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湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(55).pdf

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（55）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A Barbara Moran’s life-long dream has been to travel into space. On August 15, 2007 her wish came true. The former teacher was one of seven crewmembers aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which blasted off into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida. Morgan, 55, spoke to students at the Discovery Science Center in Boise, Idaho. Morgan taught at an elementary school in Boise from 1975 to 1998—with some time off for astronaut training. In 1985, she was selected as a backup（候选人） for Christa McAuliffe, who was to be the first teacher in space. The two women were chosen from 1l,000 applicants to be part of the teacher-in-space program. They trained side-by-side for the mission. But then, tragedy struck. On January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after takeoff, the Space Shuttle Challenger, exploded, killing McAuliffe and the other six crewmembers. After the Challenger accident, Morgan continued to teach. In 1998, she was asked to become an astronaut. In a NASA interview before her flight, Morgan acknowledged that patience and perseverance are two traits that serve both teachers and astronauts. “Space exploration is all about open-ended, never-ending opportunities for our young people. That’s what my motivation has been, to help keep the world of opportunities open for our kids,” she said. Morgan’s out-of-this-world class was broadcast live on NASA television. Her husband Clay Morgan said he couldn’t help but grin（露着牙齿笑） as he watched her talk to students. “I’m just so proud of her and how she’s going to do all this and do the work of an astronaut as well as a teacher,” he said. “She just kept telling me how incredible it was and I think it’s much more than she expected.” One student asked Morgan how teaching compares to being an astronaut. “We explore, we discover and we share,” she said. “The great thing about being a teacher is you get to do that with students, and the great thing about being an astronaut is you get to do it in space, and those are absolutely wonderful jobs.” 1．Where did Morgan give lessons to the students of the Discovery Science Center in Boise?A. At NASA’s Kennedy Space Station.B. At an elementary school in Boise.C. In the Space Shuttle Challenger.D. In the Space Shuttle Endeavour. 2．It can be inferred that Morgan is _________ in space.A. the first teacherB. the second teacherC. the third teacherD. the fourth teacher 3．In Morgan’s opinion, what qualities should teachers and astronauts have?A. Patience and boldness.B. Perseverance and patience.C. Carefulness and perseverance.D. Patience and diligence. 4．What attitude did Barbara Morgan’s husband feel when he watched his wife’s out-of-this-world class?A. Surprised and angry.B. Dissatisfied and worried.C. Happy and proud.D. Terrified and anxious. B Melody（旋律） Roads in Japan Motorists used to listening to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface. A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of “melody roads”, which use cars as tuning forks (音叉) to play music as they travel. The concept works by using grooves (凹槽). They are cut at very specific intervals in the road surface. The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes. Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune. Patent documents for the design describe it as notches (刻痕) “formed in a road surface so as to play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melody-like tones”. There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan—one of which plays the tune of a Japanese pop song. Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda. He scraped some markings into a road with a bulldozer (推土机) before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all kinds of tones. The optimal speed for melody road is 44kph, but people say it is not always easy to get the intended sound. “You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well,” wrote one Japanese blogger . “Driving too fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12mph [20km/h] has a slow-motion effect, making you almost car-sick.” 5．According to the passage, melody roads use ________ to create different notes.A. carsB. groovesC. spaces between intervalsD. bulldozers 6．We can learn from the passage that the highness of notes is depended on ________.A. how far the grooves areB. how big the grooves areC. the number of the groovesD. the speed of the car 7．The underlined word “optimal” in the passage might mean ________.A. fastestB. possibleC. bestD. suitable 8．In order to hear the music well, you have to ________.A. drive very fastB. drive slowlyC. open the windows wideD. keep the windows closed C The world’s tallest known tree might have become furniture if President Jimmy Carter had not expanded Redwood National Park in 1978. Undiscovered, the tree lived on in the enlarged sanctuary (禁猎区), and 28 years later, in summer2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor found it while exploring an isolated section of the park. The tree, being measured for circumference (周长) bybiologist Jim Spickler, reaches its highest branch 379.1 feet above the forest floor, which is 74. feet taller than Statue of Liberty. Nicknamed Hyperion, after a Titan in Greek mythology (神话), it bests what had been the tallest known tree, another coast redwood, by more than eight feet. Hyperion was found on a hillside rather than on bottomlands, where redwoods generally grow best, The slope may have protected it from wind and made it relatively inaccessible to loggers, who had already built roads within a few hundred feet of the tree when the park was enlarged. Botanist Stephen Sillett says redwoods may have been completely cut down from the nearby bottomlands. Today, it’s well-meaning tourists rather than loggers who could harm Hyperion, by compressing (压紧) the soil at its base, so the tree’ s location is being kept a secret. 9．Who, in fact, saved the world’ s tallest known tree?A. President Jimmy Carter.B. Naturalist Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor.C. Biologist Jim Spickler.D. Botanist Stephen Sillett. 10．How tall is Statue of Liberty according to the text?A. It is about 74 feet tall.B. It is about 37l feet tall.C. It is about 8 feet tail.D. It is about 305 feet tall. 1．The tallest tree might also have been cut down .A. if it hadn’t been found the tallestB. if it had grown on a hillsideC. if it had grown on bottomlandsD. if it hadn’t grown on the top of the hill 2．Why is the tree’ s location being kept a secret? A. Because loggers are prevented from cutting it. B. Because tourists are prevented from visiting it. C. Because thieves are prevented from stealing it. D. Because it is a national secret. D Speakers of different languages not only describe the world differently but think about itdifferently too, according to a new study. Researchers used a cartoon cat to study how language was reflected in the gestures people made. Dr. Sotaro Kita of the University of Bristol’s Department of Experimental Psychology (心理学), showed the cartoon to a group of native English, Japanese and Turkish speakers and then watched their gestures as they described the action they had seen. He found speakers of the three different languages used different gestures to describe the same event, which appeared to reflect the way the structure of their languages expressed that event. For example, when describing a scene where the cat swings(摇摆) on a rope, the English speakers used gestures showing an arc (弧形) orbit and the Japanese and Turkish speakers tended to use straight gestures showing the motion but not the arc. Dr. Kita suggests this is because Japanese and Turkish have no proper verb to express the English meaning “to swing”. While English speakers use the arc gesture as their language can readily express the change of location and the arc-shaped orbit, Japanese and Turkish speakers cannot as easily express the idea of movement with an arc orbit so they use the straight gesture. Dr. Kita said, “My research suggests that speakers of different languages make different images of the same event in a way that matches the expressive possibilities of their own language. In other words, language influences spatial (空间的) thinking at the moment of speaking.” 13．What is mainly discussed in the text? A. Different languages describe things differently. B. Some languages have their limits of describing things. C. Cartoon cats are always different to be described. D. Language influences the way people think. 4．Researches watch the gestures people make because they think . A. gestures can reflect the way people think. B. people make the same gesture to express the same idea. C. gestures can show what people have seen. D. people often make gestures when they can’t speak a certain language. 