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高考英语二轮提优专训45分钟限时精练五
45分钟限时精练(五)
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一、完形填空
“Justsignhere,Sir,”thedeliverymansaidashehandedOscarReynaapackage.
Thepackageconsistedofalong,narrowbox 1 wrappedinbrownpaper. 2 thebox,Oscarsawanumbrellainside-averyoldonewithabeautifullycarvedwoodenhandle.Althoughhehadnotseenitinmorethan20years,herecognizedit 3 .
Oscarwas16whenhefirstsawthe 4 umbrella.Hehadgonetoaconcertwithhisgrandparents.Astheywereleaving,henoticedanumbrellaonanemptyseat,impressedbyits 5 ,Oscarfeltastrongdesiretofindits 6 .
Oscar 7 themanagertolookintherecordofadvanceticketsales.Justashethought,anamematchedtheseatwhereOscarhadfoundtheumbrella.ThenamewasMrsKatieO’Brien.
OscartalkedhisgrandparentsintogoingbyMrsO’Brien’s 8 ontheirwayhome.Herangthebell,thedooropened,andanelderlywomanappeared.“MayI 9 you?
”sheasked.
“I’dliketoreturnitifit’syours,”Oscarsaid,holdingouttheumbrellaasifpresentinga 10 thathadlongbeenwishedfor.
“Why,yes!
It’smine,”repliedMrsO’Brienwitha 11 smileandshiningeyes.“Itwasgiventomebymyfatheryearsago.Thankyousomuchforreturningit.MayIofferyouarewardforyour 12 ?
”
“No,Ma’am,”hesaid.“Mygrandmothersaysthatagooddeedisitsownreward.”
“Well,that’s 13 whatmyfatherusedtosay.Whatisyourname,youngman?
”
YearslaterOscarwasstaringatthefinelycarvedhandleoftheumbrellaasherememberedMrsO’Brien.Itwasinperfectcondition,consideringhow 14 itwas.Whyhaditarrivedheretoday?
Asifinanswer,anotefellfromthepaper.Itreads:
MrsO’Brienwantedyoutoacceptthisumbrellaasapresentforakind, 15 gesturelongago.
( )1.A.strictly B.carefully C.roughly D.casually
( )2.A.Opening B.Seizing C.Observing D.Searching
( )3.A.clearly B.fully C.immediately D.suddenly
( )4.A.average B.unusual C.plain D.typical
( )5.A.beauty B.shape C.origin D.history
( )6.A.designer B.seller C.user D.owner
( )7.A.convinced B.forced C.encouraged D.advised
( )8.A.family B.theater C.house D.neighborhood
( )9.A.invite B.help C.bother D.know
( )10.A.chance B.fact C.gift D.result
( )11.A.wide B.confident C.proud D.shy
( )12.A.patience B.kindness C.courage D.determination
( )13.A.obviously B.naturally C.exactly D.probably
( )14.A.old B.rare C.precious D.nice
( )15.A.attractive B.significant C.sympathetic D.unselfish
二、语法填空
Whenalionwasasleep,alittlemousebeganrunningupanddownbesidehim, 16 madesomenoise.Thissoonwakenedthelion. 17 (lose)histemper,hecaughtthemouseinhispawsandwasabouttokillit.Themouse,terrified,pleadedtotheliontospare 18 life.
“Pleaseletmego,”itcried,“andonedayIwillrepayyouforyour 19 (kind).”Theideaofsosmallacreatureeverbeingabletodoanythingforhimamusedthelionsomuch 20 helaughedaloud.Hethought,“Howcouldthislittlemousehelpme?
” 21 ,heliftedhispawsandletitgo.
Butthemouse’schancecameafterall.Afewdayslater,whenthelionwaswanderingintheforest,he 22 (catch)inatrap.
Thehunterwantedtotakehimalivetotheking, 23 hetiedhimtoatree,andwentawaytolookforawagon.
Justthenthelittlemousepassed 24 ,andsawthesadlion.Itwentuptohimandsoongnawedaway(啃断)theropes.“WasIright?
”askedthelittlemouse.Thislion 25 (nod)hisheadandthankedthelittlemouse.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
三、阅读理解
A
AsapreteeninNewYork,WhitneyJohnsonvolunteeredatsoupkitchensanddeliveredclothestothehomeless.Whileatcollege,shestartedanEnglish-languagetutoringprogramforimmigrantchildren.Noonewassurprised,then,whenshechosetovolunteerinanorphanageinKhayelitsha,oneofSouthAfrica’spoorestareas,duringherjunioryearabroad.
Attheorphanage,JohnsondiscoveredmostofthechildreninfectedwithHIVatbirth,manyabandonedbyparentstoosicktocareforthem,orneglectedbysurvivingrelatives.Fewwerereceivingthecareneededtostayhealthy.Manydied.Whensheleft,allshewantedtodowasgobackandchangewhatshehadseen.
