高三英语练习11
A
Tokyo: Three
snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue
star sapphire (蓝宝石) worth
nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent
from an Indian museum.
"Normally
it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard exhibition objects,
but it's diferent this time because the jewels are being eshibited at a
hotel," a police official said.
Exhibition
officials said that a person bitten(咬)by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of an anti-poison
medicine to be saved.Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital.
Star
sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on
show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star
sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre long brown
guards.
61.Using
snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is .
A.quite
normal B.never
allowed
C.often
necessary
D.usually forbidden
62.The
jewels were being shown in .
A.an
Indian hotel B.an
Indian museum
C.a
Japanese hotel D.a
Japanese museum
63.Why were
the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition?
A.They
were both special things from India.
B.The
snakes were there to keep the jewels safe.
C.The
organizers wanted to do something unusual.
D.People
liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes.
64.Many
visitors came to the exhibition because .
A.the
snakes were on show
B.so many
jewels were being exhibited
C.exhibition
officials said it was special
D.they
were interested in seeing a famous jewel
95B
Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the
alarm clock. "Oh no!" he thought to himself. "Another day at
that office;a boss who shouts at me all the time."
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large
brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the
letter inside. "Bigwoods Football Pools(足球赌博公司)would
like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds."
Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette(香烟)fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could
be heard halfway down the street.
At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. "Please explain
why you're so late," his boss said. "Go and jump in the lake,"
replied Frank. "I've just come into a little money so this is
good-bye.Find yourself someone else to shout at."
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana
cigar(雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He
rushed to the door. Outside were two men,neatly dressed in grey suits. "Mr
Smithson," one of them said, "we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid
there's been a terrible mistake…"
64.What do we know about Frank?
A.He was a lazy man.
B.He was a lucky person.
C.He didn't make a lot of money.
D.He didn't get on well with his boss.
65.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought .
A.someone had come to make an aplogy
B.someone had come to give him the money
C.his friends had come to ask about the football
pools
D.his friends had come to congratulate him on his
luck
66.On hearing "…there's been a terrible mistake…" Frank was most
likely to be .
A.disappointed
B.worried
C.nervous D.curious
95D
The Great Fire of London started in the very early
hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters
of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One
hundred thousand people became homeless,but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the
King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife
and family,was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew
the fire from the bakery(面包房)into a small hotel next door. Then it
spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On
Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames.
Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many wellk-nown buildings, old St
Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire.
People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in thier
houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered
people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing
left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire,Christopher Wren,the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new
houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more
than fifty churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it
London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
70.The fire began in .
A.a hotel
B.the palace
C.Pudding Lane D.Thames
Street
71.The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means .
A.home B.children
C.wife and husband D.wife
and children
72.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that .
A.some people lost their lives
B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C.many famous buildings were destroyed
D.the King's bakery was burned down
73.Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys?
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C.To show that poor people suffered most.
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
74.How was the fire put out according to the text?
A.The king and his soldiers came to help.
B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C.People managed to get enough water from the river.
D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were
pulled down.
75.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?
(a)There was a strong wind.
(b)The streets were very narrow.
(c)Many houses were made of wood.
(d)There was not enough water in the city.
(e)People did not discover the fire earlier.
A.(a)and(b) B.(a),(b)and(c)
C.(a),(b),(c)and(d)
D.(a),(b),(c)(d)and(e)
97A
JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students — 18 boys and 2 girls —had a thousand reasons to
be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung（阶梯）out of 4
million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest
（竞赛）on Tuesday evening. The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school
students under the age of 14. ‘Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils
can figure them out. It is just unbelievable!’said a teacher from Guangdong province.
Named after China's most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986,
one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognised by the State
Education Commission（国家教委） as the country's biggest and best contest of its kind.
51. This news story is mainly about .
A. when the contest started B. how the contest got its name
C. the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest
D. the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest
52. This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in .
A. 1986 B. 1987 C. 1995 D. 1997
53. It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province .
A. felt proud of the gold medal winners B. wondered if the students were honest
C. thought that the problems were too difficult for the students
D. believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university
54. The underlined phrase ‘figure out’ in the text means .
A. work out B. add up C. guess D. study98B
"As I stood in front of the grave（墓）of President Richard
Nixon,I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this
president helped bring the United States and China closer
together.Young people of our two contries should help this
relationship grow."
This remark was make by a Shanghai student when speaking to his
fellow students at the Nixon Library in California,U.S.A.He was
one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-
long"Youth Summit".The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary
（周年）of President Nixon's journey to China,which was the
turning point in China-U.S.relations.
The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and
friendship between young students of the two countries through
visits and discussions.Seventy-five American students were
selected to visit China.They also visited the Nixon Library on
July 21 before leaving for jBeijing the next day.The head of the
Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese
students talking and laughing together.
One Chinese student said,"I didn't find it particularly
difficult to talk with Americans.We have our differences,but we
have a lot in common.Dialogue is good for us."
55.The works "Youth Summit" refer to_____.
A.visits to the Nixon Library
B.the Chinese students' visit to the U.S.
C.a meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.
D.activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and
American students
56.The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago
because it was when Nixon_____.
A.died
B.visited China
C.became U.S.president
D.started building the library in his name
57.The text is mainly about_____.
A.the China-U.S.relations
B.the Nixon Library
C.President Nixon
D.the youth Summit