河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习 第8期55分钟课堂练习.docx

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河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习第8期55分钟课堂练习

河北省武邑中学2015届高考英语一轮复习第8期55分钟课堂练习

第一节：

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Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffort,wecantranslatecompassionintoactions.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomers,andit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister（收款机）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash（现金）,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.

Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbefore,andwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorry,butstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,butIvaluedmyjob.

Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helookedmorepitiable.“Changeittome,”wasallhesaid.

WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,ontheotherhand,iscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.

1.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits_________.

A．hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylater

B．promisedtoobeythestorerules

C．forgottotakeanymoneywithhim

D．couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?

A．kindandluckyB．friendlyandhelpfulC．poorandlonelyD．hurtanddisappointed

3.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause_________.

A．hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman

B．heconsideredtheoldmandishonest

C．heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman

D．hewantedtokeephispresentjob

4.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?

A．Wealthismoreimportantthananythingelse

B．Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice

C．Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.

D．Helpingothersiseasiersaidthandone

B

Blameless

IwasafreshmanincollegewhenImettheWhites.Theywerecompletelydifferentfrommyownfamily,yetIfeltathomewiththemimmediately.JaneWhiteandIbecamefriendsatschool,andherfamilywelcomedmelikealong-lostcousin.

Inmyfamily,itwasalwaysimportanttoplaceblamewhenanythingbadhappened.

“Whodidthis?

”mymotherwouldscreamaboutadirtykitchen.

“Thisisallyourfault,Katharine,”myfatherwouldinsistwhenthecatgotoutorthedishwasherbroke.

Fromthetimewewerelittle,mysister,brothersandItoldoneachother.Wesetaplaceforblameatthedinnertable.

ButtheWhitesdidn’tworryaboutwhohaddonewhat.Theypickedupthepiecesandmovedonwiththeirlives.ThebeautyofthiswasdrivenhometomethesummerJanedied.

InJuly,theWhitesistersandIdecidedtotakeacartripfromtheirhomeinFloridatoNewYork.Thetwooldersisters,SarahandJane,werecollegestudents,andtheyoungest,Amy,hadrecentlyturnedsixteen.Proudofhavinganewdriver’slicense（驾照），Amywasexcitedaboutpracticingherdrivingonthetrip.Sheshowedoffherlicensetoeveryoneshemet.

ThebigsisterssharedthedrivingofSarah’snewcarduringthefirstpartofthetrip,butwhentheyreachedlesscrowdedareas,theyletAmytakeover.SomewhereinSouthCarolina,wepulledoffthehighwaytoeat.Afterlunch,Amygotbehindthewheel.Shecametoacrossroadswithastopsign.Whethershewasnervousorjustdidn’tseethesignnoonewouldeverknow,butAmycontinuedintothecrossroadswithoutstopping.Thedriverofalargetruck,unabletostopintime,ranintoourcar.

Janewaskilledimmediately.

Iwasslightlyinjured.ThemostdifficultthingthatI’veeverdonewastocalltheWhitestotellthemabouttheaccidentandthatJanehaddied.Painfulasitwasformetoloseagoodfriend,Iknewthatitwasfarworseforthemtoloseachild.

WhenMr.andMrs.Whitearrivedatthehospital,theyfoundtheirtwodaughterssharingaroom.Sarahhadafewcutsonthehead;Amy’slegwasbroken.Theyhugged（拥抱）usallandcriedtearsofsadnessandofjoyatseeingtheirdaughters.Theywipedawaythegirls’tearsandmadeafewjokesatAmyasshelearnedtousehercrutches（拐杖）.

Tobothoftheirdaughters,andespeciallytoAmy,overandovertheysimplysaid,“We’resogladthatyou’realive.”

Iwasastonished.Noblame.Noaccusations.

Later,IaskedtheWhiteswhytheynevertalkedaboutthefactthatAmywasdrivingandhadrunastopsign.

Mrs.Whitesaid,“Jane’sgone,andwemissherterribly.Nothingwesayordowilleverbringherback.ButAmyhasherwholelifeaheadofher.Howcansheleadafullandhappylifeifshefeelsweblameherforhersister’sdeath?

”

Theywereright.AmygraduatedfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaandgotmarriedseveralyearsago.Sheworksasateacheroflearning-disabledstudents.She’salsoamotheroftwolittlegirlsofherown,theoldestnamedJane.

5.Howdidtheaccidentoccur?

A.Amydidn’tknowwhattodowhenshesawthestopsign.

B.Amydidn’tslowdownsotheircarranintoatruck.

C.Amydidn’tstopatacrossroadsandatruckhittheircar.

D.Amydidn’tgetoffthehighwayatacrossroads.

6.TheWhitesdidnotblameAmyforJane’sdeathbecause_____.

A.Amywasbadlyinjuredherselfandtheydidn’twanttoaddtoherpain

B.theydidn’twanttoblametheirchildreninfrontofothers

C.theydidn’twantAmytofeelashamedandsorryfortherestofherlife

D.Amywastheiryoungestdaughterandtheylovedherbest

7.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.

A.Amyhaslivedquiteanormallife

B.Amyhasneverrecoveredfromtheshock

C.Amychangedherjobaftertheaccident

D.Amylosthermemoryaftertheaccident

C

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelow16℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Withouttheforestcover，theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere，warmingtherestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns，potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.

Inthepasthundredyears，humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources（资源）：

landforcrops，woodforpaperandotherproducts，landforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample，alotofcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.

Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstly，whenpeoplecutdowntrees，generallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondly，cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnow，butinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld'swoodsupply.

Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld'sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However，fewerthan1%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld'sshrinkingrainforests.

8．Rainforestscanhelptoadjusttheclimatebecausethey______.

A．reflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere

B．reducetheeffectofheatfromthesunontheearth

C．bringabouthighrainfallthroughouttheworld

D．rarelycausethetemperaturetodroplowerthan16℃

9．Whatdoestheword“this”underlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?

A．Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.

B．Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.

C．Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.

D．Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.

10．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.

A．wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforests

B．wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedland

C．thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns

D．thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests

11．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．RainforestsandtheEnvironmentB．HowtoSaveRainforests

C．HowtoProtectNatureD．RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

D

TheDietZone:

ADangerousPlace

DietCoke,dietPepsi,dietpills,no-fatdiet,vegetablediet…Wearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically（身体上）.

Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbraintoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,high-calorie,unhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale（秤）instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels.

Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazero-caloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpain,andthatlifecan