高中英语阅读限时练二附答案

高中英语限时练（二）

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Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well. In the third quarter，when the team was ten points 1 ，a silent young man quietly slipped into the 2 locker room and put on his football clothing. “Coach，please let me 3 .I’ve just g ot to play today，” said the young man. The coach pretended not to 4 him. There was no way he wanted his worst player in this close play-off 5 .But the young man persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach 6 .“All right，” he said.“You can go in.” Before long，the coach，the players and 7 in the stands could not believe their eyes. This little unknown，8 had never played before，was doing everything right. The opposing team could not 9 him. He ran，he passed，blocked and tackled like a star. His team began to win.

The score was soon tied. In the closing seconds of the game，the kid intercepted(截取) a pass and 10 all the way for the winning touchdown. The fans broke loose. His 11 raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheerin g you’ve 12 heard!

Finally，after the stands had emptied 13 the team had showered and left the locker room，the coach noticed that the young man was 14 quietly in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said，“Kid，I 15 believe it. You were fantastic！Tell me what got into you？16 did you do it？” He looked at the coach，with 17 in his eyes，and said，“Well，my dad died today，but did you know that my dad was 18 ？” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile，“Dad came to all my ga mes，but today was the first 19 he could see me play，and I wanted to 20 him I could do it！”

1．A. ahead B．behind C．left D．far

2．A. empty B．crowded C．large D．dark

3．A. fight B．win C．strike D．play

4．A. see B．like C．hear D．respect 5．A. game B．condition C．trick D．joke

6．A. gave up B．put forward C．showed off D．gave in 7．A. someone B．everyone C．anyone D．no one 8．A. which B．that C．who D．what

9．A. stop B．pass C．beat D.discourage 10．A. ran B．fought C．pushed D．moved 11．A. friends B．teammates C．viewers D．fans

12．A. still B．yet C．ever D．never 13．A. for B．so C．and D．but

14．A. sitting B．lying C．training D．thinking

15．A. mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t 16．A. Why B．When C．Where D．How 17．A. sorrow B．pleasure C．tears D．hopes 18．A. blind B．lonely C．deaf D．clever 19．A. place B．time C．chance D．game 20．A. inform B．convince C．impress D．show 答案

Ⅰ. 1．B2．A3．D4．C5．A6．D7．B8．C9．A10．A 11．B12．D13．C14．A15．B

16．D17．C18．A19．B20．D

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Tail Spin

Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.

Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it？” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it—but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.

The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man－made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.

The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others