Ⅱ.完形填空[2015 •齐鲁19所名校高三调研]

Laughter is so familiar to every one of us. There is an English saying that 8 ， " He who laughs last laughs the hardest. " High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days.

9 a young boy, Efron was picked on in school be?cause he was always the smallest in his class and 10 be?cause he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron's basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime, with three seconds left,he rebounded the ball and passed it to the 11 team! They scored and his team lost the game.

But history,as they say,is a thing of the 12 Now at 21, Efron is one of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, and graces the cover of Entertainment Weekly ， Hollywood's most 13 magazine, and is travelling the world 14 the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman 15 Efron as "arguably the biggest teen?age star in America right now". Simply google "Zac Efron" and you will get more than 14 million 16 Yes,it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.

Efron was born and  17  in California. He took school 18  . According to Efron, he would go crazy if he got a B and not an A in school, and he was a class clown. It was his father who encouraged him to act. He took part in school 19  and acted in a local theatre group.  He also 20 singing lesions. He graduated from high school in 2006 and was 21 to the University of Southern California to study film. But he put it off―why study movies 22  you can star in them?

   Now Efron is also earning more than $ 3 million for his 23 in High School Musical 3. Not bad for a 21-year-old boy. But Efron  24  remembers those bullies (仗势欺人者).

"You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they 25  ，"Efron said. "Also, when you get made fun of, when people point out your 26 ， it's an opportunity for you to rise above."

Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie busi?ness. And he can now  27  all the way to the bank.

8.A. says                                   B.   goes
C.  reads                                D.   talks

9. A. As                                    B.   Like
C.  For                                   D.   To

 10. A. teased                              B.   admired

C.  liked                              D.   hated

11. A. strong                              B.   right
C.wrong                           D.   active

12.  A. past                                B.   present
C.  moment                         D.   time

13. A. effective                           B.   respectful
C.  valuable                         D.   influential

14.A. acting                              B.   promoting
C.  advancing                       D.   performing

15. A, thought                         B.   served
C.  described                       D.   treated

16.A. responses                       B.   pictures
C.  passages                        D.   comments

17. A. hired                           B.   raised
C.  directed                         D.   trapped

18. A. seriously                       B.   formally
C.  cautiously                       D.   easily

19. A. meetings                         B.   reports

C.lectures                       D.   performances

20. A. taught                              B.   took

C.  cancelled                       D.   escaped

21.A. admitted                     B.   recognized
C.  realized                          D.   relieved

22. A. that                              B.   when
C.  whether                            D.   which

23. A. career                             B,   role
C.  result                            D.   movie

24.  A. even                             B.   yet
C.  still                              D.   ever

25.  A. admire                          B.   observe
C.  earn                             D.   consider

26.  A. descriptions                    B.   weaknesses

C. strengths                       D.   excuses

27. A. laugh                             B.   cry
C.  sing                               D.   run

B [2015 •安徽合肥高三二检]

Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet, thanks to a device(装置)developed by doctors in Israel.

The device will be used by breathing in and out through the nose, according to a study. Healthy people who tested the device quickly learned to play computer games and write sentences by sniffing. Encouraged by the results, the re?searchers decided to test their device on people who are para?lysed (雜 疾的) but whose intelligence remains normal. Ten paralysed people who tested the device quickly learned to use their noses to write words, open a web page, copy words and put them into a search engine.

With their success in helping severely disabled people to communicate, the researchers decided to make use of the new technology to design an electric wheelchair to be driven by sniffs.

Ten healthy people easily mastered sniff-driving a wheel?chair through a maze, and a 30-year-old man who had been paralysed from the neck down for six years was as good a sniff-driver as the healthy participants at his second attempt. In other words, a paralysed person could use the sniff con?troller to drive an electric wheelchair.

At the moment, sniff-controlled technology is still in the stage of development, and the Weizmann Institute of Science has already applied for a patent on the device. "I'll be very happy if it can help us to make money, but the real problem is that I hope someone will develop it, because this would help a lot of people," said Sobel, one of the lead researchers of the study.

4.What's the purpose of the passage?

 A.     To introduce a new invention.

B.     To equip the disabled with life skills.

C.     To show the nose's special functions.

D.     To instruct doctors to apply for a patent.

5.In the test, the paralysed people with normal intelligence can use their noses to .

 A.     type long sentences quickly

B.     play computer games easily

C.      enter a website without much difficulty

D.     communicate with others successfully

 6.With the help of the sniffing device, a 30-year-old disabled man_________ .