15．After watching the gestures of the speakers of the three different languages, Dr. Kita included that . A. Japanese and Turkish people can not express the meaning of ‘‘swing”. B. English is obviously better than Japanese and Turkish. C. no word in Japanese and Turkish can express the idea of “moving in an arc orbit” D. every language has its own special way to describe things. 16．The word “orbit” most probably means . A. a path traveled by an object which is moving around another B. all the things that are happening in a place, and the effect or situation they cause C. the regular way from one place to another used and can be shown on a map D. a general idea about what something is like, or general understanding of something E COUPONS Save on the things you buy everyday at Coupons. com GET MANY MORE MONEY-SAVING COUPONS (购物券) HERE>> 7．What the website wants to impress customers most is that .A. it offers good after-sale services.B. the goods at Coupons. com are of good quality. C. you can get bargains at Coupons. com. D. you can get a variety of services at Coupons-tom. 18．Coupons will help you .A. save moneyB. save timeC. book hotels onlineD. get free snacks 9．If you are suffering from an itchy eyes, you might get .A. CheeriosB. Fruit Flavored SnacksC. Granola BarsD. A1awayv TM antihistamine eye drops 0．You might get one free sample of if you get coupons.A. Yogurt BurstTM Cheerios cerealB. 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湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(48).pdf

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（48）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（A） Even with hit shows such as “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey's Anatomy,” ABC is tightening its belt as it weathers the U.S. economic downturn and tries to remain relevant in an industry challenged by digital entertainment. “We are in one of worst economies in 70 years. We are looking at everything we can possibly do to be more efficient and more effective,” ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson told reporters on Friday. “We have to look at everything across the board from cost cutting to (using) other platforms for smart ways to broker our efforts. It is an ongoing process. It is not a one time thing.” McPherson, attending the networks’ semi-annual presentation to critics, said last year’s five month strike by Hollywood screenwriters had “really hurt everybody” in the traditional television industry, and he acknowledged the networks had lost viewers to other forms of entertainment. “The world has changed under these businesses and we need to be incredibly diligent and confidentin what we do, otherwise we will be left by the wayside.” he said. “Tomorrow is here, now, and we really need to figure it out now and move forward.” ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co, has lost about 9.7 percent of its prime time audience in the 2008-9 season compared with the same stage last year. With the exception of current ratings leader CBS, the other two major U.S. networks Fox and NBC have also lost similar percentages since the 2008-9 season started last September. McPherson said he hoped ABC would continue to “take chances” on shows such as “Lost” and “Dancing with the Stars” that were seen as daring when they were shown for the first time. But recent new entries, such as “Pushing Daisies,” “Eli Stone” and “Dirty Sexy Money,” failed to resonate with viewers and were canceled. Despite the growing trend of watching television on iPods, on the Internet and on mobile phones, McPherson said ABC's main focus remained on broadcast. “We are still a broadcast network and that is where our profits come from. The other platforms are important. But people ask “Would we do a show that would be successful on the Internet as opposed to on broadcast? ... and those are always secondary thoughts,” he added. 1.The main idea of the passage is about__________. A. the strike of Hollywood screenwriters B. the decline of ABC’s prime time audience C. ABC’s main focus on broadcast D. ABC’s feeling economic, digital pressure 2.The 3rd paragraph suggests to us that__________. A. the economic situation is so serious that it will last long B. cutting cost is the best way to recover from economic downturn C. using other smart way can develop the ongoing process D. sparing no effort can complete the ongoing process 3.We can infer that the last economic great depression happened ________.A. in 1970B. in 1970sC. in 1939D. in the 2008-9 season 4.McPherson’s attitude towards ABC’s future is full of__________.A. doubtB. hopeC. worryD. confidence （B） You are only as old as you feel, it is said. But soon scientists will be able to calculate your real “physiological (生理的) age”. Researchers studying genes believe they can now tell exact physiological age by looking at a number of clues in DNA. They don't have to ask people how they feel or look at their appearance. The breakthrough could solve the mystery of why some 70-year-olds function at the level of those intheir 50s, while others become weak sooner than you would think. The researchers made the breakthrough by finding the “biomarkers” of aging in tiny worms. The worms they studied had an average lifespan (寿命) of three weeks. Like humans, some remain lively much longer than other similarly-aged worms, while others show signs of premature aging. By genetically profiling (基因识别) 104 different worms at various ages, the researchers found a group of genes that are involved in the aging process. ‘This is a first step; our results were not perfect, but we were able to predict the ages of the animals 70 percent of the time, which is far better than anything that has been done before,” said Simon Melov, the lead researcher at Buck Institute for Age Research in California. Now they want to extend their studies to mice and eventually humans. “I am confident that at some point there will be a non-subjective method of determining how old someone is with a high level of confidence,” said Melov. The speed at which people age depends on a number of things including genetic inheritance (遗传), lifestyle and mental health. Determining chronological (按时间顺序的) age in both worms and humans is easy — count forward from birth. But determining physiological age has remained subjective ? based on how someone looks or functions. The findings have major implications for age research in humans. Examining biomarkers over time would provide a scientific basis for anti-aging medicines. The technology would also provide a means of determining whether a person is aging faster or slower than people would normally think. 5..How can researchers tell one’s exact physiological age? A. By asking people how they feel. B. By looking at their appearance. C. By looking at a number of clues in DNA. D. By finding the “biomarkers” of aging in tiny worms. 6.What did the researchers base their survey on as their first breakthrough?A. Worms.B. Humans.C. Mice. Lifespan. 7.The researchers found__________. A. a group of genes were involved in the aging process. B. anyone was as old as he was feeling. C. some 70-year-olds function become weak sooner than expected. D. the speed at which people age only depends on their genetic inheritance. 8.What is the best title of the passage?A. Genetically profilingB. Worms and humansC. Find your true ageD. Research in humans （C） Everyone’s at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So I decided to try my hand at online auction (网上拍卖). Buying for beginners: Sign up on Most items (e.g. tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “Buy It Now” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away. If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBaybids（出价）for you .The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days, and when they finish you get an e-mail telling you whether you have won the item. How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card（信用卡）. Selling made simple: If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends’ advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on aThursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid. The big things in life: It’s easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay andthis has to be collected or sent by deliverymen. Check the ways of delivery before you bid. 9.What is the passage mainly about? A. How to make payment online. B. Ways of making delivery online. C. Advantages of an online auction system. D. How to use an online-auction system. 10.After bidding for an item, a buyer________________. A. can’t buy other items any more B. should make payment immediately C. has chances to make higher bids D. must give your credit card to the seller 11.You should if the item is being auctioned. A. make loud noises B. get the others not to bid C. ask the other people’s price D. offer the highest price you are ready to pay 12.The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is___________. A. through an online payment system B. through a local bank system C. by sending the money to the seller D. by paying the delivery man directly （D） A failed plot (阴谋) to kill Barack Obama, uncovered by US federal (联邦的) agents recently, has reminded people of the ideas that some humans associate with simple numbers. Two white American Neo-Nazi racists (新纳粹种族主义者) had planned to kill 88 African Americans, before finally assassinating (暗杀) Obama. The number "88" is equated with “HH”, initials (首字母) for the Nazi greeting, “Heil Hitler”. “H” is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Many people were not familiar with the Neo-Nazi importance of 88, but associations attached to other numbers are more well-known, if not always believed. The number 13, for instance, is considered deeply unlucky. In the US, many buildings do not have a floor numbered 13. They instead label (标注) it 12A, or use the letter M, which is the 13th letter in the English alphabet. New York’s John F. KennedyInternational airport does not have a gate number 13. And the popular Irish flight carrier, Ryan Air, has banished (摒弃) row 13 from all its planes. Last year when Brussels Airline put 13 dots in their new logo, the flood of complaints was so vast that the airline was forced to change their "unlucky logo" and add an additional dot. The fear comes from a Bible story, which states that Judas Iscariot, the disciple (门徒) who betrayed (出卖) Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table in the Last Supper. But the most fascinating fear of the number relates to Friday the 13th. It's a day of double bad luck. In the US, many people would not schedule a wedding for Friday the 13th. According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in the US, an estimated 17 to 21 million Americans are affected by a fear of this day. 13.The first paragraph is mainly intended to _____________. A. attract readers’ attention to numbers B. tell us a failed plot of killing Obama C. inform us of the latest news by US federal agents D. remind us of remembering some simple numbers 14.It is inferred that________. A. many people in the world are very superstitious(迷信的) B. Obama is an Asian American, so Neo-Nazi racists wanted to murder him C. the number “88” stands for the eighth letter and means “fortune” D. people in the USA don’t like the number “88” and “13” 15.The following passage is probably talking about__________. A. the history of the other unlucky numbers B. the American wedding held on Friday, the 13th C. the truth of the American’s fear or unluck D. dating from the original reason of the fear of Friday, the 13th 16.Which of the following statement is Not true? A. “H” is the eighth letter in English alphabet. B. A gate number 13 is not included in Kennedy International airport. C. Ryan Air has added row 13 in all of their planes. D. Judas was the 13th who sat at the table. (E) Calling the future When American inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone. The mobile phone is like a two-way radio. But the two-way radio is a limited means of communication. As soon as the users move out of range of each other’s broadcast area, the signal is lost. In the1940s, researchers experimented with the idea of using a number of radio masts (无线电杆) to pick up signals from two-way radios. A caller would always be within range of one of the masts. When he or she moved too far away from one mast, the next mast would pick up the signal. (Scientists referred to each mast’s reception area as being a “cell”. This is why in many countries mobile phones are called “cellphones”.) However, 1940s’ technology was just at the beginning. The “mobile phones” were huge boxes. They had to be moved by car. The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper. As soon as his invention was complete, he tested it by calling a rival (竞争对手) scientist to announce his success. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. They have changed the way we do a lot of things. One powerful feature is: the short message service (SMS) or text message. It’s the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle. The text message has changed the way we write in English. The language construction became more lax (松散的). Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important. Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced. We have seen the introduction of cameras, global positioning system and Internet access. Alexander Graham Bell would be surprised if he could see how far the science of the telephone has developed in less than 150 years. If he were around today, he might say: ‘‘‘That’s gr8! But I’m v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite.’ 17.The article is intended to_______. A. warn people of the possible risks in using mobile phones B. inform readers of the history and benefits of mobile phones C. convince people of the uses of mobile phones D. predict the applications of mobile phones 18.What’s the CORRECT time order about the development of communication? a. the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell b. “mobile phones” with very large boxes c. mobile telephone call made by Dr Martin Cooper d. mobiles with cameras, GPS and Internet accessA. a, c, b, dB. b, a,, c, dC. a, c, d, bD. a, b, c, d 19.The last sentence of the whole passage ‘‘That’s gr8! But I’m v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite.” May probably means________. A. That’s great! But I’m very busy right now. (I) Will call you tonight B. It’s eight now. I’m very busy. (I) Will call you tonight C. That’s great! But I’m busy writing now. (I) Will call you at two tonight D. “8” is great! But I’m very busy right now. (I) Will call it “U” to night 20.What do you think of the author according to the last paragraph?A. Humorous.B. Ironic.C. Kind.D. Worried. 1—20 DACDB AACDC DAAAD CBDAA。

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练完型填空(52).pdf

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：完型填空（52） (1)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged． Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things 1 our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave 2 notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we 3 a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days． Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving 4 instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's 5 without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me． On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I 6 it, the girls around all 7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red． I tried to forget about the 8 gift, but when the same girls 9 it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't 10 want it." The girls laughed at my 11 and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers 2 I thought about my words．It wasn't 3 like me to say things like that． "I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears 4 down her face． From a poor family, she was a 5 at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the 6 and the horrible treatment silently． I was sick to my stomach as my 7 words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel? Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）． And I had 8 everything for her． I told her that I had only said those things to try to 9 . "We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled 20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine． 1．A．behindB．throughC．forD．like 2．A．convincingB．encouragingC．remindingD．rewarding 3．A．draggedB．foundC．drewD．picked 4．A．chancesB．giftsC．helpD．hope 5．A．directionsB．exampleC．patternsD．admission 6．A．discoveredB．graspedC．heldD．opened 7．A．laughedB．blamedC．shoutedD．commented 8．A．specialB．embarrassingC．deliciousD．worrying 9．A．sawB．showedC．mentionedD．suggested 0．A．evenB．justC．everD．only 1．A．feelingB．sufferingC．remarksD．reactions 2．A．ifB．sinceC．becauseD．as 3．A．normally B．properlyC．perfectlyD．necessarily 4．A．dashing B．streamingC．gettingD．smoothing 5．A．goal B．centre C．wonderD．target 6．A．teasing B．challenge C．puzzleD．ignoring 7．A．powerfulB．tense C．scary D．hurtful 8．A．brokenB．changed C．ruined D．disturbed 9．A．turn offB．fit inC．show off D．get in 0．A．optimisticallyB.persuasively C.honestly D．understandingly 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（2）阅读理解AA dog who chewed off his owner’s infected toe（脚趾）while he was passed-out drunk has been called a lifesaver. Jerry Douthett had been out drinking when his dog Kiko bit off a large part if his big toe. His wife, Rosee, rushed him to hospital where tests showed the 48-year-old musician had dangerous high blood-sugar levels. Doctors told him his toe would have had to be cut off anyway.Mr Douthett said he had refused to get medical advice despite his toe being swollen for months. “I was hiding it from people, Rosee included,” he said. “It smelled , and I look back now and realize every time we’d visit someone with a dog, their dog would smell all over my foot.”The night before Mr Douthett had agreed to see a doctor, he passed out at home after going out drinking. He said, “I woke up and the dog was lying along side by foot. I said, ‘Ah, there’s blood everywhere.’ I ran to the bathroom and started to scream.”However, he believes Kiko could sense the disease coming from his big toe. “He’s a hero,”Mr Douthett said. “It wasn’t an aggressive attack. He just ate the infection. He saved my life. He ate it. I mean, he must have eaten it, because we couldn’t find it anywhere else in the house. I look down. There’s blood all over, and my toe is gone.”Before the operation, Mr Douthett asked a nurse, “Is there any chance I can get whatever’s left of my toe, so I can give it to Kiko as a treat?”Kiko is still with the family but is under observation by authorities.1.Mr Douthett didn’t want to get medical treatment because ______ .A.he didn’t know about his disease at allB.he was unwilling to let others know about his diseaseC.doctors had no good ways to treat his bad toeD.his wife advised him not to do that2.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ______ .A.Rosee managed to persuade her husband to go to hospitalB.Mr Douthett made his big toe worse by frequent drinkingC.Mr Douthett didn’t know his toe was chewed off at firstD.it is dangerous for people to let pet dogs sleep in the bedrooms3.What did Mr Douthett think of his dog ?A.It was clever and brave.B.It never attacked healthy people.C.It was a cruel but helpful dog.D.It was a dangerous dog in fact.BBritain’s symbolic red phone boxes have become out of date in the age of the mobile, but villages across the country are stepping in to save them, with creative intelligence. Whether as a place to exhibit art, poetry, or even as a tiny library, hundreds of phone boxes have been given a new life by local communities determined to preserve a typical part of British life. In Waterperry,a small village near Oxford, the 120 residents have filled the phone box next to the old house with a pot of flowers, piles of gardening and cooking magazines, and stuck poems on the walls.They took control of the phone box when telecoms operator BT said it was going to pull it down, an announcement that caused such dissatisfaction that one local woman threatened to chain herself to the box to save it. “I’d have done it,”insisted Kendall Turner. “It would have been heartbreaking for the village.”Local councilor Tricia Hallam, who came up with the idea for the phone box’s change, said quite a few people would have joined her, adding, “We couldn’t let it go because it’s a British symbol.”Only three feet by three feet wide, and standing 2.51-meter tall, the phone boxes were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in 1936 for the 25th anniversary of the reign of King George V.Painted in “Post Office red” to match the post boxes, they were once a typical image of England and the backdrop（背景）to millions of tourist photographs.Eight years ago there were about 17,000 across Britain, but today, in a country where almost everybody has a mobile phone, 58 percent are no longer profitable and ten percent are only used once a month. “On average, maintaining them costs $800 a year per phone box —about ￡44 million annually,” said John Lunb, general manager for BT Payphones.4.Some red phone boxes in Britain have been used for ______ .a.selling flowersb.cookingc.readingd.exhibiting art or poetryA.a,bB.c,dC.a,b,cD.b,c,d5.Why do the villagers want to keep the red phone boxes ?A.Because millions of people visit Britain to see the red phone boxes.B.Because the local people could earn a lot of money from the red phone boxes.C.Because the red phone boxes have already become a symbol of Britain.D.Because the red phone boxes may be useful for some people in emergency.6.What is the color of the British post boxes according to the passage ?A.Green.B.Red.C.Black.D.Yellow.7.What is John Lumb’s attitude towards pulling down the red phone boxes ?A.Supportive.B.Opposed.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.CIn bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing．It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage．A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads．On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself．Patents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children．Some may be especially strict in money matters．Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals．In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness．As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is veryimportant in parental teaching．To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality．Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”．If they are not sincere and do not practice what they teach, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled．A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment．8.Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills _________．A.should be avoidedB.is universal among parentsC.sets up dangerous states of worry in the childD.will make him lose interest in learning new things9.In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents ______．A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readB.should not expect too much of themC.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their ownD.should create as many learning opportunities as possible10.The second paragraph mainly tells us that __________．A.parents should be strict with their childrenB.parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the communityC.parental restrictions vary, and are not always intended for the benefit of the children aloneD.parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation11.In moral matters, parents should __________．A.observe the rules themselvesB.be aware of the marked difference between adults and childrenC.forbid things which have no foundation in moralityD.consistently ensure the security of their childrenDAt about 4 am, after hours of being unable to sleep, of shivering in the cold mountain air and trying to silence my crying kids who kept waking up, of attempting to find a comfortable sleeping position, of listening to whether there might have been a bear outside our tent, I finally couldn’t stand it any more. I complained, “Everything has gone wrong.”My wife and I were in one tent with our two young kids. A hundred yards east away was Summit Lake, where the glorious early morning mist was shimmering（闪烁）off the water. A couple miles to the southwest was the base of the Lassen Peak Trail. The base was 8,000 feet above sea level, and huge snow dotted the scenery even in mid August. Further west still was Bumpass Hell, with steam rising up.As the sun crept up over the edge of the Lassen peak, we fired up the camp stove and had breakfast. Half an hour later, my six-year-old daughter and I were in the parking lot of the Lassen peak trail, getting ready to go up the mountainside. We wouldn’t make it all the way, but it didn’t matter. We would see nature at its extremes: the volcanic ash that layered on the earth turning the melting snow a mysterious pink as the sun struck it; the blues of the sky shading into theblues of distant lakes, which in turn shaded into the whites and grays of the snow.My daughter grabbed my camera. She wanted to take a photo of “the composite（混合物）”of colors. Looking out over that scenery, and seeing my daughter fascinated by nature, I felt stupid about my morning complaints.Yes, camping is uncomfortable. And yes, there’s a lot to be said for getting out a credit card,reserving a room in a nice hotel, and going out for a fancy meal. But there’s also something wonderful about being so close to raw nature. And , as important, there’s something vital about getting young children out of their increasingly modern comfort zones and forcing them to meet the world around them.12.According to the passage, what contributed to the author’s sleeplessness ?①the cold weather ②his crying children ③fear of bears④sounds of bears ⑤the aches of his lower back ⑥his own complaintsA. ①④⑥B. ①②③C. ②④⑤D. ②③⑤13.Which of the following maps correctly shows the places ?14.The underlined word “colors” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______ .A.blue, white, gray and pinkB.white, yellow, gray and pinkC.white, green ,gray and pinkD.blue, green,white and gray15.How did the author’s feeling change from the beginning to the end ?A.Calm→Satisfied.B.Excited→Frustrated.C.Sad→Calm.D.Regretful→Satisfied.16.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage ?A.Nature is the glass reflecting truth.B.Nature is the best scenery designer.C.The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.D.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.EA new study has found that it may be possible to train people to be more intelligent, increasing the brainpower they had at birth．