英语强化练习题三

英语强化练习三

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Parker Liautaud, a teenage student, is preparing for an expedition (探险) to the South Pole. The 19-year-old is now training for a 640-kilometre journey from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole. If he successfully makes the journey in 22 days as planned, he will break the speed record for the fastest trip from the continent’s coast to the South Pole on foot. He would also be the youngest male to reach the goal, although a younger female once did it in the past.

Parker says he was encouraged by the opportunity to raise awareness about climate change, rather than pushing his own physical limits. Ben Saunders, the British explorer who recently made an expedition to the South Pole and back, is an inspiring influence in his physical preparation.

Giv en that background and a training schedule involving two or three hours’ preparation a day, he might be expected to take a hiatus from his studies at Yale University. However, he is continuing his course in geology and geophysics, until he heads out to the Antarctic next month. While in Antarctica, he will be carrying out tests to help show how the climate is changing, including testing a lightweight weather station for the first time on the continent.

Parker admitted feeling anxious about the journey, which he is carrying out with his partner Doug Stoup and is expected to complete in less than a month, but he said, “The best way to respond to pressure is to be as well-prepared as humanly possible.”

28. During the expedition, Parker Liautaud will _____.

A. have a tight schedule

B. face all difficulties alone

C. cover 640 kilometers a day

D. drive all the way by himself

29. Why does Parker Liautaud plan to visit the South Pole?

A. To push his own physical limits.

B. To do repairs to a weather station.

C. To do research on climate change.

D. To finish a project in his university.

30. The underlined word “hiatus” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. prize

B. degree

C. decision

D. break

31. What does the author mainly tell us in the text?

A. The climate of the Antarctic keeps changing rapidly.

B. A teenage student prepares for the South Pole record.

C. A 19-year-old boy has crossed the Antarctic successfully.

D. It takes courage to go on an expedition to the South Pole.

B

Stressed-out Singapore named its happiest person on Thursday at a conference that aimed to make people in the city-state feel better. Andy Goh, 35, the manager of a local engineering company, was named "Singapore's Happiest Person". What’s his secre t? “Happiness is not just money and staff, so you've got to count your blessings: health, family, friends, helping other people,” Goh said after receiving 200 dollars (148 US$) and a trip to the Thai resort island of Phuket.

Philip Merry, chief executive of consulting firm Global Leadership Academy, began his search for Singapore's most cheery people last month. The winner was announced at the end of the two-day New Science of Happiness and Well-Being Conference, organized by Merry and his wife. They found the problem that nine in ten people living in the city-state, Southeast Asia's wealthiest economy, said they were stressed.

The contest called for written papers, between 300 and 1,000 words, explaining why the candidate was a "model of happiness," Merry said. Nominees（提名者）had to be 18 years or older. A surprising 207 entries were received, Merry said. "I at first thought when we launched... 'are we going to get anybody?' Not only did we get 207 stories but we've got such fantastic stories," he said. "There are a lot of happy people that we just don't talk about or recognize."

Nominees were cut down to four finalists including Zaibun Siraj, 61, a training adviser at a local company. She recently published her own book, "Zany, Zeal, Zest and Zing: The Z way to happiness." In the end, Zaibun's zaniness could not top Goh's simple prescription（处方）for feeling good. "Look not too far, as it's probably already close to you," the happiest man advised.

32. The purpose of the contest of naming the happiest person is to _____.

A. attract more people to the conference on Thursday

B. raise money for the poor people all over the world

C. make people living in Singapore feel better

D. tell people in the world money is not everything

33. The winner of “Singapore’s Happiest Person” will get _____.

A. a trip to the Thai resort island of Phuket

B. the prize of two hundred US dollars

C. the secret of being a happy person

D. a job in a local engineering company

34. Merry and his wife thought it was difficult to choose a happy person because

_____.

A. nobody was interested in their contest

B. it would cost too much money to do it

C. there were too many people to choose

D. 9 in 10 people were living under pressure

35. The best title of this passage would be _____.

A. People Should Pay More Attention to Health

B. Money Is Not the Most Important Thing

C. Stressed-out Singapore Welcomes Happiest Person

D. Many People in Singapore Live Under Pressure

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,有两项为多余选项。

Simple ways to get happy

We’re not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to turn the path of anxiety, anger, and sadness into a state of happiness. Here are four ideas to get you started.36