 A.     spent six years learning how to drive a wheelchair

B.     failed to drive through the maze at his first attempt

C.     took the wheelchair controlled by healthy participants

D.     managed to drive an electric wheelchair by sniffing

7.From the last paragraph* we can infer that the sniff-con-trolled technology___________ .

 A.     will be applied to other fields of research

B.      needs further developing to serve more people

C.      has become a patent invention

 D.   shows the wisdom and talents of Israeli doctors

I.阅读理解

A [2015 .福建六校联考]

Here's this week's list of four open jobs throughout the local area. Whether you're unemployed and need a job or you are just sick of the one you have, Roswell Patch wants to help. We know new jobs can be hard to come by these days, which is why we'll try to post a selection of jobs we've found in the area on the site each week. Happy hunting ！

Part-time Spanish Instructor―World Language Institute, Inc. ―Roswell

World Language Institute, Inc. in Roswell is currently hiring a part-time, native-speaking Spanish instructor. Appli?cants must be able to pass a background check and drive a 15-passenger bus to pick up students from several schools, from 2 pm―6 pm Monday―Friday. The position pays $ 10 per hour. More information about the job is available online.

Experienced Servers一Chili's―Alpharetta

Chili's in Alpharetta is seeking experienced servers to add to its team. Qualifications will include being clean and neat and having great attitudes and customer service skills. The pay is $ 1， 500 per month, tips not included. Stop by the store to fill out an application. More information about this position is available online.

Registered Nurse―North Fulton Regional Hospital―Ro?swell

North Fulton Regional Hospital is looking for a RN/reg?istered nurse to fill a 12-hour night shift. The position pays $ 2,000 per month. Applicants must be registered and previ?ous hospital experience is preferred. More information about the position is available online.

Software Engineer~~ControlScan―Alpharetta ControlScan in Alpharetta is hiring a software engineer. Applicants should have five or more years of relevant experi?ence, as well as advanced knowledge of computer technology. Pay is commensurate(相称的，相当的)with experience. More information about the position can be found online.

1.Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. On a website.                      B.  In a newspaper.
C. In a magazine.                     D.  In a textbook.

2.World Language Institute, Inc. is looking for .

 A.    a school bus driver

B.     a full-time teacher

C.     a Spanish teacher

D.    a Spanish manager

3.Who will mainly work at night?

 A.     Robert, hired by ControlScan.

B.     John, hired by World Language Institute, Inc.

C.     Jane, hired by North Fulton Regional Hospital.

D.     Sally, hired by Chili's.

Ⅲ.语法填空[2015 •乌鲁木齐高三二诊]

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I had a disease, 14._____ made my life difficult and demanding. This disease was called "And then I'm happy."

I first 15.____(catch)it in middle school. During my younger years, I seemed to always enjoy each day of my life. During those middle school years, however, I started to look to the future more and more and enjoy today less and less. At first, I thought 16. _____________ (get)into high schooland being a teenager would make me happy. Then the dream changed  to  being on  my own  in  college.   Next came 17. ______  great job. After that was the dream of raising a family. Then there was retiring and enjoying my life. Each dream postponed my 18. ____________ (happy) a little further.

19. _________    (final) , I realized that 20. _____________   I kept going this way, I would never be happy.   And I came 21. ______(see)that it would be much better to be happy now than to live with this disease. So I began to keep a happy heart and a loving soul rather 22. ____________ to wait for life to become perfect.   These days I  still occasionally suffer 23. _____ the disease, but I heal myself by knowing that I can choose love and joy every second of my life.

Ⅱ.阅读七选五[2015 •甘肃民乐一中高三一诊]

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People often say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and that's actually quite true. 9 After all, making a good first impression is all about making others feel good when spending time with them. The following tips will help you make a positive impression every time.

•  Dress appropriately.

10 That means dressing up or putting on nice, clean, situation-appropriate clothes for social situations. It isn't difficult and it doesn't have to cost you much, either.

•   Be aware of your body language.

Words express very little of what you say. Body lan?guage can tell someone a lot about your mood and confidence level. 11 Eye contact is an easy way to make others feel comfortable, important and special. Nervous body language can make others uncomfortable and anxious. Try to be aware of your body language when communicating with others.

•  Respect the opinions of others.

Not everyone will have the same opinion with you, and friendly disagreements can be a gateway to a great conversa?tion. Respect other people's right to have their own opinion. Respect the opinions of others even if you disagree with them. 12

 People love talking about themselves, but generally, you want to be careful of taking over the conversation. By listen?ing carefully to what others are saying, you are not only mak?ing them feel important, but also gathering cues you need to keep the conversation going and bridge to new topics.

