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高考英语二轮提优限时精练三45分钟综合性过关小练习4
限时精练三45分钟综合性过关小练习(四)
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一、完形填空
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
WhenAlicestartedtocyclehomefromJenny’shouse,shewasn’tnervous.Shewascertainlynotafraidofthedark. 1 ,itwasonlya15-minuteridehome.Buthalfwaythere,shebegantowishthatshehadn’tbeenso 2 .
Assheroundedasharpbend,itsuddenly 3 cold—verycold.Alice’sbreathbecamepuffsofwhitecloudandherlegsweresocoldthatitbecamehardtoride.
Withherheartbeatingfast,shestruggledsohardtomove 4 thatshedidn’thearthecarwhichsuddenlyappearedbesideher.Shestoppedbytheroad.Thebigblackcaralso 5 .Slowly,thepassengerwindowbegantoslidedown.Aliceheldherbreath.Inthesoftlightinsidethecar,something 6 .Then,thelightbrightenedandAlicewasstaringatasweet,grey-hairedoldlady.“Hello,dear,”saidtheoldlady.“Ineed 7 .I’mafraidI’mlost.Ineedtofindthenearestairport.Imustbethereinthenextfiveminutes.”
“Airport?
You 8 arelost,”Alicesaid.“Youneedtogobackfivekilometers 9 youreachtheT-junction.Turnleftand 10 foraboutanother10kilometerstothemainhighway.Fromthere,justfollowthe 11 totheairport.ButI’mafraidthere’sno 12 you’llgetthereinfiveminutes!
”
“Thankyouverymuch,dear,”repliedtheoldlady.“Don’tworry—I’ll 13 intime.”
The 14 movedupandthecarstartedoff.Alittlewayahead,it 15 andwithheadlightsflashing,itdrovepastAlice.Butthen,something 16 happened.Thecarbeganchanging.First,itscolor 17 fromblacktosilvery-grey.Then,thewheelsbegandisappearing,butthecarcontinuedtomoveforward, 18 justabovetheground.Asthecar 19 intothedarksky,thebigredtaillightsgrewlargerandlargerandglowedmoreandmorebrightly.Withafaintwhistling 20 ,thecarwasgoneinseconds,leavingAliceshakingherheadindisbelief...
( )1.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Otherwise
( )2.A.braveB.excitedC.curiousD.stubborn
( )3.A.fellB.seemedC.provedD.grew
( )4.A.asideB.aroundC.forwardD.backward
( )5.A.arrivedB.stoppedC.stayedD.started
( )6.A.gatheredB.existedC.droppedD.moved
( )7.A.help B.gasC.restD.water
( )8.A.necessarilyB.normallyC.basicallyD.certainly
( )9.A.ifB.untilC.unlessD.as
( )10.A.drive B.walkC.followD.march
( )11.A.addressB.signsC.noticesD.guidance
( )12.A.doubt B.roomC.timeD.way
( )13.A.haveitB.getitC.makeitD.finishit
( )14.A.doorB.windowC.headlightD.wheel
( )15.A.passedB.rushedC.turnedD.continued
( )16.A.strangeB.sensitive C.imaginableD.horrible
( )17.A.developedB.appeared C.spreadD.faded
( )18.A.rolling B.floatingC.drawingD.flashing
( )19.A.pointedB.returnedC.brokeD.rose
( )20.A.tuneB.voiceC.soundD.tone
二、阅读理解
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
SarahOutland’sweek-long“staycation”gaveherachancetoexplorehernewsurroundingsaftermovingtoChicago.AdayaftermovingtotheWindyCitylastyear,Outland,startedanewjobandnevergotachancetoexplorehernewsurroundings.Afterninemonthsasaresident,shefinallytookaweekoffworktovisitfamouslandmarks,museumsandshoppingcentersthatwererightunderhernose.
Ifyouglancethroughanewspaperorlistentoanewsbroadcastrecently,youmayhearorspotastrangeword,“staycation”.StaycationisanewwordtheAmericanpressisemployingtodescribeavacationveryclosetoyourhome,orsimplystayingathomeduringyourvacation.Itisacombinationofthewords“stay”and“vacation”.
Accordingtomanynewsreports,thesestaycationsareachievinggreatpopularityamongAmericanfamiliesthisyear.Whenaskedaboutthereasonfortheirexpectedstaycation,respondentsstated“gaspricesaretoohigh”(61percent),“travelingeneralistooexpensive”(44percent).ThehighpriceofgasforcarsandairplaneshasmadeitveryexpensiveforAmericanstotravelcomparedtopastyears.WhenyoucombinethiswiththeweakAmericandollar,italladdsuptopeopledecidingtostayclosetohomeduringtheirtraditionalsummervacations.
ForaggressiveyoungAmericanswhoaretryingtobalancefamilyandwork,astaycationcanbeagreatconcept.Theywanttoenjoytheirhomesandtheattractionsintheirareawithoutthestressofpackingormakingreservations.Theywon’tbepayinghighfuelpriceseitherdirectly,atthepump,orindirectly,inairfare,otherthanthegasrequiredtodrivearoundtown.Absolutely,it’sfriendlierontheenvironmentwhenlocalstaketripstoattractionsintheirownarea,andnoteveryoneisgameforavacationthatinvolvesstayingonahotelcompound.Fewpeoplelivecloseenoughtoarealdestinationtomakethisworththeirwhile.
( )21.HowlongaftermovingtoChicagodidSarahOutlandtakeastaycation?
A.Aday.B.Aweek.C.Amonth.D.Ninemonths.
( )22.Theauthordevelopsthesecondparagraphofthepassageby .
A.makingacomparison B.givingadefinition
C.offeringananalysis D.providinganexample
( )23.StaycationsarepopularwithAmericanpeoplemainlydueto .
A.hightravelingexpensesB.stressofpacking
C.relativelylowincome D.lackofrealdestinations
( )24.Theunderlinedpart“isgamefor”(inPara.4)means“ ”.
A.istolerantof B.isopposedto
C.iswillingtotry D.isexpertin
B
AsAppletriestomaintainitsgrowthandsuccessinChina,theworld’slargestsmart-phonemarketisbecomingevenmorecritical.Apple’sshares(股份)fellsharplyasthecompany’searningsfortheholidayquarterthroughDecemberdisappointedinvestors.
ThesalesoftheiPhone,whichincludeboththeiPhone5andoldermodels,cameinatthelowendofanalysts’expectations,whilethecompany’sincomeplanforthesecondquarterwasbelowanalysts’forecasts,thoughAppleisknowntogiveconservative(保守的)forecasts.
SomeanalystshavesaidthatforAppletoregainitsgrowth,thecompanyneedsamoreaggressivestrategyformarkets,ormorespecificallyforChina,wherethemarketforsmartphoneshasbeenexpandingmorerapidlythananywhereelse.InChina,demandisparticularlygreatforinexpensivephonesthatrunonAndroid(安卓)operatingsystem,soldbymanyChinesephonemakersaswellasSouthKorea’sSamsungElectronicsCo.
ButApplesaysit’salreadyenjoyingstronggrowthinChina.“WesawbiggrowthiniPhones,”ChiefExecutiveTimCooksaid.HesaidthatthecompanyhasbeenquicklyexpandingitssaleschannelsinChina,includingthenumberofApplestores.“Thisisn’tnearlywhatweneed,we’renotevenclosetothat,butwe’remakinggreatprogress,”hesaid.
InChina,abigmissingpieceforAppleisChinaMobileLtd.,thebiggestlocaltelecomcarrierthatdoesn’tyetselltheiPhone.Earlierthismonth,MrCookmetChinaMobileChairmanXiGuohuainBeijinganddiscussedcooperation,stirringhopesthattheworld’slargestmobilecarriermaysoonstartofferingtheiPhone.
Earlierthismonth,theWallStreetJournalreportedthatAppleisworkingonalower-endiPhonethatcouldlaunchasearlyasthisyear.ButonepossiblechallengeforAppleinChinaisthatlow-pricedAndroid-basedphonesaregettingbetterintermsofquality.AreportfromCLSAinlateNovembershowedthatmanysmartphonessoldatabout1,000yuan($160)camewithhigher-resolutionscreens,bettercamerasandmorepowerfulprocessorsthanphonesatthatpricedidayearearlier.
( )25.Apple’ssharesdroppedsharplybecauseinDecember .
A.theiPhonewasn’tpopularinChina
B.itsproductqualitywaswidelycriticized
C.theearningsfortheholidayquarterwasdisappointing
D.theinvestorswerenotsatisfiedwithApple’smanagement
( )26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Appletendstoofferalowersalesforecast.
B.ChinaMobileLtd.begantoteamupwithApple.
C.CookispessimisticaboutwhatAppledidinChina.
D.Appledidn’ttakemeasurestodevelopChinesemarket.
( )27.TheauthorusesthereportfromCLSAtoprove .
A.theirpricesareactuallylowerthanayearearlier
B.AppleinChinahasabilitytodealwithanyproblem
C.low-endedAndroid-basedphonesareprogressingfast
D.thepromotionoflower-endiPhonewillfaceachallenge
( )28.Themainpurposeofthepassageistoshowthereaders .
A.Apple’shighpopularityinChina
B.thechallengeApplefacesinChina
C.theapproachingfailureApplewillsufferinChina
D.Apple’saggressivestrategyinitsmarketexpansion
C
Severalyearsago,MasaruIbuka,chairmanofSony,wasatacompanyplanningameeting.Suddenlyhehadabrilliantidea.HestoppedthemeetingandaskedeveryonepresentwhatwouldhappenifSonyremovedtherecordingfunctionandspeakerandsoldheadphoneswithatapeplayerinstead.Almosteveryonethoughthewascrazy.Still,Ibukakeptthinkingabouthisideaandworkedatimprovingit.Theresult,ofcourse,turnedouttobethewildlysuccessfulSonyWalkman.
Goodideasoftenstartwithaseeminglysillyquestion.BillBowermanwasmakingbreakfastoneday.Ashestoodtheremakingwaffles(烘饼)forhisson,hewonderedwhatwouldhappenifhepouredrubberintohiswaffleiron.Later,hetrieditandtheresultlookedsomethinglikethebottomofmostsportsshoesweseetoday.Still,whenhetookthisideatoseveralexistingshoecompanies,hewaslaughedat.Infact,everysinglecompanyturnedhimdown.Thoughratherdiscouraged,Bowermaninsistedandwentontoformhisowncompany,makingNIKEathleticshoes.
Sometimesgoodideasgrowoutoffrustration(受挫).WhenFredSmithwasastudentatYale