高三英語晚自習(xí)限時訓(xùn)練一、閱讀理解 AEventsforGardeningLoversHereisalistofactivitieshappeninginandaroundLosAngeles.Besuretochecktheseeventsbeforeyougo.Biodiversity(生物多樣性)SymposiumUntilNov.19‖BiodiversitySymposiumisafour-dayevent(twohourseachafternoon)todiscusswaystoprotectLosAngeles’biodiversity.Topicsincludeurbanwildlife(Nov.17),wildlifeandplantcommunity(Nov.18),andregeneration(Nov.19).Ticketsare$20aday($10forstudentsandeducators)or$45forthewholeseries($20forstudentsandeducators).ClayforniaUntilNov.17‖Clayforniafeaturestheclaysculptures(泥塑)by14artistsfromtheAmericanMuseum.Theshowisfreewith$10admissiontothegarden($6forseniorsandstudents,$4forchildrenfrom3to12,freeformembersandchildrenunder3).DIYYourGardenNov.21‖Howtocreateagardenisatwo-hourclassforchildrenatShermanLibrary&Gardens.Childrenwillcreateaminiplantcontainertotakehome.Registeraheadasnumbersarelimited.Ticketsare$30or$25formembers.Nightsof1,000LightsDec.10-22‖Nightsof1,000LightsatShermanLibrary&Gardensreturnswithtimedentriesandlimitednumbersofvisitors.Theeventallowspeopletowanderaroundthegardenatnight,surroundedbyholidaylights.Admissionis$25forthegeneralpublic,$15formembers,andfreeforchildrenat3andunder.Ticketsmustbepurchasedaheadonline.1.HowmuchshouldastudentpaytoattendBiodiversitySymposiumonNov.17and18?A．$10. B．$20. C．$40. D．$45.2.Whencanweappreciatesomeclaysculptures?A．OnNov.16. B．OnNov.19. C．OnNov.21. D．OnDec.22.3.WhatcanwedoatShermanLibrary&GardensonDec.21?A．Visititsnewlyopenedherbgarden. B．Learntomakeaminiplantcontainer.C．Takeawalkinbeautifulholidaylights. D．Gettoknowmoreaboutnativewildlife.BWejournalistsliveinanewageofstorytelling,withmanynewmultimediatools.Manyyoungpeopledon’tevenrealizeit’snew.Forthem,it’sjustnormal.ThishithomeformeasIwassittingwithmy2-year-oldgrandsononasofaovertheSpringFestivalholiday.Ihadbroughtachildren’sbooktoread.Ithadsimplewordsandcolorfulpictures—aperfectmatchforhisage.Picturethis:mygrandsonsittingonmylapasIholdthebookinfrontsohecanseethepictures.AsIread,hereachesoutandpokes(戳)thepagewithhisfinger.What’supwiththat?Hejustlikesthepictures,Ithought.ThenIturnedthepageandcontinued.Hepokedthepageevenharder.Inearlydroppedthebook.Iwasconfused:Istheresomethingwrongwiththiskid?ThenIrealizedwhatwashappening.Hewasactuallyastrangertobooks.Hisfatherfrequentlyamusedtheboywithatabletcomputerwhichwasloadedwithcolorfulpicturesthatcomealivewhenyoupokethem.Hethoughtmystorybookwaslikethat.Sorry,kid.Thisbookisnotpartofyourhigh-techworld.It’sanoutdated,lifelessthing.Anantique,likeyourgrandfather.Well,Imaybeold,butI’mnothopelesslychallenged,digitallyspeaking.Ieditvideoandproduceaudio.Iusemobilepayment.I’veevenbuiltwebsites.There’sonenotablegapinmynew-mediaexperience,however:I’vespentlittletimeinfrontofacamera,sinceIhaveafacemadeforradio.Butthatdidn’tstopChinaDailyfromaskingmelastweektoshareapersonalstoryforavideoprojectabouttheintegrationofBeijing,TianjinandHebeiprovince.Anyway,grandpaisnowaninternetstar—twominutesoffame!Ipromisenottoletitgotomyhead.ButIwillmakesuremy2-year-oldgrandsonseesitonhistablet.4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“hithomeforme”meaninparagraph2?A．Providedshelterforme. B．Becameverycleartome.C．Tookthepressureoffme. D．Workedquitewellonme.5.Whydidthekidpokethestorybook?A．Hetookitforatabletcomputer. B．Hedislikedthecolorfulpictures.C．Hewasangrywithhisgrandpa. D．Hewantedtoreaditbyhimself.6.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhimself?A．Sociallyambitious. B．Physicallyattractive.C．Financiallyindependent. D．