高二英语限时训练(二十)

高二英语限时训练（二十）

一、完形填空

I was once an alcoholic. Years passed. With a lot of therapy（治疗）and love, I left high school and all of its 1 behind me. I have moved on and though I am financially poor, I find myself 2 with the blessings and love. Recently, I helped a young friend with a bake sale (烤饼义卖)to 3 a middle school student who is battling brain cancer.

When Mr. X came through the door, I was not 4 . Instead, I kind of hoped he didn’t recognize me.

5 , what kinds of memories of me would have stuck with him after all these years? What if he still thinks of me as that

6 person that I once was?

7 , he didn’t recognize me. He simply spoke kindly to others, donated generously, and went on his way as usual.

Then, a few days ago, he once again came to a benefit to generously donate money to someone 8 . This time, I felt moved to introduce myself. We started to 9 , and before we knew it, we had caught up on 30 years of our lives! That was 10 I knew what I had to do. I told him that though he didn’t recognize it, he was very influential in my 11 a nd becoming a much kinder, giving person. His quiet “hello’s”, the shy smile and nod of his head, his kind and 12 behavior, are one of the biggest memories I carry with me fro m my high school years. When I have gotten angry with the way the world is today, I’ve13 myself of people like Mr. X. They do 14 !

I told him all of these, and explained that, although he may not have recognized it, he made a huge 15 on someone’s life. He seemed to appreciate my words. I apologized if I made him16 , but they were things that needed to be said, things that 17 have been said nearly thirty years ago. But I think that, having learned that I 18 this big strong “manly man” nearly to tears as he left that day, it’s never too late to let someone know that their kindness 19 .

Thirty years after that fact, it was as good a day as any for my heart to express its 20 as it was for him to hear it.

1. A. pain B. love C. alcohol D. memories

2. A. kind B. rich C. full D. tired

3. A. convince B. educate C. benefit D. confirm

4. A. annoyed B. surprised C. frustrated D. received

5. A. After all B. At all C. Above all D. In all

6. A. light-hearted B. smart C. awful D. talented

7. A. Luckily B. Strangely C. Hopefully D. Naturally

8. A. in despair B. in store C. in rags D. in need

9. A. discuss B. contact C. chat D. touch

10. A. why B. when C. where D. how

11. A. playing B. studying C. working D. healing

12. A. inviting B. appealing C. caring D. fascinating

13. A. accused B. informed C. reminded D. recalled

14. A. exist B. operate C. live D. settle

15. A. pressure B. impact C. impression D. concentration

16. A. unconscious B. uncertain C. uncomfortable D. unfit

17. A. must B. should C. may D. can

18. A. encouraged B. cheered C. moved D. persuaded

19. A. remarked B. mattered C. contributed D. changed

20. A. credit B. kindness C. respect D. gratitude 二、阅读理解

Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named president ofHarvard University. She is the first woman to hold the position in the school's 371-year history.

"I am a historian," she said. "I've spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how it shapes the future. No university in the country, perhaps the world, has as remarkable a past as Harvard's. "

"And our common enterprise is to make Harvard's future even more remarkable than its past. That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well. It will also mean recognizing what we don't do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better."

It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men. "This is a man's world, my girl, and the sooner you learn that, the better off

you'll be." Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young, but she didn't buy it.

Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s. Even then, she was a trailblazer (先驱). A conversation with her family's black handyman (零工) and driver inspired her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower.

She asked that he help bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided part of the country at the time.

"Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future," said Susan Graham, a professor of Harvard. Many of the university's schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership of Drew Faust.

1. Why does the writer say Drew Faust has made history?

A. Because she is a historian.

B. Because she was president of Harvard University.

C. Because she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University.

D. Because Harvard has a remarkable past.

2. What do we know about historians?

A. They usually study great things that happened in the past.

B. They are usually presidents of universities.

C. They are usually born in well-off families.

D. They are usually women.

3. What does the underlined word ''buy'' in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. accept

B. expect

C. purchase

D. afford

4. What did her mother mean by saying ''This is a man’s world, my girl... '' ?

A. To encourage her to do man's work.

B. To tell her to do things as a girl should do.

C. To ask her to be well-off.

D. To expect her to be a historian.

5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Faust was born in the north of the US.

B. Fraust wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard.

C. Faust's desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success.

D. Historians just care about great things that happened in the past.

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