Until now，it has been widely assumed that the kind of mental ability that allows us to solve new problems without having any relevant previous experience—what psychologists call fluid intelligence—is innate and cannot be taught（though people can raise their grades on tests of it by practicing）．But in the new study，researchers describe a method for improving this skill，along with experiments to prove it works．The key, researchers found, was carefully structured training in working memory—the kind that allows memorization of a telephone number just long enough to dial it．This type of memory is closely related to fluid intelligence，so the researchers reasoned that improving it might lead to improvements in fluid intelligence．First they measured fluid intelligence of volunteers using standard tests．Then they trained each in a complicated memory task—the child’s card game，in which they had to recall a card they saw and heard．During the course, they needed to ignore irrelevant items, monitor ongoing performance，manage two tasks at the same time and connect related items to one another in space and time．The four groups experienced a half-hour of training daily for 8, 12, 17 and 19 days, respectively．To make sure they were not just improving their test-taking skills，the researchers compared them with control groups that took the tests without the training．The results, published Monday in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences，were striking．Improvement in the trained groups was a lot greater．Moreover，the longer they trained, the higher their scores were．All performers，from the weakest to the strongest，showed significant improvement．“Our results show you can increase your intelligence with proper training．” said Dr Jaeggi, a co-author of the paper．“No one knows how long the gains will last after training stops,” he added, “and the experiment’s design did not allow the researchers to determine whe ther more training would continue to produce further gains．”17.The researchers thought the key to improving the intelligence was ______________．A.memorizing telephone numbersB.improving working memoryC.training in concentrationD.recalling a card18.The following aspects of the training help increase intelligence EXCEPT___________．A.ignoring irrelevant itemsB.monitoring ongoing performanceC.managing two tasks at the same timeing previous experience19.When the experiment was conducted, the researchers______________．A.trained the four groups for the same period of timeB.only made comparisons between the four groupspared the four groups with control groupsD.trained the four groups together20.By writing the article，the writer intends to ______________．rm the readers of a new studyB.call on people to be trained to increase intelligenceC.prove one’s born brainpower can be improvedD.tell people the improved intelligence will last forever1—3 BCA 4—7 BCBA 8—11 BCCA12—16 BCADB 17—20 BDCA。

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(53).pdf

2.2　整式的加减课后训练（基础巩固+能力提升）基础巩固 1．下列各组中的两个单项式能合并的是( )． A．4和4x B．3x2y3和－y2x3 C．2ab2和 D．m和2．下列各题中合并同类项正确的是( )． A．2x2＋3x2＝5x4 B．3x＋2y＝5xy C．7x2－3x2＝4 D．9a2b－9ba2＝03．下面计算正确的是( )． A．6a－5a＝1B．a＋2a2＝3a3 C．－(a－b)＝－a＋bD．2(a＋b)＝2a＋b4．计算6a2－2ab－2(3a2＋)所得的结果是( )． A．－3ab B．－ab C．3a2 D．9a2 5．如果m－n＝，那么－2(n－m)的值是( )． A． B． C． D．能力提升 6．若A＝x2－5x＋2，B＝x2－5x－6，则A与B的大小关系是( )． A．A＞B B．A＝B C．A＜B D．无法确定7．把(x－3)2－2(x－3)－5(x－3)2＋(x－3)中的(x－3)看成一个因式合并同类项，结果应是( )． A．－4(x－3)2＋(x－3)B．4(x－3)2－x(x－3) C．4(x－3)2－(x－3)D．－4(x－3)2－(x－3)8．把四张形状大小完全相同的小长方形卡片(如图①)不重叠地放在一个底面为长方形(长为m cm，宽为n cm)的盒子底部(如图②)，盒子底面未被卡片覆盖的部分用阴影表示．则图②中两块阴影部分的周长和是( )． A．4m cm B．4n cm C．2(m＋n)cm D．4(m－n)cm9．计算： (1)2(2a－3b)＋3(2b－3a)； (2)2(x2－xy)－3(2x2－3xy)－2[x2－(2x2－xy＋y2)]．10．先化简，再求值． (1)－2x3＋4x－－(x＋3x2－2x3)，其中x＝3； (2)－2(x－)＋，其中x＝－2，y＝－3.11．一个多项式加上－2x3－x2y＋4y3后，得x3－x2y＋3y3，求这个多项式，并求当x＝，y＝时，这个多项式的值．12．七年级(1)班分成三个小组，利用星期日参加公益活动．第一组有学生m名；第二组的学生数比第一组学生人数的2倍少10人；第三组的学生数是第二组学生人数的一半．七年级(1)班共有多少名学生？13．有这样一道题：“当a＝2 012，b＝－2 013时，求多项式7a3－6a3b＋3a2b＋3a3＋6a3b－3a2b－10a3＋2 013的值．” 小明说：本题中a＝2 012，b＝－2 013是多余的条件；小强马上反对说：这不可能，多项式中含有a和b，不给出a，b的值怎么能求出多项式的值呢？你同意哪名同学的观点？请说明理由．参考答案 1答案：C　点拨：实质考查同类项概念，只有同类项才能合并，只有C选项字母相同，相同字母的指数也相同．故选C. D　点拨：合并同类项，系数相加，字母部分(字母及其指数)不变，所以A、B、C都错，系数互为相反数的同类项相加为0，D正确． 3答案：C　点拨：A.6a－5a＝a，故此选项错误；B.a与2a2不是同类项，不能合并，故此选项错误；C.－(a－b)＝－a＋b，故此选项正确；D.2(a＋b)＝2a＋2b，故此选项错误；故选C. 4答案：A　点拨：去括号，6a2－2ab－＝6a2－2ab－6a2－ab，合并同类项得－3ab. 5答案：A　点拨：－2(n－m)＝2(m－n)＝2×＝，故选A. 6答案：A　点拨：求差法比较大小，A－B＝(x2－5x＋2)－(x2－5x－6)＝x2－5x＋2－x2＋5x＋6＝8＞0，差大于0，被减数大于减数，所以A＞B. 7答案：D　点拨：把(x－3)看成一项，那么(x－3)2与－5(x－3)2，－2(x－3)与(x－3)就是同类项，分别合并，得－4(x－3)2，－(x－3)，所以结果是－4(x－3)2－(x－3)，故选D. 8答案：B　点拨：设小长方形的长为a，宽为b，∴上面的阴影周长为：2(n－a＋m－a)，下面的阴影周长为：2(m－2b＋n－2b)，∴总周长为：4m＋4n－4(a＋2b)，又∵a＋2b＝m，∴4m＋4n－4(a＋2b)＝4n. 9解：(1)2(2a－3b)＋3(2b－3a) ＝4a－6b＋6b－9a＝4a－9a－6b＋6b＝－5a； (2)2(x2－xy)－3(2x2－3xy)－2[x2－(2x2－xy＋y2)] ＝2x2－2xy－6x2＋9xy－2(x2－2x2＋xy－y2) ＝－4x2＋7xy－2(－x2＋xy－y2) ＝－4x2＋7xy＋2x2－2xy＋2y2 ＝－2x2＋5xy＋2y2. (1)原式＝－2x3＋4x－－x－3x2＋2x3 ＝－2x3＋2x3＋4x－x－－3x2 ＝3x－. 当x＝3时，原式＝3×3－×32＝9－30＝－21. (2)原式＝＝－3x＋y2. 当x＝－2，y＝－3时，原式＝－3×(－2)＋(－3)2＝6＋9＝15. 点拨：对于整式加减的求值问题，如果能化简，要先化简，再求值，这样可以简化计算．必须注意：在代入求值时，如果字母的取值为负数，要添加括号． 11解：由题意，得(x3－x2y＋3y3)－(－2x3－x2y＋4y3)＝x3－x2y＋3y3＋2x3＋x2y－4y3＝3x3－y3；当x＝，y＝时，3x3－y3＝. 答：这个多项式是3x3－y3；当x＝，y＝时，这个多项式的值是. 点拨：本题是已知和与一个加数求另一个加数，所以根据“所求多项式＝和－加数”可列式计算求出，再代入求值． 12解：根据题意，得m＋(2m－10)＋＝3m－10＋m－5＝(4m－15)(人)．答：七年级(1)班共有学生(4m－15)人．点拨：由题意可知：第一组有学生m名；第二组的学生数是(2m－10)人；第三组的学生数是人，相加即可得到总人数． 13解：7a3－6a3b＋3a2b＋3a3＋6a3b－3a2b－10a3＋2 013 ＝(7＋3－10)a3＋(－6＋6)a3b＋(3－3)a2b＋2 013＝2 013. ∵化简后式子的值是一个常数，式子的值不变， ∴a＝2 012，b＝－2 013是多余的条件，故小明的观点正确．点拨：需要通过计算说明，数学说理要严谨．初中学习网，资料共分享！我们负责传递知识！。

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解(35).pdf

湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（35）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Mr. Whitson taughtsixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about an animal called the Cattywampus, a nocturnal (夜间活动的) animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz. When he returned my paper, I was shocked. There was a big red “X” through each of my answers. There had to be some mistakes! I had written down exactly what Mr. Whitson said. Then I realized that everyone in the class had failed. What had happened? Very simple, Mr. Whitson explained. He had made up all that story about the Cattywampus. The information in our notes was, therefore, incorrect. Did we expect credit for incorrect answers? Needless to say, we were outraged. What kind of text was this? And what kind of teacher is he? We should have figured it out, Mr. Whitson said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around the Cattywampus skull (in truth, a cat’s), hadn’t he been telling us that no trace of the animal remained? He had described its amazing night vision, the color of its fur and any number of other facts he couldn’t have known, he had given the animal a ridiculous name, and we still hadn’t been suspicious. The zeroes on our papers would be recorded in his grade book, he said. And they were. Mr. Whitson said he hoped we would learn something from this experience. He told us not to let our minds go to sleep, and to speak up if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong. We carded our new skepticism (怀疑主义) into all our classes. This caused problems for the other teachers, who weren’t used to being challenged. Our history teacher would be lecturing about something, and then there would be clearings of the throat and someone would say “Cattywampus”. If I’m ever asked to propose a solution to the crisis in our schools, it will be Mr. Whitson. I haven’t made any great scientific discoveries, but Mr. Whitson’s class gave me and my classmates something just as important: the courage to look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you can have fun doing it. 1．The best title for this passage would probably be _______. A. Cattywampus B. An interesting and unforgettable Lesson C. A new teaching method D. The Best Teacher I Ever Had 2．The underlined word outraged in the second paragraph here means _______.A. angryB. excitedC. disappointedD. discouraged 3．From this passage, we know that Mr. Whitson was a teacher _______.A. difficult to get along withB. creative in teachingC. fond of being challengedD. full of energy and enthusiasm 4．