Digitallycompetent.7.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorasajournalist?A．Helacksexperienceinhisjob. B．Heseldomappearsontelevision.C．Hemanagesavideodepartment. D．Heofteninterviewsinternetstars.CCreativityistheabilitytogeneratenovel,usefulideasandinnovationisthesuccessfulapplicationofthoseideas.Withthisinmind,itiseasytothinkthattechnologyhasmadeusmorecreative:thedigitalrevolution(改革）hasclearlyproducedalargenumberofinnovativeproductsandservices.However,itwouldbenaive(幼稚的）toimplythattheseactivitiesaretrulyindicativeofcreativity,evenifquantitydoeseventuallyleadtoquality.Forinstance,theprobabilityoftakingagreatphotographdoesincreasewhentherearemillionsofInstagrampicturestakeneveryday,andwhen500milliontweetsaregenerated(嚴(yán)生）daily,itishighlyprobablethatoneortwowillbefunny.Yet,muchofthecontentpeoplegenerateisunimportantandunoriginal.BeforetheInternetitwouldhavestayedinthemindsoftheirauthors,butourthoughtscannowbebroadcastedtothe.worldasiftheywereworthycreations.Theonlythingthatappearstohaveincreased,rathergreatly,ispeople'sself-perceived(自認(rèn)為的）creativity.Fromtheuseofemoji(表情符號）insteadofwords,totheuseofpre-determinedfunctionstoexpressourviews-liking,sharinganddisliking,thesenewformshumaninteractionpromoteefficient-butlazy-behaviorssothatwecandevotemoretimetoconsumingmorecontent.Althoughuser-generatedcontenthasbeengrowingrapidlyinthepastdecade,muchofitisnoiseandtheresultisthatvaluableandtrustworthyinformationisnowhardertofind.Inanageofinformationglut(過剩），everythingisfreelyavailablebutknowledgeishardtogain.Thisparadoxhighlightstheimportanceofthe"lessismore"philosophyoflife.Curiosityevolvedtomakesenseoftheworldandhelpusmasterourenvironments.Ourancestorsmusthavebenefitedfromtakingonasmuchinformationfromtheirsurroundingsastheycouldpayingattentiontoeverythingandturningintothelearningmachine.Yetinanageofinformationglut,thecuriousmindisforcedtoignoreasmuchoftheavailabledataasitcan,inordertoconsumeonlywhatisvaluable.8.WhyaretheexamplesofgreatpicturesandfunnytweetsmentionedinParagraph2?A．Toshowquantitywillleadtoquality.B．Toexplaincreativityissomethingimpressive.C．Toshowtechnologyhasn'tmadeusmorecreative.D．Toexplaininnovativeproductscomefromcreativity.9.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewformsofhumaninteraction?A．Theyareworthycreations.B．Theykillpeople'screativityactually.C．Theypreventeffectivecommunication.D．Theyhelppeopleconsumemoreusefulcontent.10.Whichofthefollowingexplainstheunderlinedpart"Thisparadox"inthelastbutoneparagraph?A．There'remoreresourcesforknowledgebutfewpeoplearewillingtousethem.B．Toomuchinformationhasgeneratedmaterialwealthbutnotspiritualwealth.C．Weliveinanageofinformationexplosionbutwefinditdifficulttogetknowledge.D．Manypeoplesticktothe"lessismore"philosophywithlargeamountsofinformationathand.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutuser-generatedcontentdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Muchofitisoriginalinformationabouttherealworld:B．Itisthefruitofourancestors'masteringourenvironments..C．Itgivesthepublicquickandeasyaccesstotherequiredinformation.D．Itpresentsuswiththechallengeoftellingvaluableinformationfromworthlesscontent.