II.阅读七选五[2015 •河南开封高三二模]

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。

In the winter months, most children spend their time on video games. Spending their time on video games for a long time is harmful to them. How you can try your best to get them active and keep their minds and bodies healthy is very necessary and important.___5___ Here are some ideas ：

?Take out some old games.

After hours of being indoors, kids will quickly get tired of their own games and toys. Take this opportunity to teach them the old games from your childhood. Make up new rules to refresh the games and make them original to your family. ____6___

?Cook together.

Cooking is a great activity because the whole family can get involved. __7___ Kids can even practise their reading skills by reading the recipe aloud from a cookbook. Cooking with children also encourages them to try new foods because they've had a hand in making the finished product.

?Make use of that big project.

You may have a spring cleaning plan, but get a head start on that big clean-out project this winter. ___8__ Get your kids involved in cleaning the garage or painting the guest room. Once the project is complete, all of you will feel satis?fied to work together.

? Go on an indoor adventure.

Staying at home day after day is really dull and you may take part in other activities with your kids.___9 ___Make a trip to an indoor ice skating or roller skating rink. You can also start a bowling tournament with other families from school and the neighbourhood.

A.     Encourage your kids to join in the project.

B.     Set aside more hours for your work.

C.     Assign everyone a job, like mixing or frying.

D.     Most kids enjoy outdoor activities in winter.

E.     Go to a swimming pool in a local gym.

F.      Record the game ideas to pick out an activity later.

G.     With a few activities, you can prevent the winter blues. IE.语法填空[2015'江西六校高三3月联考]

I.阅读理解[2015 •山东潍坊高三一模]

Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd like to do, so I was relieved to read that there's a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!

The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the world's new cocoa varieties. 丁hey must be quarantined(隔离)before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4. 4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we don't want that, do we?

Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world's supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varie?ties are key to solving this problem.

The University of Reading has been protecting the quali?ty of the new crops since 1985， after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution's co?coa project, Professor Paul Hadley, says, "One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean, healthy and interesting cocoa material.，，

The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and the greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropi?cal conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa. That's where 75 % of the cocoa used for choco?late worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it employs about two million people.

Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to count on them now.

The scientist says, "There is some concern within the in?dustry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increas?ing and people are getting a taste for different kinds of choco?late. "

1.  What is the text mainly about?

A.     Safeguarding cocoa seeds.

B.     Planting cocoa worldwide.

C.     Keeping cocoa in greenhouses.

D.     Finding the new market for cocoa.

2. The institution's cocoa project is to_____________ .

A.     have cocoa skin removed

B.     offer more jobs to people

C.     ensure the quality of cocoa

D.     supply cocoa for two million people

3. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A.     The taste of chocolate is changing.

B.     Demand for cocoa is increasing fast.

C.     People are concerned about cocoa varieties.

D.     Chinese have a long history of eating chocolate.

4. What's the purpose of the text?

A. To educate.                          B.  To advertise.

C.  To warn.                           D.  To inform.

HI.短文改错[2015.石家庄一模]

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1Q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同；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起)不计分。One year ago, I had a special English lesson hold at the

railway station. It was quite different from the regular Eng?lish classes we were familiar to, for we had no textbooks, no blackboard or no fixed seats.

Gathering at the entrance of the station, we told to col?lect as many English words and sentences as possible here. Curious and excited? we walked around the station and looked everywhere, search for any information in English. Whenever an English word comes into sight, the class would burst into the cheers as if we had discovered a new world. With the Chi?nese translation and vividly pictures, we could figure out its meaning with ease.

Now, this unforgettable lesson still encourages me to be an active learner where I go.

n.语法填空[2015 .银川一中高三二模]

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。

Presenter ： Welcome to our programme. Today we have invited Fread Wocson, a driving instructor of over 20 years experience to talk to us about 9.____(learn) to drive. Well,Fread, do you think 10.____ is getting expensive to learn to drive these days?

