高三英语限时训练（11）一、完形填空（建议用时：20’）On his knees, a cute boy is packing the sand into a bucket at a beautiful beach. He turns the bucket upside down and 26 it. To the 27 of the little architect, a castle tower is created. He works all afternoon packing the walls, building sentries（哨兵）with bottle tops and bridges with sticks. And a sandcastle will be built.In a big city with 28 streets and traffic, a man is working in an office. He packs papers into piles, holds the phone between his 29 and shoulder and 30 the keyboard with his fingers. Contracts get signed and to the joy of the man, a 31 is made. His pension will be sentries and capital gains will be 32 . An empire will be built.The two builders of the two castles have very much 33 . They both 34 smallness into greatness. They both make something beautiful out of 35 . And for both, the tide will rise and the 36 will come. Yet that is where the 37 stop. The little boy sees the end of his castle while the man 38 it. As the dusk approaches and waves near, the child 39 to his feet and begins to clap as the waves wash away his 40 . There is no sorrow, no 41 and no regret. He smiles and goes home.The man in his office is not very 42 like the child. As his empire is fading, he is terrified, trying to 43 it. “It’s my castle!” He 44 at the incoming tide.Go ahead and build your dreams, but with a child’s heart. When the sun 45 and the tides take, just applaud. Salute the process of life and go home with a smile.26. A. kicks B. lifts C. breaks D. covers27. A. shock B. sorrow C. regret D. delight28. A. lonely B. busy C. clean D. empty29. A. hand B. neck C. arm D. ear30. A. fixes B. feels C. hits D. checks31. A. profit B. point C. record D. wish32. A. bridges B. tool C. buckets D. beaches33. A. in hand B. in common C. in need D. in total34. A. increase B. cut C. shape D. throw35. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing36. A. award B. victor C. future D. end37. A. similarities B. competitions C. differences D. changes38. A. follows B. accepts C. ignores D. enjoys39. A. jumps B. struggles C. sticks D. bends40. A. dream B. gift C. masterpiece D. memory41. A. excitement B. hesitation C. fear D. desire42. A. wise B. naughty C. curious D. pessimistic43. A. finish B. protect C. improve D. collect44. A. glances B. stares C. yells D. points45. A. sets B. shines C. rises D. bums二、短文填空（建议用时：7’）Why does autumn have two names? According to Merriam-Webster, “autumn” appeared first in English in the 1300s, coming from the Latin word “autumnus”. “Autumn” caught on quickly, likely b ecause it replaced the 66 (origin) name —“harvest”. As you might imagine, when crops were collected from the fields, calling the season “harvest“ might make people 67 (confuse) because “harvest“ is also the name for the act 68 (it).So “autumn” appeared instead of “harvest”. Then the term, “autumn”, 69 was referred to the season between summer and winter, lasted for a couple of 70 (century). “Fall” as a name for the season came about sometime in the 1500s, a shortened version of the ve ry poetic phrase for “the fall of leaves”. The English phrase had true meaning of the season without leading 71 any confusion. Not even a century later, the phrase became a simple word: fall.Around this same time, the English language was traveling across the globe as Britain expanded, and it was 72 (go) through some changes, as many languages did. This was 73 (particular) true in the American colonies. Some English words changed in the US, whether in terms of spelling 74 in terms of general usage. In the mid-1800s, British and American English speakers further developed in different ways and “fall” was the common word for “autumn” in the US, while autumn 75 (regard) as the word for fall in England.三、短文改错（建议用时：6’）As is known to all, the Great Wall is one of the best-known tourist attraction around the globe. Almost everybody wants to pay a visit, but I am no exception. This summer vacation, the day I looked forward to coming at last. I got up and set off on the early morning, my brother Tim keeping me a company. After two hour's bus ride, we arrived at which looked like a large market. Seen millions of people talking, pushing and photographing, I immediate lost my enthusiasm. Indeed, the Great Wall is really something must be experienced with a little care.四、七选五（建议用时：7’）：For Better Grades -- Use Your Brain!How does the brain save new information? Think of the last time you looked up a number in the telephone book and dial it. Could you remember that number five minutes later? Probably not! 21 . Short-term memory works like a “holding area” for new information –that’s where you keep the phone number while you dial it But if you can put the phone number into long-term memory, you’ll remember that same phone number next week. This part of your memory holds everything from irregular verbs to the names of all your cousins.When you study, you transfer new information into long-term memory. Every time we learn something new, die structure of the brain actually changes, 22 . When there are more connections to the new information, it's easier to find it again. Brain researchers have discovered four key points for effective study.Make an effort. The brain remembers better when we are interested in the subject, already know a little about it, and know we will need the information in the future.23 . Your brain can process only a limited amount of information at one time, so don’t try to remember every detail. When studying a textbook, look for titles, headings and illustrations to show you the main ideas.24 . One technique is to recite the ideas out loud in your own words. This is the most powerful way to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory. Another method is drawing a picture of the information, to activate the visual part of the brain.Give the new material time to soak in（吸收）– your brain has to build new physical connections. 25 . And cramming（突击准备考试）the night before a big test doesn’t help.A. Make the new brain connections strongerB. as we build new connections to information that we already knowC. but these memories last just a few secondsD. Find the most important information and organize itE. That’s because it's in your short-term memoryF. For this reason, it's better to study for several short sessions than one long oneG. Remember all the small details to really learn a subject.高三英语限时训练（11）参考答案一、完形填空：26~30 BDBDC 31~35 AABCD 36~40 DACAC 41~45 CABCA二、短文填空：66. original 67. confused 68. itself 69. which 70. centuries 71. to 72. going 73. Particularly 74. or 75. was regarded三、短文改错：第一句：attraction 改为attractions；第二句：but-and；第三句：coming-came；第四句：on改成in; 删掉a：第五句: hour’s 改成hours’; which 改成what;笫六句：Seen 改成Seeing; immediate 改成immediately；第七句：something后加that。