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高考英语专项练习二

高中英语专项练习二

Part-1

Directions:

Completethepassagewiththewordsgiveninthetable.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Thereisanextraonethatyouwillfindnousefor.

A．rewardB．evidenceC．currentlyD．affectE．Benefit

F．averageG．therapyH．physicallyI．sensibleJ．lengthen

Aleadingresearcherintooldagehaswarnedthatthedreamoflivingforever,oratleastmuchlongerthanatpresent,couldturnintoacurse（祸根）ratherthanablessing.Itmaybecomepossibletolengthenthe41humanlifebycontrollinggenes---butwhatwegainmaynotbeworththepricewewouldhavetopay.

ProfessorJohnGrimleyEvensbelievesthat42,maximumlifeexpectationis115,butthatwithgene43itmightbepossibletoextendthis.Theprofessorsays,however,thata

44lifestylecanextendtheaveragelifespanofeveryoneatthemoment.

“Weknowalotalreadyabouthowpeople’slifestyles45theirlifespan.Thereisincreasing46tosuggestthatsensiblelifestylesareeffectiveinlaterlifeaswellasinearlyandmiddlelife.”

“Itisnevertoolatetogainsome47fromgivingupsmoking,fromdrinkinglessalcohol,fromtakingupsensiblepatternsofdietandexerciseandfromcontrollingbodyweight.Wealreadyknowhowto48humanlife.”

Theprofessorbelievesthattheprocessoflengtheninglifebymeansofgenetherapymightbringdangerswithit.Ifgenetherapyaffectedonlyonepartofthehumanbodybutnotallofit,peoplemightbe49capableoflivinglonger,butwouldstarttobeworsementallyatamuchearlierage.

Key:

41-45F,C,G,I,D，46-49B,E,J,H

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CorD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Withoilpricesapproachingthesymbolicmarkof$100abarrel,theworldisheadingtowardsitsthirdenergyshockinageneration.Buttoday'sriseis50differentfromtheoilcrisesinthe1970sand1980s.Itwillhaveagreaterglobalimpact.

The51oilshockswerecausedbysuddeninterruptionsinexportsfromtheMiddleEast.Butthistimepriceshavebeenrisingsteadilyas52gasolineinbothdevelopedcountriesanddevelopingeconomiesgrows.Thisistheworld’sfirstdemand-ledenergyshock.

Oilprices53$98.6ontheNewYorkMercantileExchangebeforefallingbackto$96.4atthecloseoftradinglastWednesday.Forecastsoffutureoilprices54widely.Virtuallynooneforeseesareturntothe$20oilofadecadeago.Itmeansconsumersshouldfaceaneraofhighfuel55.

Formostofthe20thcentury,56wascheapandabundant.Throughoutthe1990s,

57,oilpricesaveraged$20abarrel.Evenattoday’shighs,luckily,fortheAmericans,oilis

58thanimportedbottlewater.

Theconcerntodayisoverhowthe59sector（行业）willmeetthegrowthindemandoverthelongerterm.

Chinafacesthe60.Rapidindustrializationhascomeataprice:

Oildemandhasincreasedmorethanthreetimessince1980.Itturnedacountrythatwasonceself-sufficientintoanoil61.

Today,however,ChinaconsumesonlyathirdasmuchoilastheUS,whichburnsaquarterofthe62oileachday.Europehasmanagedtoreduceoilconsumptionthroughhighgasolinetaxes,smallcarsand63publictransportation.ButAmericanshavenot.

Expertssaynooneshouldcountonoilpricesrisingforever.Economic64intheworld’smajoreconomieswillprobablysendpricesdown.

50．A．nearlyB．generallyC．fundamentallyD．traditionally

51．A．pastB．unexpectedC．worldD．recent

52．A．supplyofB．demandforC．reservationofD．productionof

53．A．remainedB．strokeC．droppedD．hit

54．A．rangeB．reachC．areD．predict

55．A．importB．consumptionC．paymentD．costs

56．A．foodB．oilC．laborsD．material

57．A．forexampleB．howeverC．neverthelessD．therefore

58．A．consumedmoreB．cleanerC．moreexpensiveD．cheaper

59．A．industrialB．powerC．energyD．various

60．A．chanceB．challengeC．crisesD．charge

61．A．exporterB．importerC．consumerD．producer

62．A．nation’sB．region’sC．world’sD．fuel

63．A．reducingB．effectiveC．efficientD．increasing

64．A．controlB．growthC．advancementD．slowdowns

Key:

50-54CABDA55-59DBADC60-64BBCCD

Part-2

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox．Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce．Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed．

A．developedB．markedlyC．supportingD.strongE．effectively

F．designerG．similarH．lookingI．madeJ．application

TheGradeI-listedCliftonSuspensionBridgespans412metersacrosstheAvongorgeinBristol,withEgyptian-inspiredtowers__41steelchainsfromwhichtheroadwayishung．ABrunelmasterpiece,thebridgeisatrueiconofengineering．