1. Laugh out loud. Just expecting a happy, funny event can raise levels of pleasure-causing hormones and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California tested 16 men who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it.37 When they actually watched the video, their levels of stress hormones dropped greatly,

while their levels of pleasure-causing hormones rose 27 percent.

2.Do one thing at a time. Edward Suarez, professor of medical psychology at Duke, found that people who do several things at the same time are more likely to have high blood pressure.38.Instead of talking on the phone while cleaning the kitchen, sit down in a comfortable chair and turn your entire attention over to the conversation.

3.39Although relationships help take away stress, sometimes you need time to recharge and reflect on your own. Take yourself out to lunch or to a movie, or simply spend an afternoon reading at home, or looking through books in a bookstore.

4. Practice mindfulness. 40Instead of worrying about your check-up tomorrow while having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now—the food, the company, and the conversation.

A. Spend time alone.

B. Be in the moment.

C. Take care of the soul.

D. Take that finding to heart.

E. Choose the ones that work for you.

F. They started experiencing biological changes right away.

G. Find a quiet place near your house and make it your secret getaway.

完形填空

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 41 the house-building business to live a more 42 life with his wife and 43 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 44 .

The employer was 45 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 46 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 47 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 48 a dedicated career.

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 49 the house. Then he handed the front-door 50 to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my 51 to yo u.”

The carpenter was shocked!

What a 52 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

53 it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 54 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 55 we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot 56 . You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 57 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your 58 , and the choices you 59 today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 60 !

41. A. continue B. launch C. leave D. desert

42. A. leisurely B. lonely C. orderly D. friendly

43. A support B. undertake C. enjoy D. care

44. A. go off B. get by C. go on D. pass away

45. A. upset B. nervous C. proud D. sorry

46. A. but B. while C. which D. before

47. A. perfect B. inferior C. superior D. tough

48. A. satisfy B. improve C. meet D. end

49. A. buy B. repair C. inspect D. sell

50. A. roof B. window C. key D. design

51. A. gift B. promise C. salary D. wage

52. A. disappointment B. shame C. pleasure D. surprise

53. A. So B. Yet C. As D. Such

54. A. worse B. more C. rather D. less

55. A. realize B. recall C. recognize D. admit

56. A. step forward B. go back C. come out D. fall behind

57. A. even B. again C. once D. seldom

58. A. attitude B. experience C. skill D. wisdom

59. A. learn B. select C. choose D. make

60. A. badly B. wisely C. early D. confidently

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A last-gasp effort to save the world’s most (endanger) mammal is taking place.

The Yangtze River Dolphin is only distantly related other dolphins, and it’s thought that there are fewer than fifty of them (leave).

They only live in China’s Yangtze River system and their home is threat from too much fishing and water traffic.

Now reserve has been set up in a huge lake in that area. The dolphins will __ (move) there and encouraged to reproduce.

The project is being co-managed by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

A ZSL spokesman said, “This is really the last chance to save one of the world’s most __ (usual) animals. is essential that we should carry the program. We have to act now __ we want to save the species.”

短文改错:

It's reported that many people died of traffic accidents each year. Road safety has aroused the widely attention of the public. Many rules have made to reduce the traffic crashes, especially for the ones involved in the pedestrians. In my opinion, we should make road safety seriously in our daily life. While used the road, we must walk on the pavement and learn to protect us. Besides, car drivers should obey the traffic rules, that is both good for themselves and others.

In the word, obeying the traffic rules are what all of us should pay attention to particularly. After all, life is not a small matter.