We can infer from the passage that _______. A. teachers and textbooks are not always right B. Cattywampus could be found in the Ice Age C. the history teacher didn’t like to be challenged D. Mr. Whitson always made a bad impression on his students B When it comes to your skin, there is an extremely important fact that you must keep in mind: Your skin is the largest organ of your body. As an obvious result, skin health and maintenance(保养) is vital. Your skin does everything from protecting you from the elements to assisting you with breathing. Your skin keeps your body hydrated(含水的) and regulates your body's temperature. In the end, thisreally is only the beginning of all of the various vital functions that your skin provides to you. Despite the extreme importance of a person's skin, the reality is that many people simply do not pay much attention to issues relating to the health of their skin. With that in mind, there are some prime tips and pointers that you must always keep in mind when it comes to the health and protection of your skin. Protection against harmful rays from the sun is one of the most important steps that you need to take. With this in mind it is vitally important that you make certain you use solid protection when you go out into the sun. Your diet also has a direct effect on the health of your skin. The most important aspect of yourdiet in relation to the health of your skin is to make certain that you eat a proper amount of food items that contain the proteins and nutrients necessary for cellular maintenance, repair and regeneration(再生). With this in mind, your skin cells actually rely on a sufficient amount of carbohydrates. Water is also important to the Health of your skin. While you certainly have heard it before, it actually is true that you should drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of fresh and pure water every day. There are many health benefits you can get from drinking water daily, including maintaining healthy skin. Finally, when it comes to the health of your skin today and into the future you should avoid smoking all together. In addition, you should drink alcohol only in moderation. Both smoking and too much alcohol consumption can negatively affect the health of your skin in significant ways. 5．The underlined word elements in the first paragraph probably refers to _______.A. bad weatherB. a favorable environmentC. all the chemicalsD. the cells making up the skin 6．The writer lists some of the functions of skin in the beginning part to _______. A. make an analysis of the main topic of the passage B. draw readers’ attention to the main topic of the passage C. give a brief introduction to the main topic of the passage D. give the readers a summary of the main topic of the passage 7．Which of the following does not help maintain the health of skin? A. Drinking alcohol in moderation. B. Including adequate carbohydrates in diet. C. Using solid protection when exposed to the sun. D. Drinking enough fresh and pure water every day. 8．The most suitable title of the passage may be _______.A. An essential organ of our bodyB. Tips for soft and smooth skinC. Habits and skin healthD. How to keep our skin healthy C When our son, Alex, was young, he hated to travel. We endured refusals to visit one more museum, even if it was the Louvre. We coped with a child who resisted even a taste of onion soup in Paris and who insisted he would like nothing more than ordering room service at the hotel and watching TV. Over the years, we have come up with several hard-earned but realistic strategies to help kids cope on long-distance trips. First, we recognize that some children have trouble adjusting to new environments, food, time zones and schedules. So, in advance of a trip to England, we gave our son a taste of the new culture by making shepherd’s pie for supper. He loved the mashed potatoes, chopped meat and brown gravy（肉汁）. For Italy, we sampled homemade pesto（香蒜沙司） served over linguine（扁面条）. For Amsterdam, I cooked up a pot of comforting pea soup and baked a delicious apple pancake called pannekoeken. Then, when we traveled to these places, he ate these foods and they seemed like a taste of home. In addition to food, we always sample the culture beforehand by reading books and renting movies from the countries we will be visiting. For Italy, the book Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino and the films Johnny Stecchino, Cinema Paradiso, and Il Postino gave our son a glimpse of the Italian way of life. For Britain, we rented Mr. Bean and Billy Elliot, and enjoyed stories by J.R.R. Tolkien and E. Nesbit. For Amsterdam, he finished The Diary of Anne Frank. Before we leave home, we also ask Alex to go through our tour books and pick out activities that appeal to him. He was excited about visiting the London Dungeon and the Imperial War Museum, and takinga ride in the London Eye. They turned out to be big hits. Because Alex’s preferences were given equal attention, he was more tolerant of his parents’ selections, such as visiting Charters Cathedral and the Van Gogh Museum. We’ve also learned the hard way that dragging our son out of bed early in the morning ,thus making him grumpy all day. Now that he is a teenager, we let him sleep in while we sip coffee at a café, work out at the hotel gym, or take a long walk. This makes our time together much more enjoyable 9．According to the writer, parents are advised to _______. A. cook children’s favorite food B. postpone traveling until the kids are in college C. allow their kids a ride in the London Eye D. take children’s interest and preferences into account 10．Cinema Paradiso and Il Postino are mentioned as _______. A. particular desires of children B. an approach to interest the future possible visit C. highly appreciated films for tourists D. comfortable activities children could pick out 11．The underlined word “grumpy” in the last paragraph is similar in meaning to _______.A. bad-temperedB. tolerantC. energeticD. nervous 12．Which of the following might serve as a possible title for this passage?A. Kids and Parents.B. Joys of Traveling.C. Whether You Go or Not.D. How to motivate Kids to travel D Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become. When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not the desperate steeplechases（障碍赛跑） they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother—the same house my father was raised in, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek. The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from all the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else. Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood,it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road race to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel sepia-toned, an echo from another era. I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast（特质）still harbors at least remnants of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries（反复无常的情况）and a challenging environment. 13．The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when _______. A. everyone was paying a visit to some relative far away B. everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure C. Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house D. nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school 14．In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because _______. A. people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday B. such answers are rarely heard in our modern society C. people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday D. visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time 15．From the last paragraph we may infer that _______. A. people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment B. people in Maine has abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life C. land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense D. people in Maine always help each other when they are in need 16．Which word we may use to describe the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?A. Unsatisfied.B. Anxious.C. Treasured.D. Teased. E Farmers may not be able to prevent natural disasters, but they can at least try their best to reduce losses. For example, they can plant crops that are more likely to survive extreme weather. In north-central Vietnam, people with small farms do not plant rice between September and December. Seasonal rains might destroy the rice. So instead, they plant lotus seeds on raised beds. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says the lotus seeds bring a good price in local markets. ? Farmers in the Philippines are showing new interest in crops like winged beans, string beans, arrowroot and cassava. The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center says traditional crops like these can survive the fierce storms that often strike the islands. The United Nations says some African farmers grow bambara groundnuts during long dry periods. The seeds of this drought-resistant plant can be boiled for eating or for making flour. In some parts of the world, farmers grow vetiver grass. Researchers in Thailand wrote about vetiver in 2007 in the journal Science Asia. They noted that the grass can absorb and control the spread of harmful waste waters, like those from pig farms. Agricultural expert and author William Rivera says vetiver resists difficult conditions. It reduces damage from heavy rains. And vetiver planted on earthen dams may strengthen them against breaks and flooding. William Rivera also speaks approvingly of alfalfa. Its deep roots can find and take up groundwater. Those roots also help hold the soil against winds. And alfalfa can be a valuable food source for animals. The deep and extensive roots of sunflowers make them another good candidate for resisting extreme conditions. The tall plants have brightly colored heads that provide seeds and oil. North Dakota grows more hectares of sunflowers than any other American state. But North Dakota is better known as a top wheat producing state. Hans Kandel works at the North Dakota State University Extension Service in Fargo. He says farmersin some parts of North Dakota plant wheat that is ready to harvest in only about one hundred days. That way it can grow before the hot, dry months of July through September. 