Fread:Well, it depends. 11.______you come for a private instructor like me, it's going to be a bit

12. _______________ expensive than going to a big school. The thing is, people have usually heard of the big schools, and trust them, so they'd rather spend more money on big schools. Well, I get customers through personal connections.

Presenter ： Does that mean you have to try hard to get customers?

Fread:Not now. When I started I had to. But at the moment I am 13. ______ (full) booked and my prices are quite competitive.

Presenter: Learning to drive is usually a nervous experience for 14._______ (begin). What do you think?

Fread:Well, it 15. be. But I try to get them to sit quietly in the driver's seat for 16.____ few mo-
ments. With their eyes 17. _____________(close), you will be surprised how it changed some people. They would feel much more ready for driving if they 18. ______________   (have) a few quiet moments.

Presenter; Yes, I suppose some people are much more nervous than others.

B  [2015 •安徽合肥高三二检]

Personal money management website Mint, com suggests recently that responsible parents should give their kids credit cards―possibly starting as young as middle school. The web?site says a credit card will help children master responsible spending habits and give parents the chance to teach them some valuable lessons.

It's absolutely true that kids should learn about how a credit card works and how to use it responsibly. But the idea that they need a card of their own to practise this is questiona?ble.

Yes, credit cards are a teaching tool, but it's the time you spend educating them about money management that does the teaching, not the piece of plastic. Sit down with your children—here we are referring to teenagers and walk them through your credit card statements. Point out important things like the due date, late fee warning, and APR(贷款年利率）.

If you have good credit, adding a child as an authorized user onto one of your credit cards also provides teachable mo?ments. Allow kids to use the card to make specific purchases and require their participation in payment.

Since the card is still in your name, you can take them off it at any point and cut off their access if they're not able to handle the responsibility.

Another option is to set a child up with an account at a local bank that offers free use of a debit card(借记卡).Unlike the credit card, the debit card has no overdraft (透支) function.

Children can only use the card to pay for things and the money is taken directly from their bank accounts. If the ac?count is empty, the worst that will happen is the card being declined at a cash register.

5. Why does Mint, com advise parents to give middle school kids credit cards?

A.     To leave their kids financially independent.

B.     To help their kids form good spending habits.

C.     To teach their kids how to save pocket money.

D.     To strengthen the relationship with their kids.

6.The author considers a credit card as a teaching tool be?cause .

A.     it motivates teenagers to ask their parents for less fi?nancial support

B.     it helps teenagers to know some basic knowledge of credit cards

C.     it contains detailed financial information on the card surface

D.     it offers parents the chance to teach kids to manage money

7.What is the purpose of adding kids as credit card author?ized users?

A.     To avoid extremely high overdraft fees.

B.     To encourage them to share household expenses.

C.     To teach them to be responsible credit card users.

D.     To help them pay close attention to their bank accounts.

8.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A.     Further information about debit cards.

B.     The overdraft function of a debit card.

C.     More disadvantages of credit cards.

D.     The kids' attitudes towards a credit card.

I.阅读理解

A [2015 .北京市西城区高三一模] 

   I've always felt a need to be prepared for whatever situa?tion I've found myself in.

   My mother once took me to a store when I was seven years old. She and I got to the checkout counter, and she real?ized she had forgotten a couple of things on her shopping list. She left me with the cart and ran off to get what she needed. 

   "I'll be right back," she said.

 She was gone just a few minutes, but in that time, I had loaded all the things on the belt and everything was rung up. I was left staring at the cashier, who was staring at me. "Do you have money Tor me, son?" she said. "I'll need to be paid."

I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself. So I stood there, ashamed and embarrassed.

By the time my mum returned, I was angry. " You left me here with no money! This lady asked me for the money, but I had nothing to give her ！"

  Now that I'm an adult, you'll never catch me with less than $ 200 in my wallet. I want to be prepared in case I need it.

