届全国高考考前大冲刺卷模拟卷十英语试题Word下载.docx

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每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA—Bath&

StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB—Oxford&

StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s—￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC—WindsorCastle&

HamptonCourt:

includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

21.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourA.B.TourB.

C.TourC.D.TourD.

22.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&

HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&

Stratford.

C.Bath&

Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.

23.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze.

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.

B

Thirteen-year-oldMadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenLeighWilliams,hermother,toldherthatalittleboyfellintoaseptictank（化粪池）andnoonecouldreachhim.

MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’sworriedmotherandotheradultssurroundingthetankopening.Itstuckoutafewinchesabovethegroundandwas11inchesinwidth-slightlywiderthanabasketball-withahatch（盖子）thathadbeenmovedunnoticed.Thetwo-year-oldboyhadslippedinandwasdrowninginfourfeetofwastewaterinsidetheeight-feet-deeptank.

Madisonsurveyedthesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallhole.Withouthesitation,shetoldtheadults,“Lowermein.Inside,thetankwasdark,andtheairwassmelly.Intheprocess,shejammedherleftwristagainstahiddenpole,injuringthemusclesinherwristsoseverelythatthehandwasleftuseless.

Ratherthantendingtoherinjury,Madisontriedtofeeltheunderwaterboy.Minuteswentbybeforeshesawtheoutlineofhisfoot.Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedthefoottightly“Pullmeup!

”sheshouted.Then,tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank,sheandtheboywereliftedout.

Buttheboywasn’toutoftrouble.HehadlackedOxygenlongenoughthathewasn’tbreathing.Hewasplacedonhisside,andanadulthithimhardontheback.ItwasonlywhenMadisonheardhimcrythatsheknewhewasallright.IttookMadisonlongertorecoverthantheboy,whowastakentohospitalandlefthospitalthatsamenight.She,however,experiencedmonthsofpainfultreatment,fortheinjurythatshehadpostponedtendingwasmoresevere,which,saysneighborMaryHolley,madethegirl’sactionsallthemoreimpressive.

24.Whatmostlikelycausedtheboytofallintotheseptictank?

A.Thetankwasveryhardtobenoticed.

B.Theboywascuriousabouttheunknown.

C.Thehatchwasnotinthecorrectposition.

D.Thetankopeningstoodoutontheground.

25.WhydidMadisontakelongertorecover?

A.Theinjurytoherwristbecameworse

B.Shewasn'

tsenttohospitalintime.

C.Shepaidallherattentiontotheboy.

D.Seriousinfectionsetintoherwound.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtobestdescribeMadison?

A.Modest.B.Optimistic.

C.Courageous.D.Hard-working.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Aluckylittleboy.B.Aterribledrowningaccident.

C.Ahiddenseptictank.D.Anadmirableteenhero.

C

O.Henry,borninGreensboro,NorthCarolina,wasthepennameofWilliamSydneyPorter.Hisfather,AlgernonSydneyPorter,wasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthreeyearsold,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisgrandmotherandaunt.Williamwasagoodreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andworkedinadrugstoreandlateronaTexasfarm.Afterthat,hemovedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingthatofbankclerk.AftermovingtoAustin,Texas,in1882,hemarried.

In1884hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone.Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedTheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist（专栏作家）.In1897hewasputintoprisonoversomefinancial（财务的）dealings.Whileinprison,WilliamstartedtowriteshortstoriestoearnmoneytosupporthisdaughterMargaret.Hisfirstwork,WhistlingDick’sChristmasStocking（1899）,appearedinMcClure’sMagazine.Afterservingthreeyearsofthefiveyears’sentence,hechangedhisnametoO.Henry,hopingtoforgethisbitterpast.

O.HenrymovedtoNewYorkCityin1902andfromDecember1903toJanuary1906hewroteastoryaweekfortheNewYorkWorld,andalsopublishedthestoriesinothermagazines.Hisfirstcollection,CabbagesandKings,appearedin1904.Manyotherworksquicklyfollowed,suchasTheGiftoftheMagiandTheFurnishedRoom.O.Henry’sbest-knownworkisTheRansomofRedChief.Hisstoriesalwayshavesurprisingendings.Hepublished10collectionsandover600shortstoriesduringhislifetime.