二、七選五閱讀Moststudentshatetests.Thefearoffailingthemisreallyunpleasant.12Givethesefourstudytipsatryandseehowmuchbetteryoufeelduringyournextexam.1.Surveyyourtextbookbeforeyouread.Takeacoupleofminutestofindtheword-list,index,questionsandotherimportantinformation.Then,whenyousitdowntostudy,you’llknowwheretofindtheanswersyouarelookingfor.13.Thesequestionsletyouknowwhatyoucanprobablyexpectinanyupcomingtests.2.14Asyouread,summarizeeachsectionofthechapteronapost-itnote.Afteryouhavereadtheentirechapter,gobackandreviewthenotes.Itisaneasyandefficientwaytoreviewinformation.Andyoucaneasilyfindtheinformationyouneed.3.Makeyourownpracticetest.Afteryoufinishreading,pretendyouareaprofessorwritingatestforthechapter.Reviewthematerialyoujustreadandmakeupyourownpracticetest.Includeallvocabularywords,studyquestions,andhighlightedwordsyoucanfind,aswellasanyotherimportantinformation.15

Ifnot,gobackandstudysomemore.4.Createvisualflashcards.Flashcardswillhelpyourememberimportantterms,people,placesanddates.Onthefrontofthecard,writedownthetermorthequestion.Thiswillhelpensurethatyougraspthestudymaterial.16Reviewthesecardsandquizyourselfbeforetheactualtest.A．Usestickynotes.B．Prepareanotebook.C．Takethetesttoseeifyouremembertheinformation.D．Ifallthequestionsareincluded,thereisnoneedtoworry.E．Butthereareafewtricksyoucanlearnhowtoavoidtheworry.F．Onthebackwritedownthedefinitionortheanswer.G．Makesureyoureadanystudyquestionsbeforeyoureadthechapter.三、語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TheSingingSandMountains(鳴沙山)aresituatedinDunhuanginwesternChina.Asoneofthecoolestnaturalphenomenaon17planet,thedunes(沙丘)soundasiftheyaresingingtoyouasyouslidedownthem.18(locate)betweenthetalldunes,thereisalittlemiracle(奇跡).Thisspring,19lookslikeamoon,hasbeenthereforthousandsofyearsandhasneverdriedup.Thespring,evenwiththeshiftingsand,20(remain)blueyear-round.Climbingtothetopofthedunesishardwork,butworthit.Rentapairofbright-orangeshoeprotectorsorjustshakeyour21(shoe)outlaterasmostpeopledo.Awoodenwalkwayishalfburiedinthesandsoyoucangetaproperfootingonthedeepsand.Thedunesareatourist22(attract),withdunecars,dunesurfing,andhelicopterflights.Butit'snothardtohikeaway23(enjoy)thesandysceneinpeace.Theduneslookmostattractiveeitherinthemorning24towardsdusk.Thedrivedownthedunesisalso25(surprise)asthelargemountainsofsand26(sudden)appearattheendoftheroad.四、讀后續(xù)寫27.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Tomwasafishingamateur.HeoncecametoawetplaceintheroadlessforesttofishwithhisfriendsWilliamandTony.Theyputuptheirtentuponthetopofapine-clothedmountainandthenbeganfishing.However,noneofthemwassuccessfulfisherman.Theywereeithermadelazybythesunorwetbytherain.Aftertwodaysoffishing,theygotnothing.Finallytheyatethelastbitofbaconandsmokedandburnedthelastfearfulcorncake.Iftheydidn’tgetanythingtoeat,theywouldhavetostarve.ImmediatelyTomvolunteeredtostayandholdthecampwhiletheremainingtwoshouldgomilesawaytoafarmhouseforsupplies.HearingTom’ssuggestion,thetwofriendsgazedathimjokingly.“Thereisonlyoneofyou-becareful,forbearsmayappearandkeepyoucompany!”Tomdidn’ttakewhattheysaidseriously.Thenthetwomendisappeareddownthehillintheknowndirectionofadistantwoodenhouse.Nightcame,butthetwomendidnotreturn.Tomsatclosetohiscompanion,thecampfire.Helitacigaretteandfeltathousandshadowswereabouttocometowardshim.Suddenlyheheardtheapproachofsomethingunknown,racklingthesmallbranchesandrustling(使沙沙作響)thedeadleaves.Feelingabitscared,Tomroseslowlytohisfeet.Hiscigarettedroppedfromhismouthandhiskneesshookwithfear.“Hah!”heshoutedinaloudvoiceinthehopeofscaringhisopponentaway.Aroar(咆哮)repliedandabearpacedintothelightofthefire.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Paragraph1:Tomsupportedhimselfuponatreeandobservedhisunexpectedvisitor.Paragraph2:Tombreathedasighofrelief