高三英语模拟试卷31. An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures, which _ as a memory-link method. A. considersB. is considering C. is consideredD. considered 32. _ our horizons of thinking, but it also saves us time and energy. A. Not only does the Internet expand B. Not only expands the Internet C. Not only the Internet expands D. Not only the Internet does expand 33. It is not until recently _ the scientists have found proof of there being water on Mars. A. whenB. thatC. howD. what 34. Would you consider lying to a good friend to avoid _ your friends feelings？If so, what kinds of things would you lie about? A. hurtingB. to hurtC. being hurt D. hurt 35. _ of concrete and steel, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampu could provide a better chance of surviving than did the World Trade Centre buildings. A. Building B. Built C. To built D. Having built 36. He warmly congratulated them on _ they had achieved in science and technology. A. thatB. whereC. whatD. which 37. Students can easily fall behind in their studies _ they dont manage their spare time carefully. A. though B. ifC. sinceD. until 38. The airline has a booklet _ will tell you most of the important information to Europe. A. in which B. about whichC. / D. that 39. Several weeks had gone by _ the head of the gallery realized the painting was missing. A. afterB. beforeC. sinceD. that 40. _ he is very busy, he spends at least two hours every day surfing the Internet in order to find out the latest development in science and technology. A. Even though B. WhenC. UnlessD. Whether Section B A. opportunity B. reality C. impossible D. importantly E. ordinary F. achieve G. view H. fame I. laughed at J. formed This I Believe I believe in the challenge to accomplish something out of the ordinary. I have _41_ this belief from the Guinness Book of World Records. That book showed me the value of equal _42_and competition. It proved to me, early on, that I could rise above anonymity and _43_ remarkable things. The Guinness Book of World Records taught me to believe in the “accessibility of the “_44_”. I was attracted by the descriptions in the book: the fastest, the longest, the widest, the most whatever you can imagine. It opened up the possibility of what I might be able to do. The Guinness Book of World Records taught me tenacity and perseverance and, more _45_, the desire to do something unexpected. So many people in the book were _46_ by family and friends for what they were doing. Yet they did it. I see them as success stories - the _47_ people who did something extraordinary. I am not saving the world. I am not the best at what I do, but I am only 24 - there is still time. The Guinness Book of World Records helped give me a different _48_ on the impossible, and encouraged me to try something unusual. I believe in making the “dream ” a _49_, and I hope to someday break a few records myself. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Billions of people across the world use cell phones. Though cell phones can be wonderful, liberating tools of 50 , freeing us from the confines （界限） of an office and providing more leisure time, they often do the exact 51 . Cell phone use has 52 the line between work and non-work time, increasing stress and tension within families and between friends. As Eric Slate, author of Techno slave commented in his essay: It seems the more 53 we are, the more detached （不相连的） we become. There is a risk of being too connected. While I was hiking in Spain, I got 54 a few times. I saw new sights and was surprised by 55 landscapes and towns I wouldnt have otherwise come across. Back in the US, whenever I got lost, I would always call a friend for 56 on my cell phone. With a cell phone, youre less 57 to go down the wrong street and see new things or unexpectedly meet new people. So, when I recently returned home to Burlington, Vermont, I 58 my cell phone and traded in an old, rusty bike for a regular landline telephone that was connected to the wall and everything. Now, I go outside and dont make a phone call or check my phone. 59 , Ive seen things in my neighborhood I 60 noticed before, like a big flower garden around the block and artwork and sculptures down the road. Now that Im not _61_ my cell phone, Ive met new people on the street and at the supermarket, started 62 with neighbors I havent spoken with before and talk with my friends face-to-face instead of over the phone. . Instead of 63 me from the world, getting rid of my cell phone has helped me become more in touch with my community. I am no longer a 64 of