A.     Be a careful listener.

B.     Show an interest in every person you meet.

C.     Smile especially when first meeting someone.

D.     Make sure you look nice whenever you meet
someone new.

E.     Meeting new people and starting conversations is often challenging.

F.      Others will want to be with you and help you make a good impression.

G.     Don't force others to believe what you believe or to see things only as you see them.

B [2015 '商丘高三一模]

As more people use smart phones to pay bills and store personal information, strict password security has become more important than ever. A new study shows that free-form gestures―sweeping fingers in shapes across the screen of a smart phone一can be used to unlock phones. These gestures are less likely to be observed and reproduced by others than traditional typed passwords.

"All that it takes to steal a password is a quick eye," said one of the researchers of the study. "With all the person?al information we have on our phones today, improving their security is becoming increasingly necessary. ，， In developing a secure solution to this problem, the researchers studied the practicality of using free-form gestures. With the ability to create any shape in any size and location on the screen? these gestures were popular as passwords. Since users create them without following a template* the researchers predicted these gestures would allow for greater complexity.

The researchers carried out a create-test-retest experi?ment where 63 people were asked to create a gesture, recall it, and recall it again 10 days later. These gestures were cap?tured on a recognizer system designed by the team. Using this data, they tested the complexity and accuracy of each gesture usijig information theory. The result of their analysis is that people are favourable to use free-form gestures as passwords.

To put their analysis into practice, the researchers then had seven students in computer science and engineering, each with considerable experience with touch screens (触摸屏)， attempt to steal a free-form gesture password by observing a phone user secretly. None of them were able to copy the ges?tures with enough accuracy. These gestures appear to be extremely powerful against attacks.

Though the testing is in its early stage and widespread adaptation of this technology is not yet clear, the research team plans to continue to analyse the security and manage?ment of free-form passwords in thefuture. They believe this is the first study to explore free-form gestures as passwords. They willsoonpublish their findings.

5.What can we learn about free-form gestures?

A.     They are improving mobile security in a way.

B.     Users will have to make use of simple gestures.

C.     They will never be copied by others.

D.     Users must move their fingers in fixed shapes.

6.The experiment in Paragraph 4 is to test the ______________  of

free-form gestures.

A. template                               B. application

C.  accuracy                            D. security

7.According   to   the  text,   the  researchers   think that

A.     it is easy to steal any password with a quick eye

B.     better ways of setting passwords should be developed

C.     people had better not use smart phones to pay bills

D.     personal information should not be stored in a phone

8.The main purpose of the text is to_____________ .

A.     advise people to use free-form gestures

B.     discuss whether smart phones are safe

C.     talk about the practicality of passwords

D.     introduce the study of a new password

I.阅读理解

A [2015 •成都外国语学校高三月考]

Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically* what are the values which Americans live by. They have never given the matter any thought.

Over the years I have introduced thousands of interna?tional visitors to life in the United States. This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visi?tors. I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most (but not all) Americans, and that understand?ing these values can help you, the international visitor, un?derstand Americans.

It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans, they will then be able to understand 95 % of American actions which might otherwise appear "strange"confusingor "unbelievable" when evaluated from the perspective of the foreigners' own society and its values.

The different behaviour of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs, assumptions and values of that particular group. When you encounter an action, or hear a statement in the United States which surpri?ses you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet.

1.An ordinary American can't tell you his/her value system
because_________ .

 A.     this is something an American lives by

B.     everyone will have his/her own value system

C.     he/she has never thought about it

D.     values are something often in his/her thought

2.The author lists 13 values in his booklet to .

 A.     invite foreigners to visit America

B.     look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors

C.     describe the confusing actions of most Americans

D.     help international visitors understand Americans

3. The underlined word "ingrained" in Paragraph 3 most probably means "__________ ，

A. rooted in minds                   B.  found in grains

C.  planted for food                D.  prepared with grains

4. Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange, con?fusing or unbelievable way probably because .

 A.     Americans are hard to understand

B.     Americans have values which are entirely different from their own

C.     they view Americans according to the values in their own society

D.     it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them

II.完形填空[2015 •东北师范大学高三三模]

I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50% of hearing in my left ear when I was a little boy. My doctors 9 that I would be completely deaf by now, and today, my remaining hearing  10  to 20% , so I think I'm doing pretty 11 .

For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant he owned. I was 12 I e-mailed a well-known New York City DJ ： "I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?" He wrote back the next day_: "Challenge 13 ." He tutored me twice a week for two years, helping me develop proper skills. I practised four hours a day. Now when I'm 14 ， muscle memory takes over.

