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高考英语专项精练精析15
2013高考英语专项精练精析(15)
(限时50分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Onedayafewyearsagowehadaguestoftheuninvitedvariety.Infact,itwasabird,1,asparrow.
“What’sthat?
”IaskedwhenIfirstheardthegentlethumping〔重击声〕.“ItsoundslikeJoeisoutsideplayingbasketball,”mywife,Anita,said.She2andlistenedmoredevotedly.“It’scomingfromthe3,”shesaid,“Maybeit’soneofthelittlekids.”
Werushedoutthedoor.Jonathan,ouryoungest,was4tomaketrouble.“Ifhe’smakingholesinthewallagain...”IsaidasIsearchedthere.No5atall.Buttherewasthat6again,comingfromrightupthere.
Andthat’swhenI7thesparrow.Itwasflying8justinchesbelowtheceiling.Itwas9tryingtogetout,butcouldn’tseethatthewayoutwasn’tup,butdown10theopendoor.Sothebirdcontinued11itswingsandhittingitsheadagainstthe12.
“Poorthing,”Anitasaid,“Itmustbe13.”
“Well,maybeit’sbecauseofus,”IsaidasImovedtowardit.Itriedtoshowthebirdhowtoglide〔滑翔〕downtogetoutside,butthatonlyseemedto14itmore.“Whydon’twejust15forafewminutes?
”Anitasuggested.“I’msurehe’ll16eventually.”Sowewentbackintothehouse,wherewecontinuedtoheartheongoing17.Thensuddenly,itwas18.Welookedintothegarage,andouruninvitedguestwasgone.
“See?
”Anitasaid,“Itoldyouhe’dsucceed.”
“Yeah,”Isaid,“Buthowmanyknocksontheheaddidit19him?
”
I’vethoughtaboutthatlittlesparrowthroughtheyears.Justlikethatsparrow,weoftenmeetsituationswedon’tknowhowto20.Borntogoupward,wedon’tevenconsiderthepossibilitythatsomethinggoodmighthappenifwestopflapping〔拍打〕aroundandjustglidedownalittlebit.
1.A.forexampleB.ratherthan
C.orratherD.aswell
2.A.hurriedB.paused
C.ignoredD.confirmed
3.A.basementB.kitchen
C.garageD.hall
4.A.easyB.happyC.sorryD.angry
5.A.sparrowsB.children
C.birdsD.holes
6.A.guestB.voiceC.knockD.sound
7.A.watchedB.found
C.realizedD.caught
8.A.carefullyB.gently
C.patientlyD.anxiously
9.A.eventuallyB.unwillingly
C.obviouslyD.thoroughly
10.A.throughB.overC.belowD.beyond
11.A.shakingB.breaking
C.strikingD.injuring
12.A.wallB.floor
C.doorD.ceiling
13.A.clumsyB.painful
C.amazedD.terrified
14.A.frightenB.comfortC.confuseD.calm
15.A.leaveB.screamC.relaxD.escape
16.A.putitasideB.leaveitalone
C.giveitupD.figureitout
17.A.accidentB.achievement
C.struggleD.trouble
18.A.excitedB.tiredC.noisyD.silent
19.A.costB.offerC.earnD.owe
20.A.classifyB.handle
C.debateD.conclude
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(A)
WhenIwasstrugglingwithcancerafewyearsago,mywifeandIformedourown“couplecautioncircle”.Anytimeadoctorcamewithnewsofmyprogress,mywifewouldgivemeabighug.Thereportswereseldomgoodduringtheearlystagesofmyillness,andonedayadoctorbroughtparticularlyfrighteningnews.Staringatmyreports,hesaidinalowvoice,“Itdoesn’tlooklikeyou’regoingtomakeit.”
BeforeIcouldaskhimaquestion,mywifestoodup,handedmemyclothes,adjustedthetubesfastenedtomybodyandsaid,“Let’sgetoutofhere.Thismanisarisktoyourhealth.”Asshehelpedmestruggletothedoor,thedoctorcamenearus.“Stayback,”demandedmywife.“Stayawayfromus.”
