高三英语提高训练 1

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Ebola virus is a very dangerous virus. It causes a hemorrhagic fever called Ebola virus
disease. “Hemorrhagic” means that the victim will bleed a lot, inside and outside their body. Out
of every 10 people who get Ebola, on average five to nine die. The virus was first found in Sudan.
It is found in Africa, with every few cases in Europe and the United States.
The Ebola virus that makes people sick lives in the blood and other liquids and wet things in
some kinds of animals without killing them. Scientists think the animals it lives in are mainly
some kinds of monkeys or fruit bats. When people touch animals that have the virus, or wet things
that came out of those animals, or liquids like water that those animals touched, they can get sick.
Ebola cannot be caught through the air, or by being near sick people. The virus can only go
from liquids into people’s bodies. This means Ebola can be caught by touching s sick person’s
blood, vomit, or other fluids that come out of a sick person’s body. It can also be caught by
touching water that has been touched by sick people.
When people get Ebola, they usually first get a fever and feel very tired. Later, people get
much sicker. They bleed both inside and outside their bodies, from their noses and mouths. Their
organs might stop working, which can lead to impaired kidneys or liver.
There is no cure for Ebola, but if people get care quickly from doctors and nurses at a
hospital, most of them live. People with Ebola need a lot of fluids to replace fluids lost from
bleeding. The most important care is giving them water with a very small amount of salt and sugar
in it. It is also important to give medicines in case they get bad blood pressure and blood
circulation.
Scientist have not yet found a vaccine for Ebola, but efforts are underway. Continuous
research provides hope for a cure or all answers on what is Ebola.
1. The Ebola virus can spread by _________.
A. being near the sick people B. touching the sick people’s body
C. touching the sick people’s blood D. breathing the air with the virus
2. Which one is NOT the symptom of Ebola?
A. Having a fever. B. Bleeding a lot.
C. Failure of some organs D. Coughing much more
3. The last but one paragraph mainly talks about _________.
A. the symptoms of Ebola B. the treatment of Ebola
C. the origin of the virus D. the way of getting infected
4. From the passage, we can infer that _________.
A. few of the sick can live and recover B. some animals are being in danger of Ebola
C. scientists have found the cure for Ebola D. the sick usually lose much water by bleeding
B
Billy Miske (1894- 1924) was by all accounts one of the most under-appreciated boxers of
his era. He had a record of 48-2, which included wins against some of the biggest names in boxing
and losses to two champions. But it’s not Miske’s boxing prowess that makes his story
inspirational. It’s his willingness, courage and determination to make the ultimate sacrifice for his
family.
 You see, Miske was diagnosed with Bright’s disease, a terminal kidney disease, by his doctor
in 1918, given 5 years to live, and told to retire. However because he knew his family was
depending on him financially, he kept jumping the ring and told no one – not even his wife- about
his illness. Eventually, after a one-round knockout loss to Jack Dempsey, he finally decided to call
it quits. But just 11 months later, with his family struggling to get by, Miske somehow persuaded
promoters into giving him a huge fight.
By this time, he could barely walk and thus could not train for the fight. Nevertheless, he
entered the ring and despite the painful effects of the illness, he knocked out his younger opponent
in the 4th round. It took him $2,400 to buy back furniture he had been looking forward to for
several years, as well as some toys for his kids and a piano for his wife. Then he died just a week
later at the age of 29 at St.Paul, Minnesota.
The boxing historian Tracy Callis commented: “Miske told people you can do everything
while you are sick – even terminally sick. He left behind a role model for fathers, husbands and
for fighters. He was a great fighter and a genuine man.”
Think about that next time you complain about your job.
5. After Miske was diagnosed with the disease, what did he do?
A. He had to give up his boxing career forever.
B. He kept his disease a secret from his family.
C. He took up another job to support his family.
D. He struggled to defeat Jack Dempsey eventually.
6. Why did Miske fight again 11 months later?
A. He had recovered his health completely. B. His family were living a hard life then.
C. The promoters persuaded him to fight again. D. The opponent was easier to defeat.
7. From what Tracy Callis said, we can know that _________.
A. it’s dangerous to fight in a boxing ring with a disease B. what Miske did was worthless
C. Miske’s father was sad about his death D. Miske was thought highly of

二、阅读七选五
How to Form a Habit
There are so many things we do in our daily lives that have become a “habit”. 1 How you
answer the phone is a habit. The way you sit in the car when you drive is a habit. Have you ever
tried to change the way you do something after you’ve done it in a certain way for so long? It’s
easy to do as long as you think about it. The minute your mind drifts to something else, you go
right back to the old way 2 It’s a way of doing things that has become routine or
commonplace. To change an existing habit or form a new one can be a tedious task.
Let’s pick something fairly easy to start with, like spending 15 minutes in the morning
reading the Bible. If you want to turn something into a habit that you do every day, you have to
WANT to do it. 3 Make a firm decision to do this on a daily basis.
Imprint it on you mind. Write several notes to yourself and put them in places where you will
see them. By the alarm clock, on the bathroom mirror, on the refrigerator door, in your briefcase,
and under your car keys are good places to start.
After the newness wears off, then you will have to remind yourself, “Hey, I forgot to…”,
Keep using the notes if you have to. 4 Some people say it will take over a month to solidify it
and make it something you will do without having to think about it. I tend to agree with the last
statement. Two to three weeks will help you to remember, but thirty days or more will make it part
of your everyday routine. 5
A. What is a “habit” any way?
B. Is doing things in an old way good?
C. Brushing your teeth is a habit.
D. Forming a bad habit is easy.
E. It takes 16 to 21 times of repeating a task to make it a habit.
F. If you don’t, you will find a way to do everything but that.
G. That’s something you won’t necessarily have to think about before you do it-habit.

三、完型填空
Andy knew it the moment he woke up that morning. This was the day he had to make a
decision.
The train 1 and he saw a lot of other people getting on the train who were 2 making the
same pilgrimage as he was. The train started to move out through the 3 where he grew up - he
saw the school where he went when he was little, the park where he played football with his
father, and eventually the cemetery where his father was now 4 .
His father had made this pilgrimage many times, 5 Andy had never gone with him. Andy
hadn’t had a good 6 with his father when he was alive, but since he died a year ago, Andy found
himself 7 more and more about his father. Now he was going to make the 8 pilgrimage that
his father made so many times because he wanted to 9 and remember his father. And now he
was doing it. It was a tradition which he felt 10 to be part of .
The train arrived at the station. Now there were thousands of people there, everybody 11 in
the same direction, everybody together, lots of people sing old songs. Andy remembered his father
singing some of 12 songs. He was happy that he had come. He knew he had made the 13
decision.
Andy 14 understood why his father, and grandfather, had made this journey so often., It
wasn’t the 15 of the journey but the journey itself that was important. It was important to do the
same 16 with lots of other people sometimes, to 17 a sense of a shared faith, and shared
ideals. Andy turned round and 18 at the man beside him. The man smiled back at Andy. Even
though these two men didn’t 19 each other, they could see that they had something in common.
They were walking in Andy’s father’s 20 .
1. A. moved B. arrived C. ran D. left
2. A. never B. again C. also D. still
3. A. town B. houses C. rivers D. country
4. A. visited B. buried C. lived D. made
5. A. but B. or C. then D. so
6. A. impression B. connection C. explanation D. relationship
7. A. believing B. wanting C. telling D. thinking
8. A. private B. special C. same D. particular
9. A. understand B. persuade C. obey D. study
10. A. terrible B. proud C. ashamed D. sorry
11. A. walking B. bending C. driving D. changing
12. A. their B. his C. other D. those
13. A. firm B. right C. final D. big
14. A. frequently B. finally C. quickly D. hopefully
15. A. object B. route C. process D. beginning
16. A. work B. occasions C. things D. business
17. A. make B. feel C. give D. lose
18. A. smiled B. knocked C. threw D. pointed
19. A. call B. recognize C. greet D. know
20. A. mind B. footsteps C. ambitions D. soul

四、语法填空
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must
understand the language when we hear 1 spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it
correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 2 , we must be able to read the language , and
fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically
correct. There is no easy way to success 3 language learning. 4 good memory is of great
help, but it is not enough only 5 (memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use
learning by heart long list of words and 6 meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We
must learn by using the language. 7 we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized,
we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 8 (advise) for
those 9 are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and
10 (write) the language whenever we can.