15 I started, I wouldn't tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just 16 ， introduce myself and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone would say, "Oh, here's the check. " And I'd say, "What? Oh, I can't hear." They were always so 17 Sometimes I would bring doctor's 18 because they wouldn't believe me. It was re?assurance that they were giving me gigs(现场演奏会)not out of 19 but because I was good. 20 people started call?ing me "Deaf DJ".

Music is not all about 21 . For each show, I can hear some of the lower frequencies and feel the 22 in my feet. I can feel the energy of the song and the  23 goes crazy.

  Next time you go dancing,  24 your ears, and you'll feel a little bit of  25  I do it. You'll start using your other senses. You'll start seeing that you're able to hear the music in a 26 way.

  Now, I play all sorts of get-togethers on various occasions. I also go to schools for the deaf and talk to the students about 27 and believing in themselves. I tell their parents, "My 28 to you is to let your kids chase their dreams. I'm a deaf DJ，so why not?"

9. A. agreed                               B. confirmed
C.  predicted                          D. admitted

10. A. increased                            B. stayed
C.  dropped                              D. kept

11.A. well                                    B. much
C.  badly                                 D. little

12.A. disappointed                      B. moved
C. embarrassed                  D. hooked

13. A. refused                             B. accepted
C.  found                             D. obtained

14.A. singing                             B. watching
C.  performing                      D. listening

15. A. When                                  B. While
C.  After                                 D. Until

16. A. cheer up                         B.  show up
C.  look up                          D.  call up

17. A. satisfied                           B. frightened
C.  worried                         D. surprised

18.A. notes                                B. orders
C.  schedules                       D. letters

19. A. encouragement                   B. favour
C.  sympathy                        D. respect

20.A. Occasionally                   B. Eventually
C.  Regularly                    D. Immediately

21.  A. sensing                             B. playing
C.  feeling                             D. hearing

22. A. beat                             B. noise
C.  clap                               D. wave

23 A. music                                  B. song

C.  crowd                           D. manager

24. A. fold                           B. cover
C.  close                             D. touch

25.  A. what                          B. that
C.  why                               D. how

26. A. funny                            B. traditional
C.  strange                          D. different

27. A. motivation                          B. talent

C.ability                       D. qualification

28. A. chance                         B. advice
C. idea                               D. motto

B [2015*山西太原高三模拟]

Whether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job.

A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry, proofreading and problem-solving.

In an office-based experiment, 88 per cent of the partici?pants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.

The study also found that 81 per cent of the participants completed their fastest work when music was played.

And it matters what type of music you listen to. For in?stance, if you're doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.

Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 per cent of the participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs.

During proofreading ， dance music ， such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact on participants in?creasing their speed by 20 per cent compared to tests under?taken with no music at all.

Dance music also had a positive effect on spellchecking with a 75 per cent pass rate compared to 68 per cent when no music was played at all.

The research, undertaken by Brighton-based Mindlab In?ternational, suggests that silent offices may be the least pro?ductive.

"The Music Works experiment revealed a positive corre?lation between music and productivity. Overall, it showed that when listening to music, nine out of ten people per?formed better," said Dr David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International.

5.Whose music can help you do maths homework according to the study?

A.     The music of Justin Bieber.

B.     The music of Mozart.

C.     The music of David Guetta.

D.     The music of David Lewis.

6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

A.     Music can make you relaxed.

B.     Music can help you enter data faster.

C.     Music can improve maths skills.

D.     Music has a positive effect on spellchecking.

7.The result of the experiment showed that when music was
played, _________ .

A.     88% of people worked faster

B.     81 % of people did their most accurate work

C.     90% of people worked better

D.     75 % of people completed data entry task faster

8. What can we conclude from the passage?

A.     Music may be helpless to people in offices.

B.     Silent offices can make people work better.

C.     Different kinds of music have the same effect.

D.     Silent offices may make people work least profitably.

I.阅读理解

A [2015'甘肃天水市高三二联] The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.

Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher's instruc?tions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.

But there was a big surprise. Each child received a nor?mal job. But Rita's job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disap?pointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing some?thing special with that job of little interest.

Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.

One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, "Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rainforest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.，，

That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and respon?sible. And many children learnt that to be given the most im?portant task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.

1. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.     Each child got an important job.

B.     Each child got an interesting job.

C.     The perfect student got the job of everyone's prefer?ence.

D.     The most responsible student got the job of least in?terest.

2.What is Rita's attitude to her father's suggestion?
A. Negative.                     B. Uncertain.

C.  Totally positive.               D. Acceptive.

3.We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a

A. hunter                       B. director

C.  biologist                    D. principal

4. Which would be the best title for the passage?

 A.     Never complain about life

B.     Small tasks can lead to fortunes

C.     Men are best known by their friends

D.     Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck