高三英语二轮复习完形+阅读限时训练
高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读理解之限时训练(四)
手惰市安逸阳光实验学校高考英语二轮专题复习精品阅读理解部分之限时训练(四)阅读理解A breathtaking trick potentially left over from our ancestors might be found in us — the ability to sense oxygen through our skin. Amphibians(两栖动物), animals such as frogs that can live both on land and in water, have long been known to be capable of breathing through their skin. In fact, the first known lungless frog that breathes only through its skin was discovered recently in the rivers of Borneo. Now the same oxygen sensors found in frog skins and in the lungs of mammals have unexpectedly been discovered in the skin of mice.“No one had ever looked,” explained Randall Johnson, a biologist researcher.Mice and frogs are quite distant relatives, so the fact they have these molecules (分子) in common in their skin suggests they might well be found in the skin of other mammals, such as humans.“We have no reason to think that they are not in the skin of people too,” Johnson said.These molecules not only detect oxygen, but help increase levels of vital red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. Normal mice breathing in air that is 10 percent oxygen—a dangerously low level similar to conditions at the top of Mount Everest, and about half that of air at sea level. However, mice that had the oxygen sensor HIF-1 a genetically removed from their skin failed to produce this hormone (荷尔蒙) even after hours of such low oxygen.These findings, if they hold true in humans, suggest one could raise the level of oxygen circulating inside the body. This could help treat lung diseases and disorders such as anemia (贫血症) without injecting drugs, which make up a multibillion-dollar market, Johnson said.Athletes also often try to get more oxygen delivered to their muscles in order to improve their performance. They often do this by training at high altitudes or in low-oxygen tents. The new study suggests they might want to expose their skin as well as breathing in low-oxygen air to improve their performance. “It’s hard to say what exactly might be done, however—there’s a lot we don’t know yet,” Johnson explained. The scientists detailed their findings in the April 18 issue of the journal Cell.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Johnson believes that oxygen sensors also exist in human skin.B. People have to surf the Internet to read detailed findings.C. It has been proved that these findings help treat lung diseasesD. It has long been expected oxygen sensors exist in mice’s skin.65. One of the functions of the molecules mentioned above is _______.A. carrying oxygen around the bodyB.improving athletes’ performanceC. detectingoxygenD. increasing level of oxygen66. What is Johnson’s attitude to the application of the findings to the athletes’ training?A. NegativeB. DoubtingC.Positive D. Hesitating67. The best title of the passage may be _______.A. Great Findings Benefit Athletes A LotB. Frogs And Mice Are Distant RelativesC. First Known Animal Breathes Through SkinD. Humans Might Sense Oxygen Through Skin完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)A farmer had some puppies (小狗) he needed to sell. He painted a sign36 the puppies and set about nailing it to a post on the 37 of his yard. As he was 38 the last nail into the post, he felt a pull on his clothes. He looked down 39 the eyes of a little boy.“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies. ”“ 40 ,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies co me from fine 41 and cost much money. ”The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching 42 into his pocket, he pulled out a 43 of coins and said to the farmer. “I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look? ”“Sure, ” said the farmer, and with that he 44 a whistle, “Here, Dolly! ” he called.45 from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy 46 his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with 47 .As the dogs made their 48 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else. Another little ball appeared, obviously 49 . In a somewhat 50 manner the little puppy began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up with others.“I want that one, ” the little boy said, pointing to it.The farmer 51 down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don't. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs. ”52 that the little boy stepped back from the fence, 53 down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he exposed a steel brace(支持物) attaching itself to a 54 made shoe. Looking up, he said, “You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands. ”Yes, the world is full of people who need someone who 55 .36. A. introducing B. showing C. advertising D. explaining37. A. back B. edge C. center D. top38. A. driving B. pushing C. entering D. taking39. A. to B. on C. for D. into40. A. Certainly B. Well C. Sorry D. Likely41. A. parents B. friends C. relatives D. customers42. A. deeply B. deep C. wide D. widely43. A. number B. piece C. handful D. deal44. A. went out B. took out C. let out D. found out45. A. Away B. Far C. Out D. Into46. A. felt B. placed C. pushed D. pressed47. A. tears B. delight C. fear D. sorrow48. A. way B. direction C. path D. route49. A. whiter B. fatter C. thinner D. slower50. A. awkward B. forward C. smart D. interesting51. A. looked B. lay C. pointed D. knelt52. A. For B. In C. About D. With53. A. reached B. arrived C. lay D. put54. A. specially B. especially C. exactly D. naturally55. A. loves B. understands C. shares D. cares 任务型阅读:请认真阅读下面短文,在表格中的空格里填上最恰当的单词(每空1个单词)Since the beginning of human evolution, men have migrated(迁移)across continents in search of food, shelter, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation. Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, fleeing wars and conflicts. They are also responding to population pressures because some countries are densely populated, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.There are three main reasons why people move. The basic categories and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys (CPS):Family-related reasons account for 26.3%, including changes in marital (婚姻的) status, establishing a household and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.Americans have been migrating south and west for decades in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from cities, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation’s 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. That’s why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.”Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Twenty percent were between counties but in the same state. Nineteen percent were moves to a different state. Some families even went abroad. Title: People on the 71参考答案阅读理解64----67 ACCD完形填空36-40 CBADB; 41-45 ABCCC; 46-50 DBADA; 51-55 DDAAB任务型阅读:71. move, 72. history, 73. increasing, 74.richer/wealthier, 75. Reasons, 76. majority, 77. related/linked, 78. for, 79. climate, 80. tendency/phenomenon/trend。
高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练 阅读理解
语鹅市安置阳光实验学校高考英语二轮复习专项限时训练•阅读理解共两篇阅读,要求20分钟完成。
高考新题型AMany language learners think that the best way to learn a language is to spend time in a country where the language is spoken. Nowadays, it has become easier to find both chances and means. Many schools offer exchange program at a reasonable cost. Some programmes offer a “homestay” service.A year in foreign country is not just about learning a language. It is true that exchange students usually become better in the new language, but most of them would probably tell you that they also learn many other things that are even more important. Being an exchange student helps you make friends with different people and understand another culture. Besides, it can help broaden your horizons (视野) and improve your understanding of the world. What is perhaps the most valuable is what you learn about yourself and your own culture. As an exchange student, you have to learn to depend on yourself and you will often be asked to explain your country and culture to others. It may seem strange, but many returning exchange students say that their year abroad made them understand their own country and culture for the first time.Studying abroad may also have its disadvantages. While exchange students can learn many useful things, it is also possible that some of them may fall behind in their studies. Since exchange students always experience language and culture problems in the beginning, they will not be able to take classes at the same level as at home. Many parents worry about the safety of their children and the cost.阅读短文,完成表格。
高三英语二轮复习 专题四 完形阅读综合练
位敦市安定阳光实验学校完形、阅读综合练(二)【1】Give Love WingsThere was once a lonely girl who longed so muchfor love.One day while she was walking in thewoods,she 1 two starving birds.She took themhome and put them in a small cage.She cared for them with 2 and thebirds grew strong.Every morning they 3 her with a wonderful song.Thegirl felt great love for the birds.One day the girl left the door to the cage 4 .The larger andstronger of the two birds flew from the cage.The girl was so 5 thathe would fly away.As he flew close,she6 him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in catchinghim.Suddenly she felt the bird7 limp (四肢无力的).She opened her hand and stared in 8 at thedead bird.Her desperate love had killed him.She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of thecage.She could feel his great need for 9 .He needed to fly into theblue clear sky.She lifted him from the cage and threw him 10 into the air.The bird circled once,twice,three times.The girl watched 11 at the bird’s enjoyment.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.She wanted the bird to be happy.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest 12 that she had ever heard.The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight.The best way to keep love is to give it wings!1.A.found B.caught C.covered D.kicked 2.A.excitement B.love C.sorrow D.pleasure 3.A.filled B.greeted C.shared D.disturbed 4.A.locked B.remote C.open D.closed 5.A.frightened B.surprised C.concerned D.expected 6.A.beat B.picked C.took D.grasped 7.A.changed B.grew C.come D.go 8.A.excuse B.horror C.heart D.joke 9.A.water B.food C.freedom D.company 10.A.angrily B.hopelessly C.stronglyD.softly11.A.delightedly B.fortunately C.publiclyD.disappointedly12.A.rock B.tune C.music D.jazz【2】The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition(U.S.),the Globe and Mail (Canada),the Guardian (U.K.) and 1. foreign news agencies,have recently published articles on China’s earthquakerelief.2. have all praised the earthquake relief efforts made by the Chinese government.The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition published an article on May 21 saying that 3. the eighth day of the most serious natural disaster 4. China in decades,rescuing survivors from the ruins had been quickly replaced by the challenge of helping them.The article said that people overseas 5. deeply by earthquake relief efforts by the Chinese government.The Associated French Press (AFP) reported on May 21 that China has become more open in 6. campaign.Aircraft loaded 7. relief supplies from Ukraine,Russia,the United States,Singapore and other countries have arrived in disaster areas in southwestern China.The Associated Press (AP) published an article on May 21 reporting that China is making great efforts to deal with a very difficult task caused by the earthquake how to provide temporary shelters for so many people.The article said that many tents have been built,and food and medical care are provided to the people 8. lives have been completely disrupted by the earthquake.The Global and Mail of Canada published an article on May 20 that said the rapid earthquake relief work in Sichuan demonstrates China’s powerful economic strength.【3】Archaeologists said Stonehenge,Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument,may have been an ancient pilgrimage (朝圣) site for the sick who believed its stones had healing qualities.It has always been a mystery why bluestones,the smaller stones that form part of the circle,were transported around 155 miles from Preseli Hills in Wales to Wiltshire in southern England.Archaeologists from Bournemouth University,who carried out the dig in April—the first at Stonehenge since 1964—believe the bluestones were respected as healing stones.“It was the magical qualities of these stones that transformedthe monument and made it a place of pilgrimage for the sick and the injured of the Neolithic world (石器时代),” a statement from the archaeologist team said.Geoffrey Wainwright,president of the Society of Antiquaries of London and one of the experts leading the work,said that one reason which led to the conclusion was that a number of the burials around Stonehenge showed signs of injury and disability.The archaeologists said in the statement that radiocarbon dating (放射性碳测年法) put the construction of the circle of bluestones at between 2400 B.C. and 2200 B.C.,a few centuries later than originally thought.But they found pieces of charcoal dating from before 7000 B.C.,showing humans were active in the area much earlier than previously thought.During the dig,the researchers also found Roman ceramics (陶器) and ancient stone hammers.“We now know,much to our surprise and delight,that Stonehenge was not just a prehistoric monument,but it was a Roman and mediaeval (中的) monument,” said Wainwright.Another of the team leaders,Tim Darvill of Bournemouth University,said the bluestones appeared to be the most important to the purpose of Stonehenge although it may have had more than one function.Other theories about Stonehenge are that it was a religious site or that it acted as a calendar.1.Faraway bluestones were transported to Wiltshire probably because they .A.were of great value at the timeB.looked more beautiful than the stones thereC.looked like green diamondsD.were thought to have the function of treatment2.Before bluestones were transported there,Stonehenge may have been used only as .A.a monument B.a pilgrimage siteC.a religious image D.a cemetery3.The archaeologist team drew the conclusion by the fact that .A.many pieces of charcoal were found around StonehengeB.radiocarbon dating was used to check the bluestonesC.many bodies of the sick and the injured were found buried around StonehengeD.humans were active around Stonehenge before 7000 B.C.4. could prove that Stonehenge was not only a prehistoric monument but a Roman and mediaeval monument.A.The location of the bluestonesB.The magical qualities of the bluestonesC.Roman ceramics and ancient stone hammersD.Years of hard research of Wainwright5.Which could be the best title of the passage?A.Stonehenge—Britain’s Most Famous Prehistoric MonumentB.Stonehenge May Have Been a Pilgrimage Site for Sick Ancestors C.Bluestones Have Been Found During the Recent dig at Stonehenge D.Stones at Stonehenge Have Been Used to Treat Patients答案【1】1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.C 【2】1.other 2.They 3.on 4.hitting 5.have been impressed/are impressed 6.the/this 7.with 8.whose【3】1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B。
高三二轮阅读专题训练(22)
限时训练(二十一)班级:_______________ 姓名:_______________第一节阅读理解CWith self-driving vehicle technology rapidly advancing, many companies are turning to autonomous robots for the final leg of the delivery process, from the store or local distribution center to the customer. The latest to join the trend is e-commerce giant Amazon. Following a successful eight-month test run in Snohomish County, Washington, the company’s Scout robots have been making the rounds of Irvine, California, since August 6, 2019.The six-wheeled Scout is about the size of a large cooler with the capacity to carry small or medium-sized packages. The battery-powered vehicle, which moves at a regular walking pace, has been programmed to avoid pedestrians, animals, and unexpected obstacles, such as garbage cans. Its powerful sensors can also detect the movement of a car backing out of a driveway.To accelerate Scout’s development and bring it nationwide sooner, the company has created several detailed virtual maps of American suburbs and conducted trial deliveries to homes there.Though Amazon has not shown how Scout ensures the delivery is picked up by the right person, it most likely requires the customer to apply a unique code, texted to them prior to the delivery, to unlock the store box, Also unclear is the number of deliveries Scout can complete before its battery needs to be recharged, Though the initial tests are being conducted with a human for company, the robot will be autonomous in the future. Its location, however, will be tracked at all times — if someone attempts to steal Scout, Amazon employees will be instantly sensed.However, the eco-friendly robots are unable to climb stairs or open gates, which means that they can only reach consumers who live on the ground level. Additionally, the robots are unable to leave packages at the front door if the customers are not home. Whether these problems get resolved remains to be seen. For now, it appears that humans will still be needed to achieve the ever-growing demand for home and office deliveries.28. What are many companies developing autonomous robots for?A. Final tests.B. The so-called last mile.C. Robots’ safety.D. Delivery speed.29. What can we infer about Scout from paragraph 2?A. It looks like a cooler.B. It adjusts its speed accordingly.C. Its sensors play a key role.D. It will be widely used soon.30. What does the underlined phrase “prior to” in paragraph 4 mean?A. Before.B. After.C. In front of.D. Due to.31. From which is the text probably taken?A. A biology textbook.B. A health magazine.C. A newspaper.D. A travel brochure.DScientists say they have found high levels of small plastic particles(颗粒)in Arctic snow. Their findings provide more evidence that plastic is entering Earth’s atmosphere and traveling great distances around the planet.A German-Swiss research team collected snow samples from the Arctic and other areas. They included northern Germany, the Bavarian and Swiss Alps, and the North Sea island of Heligoland. When the researchers examined the samples in a lab, they were surprised to find very high levels of microplastics.Microplastics are very small pieces of plastic. These plastic particles are generally smaller than 5 millimeters in length. Other studies have found microplastics in the environment. They come from the disposal and breakdown of man-made plastic products and industrial waste.The study found the highest levels of microplastics came from the Bavarian Alps. One snow sample(标本)from the area had 154,000 microplastic particles per liter. Samples collected from the Arctic had much lower levels. However, even samples from the Arctic contained up to 14,000 particles per liter.Earlier studies found signs of plastic in Arctic areas. Those microplastics were found in coastal areas, sea ice, the seafloor and the seawater’s surface. The new study atte mpted to explore how some of the material couldhave been carried in the atmosphere. A limited number of earlier studies did find microplastics in the air of some cities, including Paris, Tehran and Dongguan, China.The research team discovered many kinds of microplastics. Some were from paints commonly used to coat the surface of automobiles and ships. A rubber-like substance was also found that could have come from vehicle or boat parts or packaging materials.While there is growing concern about the effect of microplastics on the environment, scientists are still studying their possible harmful effects on humans and animals.32. How did scientists feel when knowing the levels of microplastics in Arctic?A. Doubtful.B. Concerned.C. Excited.D. Astonished.33. Which is right concerning microplastics?A. Scientists are examining the exact level of microplastics.B. Scientists are reducing the concerns of microplastics.C. Microplastics have been discovered in Arctic for the first time.D. Scientists have researched about the spread of microplastics.34. What are scientists eager to uncover?A. The degree of influence on Dongguan.B. The influence of microplastic on humans.C. The content of microplastic in the seafloor.D. The measures to rid microplastic effectively.35. What is the best title for the passage?A. Microplastics around the WorldB. Microplastics, a New PollutionC. High Levels of Microplastics in ArcticD. Great Concern about Microplastics in Arctic第二节七选五新题型Beach CampingHeading to the beach this summer? Ready for a coastal vacation? 36 . Where else can one person relax with a book while another goes fishing, another looks for sand dollars, and yet another wades(涉水)in the surf? Between the sunshine and water, beaches truly have something for everyone.If you’ll be headed to a rocky beach or a lake that may have underwater hidden sticks and logs, wading shoes are a great idea. These closed-toed shoes — old tennis shoes or canvas shoes work well — will protect your feet in the water. Wading shoes need to be inexpensive. 37 .After your swimmers come out of the water, they’ll need a way to wash off, either i n a public beach shower, or with a shower bag that’s been left to heat up on the top of your vehicle. 38 . Ideally, you’ll have different towels for lying on the sand than the ones you use for drying off after your shower.For many people, beach cam ping is all about the toys you bring with you. Whether you’re windsurfers, sailors, or jet skiers, you’ll want to come prepared. Check with the room of commerce of the nearest town to learn about equipment rentals and their policies. 39 . Hats, sunscreen, and sunglasses are a must on the water.Once you arrive at your beach of choice, look for signs and postings warning you about local events or dangers. 40 . Chances are that your beach is safe, but it’s always best to keep your eyes open.A. Keep it in mind firmlyB. Carry enough money, especially cashC. Be sure to bring plenty of beach towelsD. Be aware of red tides, and other dangersE. The beach is a perfect family destinationF. So you can leave them outside without worryingG. Don’t forget to bring enough life jackets and paddles第三节完形填空As a youngster on a farm, I used to dream of what seemed impossible.Few farmers’ daughters continued their 41 after junior middle school at that time. My dear mother insisted I should; my father 42 agreed. We lived twelve miles from the nearest high school. There was nobus 43 . I had to stay with a family in that village during the first two years, helping with 44 after school. Transport was 45 in the last two years but there was a two-mile 46 each way to the bus stop. Cold weather 47 this walk so I had to stay with a family near the bus stop. I tried 48 to be and do the best I could. I ranked well above 49 grades, receiving one of the seven medals for 50 at graduation.There was no 51 help available to attend college. So I decided to 52 employment as a typist. I typed and 53 more than sixty letters with my resume to business places in Buffalo, NY. Only one 54 was favorable. Following an interview, I was 55 . Six months later, I was again successful in obtaining office employment in Washington, D. C. While 56__ there, I took an evening course at a university. One year later I became the first woman weather observer in New York. I then 57 my evening studies, receiving master’s degrees. My next __58 was to become a CPA(注册会计师).I believe that dreams can come true. 59 did! Of course, there were many difficulties along the way, but hard work and determination 60 .41. A. career B. education C. job D. research42. A. readily B. never C. unwillingly D. immediately43. A. company B. fare C. driver D. transport44. A. housework B. sale C. repairs D. farming45. A. available B. valid C. vital D. expensive46. A. exercise B. walk C. stretch D. ride47. A. endangered B. postponed C. prohibited D. promoted48. A. sourly B. narrowly C. equally D. desperately49. A. average B. normal C. former D. usual50. A. bravery B. excellence C. service D. running51. A. technical B. online C. financial D. generous52. A. improve B. train C. quit D. seek53. A. received B. saved C. collected D. sent54. A. response B. case C. conclusion D. track55. A. praised B. hired C. rejected D. treated56. A. relaxing B. studying C. working D. touring57. A. continued B. paused C. changed D. noticed58. A. direction B. goal C. appointment D. step59. A. Few B. We C. Mine D. All60. A. came off B. came back C. paid forward D. paid off第四节语法填空Monte Evans has always been showing great interest in the power of sports to change lives, __61 (particular)for kids, but he never had the resources to turn his dream into 62 (real). That is until he wona c o n t e s t p u t o nb y S a m’s C l u b i n2017.T h e Wa l m a r t g i a n t w a s l o o k i n g63 ideas to help the local community and he was the winner for his idea for a sports club __64 would work with local schools to help improve kids’ physical and mental health. The prize was a $1,000 gift card plus $ 25,000 to put towards 65 (he)business. He used the money to co-found the Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center in Woodbridge, Virginia, and the Dale City “Lightning” Track Club.“I’ve been able 66 (develop)sports training, local school and childhood obesity prevention programming, upgrade our training equipment, 67 secure training space,” he says.But the real winners are the kids —in addition to providing athletic training, Monte also 68 (offer)educational programs to make sure they have everything they need to succeed as well-rounded adults. “I’m so 69 (pride)to know that our hard work and sacrifice 70__ (value)in our community,” he says.限时训练(22)【篇章导读】本文是应用文,介绍了纽约的四个著名娱乐公园$21.D【解析】考查细节理解题)根据第一则信息中的最后一句话keep in mind that children aged 17 andundermustbeaccompanied byanadulton SaturdaysandSundaysthroughouttheseason = 知D项恰当)22.B【解析】考查细节理解题)根据第二则信息中的free-admission park可知,游客免费进入这个公园。
高三英语二轮复习阅读理解限时强化练习25(含答案版)
新高考高中阅读强化限时训练25阅读理解+七选五(含参考答案)限时:35分钟满分:50分阅读(共两节,满分50 分)第一节(共15 小题;每小题2.5 分,满分37.5 分)AThe time may soon come when we say goodbye to most of the world’s languages. Today humans express themselves in over 6,000 different languages. But that is quickly changing. Many scientists say that over half of these languages will disappear within the next 50 years. After 100 years, the languages used in the world will not be more than 20.Why? It is because people from different cultures live and work together much more often than before. This brings changes. The languages of the world’s main culture are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures. Most international trade takes place in world languages such as English. People respect their own cultures and traditions, but when it comes to getting a job, knowing a world language is often necessary. It may mean the difference between success and failure.Technology works on the change of languages in an even more amazing way. Modern media such as radio and television give young people in developing countries much knowledge about the world. But this knowledge doesn’t come in words from the mouths of their parents or the elders in their neighborhood. It usually comes in the language of a different culture.People in different cultures think it good for them to share a popular language. They can quickly share ideas and work together. Knowing the same language means easier communication and is a basis for trust.Is the death of a small local language such a terrible thing? The answer is maybe. Many cultures may have words for many useful things we know nothing about. If their languages die, their valuable wisdom may be lost forever. The future of the world’s language depends on our actions now. Will we protect endangered languages or allow them to quietly disappear?Time will have the last word.( ) 1. Scientists say that within 50 years, perhaps, there will be only _______languages in the world.A. 4,000B. over 3,000C. around 3,000D. no more than20( ) 2. In “the languages of the world’s main culture s are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures.” the verb “replace” means “_______”.A. to put something back into a correct placeB. to use a second thing in place of the first thingC. to find good place for somethingD. to decide how important something is( ) 3. The passage says that if all the people in the world knew a major world language, _______.A. radio and television would all use the languageB. it would be easier for them to share their ideasC. lesson s at schools would be taught in the languageD. people would respect their own culture more参考答案:CBBBHave you wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.Birds, especially seagulls are very fond of locusts (飞蝗), but birds can’t easily catch locusts because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colour of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But when crops are ripe, locusts take on exactly the same brown colour as crops have. Some other pests with different colours from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. So they have to hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.If you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the main use of colouring is to protect them. Bears, wolves and other beasts move quietly through forests. They are usually invisible to the eyes of hunters, because they have the colour much like the barks of trees.An even more strange act remains to be noticed. A kind of fish living in seas can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid is over, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. Thus, it has existed up to now though it is not powerful at all.( ) 4. Locusts are pests but they aren’t easily wiped out by their enemies because _______.A. they are powerful enoughB. they are dangerous to their enemiesC. they take on the same colours as cropsD. they fly very fast( ) 5. The pests that have different colours from plants usually appear at night because _______.A. their enemies can easily find them and eat themB. they have the habit of coming out in darknessC. it’s easy for them to destroy plants in darknessD. birds take their rests when night comes( ) 6. What does the underlined word “invisible” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Can’t be seen.B. Can be seen.C. Can’t move.D. Can’t change.( ) 7. A certain fish living in seas has lived through millions of years because_______.A. it is the most powerful in the seaB. no other fishes can swim as fast as it canC. it can send out a kind of liquid which makes its enemies unable to find itD. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies参考答案:CAACCCaptain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768 King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.He started his third voyage in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coastof North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local.( ) 8. In which order did James Cook do the following things?a. Fought against France.b. Made maps of some of the eastern coast of Canada.c. Mapped the coast lines of Australia and New Zealand.d. Mapped the coast of North America.e. Was made Captain of a ship.f. Work on a coastal ship.A. f a b e d cB. f a b d e cC. f a b e c dD. a b e c f d( ) 9. He started exploring when _______.A. he worked on a coastal shipB. he was 18 years oldC. he was sent to the PacificD. he served in the navy( ) 10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean.B. He went on three long important voyages in his life.C. He was the first English man to reach Hawaii.D. He was respected by his people.( ) 11. He was considered a national hero because of _______.A. his experience in CanadaB. his being the first European to visit HawaiiC. his heroic deathD. his devotion to exploration on the Pacific Ocean参考答案:CDADDWhen you search Google or use Amazon, you might assume the results you see are the same as those viewed by your friends, family and other Internet users. But you’d be wrong. Websites and social networks track your location and search history and make assumptions about your age, race, sex and political views. They then show ads they believe to be the most relevant, in order to maximize clicks, but personalizewhich results you see by eliminating what they think is irrelevant.This is sold to the public as positive, making each web session relevant and interesting, yet it is leading researchers to fear this could widen divides between the North and South, rich and poor, and young and old. For example, in terms of wealth, if users are only ever shown particular products and job advertisements based on how much they earn or where they live, these users will never be given the opportunities to increase their wealth, or how much they spend on items.Princeton University has created bots(自动程序), each with their own fake profiles. These bots have different fake ages and sexes, earn different levels of money, are virtually(虚拟地) based in various locations around the world and have different interests. By using these bots to scan and research the web, the researchers hope to create a picture of not only what each of them sees, but also what sites they are missing out on.According to lead researcher, Arvind Narayanan, “Our goal is a web privacy census(普查)which will be a comprehensive map of who are collecting what information, what they are inferring from it, and who they are sharing it with. It is an important step in our final goal of figuring out how users are treated based on that information.”Personalization also has its benefits. Shopping sites such as Amazon and eBay can scan a user’s search and purchase history to offer suggestions. This can help find similar, cheaper items or items that are more suited to their needs at a glance. It’s also possible to disable personalized ads and results. Google’s search engine lets you switch off personalization, for example.Researchers from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and Yahoo felt the issue was so potentially damaging, and they have also created a way to “burst the filter(过滤) bubble”. They believe that just because people have opposing views on certain topics it doesn’t mean they won’t share interests with others.( ) 12. The underlined word “eliminating” in Paragraph 1 probably means“_______”.A. decoratingB. removingC. personalizingD. protecting( ) 13. Princeton University created bots to ______.A. explain why different websites are personalizedB. offer users some advice on how to protect privacyC. assess how personalization is affecting Internet usersD. stress the advantages and disadvantages of personalization of websites( ) 14. Which of the following websites have done something to cut off personalization?A. Google and YahooB. eBay and GoogleC. Amazon and eBayD. Amazon and Yahoo( ) 15. What is this passage mainly about?A. Different websites are doing something to offer quality service.B. Personalized ads and search results could be creating different web pages.C. Personalization of different sites will lead to users’ privacy being violated.D. Personalization of shopping sites makes online shopping more convenient.参考答案:BCAB第二节(共5 小题;每小题2.5 分,满分12.5 分)What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? 16 We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. 17 Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. 18 If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.19 According to some psychologists, if parents are always tellinga child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or“20 ”A. A healthy body contributes to one's intelligence.B. Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.C. What people want to express is like this.D. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.E. It needs exercise.F. You are such a smart child.G. These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.参考答案:GEDBF。
届高三英语二轮复习课时训练阅读理解完形填空语法填空短文改错
训练12 阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错(建议用时45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2016·河南八市重点高中质检)Aroundfour years ago,I received a call from theprincipal of our school as to the “ParentsView” talk the next asked me to speak tothe the call,my whole body becamefeverish and time from his call to the next morning seemed like whole night,I could not sleep with many ominous_apprehensions in of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not ,I gathered some thought,“If I miss this opportunity,surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”I reached the school in my turn came,my whole body was my turn came and I started speaking,my heartbeat increased and my mouth went wasn’t even able to read the written speech was not awa re of where I was standing and what I was was the day when I realized my biggest weakness:Public Speaking.After my speech,I met with the principal and explained what happened to told me that this happens to great speakers faced the same things when they suggested that I come again next time.Around one month later,I was invited to refer to a topic on time I was feeling speech was appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers,because I was able to get my idea across to encouraged me and praised my efforts.After delivering it successfully,I became more said to myself,“If I can speak in front of such a learned audience,like the principal who educates others,I can now speak in front of others too.”I started delivering lectures on various topics like Self Motivation,Personality Development,Personal Excellence,Spoken English and Presentation has become a passion for have learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage A.Practice Makes a Man a Better SpeechmakerB.Public Speaking Makes a Man EmbarrassedC.Principals Provide the Best ChancesD.Spoken English Develops in Making Speeches2.The author had bad feelings before the speech because ________. A.he disliked the idea of giving a lectureB.he had got a high fever before thatC.he regretted accepting the invitationD.he feared he couldn’t perform it properly3.What does the underlined part“ominous apprehensions” in the first paragraph meanA.Unlucky opportunities. B.Negative ideas. C.Curious views. D.Happy comments. 4.What can we conclude from the passageA.Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.B.Knowledge makes humble;ignorance makes proud.C.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.D.Necessity is the mother of invention.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。
新教材(通用版)高考英语二轮复习50分阅读限时满分练(一)含答案
50分阅读限时满分练(一)(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)A(2021·山东烟台高考适应性练习)Here are four famous museums for family visits in Washington,D.C.Dinosaur MuseumThe museum features evidence, facts and tons of amazing sculptures of some of the most powerful and sometimes scary animals that ever controlled the Earth. The artists used real dinosaur bones to form the reproductions so they are extremely lifelike.Witte MuseumOriginally established in 1926, this museum offers guests a comprehensive look at a more than 3-century span(跨度) of history. Called the centre where nature, science and culture meet, the museum prides itself on providing guests with immersive(沉浸式的) experiences, such as being taken back to cowboy days in the Heritage Centre or digging through sand to find dinosaur bones.The best part? The museum is constantly switching some exhibits to better suit the season and provide guests with a different experience each time they visit.Museum of IllusionsStep inside a completely new world at Orlando’s newest exhibition—the Museum of Illusions! This unique educational attraction is the perfect combination of fun and art, allowing visitors of all ages to test the limits of their mind. Focused on planting the seeds of curiosity, the astonishing images at the exhibition remind guests that everything is not always as it seems.World’s Largest Toy MuseumRelease your inner kid and visit the World’s Largest Toy Museum, which will take you in time with one million toys from the 1800’s to today. You’ll surely be excited to check out your “hero” toys from your childhood. The tours are self-guided and guests are allowed to leave and return during the same day.1.Which of the museums is best at stimulating children’s imagination?A.The Dinosaur Museum.B.The Witte Museum.C.The Museum of Illusions.D.The World’s Largest Toy Museum.2.What can a tourist do in the Witte Museum?A.Visit some seasonal exhibits.B.Watch the dinosaur reproductions.C.Enjoy interacting with true cowboys.D.Learn about the museum’s 300-year history.3.What can we learn about the World’s Largest Toy Museum?A.It displays the oldest toys in the world.B.It provides visitors with immersive experiences.C.It is meant for children with the theme of heroes.D.It allows tourists to come unlimited times in a day.BSleep, considered a luxury by many, is essential for a person’s health and happiness. Researchers have found that inadequate sleep and tiredness increase a person’s risk of developing severe medical conditions, such as obesity, high blood sugar levels, and heart disease. Now, a new study has found that getting enough sleep is also the key to improving academic performance.Jeffrey Gross, the university science professor who led the research, was not trying to find the relationship between sleep and grades when he handed out smart watches to the 100 students in his chemistry class. Instead, the professor hoped the wrist-worn devices, which track a person’s physical activity, would show a connection between exercise and the academic achievement.While Gross’s data showed no relationship between these two factors, the study found something surprising. As the researchers were analysing their data, they noticed that there was a straight-line relationship between the average amount of sleep students got and their results in the course’s 11 quizzes, three midterm tests, and the final exam.Even more interesting, it was not enough for students to just head to bed early the night before a test. Instead, it was the sleep you got during the days when learning was happening that mattered most.The time students went to bed each night was similarly important. Those who went to bed in early hours of the morning performed poorly, even if the total sleep time was the same as a higher-performing student. “When you go to bed matters,” Gross says, “If you go to bed at 10, or 12, or 1 at night, and sleep for seven hours, your performance is the same. But if you go to bed after 2, your performance starts to go down even if you get the same seven hours. So, quantity isn’t everything.”Perhaps the most interesting was the huge effect that small differences in sleep patterns had on students’ grades. The entire course grades for students averaging six and a half hours of sleep each night were 25% lower than students who averaged just one hour more sleep. Similarly,students who changed their bedtime by even one hour each night had grades that dropped 45% below those with more regular bedtime.4.Based on his original goals, which word best describes Professor Gross’s research findings?plete.B.Accidental.C.Convincing.D.Doubtful.5.Who were the people taking part in the study?A.University student athletes.B.Professor Gross’s own students.C.Middle school chemistry students.D.Volunteers from different universities.6.How did Professor Gross’s team measure academic performance?A.Making the students wear a special watch.B.Giving the students regular after-class quizzes.ing students’ university entrance test results.ing the students’ normal test and quiz grades.7.Based on the study’s findings, who is likely to perform best academically?A.A person who sleeps for a total of 7 hours each night.B.A person who sleeps from 11 p.m.to 6 a.m.each day.C.A person whose normal bedtime changes between 9 p.m.and 12 p.m.D.A person who has a good night’s sleep the night before an important test.C(2021·安徽安庆高三二模)Mental health and happiness are important to students’ success in higher education but rarely get the attention they need. Colleges and universities in the United States have been seeing increases in mental illness among students for decades. Promoting students’ mental health and emotional happiness on campus requires more than a well-functioning counselling centre. It calls for a campus-wide commitment action plan.American undergraduate students have been reporting increasing rates of anxiety and depression for decades. In the 2018-2019 Healthy Minds Study(HMS) survey, 40% of about 300,000 students at some 300 colleges and universities reported experiencing a mental health problem, and 60% said they were having difficulty accessing mental health care on campus or in the community. Other studies estimate that the dropout rate for US undergraduate students with mental health problems is over 40%, and that the popularity of mental health problems among graduate students is six times that of the general population.Most academic institutions provide some mental health services, often through a counselling centre. But no matter how good that centre is, it alone cannot solve the problems. An important early step is for each institution to assess the extent of the crisis on its campus and whether there are enough treatment services either at the institution or in the local community. Another important question is whether there are elements of the institution’s ownenvironment or culture that contribute to the problems that students are experiencing, like unreasonable workloads or deadlines for assignments.Every college and university should carry out a comprehensive action plan to achieve this goal. This may require additional resources during a trying time for institutional budgets. But supporting all students is so important that financial priorities should be rearranged.8.What happens to undergraduate students in America?A.They pay little attention to higher education.B.Increasing students suffer from mental illness.C.They are lacking in a sense of happiness.D.They lose confidence in the future careers.9.What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?A.Terrible dropout rates.B.Decreasing general population.C.Emotional happiness.D.Mentally healthy problems.10.What is the key solution to fixing the problems?A.Analysing the present situation.B.Opening more counselling centres.C.Offering free mental health services.D.Reducing unreasonable workloads.11.How can we put a comprehensive action plan into practice?A.By giving some useful advice.B.By offering financial support.C.By turning to the government.D.By getting enough trying time.D(2021·山东日照一模)Singapore researchers say they have developed a form of electronic skin that can create a sense of touch. They hope their invention will give people with prosthetic(假体的) hands the ability to identify different objects.The skin device measures 1 square centimetre. The system contains 100 small sensors that attempt to recreate things like textures(质地), temperature and even pain. The researchers call the device Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin(ACES), which can process information faster than the human’s nervous system, and is able to recognise 20 to 30 different textures. It can even correctly read Braille(布莱叶盲文) letters most of the time.The system does not require the users’ movement to work. They just need to slide to feel textures. But in this case the skin, with just a single touch, is able to detect textures of different roughness.A demonstration showed that the device could identify the difference between a soft ball and a solid plastic one.“When you lose your sense of touch, you essentially become numb and prosthetic users face that problem,” said Benjamin Tee, leader of the research team.“So by recreating an artificial version of the skin for their prosthetic devices, they can hold a hand and feel the warmth and feel that it is soft.”Tee said his idea for the device came from a movie where a character loses his right hand and it is replaced with a robotic one. In the movie, the new hand is able to experience the touch sense just like the real one.The artificial skin technology is still going through experiments and development. But Tee said there had already been a lot of interest in the system, especially from the medical community. Tee said similar inventions that his team had developed included see-through skin that could repair itself when torn and a material for wearable electronic devices that gave off light.12.What can we learn about the artificial skin in paragraph 2?A.It is sensitive to high temperature.B.It reacts faster than our nervous system.C.It can recognise different objects.D.It helps the users memorise Braille letters.13.What can be inferred from Benjamin Tee’s words?A.The artificial skin feels like a real thing.B.People with the artificial skin feel warm.C.People don’t want to lose the sense of touch.D.He is sympathetic towards the prosthetic users.14.What inspired Benjamin Tee to create the artificial skin?A.The desire to help those in need.B.The life of the disabled.C.A dream of earning more money.D.A scene from a movie.15.Which word can best describe the artificial skin technology?A.Profitable.B.Stable.C.Promising.D.Challenging.Ⅱ.七选五(共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)(2023·新高考Ⅰ卷)Personal ForgivenessTaking responsibility for mistakes is a positive step, but don’t beat yourself up about them. To err(犯错) is human. 16 You can use the following writing exercise to help you do this.In a journal or on a piece of paper, put the heading “Personal strengths.”17 Are you caring? Creative? Generous? A good listener? Fun to be around? They don’t have to be world-changing, just aspects of your personality that you’re proud of.At the top of a second page, put the heading “Acts of kindness.” On this one, list all the positive things you’ve done for others. It might be the time when you helped a friend with their homework, when you did the ironing without being asked, or when you baked cookies after the family had had a tiring day. 18You could ask a friend or family member to help add to your list. 19 That way, you could exchange thoughts on what makes each of you special and the aspects of your personality that shine through. In fact, don’t wait until you’ve made a mistake to try this—it’s a great way to boost self-confidence at any time.It’s something of a cliché(陈词滥调) that most people learn not from their successes but their mistakes. The thing is, it’s true. 20 We’re all changing and learning all the time and mistakes are a positive way to develop and grow.A.A little self-forgiveness also goes a long way.B.Now list all the characteristics you like about yourself.C.They might even like to have a go at doing the exercise.D.It’s just as important to show yourself some forgiveness.E.It doesn’t mean you have to ignore what’s happened or forget it.F.Whatever it is, no matter how small it might seem, write it down.G.Whatever the mistake, remember it isn’t a fixed aspect of your personality.50分阅读限时满分练(一)【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。
高考英语二轮复习 第3部分 阅读理解 完形填空 语法填空 短文改错限时规范训练23
阅读理解+阅读填空+完形填空+短文改错(建议用时40分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解When a dog loses a leg,the animal eventually figures out the best way to get around on three legs.In a short time,the dog learns to deal with its physical disability.Now,scientists have developed robots that behave in much the same way.We can find robots everywhere.Robots build cars,play chess and clean your house.They may someday drive your car,too.Two robots,named Spirit and Opportunity,were sent to Mars on a mission to explore the red planet.Jeff Clune is a computer scientist at the University of Wyoming.He says robots also help people in natural disasters.Robots are deployed in search and rescue operations following an earthquake.They may someday also be used to examine the wreckage(残骸) of a nuclear accident,like the one in Fukushima,Japan.Mr.Clune says robots can be sent to a lot of places said to be unsafe.“The problem is that all of those types of situations and environment are extremely unpredictable and dangerous.And it is very likely that robots and humans in those situations become damaged.” He and other scientists are developing technology so that robots will continue operating after the first sign of injury.They want the machines to have the ability to make changes and continue performing until they can be repaired.Mr.Clune and researchers in France have added one more operation to the skill set of robots working under difficult conditions.They say they programmed a hexapod robot,one with six legs,and a robotic arm to learn how to deal with injury.Their findings were reported in the journal “Nature”.Mr.Clune said that once the robots become damaged,they use their knowledge of how their body works to find a way to deal with the damage. He s ays the robots are also programmed with childlike curiosity.In other words,they are always asking questions and looking for answers.The whole process takes about one minute for the robots to find a way to overcome damage.1.At the beginning of the passage,the writer mentions dogs to .A.introduce the topic in a more attractive wayB.provide examples of how animals deal with unexpected injuryC.prove how scientists get inspiration from dogs to develop technologyD.show the relationship between dogs and robots2.According to the passage,nowadays robots CANNOT .A.help people in search and rescue operations following an earthquakeB.be sent on a mission to explore on the MarsC.examine the wreckage of a nuclear accidentD.build cars or clean the house3.Why are Mr.Clune and other scientists devoted to developing the technology?A.They expect to enable robots to continue working despite injury under difficult conditions.B.They want to succeed in programming robots with childlike curiosity.C.They are determined to design a more powerful robot for Mars exploration.D.They intend to make robots which can be sent to a lot of places said to be unsafe.4.Now scientists have developed robots that,once damaged,can .A.continue performing in spite of the damageB.rely on their functions to figure out a way to handle the emergencyC.spend about an hour finding a way to overcome damageD.maintain their childlike curiosity and keep asking people around for solutions【解题导语】现如今,机器人被广泛运用到各个领域。
高考英语二轮专题练习限时满分练完形填空文体分类练(一)——记叙文
完形填空能力升级练文体分类练(一)——记叙文Test1(2021·山东菏泽一模)Maybe it’s my love of baseball that connects my aunt Helen and me. She has always kept me 1in her experiences of playing baseball back in the 1940s. I would listen to these 2 over and over. She used to say,“Go after what you want. Don’t be ashamed of failing. Real 3 comes from never trying.”In 1943, she was one of the young women who 4 for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She 5 what it would be like to win the championship for her hometown! She imagined a long narrow flag 6 at the baseball field, and on it the name Helen would be there for all to 7.About a week later, Aunt Helen received a 8 from the leaders of the baseball league in Chicago! Aunt Helen 9 it open and learned that she had been invited to the league’s main tryouts!But as the days went by, Aunt Helen became 10 about travelling to Chicago alone. What if she went all that way and 11? When the day of the tryouts 12, she was too afraid to go.Aunt Helen has spent the rest of her life wondering what would have happened 13 she had gone to those tryouts. Because of this, she never missed another 14 in her life. She learned that every dream is worth 15, even if you catch only a few of them.1.A.interested B.concernedC.disappointedD.devoted2.A.messages B.novelsC.storiesD.reports3.A.success B.achievementC.argumentD.embarrassment4.A.made up B.tried outC.stood upD.looked out5.A.thought over B.convinced ofC.dreamed ofD.believed in6.A.growing B.stickingC.postingD.hanging7.A.write B.seeC.listenD.talk8.A.letter B.lectureC.giftD.diamond9.A.threw B.toreC.brokeD.struck10.A.sure B.cautiousC.worriedD.excited11.A.slipped B.fellC.sleptD.failed12.A.lost B.cameC.disappearedD.flew13.A.if B.unlessC.untilD.before14.A.word B.journeyC.opportunityD.instruction15.A.chasing B.runningC.givingD.cherishingTest2(2021·山东济南一模)Five days before Christmas, police officer Lima was sent to a local shop for a reported theft. The accusation was that two females were scanning(扫描) some items at the self-checkout but 1 other items and bagging those items. The females,who had two children with them, were 2 as they left the store.Lima had two girls himself, similar in age to the two girls there, so it 3 him a little bit. Lima 4 the receipt for the items they had paid for. There was nothing else like health and beauty items on it. The items were all 5—things bought just to stuff themselves. Then he asked an employee where the other items were that they had planned to take and was informed they were put back on the 6.Obviously, this family was in real need. While Lima firmly 7 following the law, he decided to cut them a break and not to 8.The two females, 9, were very grateful but kind of 10 because generally in that same situation there would probably be a different 11 and they’d be arrested.Lima took things a step further in an effort to 12 the family. He gave them a $200 gift card, telling them not to get things in illegal ways any more.“I purchased the gift card close to the value of what would have been 13,” said Lima.“I did whatI felt was 14. I just tried to show a little 15 to the extent permitted by law.”beling B.damagingC.sortingD.bypassing2.A.misunderstood B.stoppedC.toleratedD.unemployed3.A.confused B.disappointedC.struckD.attracted4.A.denied B.checkedC.filledD.questioned5.A.luxuries B.drinksC.presentsD.food6.A.shelves B.countersC.checkoutD.lockers7.A.stood B.resistedC.believed inD.put off8.A.make trouble B.take responsibilityC.play tricksD.press charges9.A.consequently B.fortunatelyC.graduallyD.incredibly10.A.ashamed B.shockedC.anxiousD.innocent11.A.lesson B.outcomeC.choiceD.excuse12.A.aid B.controlC.remindD.reward13.A.returned B.exchangedC.takenD.ordered14.A.eye-catching B.risk-takingC.privateD.right15.A.politeness B.courageC.mercyD.admirationTest3(2021·广东高三冲刺联考)Paige Calendine of Zanesville, Ohio, may look a little different from her teammates, but she’s just as talented — if not more so. Paige was born without legs, but she has 1 a lot.Her parents, Sean and Heidi, chose early not to place 2 on her. When she was 18 months old, they enrolled(报名) her in gymnastics classes to help her 3 upper body strength.“Because she was born without legs, she doesn’t know it’s a 4,” Sean explained.“We 5 right away that we would not treat her like a disabled child or make things 6 for her. We wanted her to learn how to 7 the real world.”In the years since, Paige has 8 herself to be a gifted athlete! Not only has her 9 inspired her coaches and teammates, but it’s also earned her 10! In a gymnastics competition, the 8-year-old took first place! 11, she is looking forward to trying other sports in the future, including swimming and archery(射箭)! She has never 12 her abilities and hopes to encourage others to adopt the same13.“Face your disadvantage bravely, and you can 14 anything that happens in your life,” she said.What an inspiration! Paige has 15 that we don’t have to let anything get in the way of doing what we love.1.A.suffered B.achievedC.thoughtD.seen2.A.attention B.limitsC.associationD.goals3.A.build B.evaluateC.controlD.discover4.A.phenomenon B.shameC.burdenD.disability5.A.announced B.signaledC.decidedD.advocated6.A.accurate efulC.easyD.clear7.A.adjust to B.care aboutC.depend onD.cheer for8.A.considered B.provenC.believedD.encouraged9.A.honor B.potentialC.desireD.talent10.A.medals B.skillsC.sympathyD.responsibility11.A.Unexpectedly B.RandomlyC.UnreasonablyD.Differently12.A.analyzed B.describedC.doubtedD.shared13.A.hobby B.attitudeC.luckD.concept14.A.convey B.understandC.selectD.overcome15.A.concluded B.directedC.repliedD.shown完形填空能力升级练文体分类练(一)——记叙文Test1【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。
高考英语二轮复习限时规范训练:阅读理解(4套)
高考英语二轮复习阅读理解限时规范训练(4套)词句猜测题(限时:20分钟)AThomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas. But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin (普通话) class, he quickly changed his mind.“I thought Mandarin would be more beneficial than Latin,” said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language.He speaks Mandarin to order food at Chinese restaurants and can read social media posts from his Chinesespeaking friends. Whil e it's a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study computer engineering, thinks it will be important for his career. “Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China becoming a growing power,” he said.Many experts agree that proficiency (熟练) in a language spoken by a billion people worldwide will give American students an edge in the global economy.“People are looking at China as our next economic competitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast,” said Marty Ab bott, director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. “We're seeing it in all parts of the country.”Abbott predicts that as many as 100, 000 students are now studying Mandarin in public and private schools throughout the US. She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an “important need” language and provides professional development programs for teachers. “Our government wants to increase our language ability for economic competitiveness,” Abbott added.At the same time, the Chinese government is spreading knowledge of the Chinese language and culture through Confucius Institutes set up in many US states. For example, the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas has been the home of a Confucius Institute for 10 years. It sponsors Confucius Classrooms at 21 local public and private schools, where tens of thousands of students are learning Mandarin.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述了普通话在美国学生中日益流行的现象。
高三英语二轮复习课时训练7阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错
训练7 阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错(建议用时45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解If your parents were to surprise you with a present on your birthday,which one would you prefer,a trip to the amusement park or a new pair of shoes?According to Science Daily,about onethird of the people are like ly to prefer shoes to a fun trip.These people are called “materialists”,namely,those who value material goods more than experiences.But which of the two choices makes people happier?Back in 2009,Ryan Howell,a professor at San Francisco State University,found that in the long run,experiences make people happier than possessions.This is because the joy of receiving a new object fades over time as you get used to seeing it every day.Experiences,on the other hand,can continue to bring you joy in the future through happy memories.But materialists should at least be happy when they first buy something,shouldn’t they?To figure it out,Howell did another study.He classified a group of adults according to their personality types,ranging from less materialistic to more materialistic.Each person was asked different questions to see how they felt about spending money on material goods versus spending money on experiences.As expected,the more materialistic participants got less happiness from purchases than the less materialistic,because such purchases didn’t fit with their personalities and values.But to Howell’s surprise,he found that materialists weren’t any happier even if they spent money on material items.This is because materialists worry that others may criticize or look down on their choices.“There are certain value systems that are rejected by society,” said Howell.“When we find out someone is materialistic,we think less of them,and that drives their happiness down.”Another reason is that materialistic people always focus on what they don’t have instead of what they have now.This makes them feel less satisfied and grateful.If you happen to be a materialistic person,there’s something you can try.“If materialists make more accurate purchases,rather than trying to impressothers,they will be happier,” Howell said.You should also remember what an ancient Greek philosopher once said,“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember what you now have was once among the things you only hop ed for.”1.What did Ryan Howell find in his studies?A.Material goods bring people less happiness than experiences.B.About onethird of the people prefer material goods to experiences. C.Materialists have more fun spending money on goods than on experiences. D.Receiving a new object brings lasting joy while the joy of an experience fades soon.2.What did Ryan Howell want to find out by doing another study?A.How to judge whether a person is a materialist.B.Why materialists are not happy with their purchases.C.How materialists feel when they spend money on goods.D.Whether materialists are happy when they first make purchases.3.Why does the author use the ancient Greek philosopher’s words in the last paragraph?A.To advise materialistic people not to try to impress others.B.To persuade people to be satisfied with what they have.C.To prove it’s unwise to be materialistic and desire too much.D.To tell readers what they desire now might one day become theirs.4.What can be the best title for the passage?A.Are You a Materialist?B.How To Acquire Happiness?C.The Best Present for the BirthdayD.Which Can Make people Happier?【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文,作者通过引用Ryan Howell的研究结果证实经历比有形物质更能给人带来快乐。
高三英语二轮复习限时阅读+完形训练含答案
限时完形+阅读套题训练第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Monday started out great. I woke up on time, ate breakfast and did some last minute studying for my first hour math 36 . Ten minutes later, I sat by my friends on the bus. We were busily chatting about how we spent our 37 when, THUMP! Ryan 38 over someone’s foot and landed flat on his face in the passage between the two rows of seats.Everyone on the bus laughed crazily. Ryan 39 himself up and made his way to an empty seat. He tried to laugh with us, but his face was bright red with 40 . The rest of the morning flew by. I did well in my math test. I read two more chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird in English class. It wasn’t long before the 41 bell sounded. I met my friends from the cheerleading team in the dining hall. Then I couldn’t help but 42 Ryan a few tables over, sitting alone. He caught me looking. I smiled at him quickly and turned away.When we finished eating, we 43 out to the courtyard to practise a cheer we wanted to do at that night’s football game. After a little 44 , we nailed the cheer, so we decided we only needed to 45 through it one last time. Again, just like the rest of my day so far, the cheer was going great. I raised my leg 46 one last toe(脚趾)touch. RIIIPPP! I felt my jeans split down the middle of my backside.I 47 . I didn’t know what to do but stayed still. Then I heard people laughing, and I saw them pointing. Trying to 48 myself with my hands, I tried to 49 too, but I felt tears began to escape from my eyes. Then I saw Ryan walking toward me. I remembered earlier that morning when he had fallen and I had laughed at him. This would be his 50 to return the favor.But he didn’t. 51 , Ryan offered me his jacket to cover up my 52 jeans. He also offered me his phone so that I could call my mom to bring me some 53 . I thanked Ryan for his help. And a few days later when I saw him again, I apologized for laughing at him on the bus. Ryan regarded it as no big deal, but my own 54 experience and Ryan’s kind response taught me about 55 for others. Thanks to Ryan, I can honestly say that Monday was still a great day!36. A. test B. lesson C. work D. book37. A. term B. money C. energy D. weekend38. A. tripped B. turned C. took D. crossed39. A. set B. put C. picked D. added40. A. appreciation B. embarrassment C. surprise D. disappointment41. A. alarm B. church C. lunch D. door42. A. notice B. meet C. hear D. call43. A. drove B. slipped C. danced D. headed44. A. guidance B. practice C. struggle D. discussion45. A. lead B. walk C. go D. flow46. A. for B. in C. to D. on英语第1页(共9页)47. A. jumped B. smiled C. shook D. froze48. A. clean B. cover C. push D. help49. A. point B. laugh C. play D. return50. A. hope B. duty C. chance D. aim51. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However52. A. long B. torn C. tight D. worn53. A. socks B. jackets C. coats D. jeans54. A. positive B. broad C. common D. shameful55. A. patience B. expectation C. sympathy D. admiration第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
高三英语二轮复习 课时训练3 阅读理解+阅读填空+完形填空+短文改错 试题
训练3 阅读理解+阅读填空+完形填空+短文改错(建议用时45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解I met my friend when we were in graduate school,and weenjoyed hanging out together outside of class.Afterreceiving our degrees,we both left school to live indifferent states.That was 10 years ago.We’ve kept in touch,but our phone conversations andtwiceayear visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about her problems.When I tried to fill her in on my own life,she obviously ignored.In the past few years I’ve not visited her at all and been afraid of her occasional phone calls and visits to my house.She invites herself now because I no longer invite her.When she’s at my home,she literally follows me from room to room,talking nonstop,until I make an excuse to get away from her.I tell her I need to take a nap,but I don’t sleep.I sit in my room and read or enjoy the quiet.Here’s the worst part.She and her family,including two young children,are moving to our city.Her family has a small income,and they are buying a house in a grand neighborhood t hey can’t afford.She asked if she and her husband and her children could stay at my home on their trips to our town to deal with house matters.My husband and I have no children.Even though our home is tiny and perfectly sized for us,I let them stay.She told me her husband would start his new job before they finished purchasing this house.I felt obligated to offer her our guest room.If I hadn’t offered,she would have asked anyway.Now he’s here,and it turns out he’ll be staying on through the weekends.I amseething.I would never under any circumstances impose on a friendship this way.I feel used,resentful,and don’t care if I ever see her again.Should I end this friendship? I’m getting absolutely nothing from it but a knot in my stomach.1.Every time they got in touch,the author’s friend ________.A.had little to share with the authorB.was eager to know about the author’s lifeC.expressed her contentment with her own lifeD.showed no interest in listening to the author’s story2.The author is afraid of her f riend’s phone calls and visits because________. A.she is engaged in her own lifeB.she hates her friend’s nonstop talkingC.her friend always borrows money from herD.her friend always wants to show off before her3.We can know from the text that the author ________.A.is a selfish and jealous womanB.has a larger house than her friendC.has more children than her friendD.is unwilling to share her house with her friend4.What is the author’s attitude towards their friendship?A.Favorable. B.Appreciative. C.Dissatisfied. D.Indifferent.【语篇解读】本文为夹叙夹议文。
高考英语二轮复习热点限时训练 完形填空系列28
完形填空系列28Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shareda passion for art collecting. Together, they traveled around the world, adding only the 36 art treasures to their collection.One year, as winter approached, 37 engulfed (吞没) the nation, and the young man left to 38 his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram. His beloved son was 39 in action. The art collector 40 awaited more news, 41 he would never see his son again. Within days, his fears were 42 . The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.Upset and 43 , the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness. On Christmas morning, a knock on the door awakened the 44 old man. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a 45 with a large package in his hands.He introduced himself to the old man by saying,“ I was a 46 of your son. I was the one he was 47 when he died. May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”As the two began to 48 , the soldier told of how the man's son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father's 49 of fine art. “I am no 50 ,” said the soldier, “but I want to give you this.”As the old man unwrapped the package, he saw a portrait his son. Though the world would 51 consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man's face 52 striking detail.Overcome with emotion, the man 53 the soldier. After the soldier had left, the old man put the painting above the fireplace, pushing 54 thousands of dollars worth of art. His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the 55 he had been given.1.A. latest B. richest C. cheapest D. finest 2.A. war B. fire C. storm D. flood3.A. save B. serve C. help D. build4.A. fighting B. acting C. missing D. dying5.A. anxiously B. calmly C. quietly D. secretly 6.A. wondering B. doubting C. fearing D. expecting7.p1eted B. doubled C. removed D. confirmed 8.A. lonely B. tired C. nervous D.frightened9.A. sad B. puzzled C. angry D. worried 10.A. farmer B. soldier C. painter D. seller 11.A. friend B. photographer C. partner D. guard 12.A. rescuing B. carrying C. guarding D. hiding13.A. argue B. move C. talk D. eat14.A. description B. love C. sense D. understanding 15.A. reporter B. businessman C. hero D. artist16.A. sometimes B. often C. never D. still 17.A. for B. in C. of D. on 18.A. treated B. questioned C. welcomed D. thanked 19.A. own B. aside C. up D. off20.A. treasure B. souvenir C. gift D. Package【答案】1.D2.A3.B4.C5.A6.C7.D8.A9.A10.B11.A12.A13.C14.B15.D16.C17.B18.D19.D20.C【解析】文章讲述的是一对富有的父子,喜欢收藏艺术品。
线练学校高三英语二轮复习 课时训练5 阅读理解+完形
始驾州参艰市线练学校训练5 阅读理解+完形填空+语法填空+书面表达(建议用时45分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解Last weekend I visited Rome for the first time.I spent three busy days in the Italian capital,seeing lots of tourist attractions and walking down streets lit with Christmas decorations.There are a lot of things I love about the city.Rome is one of the most ancient cities in the world and is full of wonderful relics (遗迹) from its distant past.These monuments include the Roman Forum and the vast Coliseum where gladiators used to fight each other until death and hunt animals coming from another country.The ruins of buildings and temples are fascinating: you can’t quite believe how old they are.I studied the masterpieces of the Renaissance period at university and was very excited to see them in real life.I walked around the museum in Vatican City and saw plenty of famous sculptures (雕塑).The best part of the visit was,without doubt,the Sistine Chapel ceiling,painted in the early 16th century by the great Michelangelo.It was so breathtaking that I could n’t tear my eyes away from it.In Rome,there is a lot of food on offer for tourists but some of it isn’t of very good quality.I made an effort to find reliable restaurants to taste the popular meals of the region,like pasta with tomato,onion and bacon.I also love eating ice cream and hot chocolate under the Christmas lights.Rome has not only lots of luxury boutiques (精品店) but also plenty of shops that were more in my price range! It was a perfect opportunity to go and buy presents for my family and friends.There was also a Christmas market,where I bought a sparkly decoration for the tree.1.The underlined word “gladiators” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “________”.A.athletes B.butchersC.invaders D.fighters2.The author found the ruins of buildings and temples fascinating because ________.A.they represent Rome’s religionB.they are relics from Rome’s distant pastC.you can’t help wondering how old they areD.they include the Roman Forum and the vast Coliseum3.What is mainly discussed in the 3rd paragraph?A.The great museums of Italy.B.The sculptures in Rome.C.Artrelated activities during the visit.D.The achievements of the Renaissance period in Italy.4.When visiting Rome,you should be careful in choosing________.A.the attractions B.the foodC.the hotels D.the luxury boutiques【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。
高三英语二轮复习 专题四 完形阅读 综合练(五)
位敦市安定阳光实验学校完形、阅读综合练(五)【1】The other day I was invited to a friend’s house for supper —and had a meal I have never had before .All the friends invited were a little 1 .It’s not that Ben is unsociable ,or a bad cook ,but it’s just that he never 2 more than he has to .So how come he was inviting us round for a meal ?Had he bought something special for his friends ?He greeted us at the door and showedus into his dining room where a 3 table was waiting for us .“Nothing but the 4 for my friends !” said Ben .We all sat down and looked nervously at each other —what was he up to?Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup .“It’s a 5 of carrots ,potatoes and tomatoes ,” said Ben .The next 6 was also a littlestrange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again .It’s just another mixture of vegetable .As we ate we chatted and finally the 7 turned back to what we were eating .“Was there a recipe(食谱)for this ,”asked Marina ,“or did you 8 it up ?”Ben put his fork down .“What I cooked 9 what I could find .”Marina was surprised .“But you can find anything in supermarkets these days .”“But there’s less choice in what you can find outside supermarkets ,” he replied .10 that we had all finished the food ,Ben decided to tell the truth .He had read recently that supermarkets usually throw away 5 percentof their food every day .So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins .There he found food that was slightly out of 11 ,boxes of throwaway vegetables and fruit . So Ben had successfully provided a decent meal for his friends ,andmade us away of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food ,but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 12 millions of people .1.A .excited B .disappointed C .surprised D .delighted2.A .takes B .spends C .uses D .does 3.A .new B .separate C .booked D .laid4.A .freshest B .most C .best D .least 5.A .mixture B .liquid C .matter D .dish 6.A .course B .food C .soup D .salad 7.A .dinner B .idea C .food D .subject8.A.pick B.look C.make D.take 9.A.referred to B.depended on C.lay in D.resulted from10.A.Feeling B.Seeing C.Realizing D.Thinking 11.A.order B.place C.season D.date 12.A.enrich B.please C.affect D.feed 【2】The Internet is an amazing information resource.Students,teachers,and researchers use it as 1. investigative tool.Journalists use it to find information for stories.Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the latest medical development.Ordinary people use it for shopping,banking,billpaying,and communicating2. family and friends.People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from 3. countries and cultures.However,4. there are many positive developments associated with the Internet,there are also certain fears and concerns.5. concern relates to a lack of control over 6. appears on the Internet.With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs,and with television there are restrictions on what kinds of programs can be broadcasted and at what times of the day.7. the Internet,parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable 8. their children to see.【3】It’s time to stop complaining about theeconomy.Here’s why.At no other time in the recent history has it been easier or cheaper to start a new kind of company,possibly a veryprofitable company.Let’s call these startups LILOs,short for “a little in,a lot out”.These are Webbased businesses that cost almost nothing to get off the ground yet can turn into great moneymakers.In addition,launching such a company now will make your company stronger later—you’ll learn to survive in hard times until the economy improves.That’s what John Tayman is doing.He’s an author who lives in San Francisco,where I met him;he wrote reviews for a business magazine I edited.Tayman knew little about technology and even less about business,but he dreamed of a website that would summarize car reviews from other sources and rank every model of new cars.Tayman said he intended to build the site on the side while continuingto write for a living.He worked on his new company only at night and on weekends.Oh,yes,he had only about $ 10,000.“Good luck with that!”I thought.Ideas are much easier to hatch than they are to execute.Tayman went to work with nothing more than his PowerBook laptop.On a website called 37 signals.com he learned about the virtues of lightweight programming languages like Ruby on Rails,which are ideal for the project he planned.He visited the RentACoder.com and Elance.com where you can find software developers.He picked up the special terms he needed to describe his project so he could put it out for a bid,and he found his first programmer—in Ukraine—who agreed to start building the digital scaffolding (脚手架) for the site.Within months,Tayman had 20 employees working for him in five different countries.“In fact,I hadn’t even met the guy who built most of the site until the launch party,” he says.MotorMouths.com went live in January.Tayman figures he works about 10 hours a week on it and hasn’t spent a cent on marketing or advertising.Growth is modest but steady—nearly 10,000 people visit each week,he says,all of whom get there by the word of mouth and via a software “bot”that lets users of Twitter,the popular micromessaging service,request reviews.The cost to Tayman?“Almost$ 9,800,all in,”he said.As for revenue,he just sold his first display ad,for,well,the low three figures.“But it’s a start,and we’ve already reached ‘ramen profitability’.”He spends about $ 75 a month on server fees and other expenses.The term “ramen profitable” was coined by Paul Graham,a Silicon Valley startup investor.It means that your startup is selfsustaining and can create enough profit to keep you alive on instant noodles while your business gains strength.1.What does “LILO” mean?A.It requires a large amount of money to launch a company.B.It can enjoy many governments’ favorable policies.C.The cost to launch a company is low but the profit can be high.D.It doesn’t need any space or money to establish a company.2.What is Tayman doing for a living now?A.Offering new ideas to business companies.B.Writing reviews for a business magazine.C.Improving the design of modern cars.D.Applying new technology to car production.3.According to the passage,“Ruby on Rails” might be .A.a lightweight programming languageB.a new type of PowerBook laptopC.a website to find software developersD.a website for foreign language learning4.What website has Tayman launched?A.37signals.com.B.MotorMouths.com.C.Elance.com.D.RentACoder.com.5.What does Tayman mean by saying “ramen profitability”?A.The profit comes from selling instant noodles.B.The profit is much bigger than the investment.C.The profit decreases with increases in the cost of living.D.The profit is only enough to sustain the company.答案【1】1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.D 【2】1.an 2.with 3.other/different 4.while 5.One 6.what 7.With 8.for【3】1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.D。
高三英语二轮复习 专题四 完形阅读综合练(一)
位敦市安定阳光实验学校完形、阅读综合练(一)【1】A White Collar Lady in a Little FigureOne morning,a girl named Merry,was stayingat home when her wish really came ture—She had1 to a small figure all at once—A White CollarLady!She was so 2 that she whirled on her desk.Then she had a bath inher cap.When she was a 3 girl,it took her nearly three hours to batheand she had to wash her dirty clothes for another three hours.However,now she could do 4 within an hour.Then she started to 5 ,puttingon perfume powders,coloring her lips and combing her hair. She lookedup at her huge clock,only 7 a.m.. That was to say,it only 6 herless than ten minutes to get to her company. In the past,doing all thehousework on her own,she always was late for work.She 7 her breakfast at a fast restaurant instead of at home for8 of being late. She felt very full after eating the roasted rice.Itwas 9 very strongly and her coat was floating up in the wind. In thecompany,she put any necessary 10 into her computer.In the following days she had built a 11 of her own. She had longed for living in a villa for so long a time. Then,she gave up her job and kept herself into her villa all day because she did not have to earn a living in the company and pay the 12 .One day,God saw her state of living and signed:“A lazy dog!Pain comes from laziness!”1.A. transformed B.changed C.turned D.become2.A. expected B.excited C.surprised D.pressed3.A . shy B.common C.friendly D.athletic4.A. nothing B.none C.everything D.something 5.A. sit up B.stay up C.make up D.go up6.A. cost B.took C.used D.spared7.A. refused B.stopped C.enjoyed D.cooked8.A. result B.cause C.case D.fear9.A. floating B.blowing C.flying D.hanging10.A. account B.news C.evidence D.information11.A. villa B.cottage C.restaurant D.company 12.A. food B.travel C.rent D.life【2】Marriage is one of the most complex arrangements that exist in 1. modern world. It is common everywhere. It 2. from country to country.Within each country it takes different 3. . No twomarriages are exactly 4. . Some marriages are the result of romantic love. 5. marriages are arranged by parents. Still ,others are setby tradition or convenience. 6. marriages are between a male and a female ,a husband and a wife. 7. ,some marriages are 8. two persons who are both males or females.These are referred to as “same sex marriages”.In some societies ,a man is allowed to wed more than one woman at the same time.【3】Some of the largest ,longest ,and most beautiful bridges in the world are suspensionbridges.Although suspension bridges look impressively complicated ,their design is relatively simple.Giant cables are strung between two towers that are anchored (固) to land on either side of a waterway or land gorge. The road hangs from the giant cables by suspension cables ,or suspenders. Suspenders are made by weaving together thousands of thick steel strands.Even though these superstructures are built to last ,many of American suspension bridges are getting old.The Golden Gate Bridge is slightly more than 70 years old.The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City celebrated its 125th birthday in 2008. Many of these superstructures are in needof super repairs. Engineers at Columbia University in New York City have set out tocreate a way to detect the lifespan of a suspension cableelectronically.They are testing a system in which tiny sensors are embedded (嵌入) inside cable strands to monitor a suspender ’s condition around the clock. Engineer Raimondo Betti and his team at Columbia built a lab last December.They will use heat lamps to simulate the temperature changes a suspender would have to endure through changing seasons.They will shower the test cable with water and road salt to see how it withstandsrain and snow conditions. In addition to blasting the suspender with severe weather conditions,the engineers are also subjecting the cable to the same kind of weight of a suspender on a high traffic bridge would have to bear.The team will record data from the sensors over the next six months.After that ,they will open the cable and see the extent towhich the data they ’ve recorded matches the actual damage to the cable.Betti says more accurate information on cable corrosion will be of great use to cities and states. Bridge owners will be able to make more informed decisions on maintenance and repair plans for bridges. 1.Which of the following could be the image of the bridge described in the passage?2.In the testing system,the engineers are trying to .A .create realworld conditions that are as aggressive as the ones out thereB.replace old suspenders with new onesC.break the suspender apart to see the inside of itD.put as much weight as possible that the bridge can bear 3.Engineers at Columbia University in New York City use new technology to .A.design a new suspension bridgeB.see the lifespan of big suspension bridgesC.prevent suspension bridges from corrosionD.solve the traffic delays caused by bridge maintenance4.Many suspension bridges in America are in need of super repairs because .A.they are too old and the style is out of dateB.many steel cables are too rustyC.they can’t meet the development of modern traffic systemD.they have withstood lots of years of wear and tear from heavy traffic and severe weather5.The new sensor system could let engineers know .A.how to solve traffic problemsB.which bridge is designed bestC.when the bridge repair is necessaryD.what suspension bridges mean to a city答案11.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.D 11.A 12.C 21.the2.differs3.forms4.alike5.Other6.Most7.However8.between31.D 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C。
高三英语二轮复习阅读理解限时强化练习26(含答案版)
新高考高中阅读强化限时训练26阅读理解+七选五(含参考答案)限时:35分钟满分:50分阅读(共两节,满分50 分)第一节(共15 小题;每小题2.5 分,满分37.5 分)AWe gather a great deal of incidental knowledge from pets. If we look after them properly we learn what they like and dislike. We do not set out to gain this knowledge purposely, but in attending to our pets we gain it by the way. It is got without our realizing it.In keeping our dogs or cats we learn about various diseases that can affect them,and the cures for these diseases. We learn how much sleep they need and what kind of food keeps them healthy. In looking after our fish we learn about the composition of water. We get to know what kinds of fish can live peacefully together and what kinds are hostile(敌对的)to each other. We learn that animal,fish and birds have a lot of things in common with human beings.If children keep pets their general education is helped by this kind of incidental knowledge. One little incident after another in which their pets are involved adds to their store of learning. It is a more interesting form of learning than that given in the biology lesson in school. People who keep pets should have a sense of responsibility towards them. Children,too,should be taught to be responsible. Pets are completely dependent on their owners and the owners should respond to this dependence by looking after them. Irresponsible behavior towards pets is a form of cruelty.In deciding to keep a pet we take on a task,we make ourselves responsible for providing proper food and shelter for the pet. In a crowded city like Hong Kong, where there is so little room for the exercise required by large pets,we should think twice before undertaking the responsibility of keeping one.( )1. In keeping pets,we learn that .A. pets dislike human beingsB. pets share what we haveC. human beings can gain knowledge by keeping petsD. pets and human beings gather a great deal of incidental knowledge( )2. For children .A. keeping pets adds to their troubleB. keeping pets widens their general knowledgeC. all kinds of knowledge are obtained by keeping petsD. incidental knowledge is more important than general knowledge( )3. In keeping pets,responsibility means .A. depending on themB. taking care of themC. writing to themD. teaching them参考答案:CBBB“You shall not steal. You shall not covet (垂涎) your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s..., nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” (EXODUS)What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46 and her husband, Tom, 44, had both lost their jobs and were living in and out of motels (汽车旅馆) with their 11-year-old son, Jason.They were in danger of losing their car for failure to make payments on it.One day last winter, Pauline found a wallet containing a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in cash at a shopping center in the Los Angels suburb (郊区) of Buena Park.“For a second I thought about taking the money,” she said later. “But only for a second. It wasn’t our money and we didn’t want to set a bad example for our son” She delivered the wallet and its contents to the nearest police station, where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were surprised when the Nichers walked into the police station with the wallet and the money.Word of her honesty quickly got out, and grateful community responded in kind. The Nochers received more than ten job offers and an apartment rent-free for six months. An anonymous (匿名的) donator brought the car payments up the date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station where Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much money had been in it . When they were told the amount, the man said, “ Then that’s what they deserve and write out a check for $ 2,400.At a news conference the tearful Pauline said, “ Never in a million years would I havethought this would happen to us. What we have received is far more than what was in the wallet.”( )4. Pauline Nicher and her husband _____.A. were in dangerB. had no carC. were out of workD. live in Buena Park( )5. How did the people in the community react to this event?A. Someone gave them a free house.B. Someone offered them a new car.C. Someone gave them $2,400 in cashD. Some people offered them some job opportunities.( )6. The underline word “reclaim” most probably means______.A. to obtain something usefulB. to express one’s gratitudeC. to find something that was lostD. to take back something that was yours( )7. The underline expression “ …brought the car payments up the date” means that someone_______.A. paid the rest of what they should pay for their carB. renewed their car without charging them for moneyC. bought them a car that was up-to-dateD. paid all the money for their newly-bought car参考答案:CDDACBill Gates’ childhood friends recognized that he was exceptional. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, “He was never a nerd or a goof(傻瓜) or the kind of kid you didn’t want your team.. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then, when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like an adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.”B ill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him. Lakeside was Seattle’s best school and was noted for its rigorous(严厉的) academic demands, a place where “even dumb kids were smart”.Lakeside allowed students to pursuer their own interests, to whatever extent theywished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. It was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates’ life and that of many of others, too.At Lakeside the students gained access to a computer—a Program Data Processor (PDP)--- through a teletype machine. Type in a few instructions on the teletype machine and a few seconds later the PDP would type back its response. Bill Gates was immediately hooked and so was his best friend at the time, Ken Evans, and another student, Paul Allen, who was two years older than Bill.Whenever they had free time, and sometimes when they didn’t, they would dash over to the computer room to use the machine. At fourteen, Bill was already writing short programs for the computer to perform. Early games’ programs such asTic-Tac-Toe, or Noughts and Crosses, and Lunar Landing were written in what was to become Bill’s second language, BASIC.One of the reasons Bill was so good at programs is that it is mathematical and logical. During his time at Lakeside, Bill scored a perfect eight hundred on a mathematics test.( )8. Bill Gates chose Lakeside to go to NOT because ______.A. it had excellent education in SeattleB. it developed students’ potential as much as possibleC. it provided conditions and equipment necessary for studentsD. the environment of the school is very clean( )9. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. Lakeside was a milestone (里程碑) in the course of Bill Gates’ successB. Bill pursued his interest in mathematics at LakesideC. Bill began to do programming like some early games knownD. Bill’s success is due to his mathematical and logical mind( )10. The word “dumb” most probably refers to _____.A. cleverB. intelligentC. stupidD.absent-minded( )11. The passage is mainly discussing ______.A. Bill Gates’ boyhoodB. Lakeside SchoolC. Bill GatesD. Bill Gates and Lakeside参考答案:DACDDMany people may have watched the film “March of the Penguins”, which shows a real group of birds in Antarctica. Imagine a group of fat black and white birds walking in a line. Suddenly, one penguin loses his balance and falls on the ice. Every time penguins fall down, people laugh. The animals are cute!People like the film very much. So much, in fact, that police in England think that it may be the reason behind a crime. A man went to a zoo in London and stole a baby penguin. Authorities think that the man stole the penguin after seeing the film and believe he wanted to give it away as a Christmas gift.Michael Gauthier-Clerc, an expert studying penguins, thinks that many people like penguins but some people do not understand them. He told The New York Times newspaper, “People love the penguin’s colors, its way of standing straight uprig ht and the way it walks.”These things make penguins seem cute to people, but there are good reasons for all of these things. For example, penguins move from side to side when they walk and may seem to be out of balance. But Doctor Gauthier-Clerc says that the penguins waddle to save energy. The penguin’s colour also has a special purpose. It protects the penguins when they are swimming. From below, larger animals cannot see the penguin’s white underside because it looks the same as the bright sky or ice. A nd from above, other animals cannot see the penguin’s black back against the dark ocean floor.The penguins’ colors protect them in nature. But scientists have found that some of these physical details also have an effect on humans. They make animals seem cute to people. Scientists believe that humans are very sensitive to things that are cute, such as human baby and even objects that may look like parts of a baby.Recent studies show that cute images affect the brain in a special way. A study done at the U niversity of Michigan tested young people’s reactions to images. It found that young people believed a message more if the message was joined by a cute picture. The researchers showed the young people two messages. One was a simple anti-smoking message. The other showed a cute animal telling them that smoking was bad. The conclusion turned out that the young people trusted the cute message more than the simple message.12. In the film “March of the Penguins”, ________.A. a baby penguin is stolenB. a penguin is sent out as a giftC. penguins are cute and attractiveD. penguins have a bad sense of balance13. It can be inferred from the passage that _______ .A. a walking penguin has more energy than a swimming oneB. a penguin walks in a funny way to prevent itself from fallingC. a shop selling baby products are likely to make more moneyD. a website with cute pictures may attract more young visitors14. Scientists have found that the penguins’ color can ________.A. change at different placesB. help them keep warmC. make people have pity on themD. protect them from being hunted15. The study carried out by the University of Michigan shows that _________.A. cute messages mislead peopleB. cuteness influences people’s judgmen tC. humans react to anything that is cuteD. a simple message is more convincing than a cute message参考答案:CDDB第二节(共5 小题;每小题2.5 分,满分12.5 分)Nowadays, many people love to travel. It is very common for people to go on a trip at any time. 16 Perhaps, the reason for its present popularity is that modern people have come to realize the benefits of traveling.Traveling provides many good opportunities for fun, adventure and discovery. When we visit other countries, we gain a better understanding of the people living there. We learn their cultures, history and background. We discover the similarities they have with us. 17 It is interesting to learn from people with different backgrounds.Traveling helps to enrich our lives. 18 When we visit interesting places, we discover and learn many things. We discover new people, surroundings, plants and animals. If we want to make our travel more exciting and challenging, we can plan our own tour and select the specific places we want to visit.Traveling is refreshing. It is a psychological necessity, especially for people who have stressful jobs. 19 Staying at home during the weekend is not enough to make some people feel relaxed.20 it helps them to handle the stress they experience at work better. After the break, they feel more energetic in their work. For many working adults, regular getaways help them keep their energy and enthusiasm they require for their work. Without these breaks, they may suffer from work burn-out.A. Years of hard work finally pays off.B. We also get to know their differences from us.C. It increases our knowledge and widens our vision.D. Some even consider travelling as part of their lifestyle.E. In today’s society, many people suffer great stress at work.F. making periodic (定期的) trips produces better results for them.G. It is indeed a joyful thing to share the experience of a special trip with others.参考答案:DBCEF。
高三英语高考第二轮复习限时阅读训练
高三英语限时阅读训练(一)完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)These days, it is common to see 5-gallon bottles of water being sent to homes. Supermarket 41 are filled with all kinds of bottled water from simple 42 bottles containing “pure spring water” to expensive foreign ty pes of mineral water in glass bottles. In Europe, bottled water is as 43 as soft drinks are in the United States. People are not only interested in the different choices of drinks, but also in the taste of bottled water and its 44 value.All bottled water must 45 the content of the water on the bottle. Some companies 46 minerals to give the water a better taste. But the term mineral water is 47 , because all water—except specially purified water—contains minerals. 48 must be made to tell people clearly what kind of water people are exactly buying: spring water, mineral water, or purified water. For example, “spring water” will have to come from a(n)49 spring.Many people choose bottled water 50 tap water, because they 51 the safety of public drinking water. Some people worry about city water 52 . We need to pay close attention to the cleanliness of our drinking water. The government should be responsible for tap water 53 . It should be tested and checked 54 .Keep in mind that bottled water is 55 . In many cases, you are paying for water that is not much different from tap water. If you are not sure of the safety of your tap water, have it 56 .A local health department can be of 57 . Compared with the cost of bottled water, the testing cost will be less expensive. Letting cold water 58 for a minute or so before taking a drink or using it in preparing a meal is a good way to 59 possible water pollution, especially if the water has been 60 for an hour or more.41. A. baskets B. windows C. shelves D. carts42. A. large B. plastic C. cool D. cheap43. A. popular B. expensive C. fresh D. good44. A. nature B. true C. face D. health45. A. study B. stick C. list D. print46. A. find B. add C. explore D. mix47. A. mistaken B. misunderstood C. misleading D. misreading48. A. Laws B. Notices C. Products D. Inventions49. A. nearby B. hot C. underground D. overflowing50. A. with B. besides C. before D. over51. A. consider B. trust C. doubt D. ensure52. A. supplies B. pipes C. pollution D. shortage53. A. producers B. risk C. elements D. quality54. A. normally B. regularly C. repeatedly D. instantly55. A. enough B. excellent C. expensive D. ideal56. A. collected B. boiled C. changed D. tested57. A. use B. value C. service D. importance58. A. run B. flow C. fill D. boil59. A. improve B. discover C. limit D. solve60. A. shallow B. off C. slow D. on任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
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限时完形+阅读套题训练第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Bite at a TimeStephen was on campus(校园)to register when I first met him.One summer day 36 I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I 37 around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my 38 , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat 39 expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I 40 he was concerned about failing before the 41 day of classes. We talked about what the class would 42 and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting b ig with 43 .Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog:Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”Answer: “One bite at a time.”I told him to 44 his work that way. To do his assignment(作业), all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most 45 students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could 46 their workload.As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had 47 in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a 48 . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much 49 .S tephen didn’t become an “A”student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to 50 most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into 51 digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was 52 the school’s cross-country team.Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “O ne bite at a time.”Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was 53 when he was supposed to be failing. His 54 , he said, was that he was 55 what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”36. A. after B. when C. until D. once37. A. turned B. sat C. moved D. went38. A. jobs B. tests C. classes D. projects39. A. innocent B. angry C. inspired D. pained40. A. sensed B. imagined C. heard D. admitted41. A. gathering B. parting C. closing D. opening42. A. change B. adjust C. cover D. produce43. A. interest B. anger C. fear D. excitement44. A. avoid B. continue C. present D. approach45. A. quiet B. optimistic C. energetic D. successful46. A. plan B. increase C. reduce D. measure47. A. fitted B. hesitated C. struggled D. progressed48. A. cheat B. failure C. winner D. leader49. A. experience B. information C. potential D. honor50. A. pass B. begin C. take D. design51. A. full-sized B. bite-sized C. pocket-sized D. medium-sized52. A. in B. on C. at D. of53. A. changing B. recovering C. concentrating D. succeeding54. A. secret B. skill C. reply D. theory55. A. spreading B. considering C. practicing D. expressing第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AYour car is a necessary part of your life. You use it every day. Of course, you want to hold on to it so you make sure it has the latest alarm and immobilizer(汽车防盗器). But despite all these, cars like yours are still stolen every day. In fact, in this country, one car is stolen almost every minute! And if your car is stolen, you only have a 50:50 chance of seeing it again.Each year, car crime costs nearly £3 billion. Of course, if you’re insured, you won’t lose out, or will you? Firstly, you will have to pay extra insurance later on, and then you may not be offered the full amount by the agent. You will probably have to hire a car and you will also lose the value of the contents and accessories(配件) in the car.Now comes the solution. An RAC Trackstar system, hidden in one of 47 possible secret locations(位置) in your car, is the key of our system. If your car is stolen, radio signals are sent at twenty-second intervals from the car to the RAC Trackstar National Control Center via a satellite network. Then a computer gives the vehicle’s exact location, speed and direction.The RAC Trackstar National Control Center, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, will immediately inform the police in the area where the car is located. Because the police receive information every twenty seconds, they will always know the vehicle’s location. Once the thief has been arrested, your car will be returned to you.RAC Trackstar is unique in being able to provide the National Control Center with details of the exact location of your car, its speed and direction. And speed is the key to successful recovery of a stolen vehicle. RAC Trackstar Control will immediately tell the police if you report your car stolen and under the 24-hour Guardian Option. It will also tell you if your car has been stolen.RAC Trackstar’s constant updates mean the police are kept informed of the car’s location. All these greatly improve your chances of seeing your car again.56. If your car is stolen, you will have to _____.A. hire a new carB. pay more insuranceC. buy a RAC Trackstar systemD. inform the National Control Center57. The Trackstar system can tell the police _____.A. where the car isB. how the car is stolenC. who the thief isD. what brand the car is58. The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refers to ______.A. the local police stationB. the Guardian OptionC. the insurance companyD. the RAC Trackstar Control59. According to the passage, people with RAC Trackstar ______.A. are more likely to get the stolen cars backB. have less chance of being in an accidentC. seldom get their vehicles damagedD. automatically find directionsBHunger is the greatest motive for the inexperienced cook. But many people are now worried that we are producing a generation without the slightest idea of how to cook—a generation that is frightened to cook. I have just received a handout from Focus on Food, which is running a competition to get children back into the kitchen. Has television cooking become a replacement for the real thing? Is this an age where famous professional cooks have turned cooking into a sort of show, with dishes far too difficult for the beginner to copy?I decided to ask my oldest daughter, Miranda, for her opinion. Are children learning enough about the importance of good cooking? Do they know cooking is a basic life skill? Sociology and other “new”subjects are all very well, but without the ability to cook, or to understand the pleasure and principles of good food and its relationship to good health, are we really preparing them for adult life?Miranda started her cooking at the age of nine, when she decided to enter the Sainsbury’s Future Cook competition. She was motivated by a different kind of greed: the first prize—a trip to Disney World.The problem, from the parental point of view, was that if she made it through to the regional(区域性的) finals, she would have to cook her meal in front of the judges. Some 30,000 children entered and she made it through as the youngest regional finalist. Now she had to learn to cook. Her hands were not even big enough to hold the knife and slice the onions. Six Saturdays running we ate the same lunch—Mozzarella meatballs in fresh tomato juice and blueberry.First, she cooked by my side, then alone with timings and instructions. Finally, she went alone against the clock. The kitchen looked like a battlefield, but she had gained victory. The tiny be-capped figure then stood in an unknown Bristol hotel, looking like a professional who had been at the stove for years. She didn’t win, but she came home with £50 and the most valuable part of them all: confidence.60. The competition run by Focus on Food is intended for _________.A. childrenB. parentsC. teachersD. chefs61. Why does the writer think cooking is so important?A. It is an easy way to keep healthy.B. It helps develop relationships.C. It is a necessary skill for life.D. It can save a lot of money.62. The writer’s family had the same lunch on six Saturdays because __________.A. the family stuck to healthy foodB. Miranda had to practise cookingC. the dish was the family’s only foodD. the dish was Miranda’s favorite meal63. What did Miranda gain from the competition?A. A trip to Disney World.B. Support from friends.C. A medal for the winner.D. Belief in herself.CSmall seating in the economy-class(经济舱) sections of airplanes is not just uncomfortable but potentially life-threatening. Space has become so tight that passengers cannot protect themselves in the event of a crash.A report on a long distance flight from thedoctors of Vienna stated that only 10% ineconomy class could adopt the recommendedbrace position on the plane’s safety tips in case ofemergency, and they were the smallest of thegroup. And 30% of their fellow passengerstraveling in first class could adopt the position,which is internationally recognized as improvingthe chances of survival in the event of a crash. Theauthors of the report are now calling for greater space between seat rows to increase safety.A spokesman for British Airways (BA), which is responsible for safety on all British planes, opposed the idea that small seating was a threat(威胁)to passengers. “We don’t think it is a safety matter,” he said, “We have high safety standards and all UK aircraft meet them.” In the past month, both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic introduced sleeper seats, stressing the outstanding comfort in the front of the planes. But that space gained is space lost in economy.Until recently, economy class was at least “bearable”—with an 86-centimeter seat. Scheduled Airlines such as BA and KLM gave passengers enough leg room and comfortable seats. But the arrival of new, weight-saving seats caused economy class to take a turn for the worse. Extra rows have been put into the plane, with the result that the average seat now is 79 centimetres. Singapore Airlines has become the latest carrier to narrow down its seats. It announced free wine for economy passengers last September, but at the same time reduced leg room by 8 centimetres.Economy class on Scheduled Airlines is now often little better than economy on Qatar Airways. Some Qatar Airways even offer the chance to upgrade—at a price—to seats which, at 89-91 centimetres, are roomier than those of most Scheduled Airlines.64. What can we learn from the passage?A. Scheduled Airlines produced new comfortable seats for economy class.B. Doctors from Vienna said less space between seats could cause danger.C. Spokesman for BA declared that narrow seat space was a threat.D. Qatar Airways offered larger seats with no more charge.65. What might be the author’s attitude towards reducing the space of economy seats?A. Neutral.B. Sceptical.C. Supportive.D. Disapproving.66. Where does the passage most probably come from?A. A biography.B. A book review.C. A magazine.D. A realistic novel.DAccording to game maker Hasbro, approximately 750 million people have played the well-known game Monopoly since it was invented in the 1930s. Charles Darrow is typically credited as the inventor of the world’s most famous board game. However, he likely originated his version of Monopoly from one of several other games similarly involving house buying and selling that were already in existence before the 1930s when he got his patent (专利) for the game.A probable reason that Darrow’s Monopoly became the hugely successful game that still exists today is that he took a great approach to producing it. Other similar games existed, but they had no board or regulation pieces. With the help of his wife and son,who decorated the sets with details, Darrow personally created the pieces and boards that became the first Monopoly game sets. His extra work in creating the entire environment that players needed gave his game something extra that other variations did not have.Darrow had success in selling his games in various parts of the country. Several Philly area stores were the first to carry his game and sell it in large quantities. However, Darrow had difficulty selling his game to the major game producer of the time, Parker Brothers. He was told that his game was too complex and had fundamental errors in its design that would limit its appeal. Eventually, the continued sales he managed on his own forced Parker Brothers to reassess the worth of his game. In the end, the company agreed to produce the game and shortly afterwards it became the bestselling game in the country.That success turned Charles Darrow into a millionaire, which is the heavy irony. Darrow initially began work on Monopoly to help support himself and his family following the financial troubles tied to the stock market crash of 1929. Thus, Charles Darrow became a millionaire by producing a game that allows “regular” people to feel like they are buying and selling real homes and land like millionaires.67. What made Darrow’s Monopoly different from other similar games?A. The way of avoiding financial troubles.B. The safe environment created for players.C. The buying and selling of real homes and land.D. The specific pieces and a playing board in each set.68. The author suggests in Paragraph 3 that ______.A. Monopoly was initially too complex to playB. Darrow failed to make expected profit in PhillyC. certain errors in Monopoly limited its attractionD. some people once doubted Monopoly would be popular69. What does the underlined word “irony” in the last paragraph mean?A. financial gainB. unexpected resultC. marketing planD. unsatisfying reward70. What is the passage mainly about?A. The difficulties in Darrow’s life.B. The comparison of some board games.C. The way to the success of Darrow’s game.D. The business management of Parker Brothers.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。