It was a bad night for Lewis. His research in the neighbouring town has taken 25.   (long) than he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home. He turned into his building's parking lot,26.   all the spaces were full. He drove back out onto the street, 27.  (look) for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block was al?most empty. Lewis didn't see a "no parking" sign, but he had expected that his parking were allowed there and that most of the spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking lot 28.    two free spaces. He

was so glad to see them 29.   he didn't even think to read the sign by the 30.    (enter). He drove in， parked and hurried home to go to bed. The next morning he went back to the lot 31.  (get) his car. It was gone. He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car 32.    (steal). 33.    took the police only a minute to tell him what had happened: His car had been on a private lot.It had been taken away by the police. Lewis had to take a taxi to visit the city garage far from the city centre. He had to pay 34.   fee of 40 dollars to get his

car back. In addition, he got a parking ticket, his first one ever in Greenville.

Ⅲ.短文改错[2015 •南昌第三次模拟〗

 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

    2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

    Miss Yang is our English teacher, who always impressus deeply with her lively English class. One day when the first bell rang up,John,our monitor stood up and said,"Our Eng?lish teacher will have operation today. What will give us the lesson has not been decided yet. "The class turned silently at his words. It seemed that no one believed her. In fact, every?body was worried about Miss Yang. At this moment, Miss Yang appeared at the door,and she looked pale and tiring. She told us that she missed us very much but she didn't want to miss too many lessons. Heard this all of us were moved. How a good teacher we have!

Ⅱ.语法填空[2015'云南弥勒市高三模拟]

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based 9. __________ colours. Red is a hot colour. Americans often use 10. __________ to express heat. They may say they are red-hot about something unfair. When they are red-hot they

are very 11._____ (anger) about something. The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods 12. ___________(call) red hots for their colour and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red-hot, 13.______(especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a 14._____ (light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink 15.____ they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 16. ___________ (twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour 17._____ shows that they are in good health.

  Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is 18._____ opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful (深情的).Someone who is blue is very sad.

B  [2015 .江西省重点中学高三二模] 

No joke_: researchers say we are moving away from per?sonal ? real-world pranks and into a world of media-driven jokes and Internet boredom. Does this spell the end of April Fools' Day as we know it?

    Though pranksters (恶作剧的人)and joke-lovers in many countries now gleefully prepare to trick friends and loved ones on April Fool's Day, no one knows exactly when or why, or even where, this tradition began.

The importance of this day of prank-pulling freedom is no laughing matter. It's integral (完整的)to American cul?ture. A day of funny is important to society, and also helps humans bond. Researchers say our reaction on comedy is changing, though. And that may mean fewer pranks in the future.

"The usual pranks that we would see 50 years ago are much less common," Gary Alan Fine, a sociologist at North?western University in Illinois, told LiveScience. "I think we are seeing the decline of interpersonal pranks.，，

"At one time, pranking played a bigger role in American society. Some of the pranking was also very harmful," Jo?seph Bo skin, a professor retired from history at Boston Uni?versity, told LiveScience.

This type of harmful prank-playing was usually directed towards marginalized(使边缘化)sections of society. "Pranks have played a very big role in this situation, so I'm glad that the prankster part of it has declined, but the making fun of life in general goes on," Boskin said.

"The big problem is knowing where to draw the line be?tween playful pranks and meanness close to bullying," Fine said.

"Practical jokes of a certain sort shade into bullying, they shade into meanness and we are very concerned as a soci?ety about meanness," Fine said. "Finding out what that point is, is difficult for a society. And traditional pranking may be left out in the cold," Fine said.

5. Who will be made fun of on April Fool's Day?

 A.     Strangers.

B.     Friends and loved ones.

C.     Old men.

D.     Neighbours.

6. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?

 A.     Serious affairs.

B.     Boring things.

C.     Funny matters.

D.     Foolish matters.

7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

 A.     April Fool's Day is part of American culture.

B.     No one knows exactly where the tradition of April Fool's Day began.

C.     Pranksters and joke-lovers usually trick friends on April Fool's Day.

D.     There'll be more pranks in the future.

8.What's Boskin's attitude towards the decline of pranks?
A. Doubtful.                             B. Objective.

C.  Positive.                            D. Indifferent.

T.阅读理解

A [2015 •山东枣庄第八中学高三模拟]

  If you've ever dashed into the grocery store to pick up a tube of toothpaste, you're likely to stop before so many op?tions available. There are at least more than a dozen brands? each one presenting several different specialties of cleaning ability. Sometimes before you have enough time to take the costs ， flavours and colours into consideration ， you are warned the store is closing.

But it's not just the number of options that gives us pause for thought—it's the amount of information each option has that trips us up, too. Social scientist Barry Schwartz thinks that in part, an abundance of choices and information may make us falsely believe that even a fairly ordinary task like shopping for toothpaste has great significance than it re?ally does. He also points out that the Internet can actually make matters worse.

Our goal is to make the "perfect" choice. When we make decisions, we're motivated not only by the opportunity for gain, but also by the fear of loss. The decision-making process isn't a purely analytical one—researchers discovered that the process of making a choice lights up parts of our brains that deal with regret and emotional memories. But what we may regret most is the extra time spent analysing and comparing each and every bit of information, which can lower our decision-making ability.

One good approach is to place a value on the time it takes to make your decision, compared to the value of the decision itself. In the case of toothpaste, you probably serve your in?terests sufficiently by quickly choosing any toothpaste that keeps white teeth securely rooted in your minty(薄荷味的） mouth.

1. We can learn from the first paragraph that .

A.     more options help people make the right decision

B.     different kinds of toothpaste function similarly

C.     people's personal preferences affect their choices

D.     time is wasted on making insignificant decisions

 2.  What can we infer from the second paragraph? 

  A. People often make wrong decisions.

B.  There are no small decisions in life.

C. The Internet provides more options.

D. Careful choice is worth the effort.

3. In making choices,people have to balance ____________ .

 A.     time and place

B.     gain and loss

C.     regret and memories

D.     opportunity and motivation

4.The writer's purpose in writing this text is to .

 A.     give advice on how to make a quick and right choice

B.     show how valuable time is wasted for nothing

C.     describe the choice-making process in our brain

D.     offer tips on how to save time when shopping

Scientists in theUKhave grown a living human "brain". The team at Aston University created a tiny bunch of cells which act like a mini nervous system.

They believe it could help find a cure for worse mental conditions like Parkinson's disease. Professor Michael Coleman is leading the research programme. He explained, "We are aiming to be able to study the human brain at the most basic level, using an actual liv?ing human cell system. Cells have to be alive and oper?ating efficiently to enable us to really understand how the brain works. The experiment involves changing cells from a cancer tumour (肿瘤)and making them be?have like brain cells.

Although far from finished, researchers hope the false brain cells will give them a greater understanding of how real brains work. This, in turn, could signifi?cantly further research into conditions which affect the brain. Neil Hunt, chief leader of the research group, said, "It is still very early days, but in the future the re?search could lead to a useful tool for looking into dementia (痴呆）."

The technique could also provide a way to carry on animal tests and is being supported by the Humane Re?search Trust ( HRT). The scientists predict that over the next ten years a million people will develop dementia. Professor Coleman believes their findings could change this. He said, "We hope our research will provide scien?tists with a new and highly relational human experimen?tal model to help them understand the brain better and develop new drugs to control the related disease. How?ever, the biggest challenge at present is that we are greatly short of fund, which will slow our research.，，

1.UKscientists grow a living human "brain" in orderto    .

A.study the structure of human brain

B.make use of a living human cell system

Cdiscover how human brain really works

D.separate cells from a cancer tumour

2.According to Neil Hunt, research into brain cells

A.will get finished as early as possible

B.will make people discover dementia

C.will affect the brain growth in many ways

D.will help to treat some diseases in the nerve system

3 From the last paragraph, we can know that .

A.the technique provided by HRT is immature

B.animal tests are no longer allowed by law

C.a million people suffer from brain diseases

D.the research programme lacks financial support

4.The text is intended to    .

A.tell us about a breakthrough in medical research

B.introduce a research programme in human's brain

C.introduce the progress of drugs for dementia

D.tell us about health problems in the nerve system

Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its 5 piece. But because it was 6 and therefore could roll only very slowly, it 7 the flow?ers along the way. It 8 with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but 9 of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and 10 searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted 11 .It incorporated (合并)the missing piece into itself and began to roll.      12     it was a per?feet circle, it could roll very fast,     13     fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it 14    ， left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

The 15 of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange 16 we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has 17 is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it 18 like to nourish his soul with the dream of something 19 . When we accept that 20 is part of being human and when we can continue rolling 21 life and appreciate it, we will have 22 a wholeness that others can only-desire, which, I believe, is 23 God asks of us―not "Be perfect", not "Don't even make a mistake", 24 "Be whole".

5.    A. other  B. missing

      C. rest     D. remaining

6.    A. incomplete B. ugly

      C.    ordinary  D.    unusual

7.    A.    picked     B.    watered

      C.    admired   D.    planted

8.    A.    played     B.    chatted

      C.    sang D.    danced

9.    A.    neither    B.    each

      C.    all    D.    none

10.   A.    carried out      B.    put on

      C.    worked out     D.    kept on

11.   A.    especially       B.    permanently

      C.    perfectly  D.    constantly

12.   A. Although    B. Now that

      C. Unless D. As long as

13.   A. very   B. too

     C. so       D. how

14.   A. stopped      B. continued

     C. hesitated     D. cried

15.   A. lesson B. root

     C. reason D. cause

16.   A. degree       B， level

        C. sense   D. manner

17.   A. nothing      B. something

     C. little   D. everything

18.   A. smells B. feels

     C. looks  D. sounds

19.   A. better  B. common

     C. impractical D. worse

20.   A. strength     B. kindness

     C. imperfection      D. benefit

21.   A. behind       B. at

   C. of       D. through

22.   A. recognized B. searched

   C. achieved     D. founded

23.   A. which B. how

    C. that     D. what

24.   A. but     B. while

    C. and     D. otherwise

Ⅱ.完形填空[2015 城市时杨中学高三第三次调研]

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can 9 it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel 10 if they can't. If the children really want to go, they'll find a 11 . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and 12 ones who can't afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to 13 ， their par?ents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 14 to babysit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 15 but not an obli?gation (责任 ，义 务）.

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes， they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a person?al 16 A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 17 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 18 , so afraid of failing that he (or she) wont try at all. Of course they should be 19 correc?ted when they do wrong, but it's often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 20 . All our parents should do is trust them, respect them, tolerat"宽容)them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 21 . When criticisms(批评)are really needed, they should be  22  with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

   Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 23  to build their lives.  This means teaching them to 24 the rights and opinions of others ； it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and 25 . A child who is lied to will 26 . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

   No child asks to be 27  If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child 28 .

9.A.find                                      B. afford
 C.get                                        D. accept

10. A. disappointed                           B. unhappy
C.  guilty                                 D. dissatisfied

11.A.supply                                   B. hope
C.way                                         D. hand

12. A. healthy                                  B. honest
C.  eager                                    D. wealthy

13.A. get a job                              B.  get married
C.  go abroad                           D.  live alone

14.A.time                                      B. duty
C.  right                                      D. energy

15. A. service                                    B. pleasure
C.  habit                                      D. favour

16.A.affair                                      B. value
C.  belief                                    D. ability

17. A. compared                                B. brought
C.  forced                                    D. taken

18. A. unusual                                  B. unsure
C.   unknown                               D. unfair

19.A. gently                                  B. properly
C.  nearly                                  D. possibly

20.  A. in time                            B.  now and then
C.  at once                                D.  right now

21. A. honour                                 B.  failure
C.  progress                                 D. test

22. A. mixed                                  B. included
C,   balanced                             D. shared

23.A.it                                     B. which
C.  whom                                  D. what

24. A. consider                                B. refuse
C.  follow                                 D. respect

25. A. blame                                 B. experience
C.  example                                D. lesson

26.A.lie                                     B. win
C. lose                                    D.cry

27.A.praised                                B. born
C. alone                                  D. poor

28. A. everything                               B. nothing

C. anything                           D. something

B [2015 •山东省滕州市高三模拟] Hello. I'm Jan from Mrs Lake's class. My class want to work together to help the public. We think we have found a great way to do this. Last month we did a class project on the highways near our town. We learned about the Adopt-a-High?way Programme. This programme brings people together to pick up litter along the roads. We think it would be a great i-dea for all students in our school to join the programme and a-dopt a highway.

Adopting a highway is not like adopting a pet. When a highway is adopted, only part of the highway is cared for by a group of people. The group agrees to work every week to keep its part of the highway clean. Each group gets its own sign that has the name of the group printed on it. The sign is put up at the side of the road. This sign lets drivers know who is keeping that area of the road clean.

The Adopt-a-Highway Programme is a great way for people to help their environment look nicer. Also, the govern?ment does not have to send out many road workers. This saves money. Finally, people may try harder to keep roads clean if they see people, especially teenagers like us, cleaning them up.

We will need helpers to care for our adopted highway. If you want to feel great and keep our roads clean, please come with your parents to the meeting next week. We will meet in Mrs Lake's room on Wednesday at 6:00 pm. At the meeting, we will talk about which roads are the dirtiest as a result of people's unkind acts. Then we'll try to pick an area to adopt and clean.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. Remember to keep our roads clean!

5.What is the Adopt-a-Highway Programme about?

 A.     Giving names to the highways.

B.     Drawing pictures of highways.

C.     Picking up litter along the roads.

D.     Putting up signs near the roads.

6. What should the students do first if they want to join the programme?

 A.     Pick a spot to care for.

B.     Call Mrs Lake next week.

C.     Write a letter to their parents.

D.     Go to a meeting on Wednesday.

7.What is the purpose of this speech?

 A.     To encourage students to join the programme.

B.     To introduce the traffic system.

C.     To show drivers how to drive safely.

D.     To tell a story about adopting a pet.

8. Which of the following can be the best title for the pas?sage?

 A.     Adopt-a-Pet Programme

B.     Adopt-a-Highway Programme

C.     Ways to protect the environment

D.     Volunteers on roads

I.阅读理解

A [2015 .江淮名校高三第二次联考] People laugh and people cry. But it is thought that emo?tions such as anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears (落泪者)is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behaviour, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).

Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emo?tional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that increase survival.

Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance from others (as a crying baby might from its mother) ， the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vocal(有声的)cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears that there must be something special about tears themselves.

Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in easing stress. University of Minneso?ta researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently separated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of expo?sure to cutting onions would contain no such substance.

Other researchers are looking into the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University's Tear Analysis Laboratory Dr Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of "dry eye" syndrome(综合征）and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to meas?ure exposure to environmental pollutants.

1.  What does the phrase " both those responses" in Para?graph 1 refer to ？

A.    Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happi?ness.

B.     The embarrassment and unpleasant feelings of the ob?servers.

C.     Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.

D.    丁he tear shedder's apology and the observer's effort to stop the crying.

 2. It is known from the first paragraph that .

 A.     shedding tears gives unpleasant feelings to Americans

B.     crying may often result in tragedy

C.     crying usually wins sympathy from other people

D.     one who sheds tears in public will be blamed

3.What does the author say about crying?

 A.     It is a pointless physiological response to the environ?ment.

B.     It must have a role to play in man's survival.

C.     It is meant to get attention and assistance.

D.     It usually produces the desired effect.

4. From the passage we can infer that .

 A.     it is unnatural for people to shed tears

B.     we can reduce our stress by shedding emotional tears

C.     shedders of tears can't get help by crying loudly

D.     unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival