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广东省2014届高三寒假作业英语（五）
一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 1.Tom, clean up the broken glass _________ someone walks on it. A. since B. when C. before D. as
2.The parents can’t explain _______ makes their children so fascinated with their teacher’s lessons. A. that what it is B. what it is that C. what is it that D. that what is it 3.--- Don’t bother to buy me an air ticket. I’ve got one. --- ______ Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I’ve got one, too.
A. Good luck! B. You have? C. It’s no surprise. D. Don’t mention it.
4.The sick salesman was happy to stay at home because doing _____ was a thorough rest for him.
A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
5.Sorry, sir, but you can’t go any further without______boarding pass. Please obey ____ rule.
A. the; the B. a; a C. a; the D. the; a 6.---He lost his job last week, but he seems happy． ---I think he _____ to put on a brave face．
A．is trying
B．tries C．tried D．has tried
7.I think that's unlikely to happen, but if that_______, both America's and China's interest would be severely
damaged. A. should occur
B. occurs
C. had occurred
D. is going to occur
8.．----How did your interview with the manager go?
---- ___He seemed interested in my experience, but he didn’t ask for references. A. Perfect! B. I’m not sure. C. That’s right. D. Couldn’t be better.
9.It __be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words. A. may B. couldn’t C. should D. needn’t
10.I’m calling about the apartment you __the other day. Could you tell me more about it? A. advertised B. had advertised C. are advertising D. will advertise 11.I ___to my cousin’s birthday party last night, but I was not available A. went B. had gone C. would go D. would have gone
12.Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they ____on their life journey.
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A. give up B. settle down C. get through D. set off 13.The airport ___next year will help promote tourism in this area.
A. being completed B. to be completed C. completed D. having been completed 14.When I arrived, Bryan took me to see the house___ I would be staying. A. what
B. when C. where
D. which
15.I got to the office earlier that day, the 7:30 train from Paddington A. caught B. to have caught C. to catch D. having caught 二、完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century, 16 many people worked as household servants for the 17 , \ for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this 19 stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one 20 for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．
In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n） 21 holiday until 1915．Its establishment was 22 due to the perseverance and love of one 23 , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family 24 their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 25 her father served as a minister．
When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to 26 her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道） 27 memory of her mother．
On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n) 28 Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to 29 a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state 30 it．
On Mother' s Day morning some American children 31 the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers 32 which they have made themselves or bought in 33 ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers 34 , they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American 35 ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
16．A．before B．since C．when D．until 17．A．rich
B．poor
C．living
D．injured
18．A．protected B．reserved C．changed D．persuaded
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19．A．form B．custom C．habit D．plan
20．A．Monday B．Wednesday C．Sunday D．Friday 21．A．ordinary 22．A．nearly 23．A．mother 24．A．destroyed 25．A．where 26．A．reward
B．common C．regular D．official B．largely C．deeply D．highly B．sister C．daughter D．waitress B．found C．made D．left B. when C．why D．how B．honour C．award D．inspire
27．A．on B．at C．in D．for 28．A．special B．expensive C．simple D．easy 29．A．put off B．give up C．take on D．set aside 30．A．understood 31．A．follow 32．A．letters 33．A．schools
B．received
C．celebrated D．prevented
B．refuse C．accept D．support B．gifts C．calls D．toys B．churches C．stores D．hospitals
34．A．went ahead B．moved on C．stayed up D．passed away 35．A．restaurants
B．departments C．offices D．markets
三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic—and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
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The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit. But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams. 36. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________. A. a writer
B. a teacher
C. a judge
D. a doctor
37. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college? A. She wanted to study by herself. B. She fell in love and got married. C. She suffered from a serious illness. D. She decided to look after her grandma.
38. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5? A.She was busy yet happy with her family life. B.She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons. C.She wanted to remain a full-time housewife. D.She was too confused to make a correct choice.
39.What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph? A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Little by little, one goes far. C.Every coin has two sides. D.Well begun, half done.
40. Which of the following can best describe the author? A.Caring and determined. B.Honest and responsible. C.Ambitious and sensitive. D.Innocent and single-minded.
B
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We’ve reached a strange--some would say unusual--point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days.
Worse, nearly l8 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What’s going on?
We really don’t have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through--up to a point.
In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decades.
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body-conscious country.
We know what we should be doing to lose weight--but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.
Others blame good food. They say: it’s just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.
Some also blame their parents--their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because they’re normal in shape, or rather slim.
It’s a similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say--not as I do. 41. What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence? A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life. B. Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the world. C. WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety. D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.
42. Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight? A. A lot of effective diet pills are available. B. Body image has nothing to do with good food. C. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.
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