I've always admired people who are over-prepared. In college, I had a classmate named Norman. One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector and in the mid?dle of his talk, the light bulb(灯泡)on the projector blew out. We would have to wait ten minutes until someone found a new projector.

"It's Okay," he announced. "There's nothing to worry about.，，

We watched him walk over to his bag and pull something out. He had brought along a spare bulb for the overhead pro?jector. Who could even think of that?

  I often tell my students, "When you go into the wilder?ness, the only thing you can depend on is what you take with you. ，， And essentially, the wilderness is anywhere but your home or office. So take money. Pack a light bulb. Be prepared.

1. Why did the cashier ask a seven-year-old boy to pay for the purchases?

A.     The boy was shopping by himself.

B.     The boy's mother asked her to do so.

C.     The cashier was playing a joke on him.

D.     The boy's mother was away for something else.

2. Why was the boy angry with his mother?

A.     His mother left him alone.

B.      He lost face in front of the cashier.

C.      His mother forgot to buy something.

D.     He had just quarrelled with the cashier.

3.  Why did Norman bring a spare bulb with him?

A.     He was always well prepared.

B.      His presentation was about bulbs.

C.      He knew the classroom equipment was of poor quality.

D.       He predicted the bulb on the projector would blow out.

4. What do the two stories tell us?

A.     Accidents happen almost every day.

B.     Money is the key that opens all doors.

C.     In fair weather, prepare for a rainy day.

D.     Chances favour those who are well prepared.

H.完形填空[2015*山东高考模拟冲刺卷（一）]

After my brother died in an accident ， my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time, but I still understood the 9 in my mum's attitude towards safety. 10 ， eve?rything around us was potentially 11

I grew up with a lot of 12 and rules that were meant to 13 me. For example,I was not 14 to walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn't     15     evening parties or go to summer camp,16   what if something had happened to me?

As I got older, the list of things to 17 got longer. I became a natural 18 I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes ― 19 big and small, real and 20 The funny part is that you'd never know it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly 21 myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I've developed a 22 for myself{ if it scares me?then I have to do it 23 once. I've done lots of things that would have 24 my mum: I've rid?den a motorcycle.,I've travelled alone, and I've performed stand-up comedy.

Courage isn't a natural attribute(品质）of human beings. I believe that we have to practise being courageous. The more 25 I do things that scare me or that make me 26 , the more I realize that I can do a Jot more than I originally thought I could do.

Even though I inherited(经遗传获得)my mother's cautious  27 , I've also come to believe that fear can be a good thing,if we 28 it. Believing that has made my world a lesss cary place.

9. A. hint                                      

  B. change
  C. scene                                  

  D. lesson

10.A.Slowly                              

 B. Logically
 C. Fortunately                        

 D. Suddenly

11.A.important                          

 B. inspiring
 C. convenient                        

 D. dangerous

12.A.restrictions                        

  B. considerations
  C.judgements                        

  D. comparisons

13. A.limit             

   B. help
   C. protect                              

   D. train

14.A.  allowed                              

 B. encouraged

 C.reminded                           

 D. advised

15. A.  arrange                              

   B. attend
   C.decorate                           

   D. support

16.A.  but                                     

  B. though
  C. or                                     

  D. because

17. A.hope                                 

   B. fear
   C. count                                

    D. bear

18. A.  worrier                             

  B. dreamer
  C. adult                                 

  D. thinker

19. A.  ideas                                 

 B. affairs
 C. actions                             

 D. disasters

20. A.  special                             

  B. common
 C.  imaginary                        

  D. practical

21.  A.  expecting                         

  B. warning
  C. forcing                            

  D. promising

22. A.  rule                                  

  B. form
 C. case                                 

  D. hobby

23. A.  in all                               

   B. at most
  C. after all                           

   D. at least

  24. A.  threatened                        

    B. shocked

 C. confused                         

  D. entertained

25. A.  rarely                               

  B. quickly
  C. often                               

  D. fairly

26.A.  confident                         

  B. uncomfortable
  C.happy                              

  D. generous

27.A.  nature                             

  B. duty

  C. work                               

  D. task

28. A. know                                

  B. get
  C. avoid                                 

  D. face

B [2015 .成都高中毕业班二诊〗

The Children's Book-show Competition is a chance for young readers to be writers.

Reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous National Literacy Trust (the NLT) is true. It shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 years.

So it's a good time to launch a competition that includes a shedload of new books for schools as prizes. The Children's Book-show Competition, backed by The Independent, is tak?ing to the road again from the start of next term, with a na?tionwide tour of 15 big cities, featuring a line-up of a dozen children's writers and illustrators (插图画家)aiming to per?suade pupils to follow in their footsteps.

The competition, launched by the children's writer and illustrator Jessica Souhami, has two categories: the children under nine years old and nine- to thirteen-year-olds.

Children are asked to choose their favourite fairy or folk tales and set them in extraordinary places. 丁hen they are to retell them with the aid of drawings and writings―whether they are set at sea, on a distant planet, in the future or in the past. The closing date for the competition is 30 November.

"Tell your tale in pictures and in words, " say the organ?izers of the competition. "It can be in a picture book or comic book format.，，

The winner of each competition will receive a signed copy of a book by each of the 12 authors involved in this year's tour, plus £150 worth of books for his or her school. The runners-up will receive a signed copy of Souhami's new book.

5. What can we know about the Children's Book-show Com?petition?

A. It will be held by the famous NLT.

B.It will be held in different cities,

C.It has never been organized before.

D. Children of all ages will join in it,

6. The underlined word " backed" in Paragraph 3 means

A. started                    B. promoted

C. supported                   D. reported

7. What will be offered as prizes to schools?

 A. Pictures and comic books.

B.Books worth £l50 in all.

C.Books signed by 12 authors.

D.Jessica Souhami's new books.

8.The author's  purpose of writing this  passage  is to

A.encourage young readers to become writers

B.persuade all children to join in the competition

C.promote children's books by famous writers

D.introduce a book-show competition to children

I.阅读理解

A [2015 •哈尔滨六中二模]

  Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy―they're given after all. Choices can be hard.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2 ， 300 per cent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start?ups don't, and that I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy? I'd been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wan?ted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and fi?nally said, "That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job. " That logic made some sense to me, and he con?vinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后)，I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.

1. What inspired the author with the idea of building an on?line bookstore?

A. His dream of being an inventor.

B. The support of his wife.

C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

D.  Millions of exciting titles.

2.  Which of the following is closest in meaning to the under?lined sentence in Paragraph 3?

A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B.He would be very excited if he tried it out.

 C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.

D.  The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.

3. We can know from the passage that .

A.the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B.the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C.the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the pas?sage?

 A. Cleverness and kindness

B.The starting of Amazon

C. Following my passion

D.  We are what we choose

Ⅲ.语法填空[2015 •江西新余一中高三三模]

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。

One day, an old monk named Wisdom, followed by two young monks ，  was walking from one town to another 14. ________   they caught sight of a lake. Tired and thirsty,they stopped to have a rest. 

15.____________________  old monk, pointing to the lake, asked the 16. _____________ (young) one to get himsomewater.When the little monk reached thelake a cart 17. ________  (draw) by an ox started crossing the lake,18._______________ made the water very muddy. The little monk thought, "How can I give this muddy water to my master to drink！" So he came back 19.____________ any water, saying,"The water is very muddy. I don't think 20._______________________ is suit-able to drink."

  After a while, the same monk 21. ________________(ask)to getwater again. When he went back to the lake, he found that the mud 22. __________   (settle) down already, so he collected back a pot of water. Wisdom looked at the water happily and then looked up at the monk, "To make the water clean,

23. ________   you need to do is just to let it be and the mud would settle down on its own."