专题训练卷(三)学海导航·高中新课标总复习(第二轮)·英语
专题训练卷(三)
(1)(8 min.)
(2012·雅礼月考一)Last Halloween my 5yearold son entered a pumpkindecorating (南瓜装饰)contest at his school. He was so proud of his entry—a wild combination(结合) of carvings, paint and feathers he had constructed all by himself, with his own kindergartner's sense of art. He lugged(拉) it __1__ to the school cafeteria and we placed it among the other entries, a very creative bunch of witch pumpkins, snowman pumpkins, scary pumpkins, even a bubblegum blowing pumpkin __2__ a baseball cap. “Wow，” I thought to myself, “the judges are going to have a(n) __3__ time choosing a winner.”
I guess the judges must have thought __4__ because they didn't choose one. When we returned to __5__ for the annual fall dinner that evening, we saw that all the pumpkins had been __6__ the same black and gold ribbon(丝绸绶带，代表荣誉之物). My son, __7__ searching to see if he'd won, __8__ asking me, “Which pumpkin won? Where's the winner？”
What could I Say? “Well, it looks like everyone won. Look: you got a ribbon, honey！”
Kids are smart. That didn't __9__ him. “Yeah, but who won？” he asked. I could sense his disappointment and my own disappointment as well. What's the point of having a __10__ if you're not going to pick a winner?
I understand what the school was trying to do. The judges __11__ to send the message that all the children had done a great job and deserved to be recognized. I worry that a different message was sent, one that said losing is a hardship that no one should have to __12__.
1. A. seriously
B. nervously
C. secretly
D. proudly
2. A. dressing
B. wearing
C. dressed
D. buying
3. A. happy
B. tough
C. interesting
D. easy
4. A. a funny thing
B. a bad thing
C. the same thing
D. differently
5. A. the school cafeteria
B. the judges
C. kindergarten
D. our home
6. A. awarded
B. rewarded
C. drawn
D. prized
7. A. directly
B. happily
C. likely
D. eagerly
8. A. went on
B. insisted on
C. kept
D. repeated
9. A. praise
B. surprise
C. disappoint
D. satisfy
10. A. a contest
B. a dinner
C. a judge
D. a pumpkin
11. A. had
B. meant
C. promised
D. agreed
12. A. go through
B. find out
C. think about
D. search for
(2)(8 min.)
Many of us hold on to little resentment(怨恨)that may come from an argument, a misunderstanding or some other painful events. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us —
__1__
this is the only way we can forgive or
__2__
a friendship or family relationship. An acquaintance of mine, whose health isn't very good, recently told me that she hadn't spoken to her son in almost three years. “Why not？” I asked. She said that she and her son had had a(n)
__3__
about his wife and that she wouldn't
__4__
to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she
__5__
at the beginning and said, “I can't do that. He's the one who should apologize. ” She was truly
__6__
to die before reaching out to her only son first. After a little gentle
__7__， however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and
__8__
an apology of his own.
As is usually the case, when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins. Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our
__9__
are more important than our happiness. However, if you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost never more important than
__10__
yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go and reach out. Let other
people be
__11__. This doesn't mean that you're wrong. Everything will be fine. You'll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right. You'll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”， they will become
__12__
defensive and more loving toward you.
1. A. believing
B. doubting
C. questioning
D. wondering
2. A. make
B. correct
C. keep
D. decide
3. A. discussion
B. agreement
C. disagreement
D. fight
4. A. say
B. tell
C. talk
D. speak
5. A. accepted
B. agreed
C. apologized
D. refused
6. A. willing
B. hurrying
C. unwilling
D. glad
7. A. sleep
B. encouragement
C. movement
D. satisfaction
8. A. accepted
B. offered
C. refused
D. lent
9. A. decisions
B. friends
C. positions
D. relatives
10. A. letting
B. making
C. enjoying
D. allowing
11. A. true
B. nice
C. good
D. right
12. A. better
B. less
C. more
D. fewer
(3)(8 min.)
Prof Dennis Brown once gave his class a special homework to “go to someone you love and tell them” you love them. It has to be someone you have __1__ said those words to before or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time. Now that doesn't sound like a very tough assignment, __2__ you realize that most of the students were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho”.
In the next class, one of the men raised his hand to __3__ his homework. He began by saying, “Dennis, I was quite angry at first. Who were you to tell me to do something that __4__？ But when driving home I knew exactly the answer.”
“Five years ago, my father and I had a furious disagreement. Since then, we __5__ seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. So by the time I got home I had __6__ myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.”
“The next afternoon, I was at my parents' house ringing the doorbell, praying that Dad would answer the door. I was afraid if Mom answered that I would __7__ and tell her instead. But as luck would have it, Dad did answer the door. I didn't __8__ any time — I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.’”
“It was as if a transformation came over my dad. Before his face __9__， the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it.’ It was such a __10__ moment I hadn't felt that great in a long time.”
“But that's not even my __11__. Two days after that visit, my dad had a sudden heart attack and ended up in the hospital, __12__.”
“So my message to all of you in this is: Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now！”
1. A. never
B. frequently
C. ever
D. usually
2. A. when
B. until
C. if
D. before
3. A. tell
B. hand
C. give
D. share
4. A. emotional
B. secret
C. personal
D. hard
5. A. began
B. prevented
C. kept
D. avoided
6. A. thought
B. convinced
C. asked
D. ordered
7. A. step out
B. fade away
C. chicken out
D. turn away
8. A. waste
B. hesitate
C. wait
D. lose
9. A. laughed
B. relieved
C. smiled
D. softened
10. A. important
B. precious
C. moved
D. valueless
11. A. point
B. assignment
C. end
D. story
12. A. unknown
B. unconcerned
C. unconscious
D. unhappy
(4)(8 min.)
Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __1__ the talk with slides(幻灯片), writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out __2__.The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __3__ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the __4__ themselves to understand.
Most institutions provide courses which __5__ new students to develop the skills they need to be __6__ listeners and notetakers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful studyskills guides which enable learners to practice these skills __7__. In all cases it is important to __8__ the problem before actually starting your studies.
It is important to __9__ that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of __10__ these difficulties is to attend the language and studyskills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic __11__ is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, __12__ ideas and provide support.
1. A. extending
B. illustrating
C. performing
D. conducting
2. A. assignments
B. information
C. content
D. definition
3. A. suspects
B. understands
C. wonders
D. convinces
4. A. teachers
B. classmates
C. partners
D. students
5. A. prevent
B. require
C. assist
D. forbid
6. A. effective
B. passive
C. relative
D. expressive
7. A. independently
B. repeatedly
C. logically
D. generally
8. A. evaluate
B. acquaint
C. tackle
D. formulate
9. A. predict
B. acknowledge
C. argue
D. ignore
10. A. preventing
B. withstanding
C. sustaining
D. overcoming
11. A. statement
B. strategy
C. situation
D. suggestion
12. A. exchange
B. find
C. make
D. change
(5)(8 min.)
There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He was a(n)__1__piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song. The man said, “I don't sing.”
But the customer was__2__. He told the waiter, “I'm__3__listening to the piano. I want that guy to sing.” The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey buddy! If you want to get__4__， sing a song. The customers are asking you to sing！” So he had no__5__but to sing a song. To his__6__， he sang so well that everybody remained silent for a few minutes before they __7__ prolonged cheering. He had the__8__he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar, but because he had to sing, he went on to become one of the bestknown__9__in America. He was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your “talent” is very great, but it may be__10__than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be__11__. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you__12__！ The better question is not “what ability do I have？” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have？”
1. A.
ordinary
B. professional
C.
strange
D.
good
2. A.
generous
B. persistent
C.
rude
D.
hard
3. A.
tired of
B. fond of
C.
interested in
D.
afraid of
4. A.
changed
B. promoted
C.
paid
D.
inspired
5. A.
chance
B. choice
C.
right
D.
space
6. A.
surprise
B. delight
C.
disappointment
D.
sorrow
7. A.
shouted at
B. called out
C.
burst out
D.
burst into
8. A.
status
B. opportunity
C.
emotion
D.
gift
9. A.
pianists
B. dancers
C.
singers
D.
waiters
10. A.
worse
B. better
C.
smaller
D.
easier
11. A.
improved
B. changed
C.
corrected
D.
displayed
12. A.
possess
B. use
C.
master
D.
borrow
(6)(8 min.)
The Monkey with the Wooden Apples
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and __1__ when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful __2__. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys __3__ them, he held onto them even tighter.
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. They glistened (闪亮) red in the __4__， and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn't even notice his __5__ at first.
A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn't bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn't __6__， either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails.
The apples became __7__， and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn't climb trees or collect fruit with his hands __8__. What if he just let go?
Letting go of such __9__ things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He __10__ the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we __11__ carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go off them seems crazy. But __12__： only with open hands can we receive something else.
1. A. walking
B. shouting
C. resting
D. crying
2. A. bananas
B. pears
C. stones
D. apples
3. A. picked
B. carried
C. saw
D. enjoyed
4. A. rain
B. sun
C. shade
D. wind
5. A. appearance
B. hunger
C. danger
D. home
6. A. stop
B. look
C. relax
D. breathe
7. A. heavier
B. larger
C. taller
D. cheaper
8. A. full
B. dirty
C. wet
D. flat
9. A. expensive
B. delicious
C. strange
D. valuable
10. A. finished
B. dropped
C. sold
D. passed
11. A. always
B. seldom
C. never
D. sometimes
12. A. copy
B. write
C. remember
D. hope
(7)(8 min.)
(2012·湖南教育考试院一模)Laomi and her husband along with their son were __1__ to leave their home and move to a foreign land because of a __2__ famine(饥荒) in their homeland. Over time, the son married a foreign daughter. Then, her husband and son __3__， leaving Laomi and her daughterinlaw, widows. In those times, widows, especially foreign widows, had no support. These two women were alone and without __4__. So Laomi set out to return home to the place she had left. She encouraged her daughterinlaw to return to her family. But Ruth spoke words of loyalty, __5__， and grace to Laomi: “Don't urge me to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people. Where you die I will die, and there I will be __6__.”