Buttodaywecouldgrowasuspensionbridge,buildingitoutofartificialspidersilkwoventogethertoproducestrongstrands．InSeptember2010,scientistsintheUSannouncedtheyhad__42transgenicsilkwormscapableofspinningartificialspidersilk．BiologistsattheUniversityofNotreDame,theUniversityofWyomingandKraigBiocraftLaboratoriestookDNAfromspidersandaddedittothatofsilkwormstomodifythesilktheyproduce．Whenthesesilkwormsspintheircocoons,theycreateacombinationofsilkwormsilkandspidersilkwith__43__improvedelasticityandstrength．

“It’saroundfivetimesas__44__assteelofthesamedensityandit’snowpossibletoproducethisbiopolymeronthelargescale,”saysarchitectMagnusLarsson．“Soitcouldbeusedfor__45__suchasbulletproofvests,biomedicaluses,structuralfabrics—evensuspensionbridges．”

Larsson’sredesignwouldrecreatethesuspensionbridgewithaspider’sweb-likestructure__46__fromthissilk．Thesuspensionbridge’stowersareoneoftheiconicelementsofitsdesign．Iftheyremaininour21st-centurystructure,theartificialsilkcouldbespunbetweenthem,ina__47_patterntoaspider’sweb．“Wecouldalsobuildtheroadwayfromthismaterialandcarscouldrunoverit,”saysLarsson．“It’ssostrong．Seriousexperimentsarebeingcarriedout__48__atusingthisasabuildingmaterialaswespeak．”

“Morebiotecturethanarchitecture,wewould__49__growournewspidersilksuspensionbridge,”concludesLarsson．“We’dcreateoneofthemostimpressivefeastsofhumanengineeringinthe21stcentury．”

Key:

41-49CABDJIGHE

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext．

Whilesomeofthebestprofessionalbig-wavesurfersintheworldlookedoutover40-footwavescrashingontotheshoresofOahu’sWaimeaBay,the__50__seemeddisappointinglyclear．TheQuicksilverInvitationsurfingcompetitionhadtobecanceled．Thewaveswerejusttoo__51__．

Butonthatsamelate-Januaryday,relativelyunknownbig-waveriderGregRusshadtobephysically__52__bylifeguardsfromlaunchingoutintothebiggestsurfinmorethanadecade．Theguardswereinterferingwithhisrighttomake__53__,hesaid．

Theincentive:

$50,000fromthesurf-equipmentmanufacturerK2toanyonewhocanridethebiggestwaveoftheyearandgetit__54__．

Fromiceclimbingtomountainbikingtobig-wavesurfing,morepeoplearebecomingextremeathletes,puttingtheirlivesindangerforthe__55__thrill．ButtheK2contest,andthegrowingpopularityofextremesportsworldwide,hasraisedquestionsaboutthefinancialandhuman__56__forathletesandrescuerswhowatchoverthem．Formany,theincidentatWaimeaperfectly__57__thedangersunleashedwhenbigmoney,bigegos,andbigchallengesaremixed．

Althoughexactfiguresonhowmanyextremeathletesexistarehardtocomeby,isolatedstatisticalevidence__58__arapidincrease．Forexample,thenumberofclimbers__59__toclimbAlaska’s20,300-footMt．McKinley---thetallestpeakinNorthAmerica---increasedfrom695in1984to1,100in1997．

“It’sanumbersdeal,andclearlytherearemorepeoplegettinghurtthantherewerewhenIstarteddoing__60__20yearsago,”saysDanBurnett,amissioncoordinatorwiththeall-volunteerSummitCountySearchandRescueGroupinColorado．“We’rerespondinginareasnowthatevenfouryearsagoIwouldhavethoughtwedidn’tneedtocheckbecause__61__goesthere．”

Somestrideshavebeenmadetowardcreatinga（n）__62__extreme-sportsworld．Threeyearsago,DenaliNationalParkinAlaska,__63__,institutedamandatory$150feeforclimbersseekingtoascendMt．McKinley．Thefeepaysforaneducationalprogramthatparkrangerscreditwithdramatically__64__thenumberofsearch-and-rescuemissionsandfatalities．

50．A．decisionB．surpriseC．devotionD．mission

51．A．smallB．lightC．bigD．deep

52．A．restartedB．restrainedC．relatedD．recorded

53．A．progressB．moneyC．preparationsD．limits

54．A．ondutyB．onsaleC．onfilmD．onaverage

55．A．apparentB．strangeC．astonishingD．ultimate

56．A．consequenceB．willingnessC．penaltyD．position

57．A．becomesB．appearsC．scoresD．illustrates

58．A．picksoutB．pointstoC．picksupD．pointsout

59．A．attemptingB．agreeingC．lookingforwardD．demanding

60．A．engineeringB．awardC．rescuesD．researches

61．A．somebodyB．nobodyC．anyoneD．none

62．A．cheaperB．easierC．furtherD．safer

63．A．inawordB．aboveallC．forinstanceD．inadditionto

64．A．increasingB．reducingC．acceptingD．promoting

Key:

50-64ACBBCDADBACBDCB

Part-3

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.developedB.markedlyC.supportingD.strongE.effectively

F.designerG.similarH.lookingI.madeJ.application

TheGradeI-listedCliftonSuspensionBridgespans412metersacrosstheAvongorgeinBristol,withEgyptian-inspiredtowers__41steelchainsfromwhichtheroadwayishung.ABru