Aftergraduation,Johnsonbeganafund-raisingeffortthateventuallycollectedenoughmoneytofoundUBA,anon-profitorganizationintendedtoprovideservicesforHIV-positive(阳性的)kidsaged4to18inKhayelitsha.NowUBAishousedinachurchbigenoughforofficesandthechildren.Thestaffincludescounselors(咨询师),asocialworker,anurse,acook,andahandfulofvolunteers,ensuringthateachchildhasaccesstopropercare,afreehealthymeal,andemotionalsupport.Onceaweek,shemakessurethechildrenreceiveage-appropriatelessonsaboutAIDS.Thesocialworkerseestoitthatthekidsareenrolled(注册)inschoolandhavesafelivingconditions-especiallythosewithoutparents.
JohnsonplanstosoonrelocateUBAtoanevenlargerlocationwithmoremedicalstaffandafield“sothekidscanrunaroundandjustfeellikekids”.She’salsoworkingwiththeSouthAfricanDepartmentofHealthsothatthenewcentercandistributedrugsandgivebloodtests.
“ManypeoplethinkthatHIVmeansdeath,butitdoesn’t,”Johnsonsays.“There’ssomuchthatcanbedone.”Inthefiveyearssincethecenteropened,notoneofthe200kidsintheprogramhasdied.“It’ssoemotionaltoseethestrong,independentpeopletheybecome.”OneteenagegirlwhohadreceivedhelpatUBAevenannouncedthatshewantedtobecomeanurse.
( )26.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.AkindgirlcaringforchildrenwithHIV.
B.Apoorareastrickenbypovertyanddisease.
C.Anon-profitorganizationprovidingservicesforkids.
D.AbandonedchildreninfectedwithHIV.
( )27.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,WhitneyJohnson .
A.volunteeredatsoupkitchensinNewYork
B.wenttostudyabroadforayear
C.startedanEnglish-languagetutoringprogram
D.begancollectingmoneytofoundUBA
( )28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.JohnsonwasinfectedwithHIVatbirth.
B.JohnsonopenedUBAduringherjunioryear.
C.JohnsonmajoredinEnglishatcollege.
D.Johnsonbegantovolunteeratanearlyage.
( )29.Accordingtothepassage,UBA .
A.distributesdrugsandgivebloodtests
B.islocatedinSouthAfrica
C.isanorphanageinKhayelitsha
D.trainsgirlstobenurses
( )30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.KidsintheUBAprogramareallwithoutparents.
B.Theorphanagealsoprovidesschoollessonsforthekids.
C.Johnsonishappyaboutwhatsheisdoing.
D.HIVcanbecuredwiththehelpofUBA.
B
Ofcourse,themaindifferenceontheChinesedinnertableischopsticksinsteadofknifeandfork,butthat’sonlysuperficial.Besides,indecentrestaurants,youcanalwaysaskforapairofknifeandfork,ifyoufindthechopsticksnothelpfulenough.TherealdifferenceisthatintheWest,youhaveyourownplateoffood,whileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryoneshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedtoaformaldinnerandparticularlyifthehostthinksyou’reinthecountryforthefirsttime,hewilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.
Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishes,tobefollowedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.Soupthenwillbeserved(unlessinGuangdongstylerestaurants)tobefollowedbystaplefoodrangingfromrice,noodlestodumplings.Ifyouwishtohaveyourricetogowithotherdishes,youshouldsaysoingoodtime,formostoftheChinesechoosetohavethestaplefoodatlastorhavenoneofthematall.
PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurprisesaWesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguests.Informaldinners,therearealways“public”chopsticksandspoonsforthispurpose,butsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.Thisisasignofgenuinefriendshipandpoliteness.Itisalwayspolitetoeatthefood.Ifyoudonoteatit,justleavethefoodintheplate.
PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed.Whenyouhavehadenough,justsayso.Oryouwillalwaysovereat!
( )31.What’sthemaindifferenceondinnertablebetweenChinaandWest?
A.YouhaveyourownplateoffoodinWestwhileinChinaeveryonesharesthedishes.
B.OntheChinesedinnertable,chopsticksreplaceknifeandfork.
C.You’retreatedtoaformaldinnerforthefirsttime.
D.Thehostwilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.
( )32.IfyouhaveadinnerinaChinesehome,inwhichorderwillthefoodbeservedinChina?
a.asetoffourcolddishes
b.staplefoodsuchasrice,noodlesordumplings
c.themaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes
d.servingsoup
A.acbd B.cabdC.acdb D.cadb
( )33.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat .
A.Chinesethinkitimpoliteforgueststoleavefoodintheplates
B.Chinesethinkitpolitetoputfoodintotheplatesoftheguestswiththeirownchopsticks
C.peopleinChinatendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed
D.Chineseallthinkitimpoliteforgueststoaskforapairofknifeandfork
( )34.Thesentence“youshouldsaysoingoodtime”inParagraph2means“ ”.
A.youshouldsaysoearlyB.youshouldsaysohappily
C.you’dbettersaysoD.youshouldsaysokindly
( )35.The“publicchopsticksandspoo