These two women, broken by life but tied to each other by __7__， returned to Laomi's home. It was hard and dangerous for Ruth to __8__ Laomi, but Ruth did it to provide for her motherinlaw. Before long, Ruth's faithfulness and beauty caught the __9__ of a man named Boaz, who made sure Ruth was provided enough opportunity to provide for Laomi and also made sure she was protected from those who might __10__ her. Ruth was surprised by such grace and tenderness.
Laomi's bitterness began to __11__ due to the faithfulness of Ruth. Ruth was __12__ by Boaz and became his wife. The story ends with Laomi, the one who was once nicknamed “Bitterness”， living a happy life.
1. A. reminded
B. sent
C. forced
D. allowed
2. A. severe
B. obvious
C. curious
D. nervous
3. A. escaped
B. died
C. disappeared
D. left
4. A. care
B. sense
C. doubt
D. hope
5. A. bravery
B. faithfulness
C. luck
D. seriousness
6. A. living
B. working
C. defeated
D. buried
7. A. happiness
B. friendship
C. curiosity
D. love
8. A. get used to
B. pay attention to
C. take care of
D. make use of
9. A. imagination
B. eye
C. interest
D. sight
10. A. abuse
B. tease
C. cheat
D. fight
11. A. better
B. change
C. sweeten
D. improve
12. A．admired
B. respected
C. favored
D. selected
(8)(8 min.)
(原创)I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself.
All this __1__ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy __2__ because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the __3__ to keep pace with the others on the team. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ __4__ it”， I wouldn't have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! I didn't even know the rules of the game, much less what I was doing. __5__， I wasn't the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to __6__ on learning the game and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't __7__ “just yet”．
Soon I knew the __8__ and the “moves”. The competitive
__9__ in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the __10__ — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my __11__ selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn't __12__ I had the right answer.
1. A. continued
B. changed
C. settled
D. started
2. A. idea
B. plan
C. belief
D. saying
3. A. right
B. chance
C. ability
D. patience
4. A. going for
B. looking for
C. cheering for
D. applying for
5. A. Interestingly
B. Fortunately
C. Obviously
D. Hopefully
6. A. focus
B. act
C. rely
D. try
7. A. want
B. do
C. support
D. know
8. A. steps
B. orders
C. rules
D. games
9. A. roles
B. part
C. mind
D. value
10. A. process
B. operation
C. movement
D. situation
11. A. expressed
B. improved
C. preserved
D. recognized
12. A. lucky
B. happy
C. sure
D. satisfied
(9)(8 min.)
(2012·师大附中月考六)Once upon a time, a man punished his 5yearold daughter for using up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more __1__ when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had glued the gold paper so as to __2__ a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you, Daddy！”
As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier __3__. But when he opened it, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. “Don't you know, young lady, ” he said __4__， “when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package！”
The little girl __5__ him with tears rolling from her eyes and said, “Daddy, it's not empty. I __6__ kisses into it until it was all full.”
The father was shocked. He __7__ on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his __8__ anger.
From then on the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out a(n) __9__ kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real __10__， each of us as human beings have been __11__ an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. There is no more precious __12__ anyone could hold.
1. A. upset
B. thrilled
C. excited
D. content
2. A. made
B. close
C. make
D. decorate
3. A. overhearing
B. overlooking
C. overreaction
D. overemphasis
4. A. hurriedly
B. curiously
C. sharply
D. softly
5. A. looked down upon
B. looked up at
C. looked upon
D. looked through
6. A. made
B. folded
C. invented
D. blew
7. A. fell
B. got
C. felt
D. put
8. A. extreme
B. unnecessary
C. terrible
D. unaccountable
9. A. false
B. real
C. handmade
D. imaginary
10. A. degree
B. sense
C. situation
D. way
11. A. fetched
B. claimed
C. given
D. kept
12. A. possession
B. Christmas
C. talent
D. shoebox
(10)(8 min.)
(原创)My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at __1__. As for me, I __2__ both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really __3__. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __4__ Dad to go sailing. When we were in the middle of the lake, a __5__ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit __6__. Dad was always at his best in any __7__， but at this moment he __8__.
“John! Help！” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any __9__. He was the one I always turned to for strength and security. Before I could respond, a __10__ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller but it was too late. Another huge wall of water __11__ the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely protective of him.
I swam to Dad __12__ and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳) of the boat. “It's all right, Dad. We are safe now, ” I comforted him. That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency.
1. A. boating
B. running
C. swimming
D. teaching
2. A. enjoyed
B. desired
C. hated
D. learned
3. A. unforgivable
B. unforgettable
C. cheerful
D. regretful
4. A. sent
B. ordered
C. invited
D. allowed
5. A. strong
B. gentle
C. cold
D. hot
6. A. repeatedly
B. lightly
C. hardly
D. violently
7. A. danger
B. place
C. sport
D. job
8. A. suffered
B. fell
C. froze
D. withdrew
9. A. problem
B. relationship
C. machine
D. boat
10. A. fountain
B. stream
C. shower
D. wave
11. A. got through
B. poured into
C. turned over
D. lifted up
12. A. hopelessly
B. quickly
C. slowly
D. helplessly