2012届高三二轮专题复习综合测试题(十五)

2012届高三二轮专题复习综合测试题(十五)T est 1Twenty years ago，Mark Thatcher，the son of Mrs．Thatcher，was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker．This sad news，so unexpected，shook the unusually calm and __1__ politician off her balance．Though she did her best to __2__ as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual，people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under __3__．Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to __4__ from her shock．One day when she was to __5__ at a lunch party，a reporter caught_her_off_her_guard by bringing up the __6__ of her missing son again．She was totally mentally __7__ for the question and lost her __8__．Tears were rolling down her eyes __9__ she sobbingly (啜泣地) told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him．She said that all the countries concerned (有关的) had __10__ to do their best to help her find her son．With that she __11__ down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while．Gradually she __12__ down and started to speak as planned．It was a very __13__ scene which exposed a new side of Mrs．Thatcher’s __14__ the public do not usually see，so people began to __15__ about the Iron Woman’s motherly love，a __16__ that is common to all human race．Later Mark returned safe and sound to his mother’s __17__，good-humored and all smiles as usual __18__ nothing unusual had __19__ happened．The Iron Woman，however，broke down again and was __20__ sobbing for the second time．1．A．unhappy B．unsuccessfulC．unhurried D．unhealthy2．A．seem B．lookC．act D．pretend3．A．construction B．controlC．difficulties D．pressure4．A．learn B．separateC．reduce D．recover5．A．arrive B．eatC．speak D．call6．A．subject B．objectC．argument D．report7．A．ready B．unpreparedC．famous D．anxious8．A．life B．sonC．belief D．self-control9．A．because B．thatC．thus D．as10．A．permitted B．admittedC．promised D．managed11．A．fell B．wroteC．broke D．brought12．A．sat B．calmedC．turned D．handed13．A．moving B．merryC．funny D．serious14．A．thought B．actionC．position D．character15．A．worry B．thinkC．set D．talk16．A．habit B．hobbyC．feeling D．thought17．A．office B．attentionC．side D．home18．A．as if B．asC．so that D．though19．A．never B．everC．yet D．already20．A．made B．heardC．felt D．seen211工程(优秀生选做题)2．vocabulary：(1)balance n．& v．平衡________ one’s balance失去平衡________ one’s balance保持平衡________ balance权衡起来balance．．．________．．．权衡……和……(2)bring up养育；提出；呕吐Born into a family with three brothers，D avid was ________to value the sense of sharing．(2011·福建，31)A．brought up B．turned downC．looked after D．held back1．What does the underlined words “caught her off her guard” in Paragraph 2 mean?________________________________________________________________________ 1．翻译句子It was a very moving scene which exposed a new side of Mrs．Thatcher’s character the public do not usually see，so people began to talk about the Iron Woman’s motherly love，a feeling that is common to all human race．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________T est 2Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings．The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of __1__ is about Demeter，the goddess of the harvest．She had a daughter，Persephone，whom she loved very much．Hades，god of the underworld，fell in love with Persephone，and he asked Zeus，the __2__ of the gods，to give Persephone to him as his __3__．Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter，so he said he would not agree to the marriage，but neither would he __4__ it．Hades，therefore，decided to take the girl without __5__．When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden，he seized her and took her to the underworld．When Demeter __6__ what happened to Persephone，she became so __7__ that she caused all plants to __8__．People were in __9__ of starving．But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow __10__ her daughter，Persephone，was returned to her．__11__，still not wanting to disappoint Hades，decided upon a condition for Persephone’s__12__．She could go back to her mother if she had not __13__ anything while she was in the underworld．Demeter __14__ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld．When Zeus __15__ this，he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her __16__，but he added that since she had eaten the seeds，she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it __17__ that when Persephone is in the underworld，Demeter is sad and therefore __18__ not let the crops grow．That is __19__ we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns，Demeter is __20__，it is spring and plants begin to grow again．1．A．periods B．seasonsC．time D．age2．A．winner B．rulerC．advisor D．fighter3．A．wife B．loverC．partner D．daughter4．A．forbid B．forgiveC．admit D．accept5．A．arrangement B．warningC．reason D．permission6．A．let out B．worked outC．thought out D．found out7．A．excited B．tiredC．angry D．se rious8．A．grow fast B．start growingC．stop growing D．grow slowly 9．A．danger B．hopeC．turn D．case10．A．since B．untilC．after D．when 11．A．Persephone B．ZeusC．Demeter D．Hades12．A．return B．changeC．marriage D．journey13．A．stolen B．foundC．eaten D．heard 14．A．understood B．refusedC．doubted D．accepted 15．A．discovered B．studiedC．forgot D．prepared 16．A．daughter B．motherC．god D．ruler17．A．works B．remainsC．happens D．starts18．A．should B．canC．dare D．will19．A．where B．becauseC．why D．how20．A．nice B．friendlyC．fresh D．happy211工程(优秀生选做题)2．vocabulary：(1)fall in love with＝________________________________与某人相爱They have fallen in love for 5 years．(改错)______________________________________(2)decide upon/on (determine on/upon)决定；选定A：I decide on spending the vacation by the sea．B：I decide ________ ________ the vacation by the sea．1．根据下句的划线部分仿写句子He would not agree to the marriage，but neither_would_he_forbid_i t．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1．Why are there the changes of seasons according to the myths?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案T est 11．C2．D3．B4．D5．C6．A7．B8.D9．D10．C11．C12．B 13．A14．D15．D16．C17．C18．A19．B20．D211工程(优秀生选做题)2．(1)lose；keep；on；with/against(2)A1．Surprised.1．这是一个非常感人的场面，暴露了撒切尔夫人性格中鲜为人知的一面，因此人们开始谈论铁娘子的母爱，一种所有人类的共同情感。