Aswewalkedtogetherdownthehall,thedoctorattemptedtocatchupwithus“Keepgoing,”saidmywife,pushingtheintravenous〔静脉注射的〕stand.“We’regoingtotalktosomeonewhoreallyknowswhatisgoingon.”Thensheheldupherhandtothedoctor.“Don’tcomeanyclosertous.”
Thetwoofusmovedasone.Weescapedtothesafetyandhopedofadoctorwhodidnotconfusediagnosiswithconclusion.Icouldneverhavemadethatwalktowardwellnessalone.
21.Whenhearinghisprogress,whatdidtheauthor’swifeusuallydo?
A.Shewouldgiveapresenttothedoctor.
B.Shewouldgiveherhusbandabighug.
C.Shewouldnotsayanythingabouttheprogress.
D.Shewouldkeepquietandcry
22.Fromthepassageweknow________.
A.hearingthatherhusbandwasnotgoingtomakeit,thewifewentoutofhermind
B.thewife’sdecisionincrisiscontributedtothehusband’swellness
C.thehusbandwasdiagnosedwithcancerbymistake
D.thehusbandbecameweakerandweakerasaresultofthetreatmentconductedbythedoctor
23.What’stheauthor’sfeelingwhenwritingthepassage?
A.Angry.B.Thankful.
C.Excited.D.Sad.
24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Thewifewasawomanhardtogetalongwith.
B.Thedoctorwasadangerousman.
C.Thewifelovedherhusbandverymuch.
D.ThehusbandwasamanwhobelievedeverythingwouldbeOK.
25.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AHappyCoupleinCrisis
B.StrugglewithCancer
C.InCrisis,BecomeAsOne
D.Don’tBelievetheDoctor
(B)
Assummercomesnear,manychildrenarereallyhappytoforgetaboutschoolforafewmonths.However,studieshavefoundthatchildrentypicallyforgetbetweenoneandthreemonths’worthofschoollearningduringthesummermonths.Spellingandmathabilitiessufferthemost,whilereadingisnotreallyinfluencedbythetimeoff.Themostprobablereasonforthisisthatmostchildrenreadatleastoccasionallyoutsideoftheclassroom,whethernewspapers,magazines,books,orvideogameguides.However,theirmathandspellingskillsonlygetexercisedintheschoolsetting.
Theoriginalpurposeofsummervacationswastoletfarmchildrenhavetimeofftohelpworkinthefieldsinthehighgrowingseason,butthisreasonisnolongervalidsincefewerkidsactuallyworkonfarmstoday.SomecitiesintheUnitedStates,suchasLosAngeles,havemovedtoayear-roundschoolcalendar,whichmayhelpreducetheacademicdeclinethatoccursduringthelongsummervacations.Mostcitiesstillusethenormalnineandahalf-monthcalendars.Toimproveskillsandtomaintainagoodlevelofpreparation,expertsrecommendtripstomuseums,summercamps,andvisitstolibrariestokeepkidsmentallyactiveandinterestedthroughoutthesummer.
Thereareothereducationalsystemsthatprovidevacationswhilestillkeepingstudents’skillssharp(敏锐的).Forexample,inJapan,studentsattendclassforsevenweekscontinuously,followedbytwoweeksofvacation.Thiscontinuesthroughouttheyear.InItaly,studentsattendclasssixdaysperweek,butfinishat1:
30PMeachday,sothatschooldoesnotdominatetheirlifethewaythatitdoesinAmerica.
Educationalspecialistsfearthatthethree-monthsummervacationstopsthecontinuityoflearning.Justasstudentsbecomeaccustomedtonewconceptsinreading,writing,orcriticalthinkingskills,they“shutdown”foranextendedperiod.Whentheygobacktoschoolafterthelongsummervacation,theytakeuptotwomonthstoreturntotheirpreviouslevelofunderstanding.Andsothedebatecontinues:
whethertocontinuethepresentvacationsortoseekchanges.
