evolutionary and cultural heritage—the light of the stars and the rhythms of day and night .In a very real sense light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in the universe, to forget the scale of our being, which is best measured against the dimensions of a deep night with the Milky Way—the edge of our galaxy arching overhead.
According to the passage, human being           .

What does “it”(Paragraph 1) most probably refer to?

The writer mentions birds and frogs to        .

It is implied in the last paragraph that         .

What might be the best title for the passage?

Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts(蝗虫) that are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path.
And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of locusts. “We think this idea will get more people to take part in the war on the locusts.” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal’s worst affected area.
This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they move they produce young and increase their number and will soon threaten Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia.
Experts say the harmful effect on crops in areas already suffering from food shortage and war could cast many people to go hungry. Governments in the areas are not well equipped to fight the pest.
Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough. “We are now treating 6,000 hectares per day with pesticide(杀虫剂), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,” said Mohamed Adballahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.
Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the disaster, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization warned.
By using “dark cloud” to describe locusts in the first paragraph, the author mainly meant to______.

The story is mainly about______.

According to the text we learn that the locust disaster______.

Which of the following is WRONG？

任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Self-motivation is a great way for doing things better in life. Exercising not only helps you to stay fit, but also freshens up your body from within. Despite being aware of the benefits of exercise, people fail to put it in their lives, because their motivation is very limited.
An optimistic attitude will not only help you to try continuously, but also make sure you fight all possible difficulties easily. On the other hand, a pessimistic attitude will show you only the bad in what you want to do, stopping your will to try at the very beginning.
To be determined about something takes a lot of courage. It’s very easy to give up and everyone can do it. To continuously keep at it, putting in the same efforts all the time, takes courage. Be determined to lose weight. Tell yourself you have to do it.
If your role model has been in your mind, then you are very likely to follow him or her. So why not follow the path by which they have got an envious figure?
Always feel good about where you work out. This way you will be regular with your workout schedule, gradually noticing the positive effects it has on you. This makes sure that you think your surroundings positively in your mind and that your probability of visiting it increases.
Every time you lose a decided number of pounds, congratulate yourself, relax your muscles or shop for relaxation.
If you have a fast-paced lifestyle, you won’t even realize when time flies by. By exercising regularly, you’re adding more years to your life. A long life is the best motivation, isn’t it?
Apart from all these things, you must set a goal and encourage all your energy towards achieving it. Last but not least, it’s very important that you enjoy what you are doing, whether it’s working out at the gym, or practicing yoga at home.

Title: How to motivate yourself to _______
introduction	People can’t insist on exercising in their lives because they don’t have _______ motivation.
Tips	●When you have an optimistic attitude, you can try continuously and have no difficulty ____ all possible difficulties. ●To lose weight, you should put in the same efforts all the time and _____ at it with courage. ●Choose a person who has got a perfect figure as your _____ and follow their path to exercise. ●Feeling good about where you work out has some _____ effects on you. ●Once you have _____ a certain number of pounds, you’d better congratulate yourself. ●For a long term, exercising regularly ______ that you’re adding more years to your life. ● ____ a goal is helpful for encouraging all your energy towards achieving it.
conclusion	Since exercise has so many ____, you’d better enjoy what you are doing, whether it’s working out at the gym, or practicing yoga at home.

书面表达(满分25分）
高三学生学习任务繁重。体育课已成为难得的放松时间, 可目前你们体育课内容单一，有时甚至被其他学科占用。请你用英语写一篇短文，给校报投稿, 词数120左右。内容应包括：
1. 目前体育课的现状
2. 你对此现象的看法
3. 提出一些合理的建议
Dear editor,
As the college entrance examination is drawing near,
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Yours Sincerely，