高中英语高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第28天

2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第28天
第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 1 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 2 a miracle（奇迹）can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 3 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 4 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It's 5 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He's really, really sick and I want to buy a 6 . His name is Andrew and he has something 7 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don't 8 miracles here, child. I'm sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 9 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 10 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 11 ?”
“I don't know,” she replied. “He's really si ck and mommy says he needs 12 . But my daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought my 13 .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 14 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the 15 price of a miracle for little brothers. 16 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 17 your parents.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 18 and it wasn't long 19 Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 20 of a little child.
1. A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpless D. kind
2. A. Simply B. Just C. Only D. More than
3. A. drew B. pulled C. put D. poured
4. A. followed B. made C. took D. found
5. A. to B. as C. for D. on
6. A. hope B. doctor C. favor D. miracle
7. A. bad B. small C. extra D. impossible
8. A. have B. offer C. sell D. store
9. A. gently B. sadly C. shockedly D. coldly
10. A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C. well-behaved D. good-looking
11. A. have B. need C. care D. like
12. A. a doctor B. a surgeon C. an operation D. a kindness
13. A. savings B. wishes C. ideas D. suggestions
14. A. since B. as C. after D. but
15. A. same B. exact C. proper D. necessary
16. A. Express B. Help C. Take D. Follow
17. A. beg B. encourage C. persuade D. meet
18. A. difficulty B. delay C. charge D. result
19. A.that B.when C. until D. before
20. A. cleverness B. faith C. courage D. interest
第二部分：阅读理解：（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional（易动感情的）”. But she lived “on the surface “.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace — it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.
“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”
21. The writer began to love her mother's desk________.
A. after Mother died
B. before she became a writer
C. when she was a child
D. when Mother gave it to her
22. The passage shows that_________.
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B. Mother was too serious about her daughter in words
C. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words
23. The underlined word “gulf” in the third passage means_______.
A. deep misunderstanding between the old and the young
B. different ideas between mother and daughter
C. free talks between mother and daughter
D. part of the sea going far in land
24. What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?
A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died.
25. What's best title of the passage?
A. My letter to Mother
B. Mother and children
C. My Mother's Desk
D. Talks between Mother and me
B
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.
Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won't help on the next test— unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they're busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn't study, it would be better to talk with the teacher abou t this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school.
A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.
26. The author thinks that when kids cheat in class,________.
A. it is unfair to other people
B. it does harm to their health
C. teachers should punish them
D. teachers shouldn't stop them at once
27. Some students like cheating mainly because_________.
A. the material in the test is very difficult
B. they want to do better than the others
C. cheating can make hard things seem very easy
D. they have little time to study their lessons
28. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us______.
A. cheating isn't a good idea
B. why kids cheat in the test
C. some kids can't pass the test without cheating
D. some kids don't spend the time studying
29. We can learn from the passage______.
A. cheaters are often thought highly of
B. people show no respect for those who cheat
C. parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble
D. kids cheat in the test because of swim practice
30. In the passage those cheaters are advised to_______.
A. spend more time on school than on sports
B. find good solutions instead of cheating
C. try hard to be intelligent rather than lazy
D. ask their classmates for good methods of study
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