26.Spellingandmathabilitiessufferthemostduringthesummermonthsbecausechildren________.
A.takethesummervacationtooseriously
B.dolittleworkofmathorspelling
C.don’tlikespellingandmath
D.havetohelpworkinthefields
27.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Studentsreadinsummervacations.
B.Nowadaysnochildrenworkonfarmsinsummervacations.
C.TheUnitedStateshascancelledsummervacations.
D.Thenineandahalf-monthcalendarshelpimproveskills.
28.WhatisoneoftheadvantagesofJapan’sandItaly’seducationalsystems?
A.Theyprovidestudentswithshortervacationseveryyear.
B.Thestudentshavemorefreetimeoftheirowntoplay.
C.Theyoffervacationswithoutaffectingstudents’skills.
D.Thestudentsattendclassforlongertimeeveryweek.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“shutdown”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Stoplearning.
B.Getsick.
C.Goonvacation.
D.Concentrateontheirstudies.
30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HowtoSpendSummerVacations?
B.NoMoreSummerVacations.
C.SummerVacations:
ChangeorNot
D.NewEducationalSystemsNeeded
(C)
[2017·鹰潭模拟]
Youwakeupinthemorning,thedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtime.Thenthetelephonerings,yousayhello,andthedramastarts.Thepersonontheotherendhasadepressingtoneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.Youarestillinawonderfulmood?
Impossible!
Communicatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.Itmaynotchangewhatyouthink,butcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeeldepressedforamomentoralongtime.
Lifebringsupsanddowns,butsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.Theyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbad.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers’pityorrespect.
Whenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeople,yourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracted.Whenthedagger(匕首)ofanegativepersonisputinyou,youfeeltheheavyfeelingthatallinall,bringsyoudown.
Sometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeople.Thiscouldbeaco-worker,orarelative.Inthiscase,saywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossible.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativeperson,butallthisdoesistoloweryoutothatsamenegativelevelandtheywon’tfeelashamedofthemselvesaboutthat.
Negativityoftenaffectshappinesswithoutevenbeingrealized.Thenegativewordsofanotheratthestartofthedaycanclingto(附着)youthroughouttherestofyourday,whichmakesyoufeelbadandstealsyourhappiness.Lifeistooshorttofeelnegative.Staypositiveandavoidnegativityasmuchaspossible.
31.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto________.
A.makeacomparison
B.offeranevidence
C.introduceatopic
D.describeadailyscene
32.Howcannegativepeoplehaveeffectonus?
A.Byinfluencingouremotion.
B.Bytellingusthenatureoflife.
C.Bychangingourwaysofthinking.
D.Bycomparingtheirattitudestolifewithours.
33.Somenegativepeoplebasetheirhappinesson________.
A.otherpeople’spityforthem
B.makingotherpeopleunhappy
C.buildingupapositiveattitude
D.otherpeople’srespectforthem
34.Accordingtothepassage,toreducenegativepeople’sinfluenceonus,weareadvisedto________.
A.changenegativepeople’sattitudestolife
B.showourdissatisfactiontonegativepeople
C.makenegativepeoplefeelashamedofthemselves
D.communicatewithnegativepeopleaslittleaspossible
35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsnegativepeople?
A.Favorable.B.Critical.
C.Indifferent.D.Supportive.
(D)
[2017·福州模拟]
Youmayfeelitisdifficulttomakeachoicestandinginfrontoftheproducesectionofyourlocalsupermarket.Inonehand,you’reholdingatraditionallygrownGrannySmithapple.Inyourotherhand,youhaveonethat’sbeenorganicallygrown.Bothapplesarefirm,shinyandgreen.Bothprovidevitaminsandfiber,andbotharefreeoffat,sodium〔钠〕andcholesterol〔胆固醇〕.
Thetraditionallygrownapplecostslessandisaprovenfamilyfavorite.Buttheorganicapplehasalabelthatsays“USDA(theU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture)Organic”.Doesthatmeanit’sbetter?
Safer?
Morenutritious?
Severaldifferencesbetweenor
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