17．The underlined part “bring a good price in local markets” in the 2nd paragraph implies that lotus seeds _______. A. can bring the local farmers more profit B. will satisfy the needs of the local people C. are what the local farmers eat every day D. don’t sell very well because of their high prices 18．Vetiver grass is planted because it can _______. A. be a valuable food source for animals B. survive the fierce storms in summer C. provide seeds and oil D. be useful in many aspects 19．From the last paragraph we can see that the farmers in North Dakota _______. A. are not hardworking so they are suffering from poverty B. are good at taking advantage of the weather conditions C. don’t have enough knowledge of weather and farming D. plant more sunflowers than wheat 20．From this passage we may safely conclude that _______. A. weather conditions are always decisive factors in agriculture B. some crops can help farmers to fight against extreme weather C. the species of the world are changing quickly D. agriculture is developing fast in the world 1---4 DABA 5---8 ABAD 9---12 DBAD 13---16 BBDA 17---20 ADBB。

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake? How do you make a banana milk shake? shake【美】【口】奶昔(由牛奶和冰淇淋等搅制而成的混合饮料) What ingredients do we need? ingredients blender blender milk milk banana banana ice cream yogurt peel peel a banana peel some oranges peel an apple peel a pear 剥，削 cut up cut up the bananas cut it up 切 put into put the bananas and ice-cream into the blender 放在…里面 pour…into… pour the water into the cup pour the milk into the blender 倒 turn on turn off turn on/off the blender turn it on/off turn on/off the popper 打开关上 drink a cupglassbottlebowl of milk shakewatermilktea 喝 peel cut up put…into… pour..into… turn on drink Read the new words Step 1 Peel the bananas. How do you make a banana milk shake? Step 2 Cut up the bananas. Step 3 Put the bananas and yogurt into the blender. Step 4 Pour the milk into the blender. Step 5 Turn on the blender. Step 6 Drink it. 首先… 并且… 接下来… 然后… 最后… Translation And… First,… Next,… Then,… Finally,… 2a. Listen and complete the chart. How much How many yogurt bananas honey watermelon apples oranges one watermelon two three one cup Two spoons 2b. Listen again and fill in the form. apples yogurt and orange honey bananas 2c. Pairwork A: Let’s make fruit salad. B: OK, good idea. How much yogurt do we need? A: One cup. B: And how many apples do we need? A: Let me think… We need two apples. B: OK, and how much… * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *。

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4.6　用尺规作线段与角课后训练（基础巩固+能力提升）基础巩固 1．下列画图语言表达正确的是( )． A．延长线段AB至点C，使2AC＝BC B．以点O为圆心作弧 C．以点O为圆心，以AC的长为半径画弧 D．在射线OA上截取OB＝a，BC＝b，则有OC＝a＋b 2．下列作图语句错误的个数是( )． ①过三点A，B，C作直线；②延长射线OM到点A；③延长线段AB＝a；④以点O为圆心作弧． A． 1 B．2 C．3 D．43．已知线段a，b(a＞b)，画射线AF，在AF上顺次截取AB＝a，BC＝b，接着截取CD＝a，则线段AD的长是( )． A．b B．a C．2a＋b D．b或2a＋b 4．根据图形把下列画图语句补充完整： (1)如图(1)，在________上截取________＝a. (2)如图(2)，在直线l上顺次截取________＝________＝a.5．如图，已知四点A，B，C，D. (1)连接AC，并延长AC； (2)连接BD，并延长DB，线段AC与线段BD交于点E； (3)画线段BC，直线AD，射线AB； (4)连接DC，并延长线段DC与射线AB交于点F. 6．根据下列语句画图． (1)如图，延长线段AB到C，使BC＝AB； (2)如图，延长线段BA到C，使AC＝BA； (3)如图，在射线OA上顺次截取OB＝BC＝CD. 能力提升 7．已知：线段a，b. 求作：线段AB，使AB＝2a＋b. 则线段AB就是所求作的线段．8．已知∠α，∠β，如图所示，求作：∠AOB，使∠AOB＝α－2∠β. 1答案：C 2答案：D 3答案：D 4答案：(1)射线OM　OA　(2)AB　BC 5解：作图如下： 6解：(1)如图所示： (2)如图所示： (3)如图所示： 7解：作法：(1)作射线AE； (2)以点A为圆心，以线段a为半径画弧，交射线AE于C点；以点C为圆心，以线段a为半径画弧，交射线CE于点D；以点D为圆心，以线段b为半径画弧，交射线于B. 8解：作法：(1)作∠AOC＝∠α； (2)以OC为一边，在∠AOC的内部依次作∠COD，∠DOB，使∠DOB＝∠COD＝∠β. 所以∠AOB为所求的角．初中学习网，资料共分享！我们负责传递知识！。

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湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（51）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

（A） For a small town, Mantattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly atmosphere. The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the brightlit restaurant near the pool, And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more than two years. Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn. Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out. Your best friend has a good pair of shoes. She paid fortyfive dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend. She’s discovered something else too. You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people. “A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan”, she explains. “They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes. But some couples come for a night out together. They just want to be left alone. Then there are people who can’t make up their minds. They look down the menu and say,hat do you suggest?o I ask them how hungry they are. If they say,ot very. suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate. But if they say theyt. Y’re very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice. You get salad and bread as well. It’s very nice. Real good value”. Ellen may get tired sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people. She’s learning too much about people. She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesn’t like it after all, she can become a psychiatrist(心理医生)instead. 1、What does the underlined phrase “a veterinary surgeon” mean?A、An animal doctorB、A hotel managerC、A food expertD、A restaurant waitress 2、According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A、Businessmen like to be suggested what to eat. B、Many couples often want you to recognize them. C、Why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere. D、If you know a lot about people,you’ll be a good veterinary surgeon. 3、From the passage we can infer that . A、waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students. B、waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work. C、waitresses should be familiar with the food there. D、it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food. 4、Choose the best title for the passage.A、How to Deal with PeopleB、A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in ManhattanC、American Holiday InnD、Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn (B) A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善) Terence,an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq,will be the guest of honour on aviation（飞行）legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth.The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the loveable toy will be auctioned off（拍卖）in aid of the North AIR Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心). Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft,and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize.Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS),GrahamPickering,said”flying officer”Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since. He said,erence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft,trying parachuting and even look ing drunk and disorderly.When the RAF finally discharege him he will be a very rare bear indeed--we just hope he does not bum up on reentry to Earth? eGNAAS,which needs charitable donations of more than ￡2m a year,has three air ambulances(空中救护机). Peter Bond,spokesman for the Royal Astronimical Society,said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said,“This is a new experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown.During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.” Since May,Terence has spent time with members of 100 squadron（空军中队）based at RAF Leeming Basra.Iraq,and at air shows with performing fighter planes. Spaceship One will fly 100km(62 miles) above the Earth’s surface,just breaking through theplanet’s atmosphere. If it repeats the feat（技艺）inside two weeks,it will claim the $ 10 million Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business. 5、Which of the following is the best title? A、The Toy Bear Will Be Auctioned Off B、Space Flight C、Spaceship One to Lift Off D、Teddy Bear Astronaut to Lift Off 6、Terence is . A、an experienced astronaut B、a toy bear C、a real bear living in England D、an air force officer 7、Which of the following is true of Speaceship One? A、Spaceship One is the world’s first speacecraft. B、The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity. C、The purpose of its flight is to comepete for a prestigious space travel prize. D、Spaceship One has never flown. 