O.Henry’slastyearswereshadowedbydrinking,illhealth,andfinancialproblems.In1907,heexperiencedafailedmarriage.In1910,O.Henrydiedafteranillness.

28.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AbriefintroductiontoO.Henry.

B.O.Henry’scareerandmarriage.

C.HowO.Henrybecameawell-knownwriter.

D.O.Henry’sbest-knownworks.

29.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatO.Henry________.

A.didn’tliketostudyduringhischildhood

B.hadlittleparentalloveasachild

C.wasveryinterestedinmedicineandfarming

D.tookuponlyonejobafterhemovedtoHouston

30.O.Henryspentsometimeinprisonbecause_______.

A.hegotinvolvedinsomeproblemsconnectedwithmoney

B.hejoinedTheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist

C.hisweeklyTheRollingStonefailed

D.hecouldn’tearnenoughmoneytosupporthisdaughter

31.WhichistherighttimeorderforthefollowingeventsinO.Henry’slife?

①HemovedtoNewYorkCity.

②HejoinedTheHoustonPost.

③WhistlingDick’sChristmasStockingcameout.

④TheFurnishedRoomcameout.

⑤CabbagesandKingsappeared.

A.①②③④⑤B.②①③⑤④

C.③②①④⑤D.②③①⑤④

D

Morethanfourdecadesago,BritishscientistRobertEdwardsfirstwitnessedthemiracleofhumanlifegrowinginsideatesttubeathisCambridgelab.Sincethatground-breakingmoment,morethanfourmillionbabieshavebeenbornthroughIVF（体外受精）andin2010hisgreatcontributiontosciencewasfinallyrecognizedashewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicine.

TheprizeforDr.Edwards,whowasgivenaDailyMirrorPrideofBritainAwardin2008,includesa￡900,000cheque.TheNobelAssemblydescribedIVFas“amilestoneinmodernmedicine”.

WiththehelpoffellowscientistPatrickSteptoe,theManchester—bornphysiologistdevelopedIVF—leadingtothebirthoftheworld’sfirsttesttubebaby.Dr.Steptoedied10yearslaterbuttheirworkhastransformedfertility（生育）treatmentandgivenhopetomillionsofcouples.

Itwasascientificbreakthroughthatchangedthelivesofmillionsofcouples.Theysaid,“Hisachievementshavemadeitpossibletotreatinfertility,adiseasewhichmakeshumansunabletohaveababy.Thisconditionhasbeenafflictingalargepercentageofmankind,includingmorethan10%ofallcouplesworldwide.”

ProfessorEdwards,whohas5daughtersand11grandchildren,beganhisresearchatCambridgeUniversityin1963,afterreceivinghisPhDin1955.Heoncesaid,“Themostimportantthinginlifeishavingachild.Nothingismorespecialthanachild.”WiththehelpoffellowscientistPatrickSteptoe,Prof.EdwardsfoundedtheBournHallclinicinCambridgeshire,whichnowtreatsmorethan900womenayear.Eachyear,morethan30,000womeninBritainnowundergoIVFand11,000babiesarebornasaresultofthetreatment.

ButhisworkattractedwidespreadcriticismfromsomescientistsandtheCatholicChurchwhosaiditwas“unethicalandimmoral”.

MartinJohnson,professorofreproductive（生殖的）sciencesattheUniversityofCambridge,saidtheawardwas“longoverdue”.Hesaid,“Wecouldn’tunderstandwhytheNobelhascomesolatebutheisdelighted—thisisthecherryonthecakeforhim.”

ProfessorEdwardswastooilltogiveinterviewsbutastatementreleasedbyhisfamilysaidhewas“thrilledanddelighted”.

32.WhatisRobertEdwards'

contributiontoscience?

A.Challengingadiseasewhichstopscoupleshavingababy.

B.Seeingthewonderofthefirsttubebabygrowing.

C.Enablingmillionsofcouplestoliveabetterlife.

D.Helpingcoupleswithinfertilitytohavetesttubebabies.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“afflict