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高考英语考前30天之备战45分钟综合性过关小练习二十四
考前30天之备战2012高考英语45分钟综合性过关小练习(二十四)
注意事项:
本练主要包括单项选择、阅读理解、任务型阅读三种题型。
一、单项选择
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
()1.DoyouknowthatthefirsttextbookswrittenforteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguageinthe16thcentury?
A.cameupB.camealongC.cameoutD.cameabout
()2.Writedownthekeywordsthatyouyourstudentstofindinthepassage.
A.makeB.expectC.suggestD.hope
()3.Togoodrelationshipswithyourteachersandclassmates,youshouldlearntobeongoodtermswiththem.
A.bringupB.addupC.keepupD.takeup
()4.We'dbettersetoff,oritwillbedarkweknowit.
A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.until
5.---Ihateschool;it’snotforme.IthinkI’llquit.
---You_____stupid!
Ittakeseffortnow,butlateryouwillbenefitfromit.
A.willbeB.arebeingC.havebeenD.werebeing
()6.thecityliesthefamousbeautifulmountain.
A.40milessoutheastofB.To40milessoutheastof
C.Southeast40milestoD.Tosoutheast40milesof
()7.—Whatdoyouthinkoftheblindman?
—I'veneverseenamanwithsenseoftouch.
A.thebetterB.abetterC.agoodD.thebest
8.WhenSpringFestivalcomes,therearemany“sales”inmycity,during______timestoreswilllowertheirnormalprices.
A.whoseB.thatC.whichD.its
9.---I’llbeabletocometoseeyourperformanceat8:
30tomorrowevening.
---I’msorry,bythenmyperformance_____andI_____reportersinthemeetingroom.
A.willbeended;willmeetB.istoend;willmeet
C.willhaveended;willbemeetingD.willend;amgoingtomeet
10.---Hello,John,howareyou?
Areyoubusynow/
---Notreally.I_____myreport.AndnowIamwatchinganAmericanmovieonTV.
A.finishedB.havefinishedC.hadfinishedD.havebeenfinishing
11.Thisistheveynovel,about_____we’vetalkedsomuch.
A.thatB.itC.whichD.what
()12.—WhereisBob?
Icannotfindhimanywhere.
—Hehavebeenofflong.Iheardhimmakeacalljustnow.
A.shouldn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.needn't
()13.Ifthepredictionfortheearthquakemoreaccurate,wewouldhavebeenmorepreparedandmanymoreliveswouldhavebeensaved.
A.hadbeenB.wasC.hasbeenD.were
()14.—Whohasmadeamessinmyroom?
—Whoelseitbutyournaughtyson?
A.coulddoB.couldhavedoneC.didD.hasdone
Alltheworldis_____stage,andallthemenandwomenaremerely_____players.
A.the;theB.a;theC.a;/D.the;/
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
TheholeintheEarth'sozonelayer(臭氧层)hasuntilnowprotectedAntarcticafromtheworsteffectsofglobalwarming.Butscientistshavewarnedthatastheholeclosesupinthenextfewdecades,temperaturesonthecontinentcouldrisebyaround3℃onaverage,withmeltingicecontributingtoaglobalsealevelincreaseofupto1.4metres.
InthepastdecadesthewesternAntarctichasseenrapidicelossastheworldhaswarmed,buttheotherpartsofthecontinenthave,paradoxically,beencooling,resultingina10%increaseiniceintheseasaroundtheregion.ThisisbecausetheholeintheozonelayerhasincreasedcoldwindsinAntarctica,makingmuchofthecontinentsurfacecolderthanusual.
Butnowthatthegassesthatcausetheozoneholehavebeenbanned,scientistsexpecttheholetorepairitselfwithinthenext50to60years.BythenthecoolingeffectwillhavefadedoutandtheAntarcticwillfacethefullimpactofglobalwarming.Thismeansanincreaseinaverageairtemperaturesofaround3℃andareductioninseaicebyaroundathird.
Thebiggestthreattothecontinentcomesfromwarmingseas.RobertJohnson,ascientistwhomonitorsAntarcticaicesheets,said,“TheicesheetsinAntarcticaarehundredsofmetresthick.Butoncewarmoceanwatersstartflowingunderneath,theicewillbeginthinningandcouldbreakupveryquickly.”Thinningicesheetscauseicetobreakawayfromthecontinentandtomeltevenfaster.EscapingicefromwesternAntarcticahasalreadyresultedina10%riseinglobalsealevelinrecentdecades.
Johnsonbelievesthatinternationalactiontoreduceglobalwarmingisrequiredimmediatelyoritmaybetoolate.“Everythingisconnected—AntarcticamaybealongwayawaybutitisanimportantpartoftheEarth'ssystem,”saidJohnson.“Itcontains90%oftheworld'sice,70%oftheworld'sfreshwaterandthatisenough,ifitmeltscompletely,toraisesealevelsby63metres.”Eveninaworsecasesituationscientistsdon'texpecttheicetoentirelydisappear,butpredictthat,becauseofthemeltingicesheets,averagesealevelrisewillbearound1.4metreshigherbytheendofthecentury.
()16.Theunderlinedword“paradoxically”(inParagraph2)mostprobablymeans“”.
A.rapidlyB.approximately
C.contradictorilyD.apparently
()17.WhatistheeffectoftheholeintheozonelayeronAntarctica?
A.Itiscausingtheicetomeltfaster.
B.Itismakingmuchofthecontinentcolder.
C.Itismakingtheeffectsofglobalwarmingintheregionworse.
D.ItisreducingtheamountofwaterinAntarctica.
()18.WhatdoscientiststhinkisthebiggestdangerfacingAntarctica?
A.Risingsealevels.
B.Warmingseawatertemperature.
C.Waterpollution.
D.Growingicesheets.
()19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Antarcticaiscurrentlyexperiencingthefulleffectsofglobalwarming.
B.Theaveragetemperaturehasincreasedby3℃inrecentdecades.
C.Antarcticacontainsmostoftheworld'sfreshwater.
D.TenpercentofAntarctica'sicehasalreadybeenlost.
()20.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.
A.OurPlanetinDanger
B.AntarcticaIsMeltingaway
C.ActionPlantoSaveAntarctica
D.Let'sSavetheOzoneLayer
B(原创)
Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that'snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn'tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.
Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We'reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Butwereallyshouldn'tbe,becausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.
This“selftalk”helpsusmotivate(激发)ourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofselftalktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellonatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying,“Goodjob!
”
Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouteffectstheywillhave;butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsestoothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orwecanuseharsh(苛刻的)criticallanguage,whichwillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.
Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous.Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:
Isittrue?
Isitloving?
Isitneeded?
Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesntpassthistest,thenit'sbetterleftunsaid.
Wordspossesspower:
bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteem(自尊)andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?
Thechoiceisours.
()21.Theauthorarguesinthefirstparagraphthat.
A.wordswillneverhurtusatall
B.wordshavelastingeffectsonus
C.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidence
D.negativewordsmayletusdown
()22.Whyshouldwenotfeelembarrassedwhenitcomestotalkingtoourselves?
A.Talkingtoourselvesisbelievedtobegoodforourhealth.
B.Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtooneself.
C.Talkingtoourselveshelpsustosolvealltheproblems.
D.Itdoesharmtohave“self-talk”whenwearealone.
()23.Theunderlinedphrase“giveourselvesapatontheback”inPara.3means“”.
A.blameourselvesB.punishourselves
C.talktoourselvesD.praiseourselves
()24.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?
A.Unkindwordsareunlikelytobeforgotten.
B.Positivewordsmaydestroyallthegoodrelations.
C.Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.
D.Kindwordsaresuretocauseunfavorableresponses.
()25.Whyshouldwetalkinafriendlywaywhenreturninganitemtoastore?
A.Becausekindwordsdestroytruerelationship.
B.Becausetheclerkinastoreishardtodealwith.
C.Becausecriticallanguagemayhurtyourfeelings.
D.Becausefriendlywordscausepositiveresponses.
三、任务型阅读(原创)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意:
每个空格只填1个单词。
Beingpoliteiscommonaroundtheworldinvarioussituations.Andideasaboutpolitebehavioraredifferentfromoneculturetoanother.Somesocieties,suchasAmericaandAustraliaaremobileandveryopen,peopleherechangejobsandmovehousequiteoften.Asaresult,theyhavealotofrelationshipsthatoftenlastonlyashorttime.Soit'snormaltohavefriendlyconversationswithpeoplethattheyhavejustmet,andyoucantalkaboutthingsthatothercultureswouldregardaspersonal.
Ontheotherhand,therearemorecrowdedandlessmobilesocietieswherelong-termrelationshipsaremoreimportant.AMalaysianorMexicanbusinesspersonwillwanttogettoknowyouverywellbeforeheorshefeelshappytostartbusiness.Butwhenyoudogettoknoweachother,therelationshipbecomesmuchdeeperthan