8、We can infer that . A、after this space flight,Spaceship One will get the $ 10 million Ansari X-prize B、it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-entre the earth atmosphere C、Terence will be very safe on the flight D、Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane （C） There are some great differences between the traditional family and the modern family. The first important difference is in the man’s role.The traditional husband was the head of the household because he was the only one who worked outside the home.If the wife worked for money,then the husband was not considered to be a good provider,In many families today,both husband and wife work for money.Therefore,they share the role of head of household.In addition,the traditional husband usually made big decisions about spending money.However,the modern husband shares these decisions with his working wife.Also,the traditional husband did not help his wife with housework or meal preparation. Dinner was ready when he came home,In contrast,the modern husband helps his working wife at home.He may do some of the household chores,and it is not unusual for him to cook. The second difference is in the woman’s role. In the traditional family,the woman may have worked for miney during her first years of marriage.However,when she gave birth,she would usually give up her job. Her primary role would be to take care of her family and home.In contrast,in many familiestoday,the modern woman works outside the home even after she has children .She’s doing two jobs instead of one,so she is busier than the traditional mother was.The traditional wife learned to live within her husband’s income.But the modern wife does not have to because the family has two incomes. The final difference is in the role of the children .In the traditional family,the children were taken care of by the mother because she didn’t work outside.However,today pre-school children may go to a child-care center or to a baby-sitter regularly because the mother works.The school-age children of a traditional family were more dependent.Their mother was there to help them get ready for school and to make their breakfast.In conrtast,modern children are more independent.They have to get up early and get ready for school themselves,and they may even have to make their own breakfast. 9、The main idea of the passage is . A、the change of the American society B、the change of the American children C、the change of the American family D、the change of the American adults 10、In the past,if the husband let his wife get a job, . A、people would not think highly of his wife B、people would think little of him C、people would refuse to be friends with him D、people would look up to him 11、The husband in the modern family . A、is still the boss of the family who decides all of the important things B、lets the wife make all of the decisions alone C、shares big decisions with his working wife D、no longer works for money because the wife is working 12、According to the passage,which of the following is true? A、The husband in the modern family does a lot of housework except cooking. B、Modern wives have more free time because their husbands share housework. C、Modern wives no longer cook dinners for husbands. D、It’s common for men to buy dishes,send children to school ,and even cook in a modern family. (D) Advertisement is the difficult business of bringing information to great numbers of people.The purpose of an advertisement is to make people respond to make them react to an idea，such as helping prevent forest fires，or to make them want to buy a certain product or service.At the beginning of the 20th century，advertisement was described as“salesmanship in print”.If this definition were expanded to include radio and television，it would still stand today.The most effective way to sell something is through person-to-person contact.But the cost of person-to-person selling is high because it takes a great deal of time，and it increases the cost of the product or service.Advertising distributes the selling message to many people at one time.The first printed advertisement in the English language appeared in 1278，more than a century before Shakespeare’s first play was produced.This early advertisement was the work of William Caxton，England’s first printer，who used it to advertise religious books from his own workshop Caxton posted small printed notices along London’s main streets．Besides advertising his product，he identified his shop with a red-striped shield(盾形徽章)so that customers could find it easily． This same sort of simple informational advertising is still used.Examples are the roadside signsthat tell travelers that they can buy fresh corn just down the road or that there is a restaurant in the next town. The Industrial Revolution，in the 18th and 19th centuries，brought a new kind of rge factories took the place of small workshops and goods were produced in large quantities. Manufacturers used the newly built railroads to distribute(递送)their products over wide areas.They had to find many thousands of customers in order to stay in business.They couldn’t simply tell people where shoes or cloth or tea could be bought---they had to learn how to make people want to buy aspecific product. Thus modern advertising was born． Advertising created new markets and helped to raise standards of living as people came to feel thatthey had a right to new and better products. 13、The passage mainly talks about . A、the development of advertisement B、the first advertisement in the world C、the difficulty in advertising D、the advantages of advertisements 14、Why is advertisement accepted by people? A、Because it can help to prevent forest fires. B、Because it cand make people want to buy a certain product or service. C、Because it can bring information to great numbers of people. D、Because it can help people live longer. 15、Modern advertisement was born as a result of . A、the Industrial Revolution B、the newly built railroads C、the appearance of the first printer advertisement D、people’s need 16、We can conclude from the passage that . A、red-striped shield is the best thing to use in advertising B、main streets and television are used in advertising C、person-to-person selling is the best way in advertising D、people show little interest in advertisement (E) The days of Europeans relaxing in the cafe with a newspaper and a seemingly endless cup of coffee appear to be numbered．A new English expression is popular in Europe these days：“coffee to go．” “Five or ten years ago it was much more normal to sit in a cafe for several hours than it is nowadays，”says Joann，who works in a central Berlin coffee bar owned by the Canadian coffee and bakery chain Tim’s. “There is a trend towards a more fast-paced life．But people still act surprised when you ask if the coffee is‘to go’．You mean I can take it with me? they ask..” “Europe is often five or eight years behind trends in America，”says Joann.“In theStates.‘coffee to go’is part of everyday life.” Owing in part to Starbucks，it appears to be very much part of everyday life in many other countries too． The Seattle-based group compete with a growing number of global chains in attempting to reshape coffee drinking cultures in regions including Asia and the Middle East． The US is the model for continental Europe’s new“coffee to go”culture：Each of the new cafe bars offers bagels，muffins，brownies and cookies to go with the coffee. But then,“coffee to go’’might sound a little odd to English ears used to the words “takeaway”or take one． It does sum up the brisker pace of life since the city resumed its status as the German capital following the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. As one more sign of the changing times，one of Berlin’s most venerable(古老而庄重的)coffee houses，cafe Einstein，has followed the trend by opening a small chain of coffee shops across the city． Taking coffee,slowly and in decorous（端正的）surroundings,has been a feature of European coffee houses,particularly in German speaking countries,for decades. For the elderly citzens of Vienna it amounts to a ritual（仪式）when they gather in coffee houses around the city for a cup of their favovrite drink and a piece of rich,creamy cake. 17、From the passage,we can see that . A、“coffee to go” springs in Europe these days B、Europe is often a few years before trends in America C、America often follows Europe’s “coffee to go”culture D、it’s easy to reshape coffee drinking cultures in the Middle East 18、Every new cafe bar offers some to go with the coffeeA、foodB、newspaperC、drinkD、music 19、More and more Europeans have takeaway coffee because . A、Europeans live a more fast-paced life now B、The coffee is much cheaper C、Europeans are used to taking away the coffee D、the coffee is easy to take away 20、The characteristic of European coffee houses is . A、“coffee to go ”as part of daily life B、sitting in a cafe bar for several hours C、having coffee slowly in a pleasant atmosphere D、taking away coffee in a hurry 1—20 ACDDD BCBCB CDACA BAAAC。