专题强化练二十三 高考英语二轮专题复习精品.docx

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专题强化练二十三　组合练（十）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

ThediscoveryoftheAntarcticnotonlyprovedoneofthemostinterestingofallgeographicaladventures，butcreatedwhatmightbecalled“theheroicageofAntarcticexploration”．Bytheirgreateffort，men，suchasShackleton，Scott，andAmundsen，causedanewcontinenttoappearfromtheshadows.Theheroicage，morethanacenturyold，isalreadypassing.Modernscienceandinventionsarerevolutionizing.Thefuturejourneysintotheseicywasteswillprobablydependonmotorvehiclesratherthanonthedogsthatearlierdiscoverersused.

FewrealizethatthisAntarcticcontinentisalmostequalinsizetoSouthAmerica，andlargefieldofworkiswaitingforgeographersandexplorers.Thecoastsofthiscontinentremaintobeaccuratelycharted.Oncetheirlaborsarecompleted，itwillbepossibletoexplorethevastresources，likecopper，coal，uranium，andmanyotherores（矿石）．SuchdiscoverieswillopenanageofpracticalexploitationoftheAntarcticwastes.

Thepolardarknesswhichhidesthiscontinentforthesixwintermonthswillbedefeatedbyhugebatteriesoflight,andmakepossibletheestablishingofair－fieldsforthefutureinter－continentalairservicesbymakingtheseareasaslightasday.

Theclimateisnotlikelytoofferaseriousproblem，fortheexplorerAdmiralByrdhasshownthattheclimateispossibleevenformencompletelyuntrainedforexpeditionsintothosefrozenwastes.Byrdevenmakessurethatitisprobablythemosthealthyclimateintheworld，forthecoldofthousandsofyearshassterilize（给……消毒）thiscontinenttomakeitabsolutelygerm－free.Soordinaryandextraordinarysicknessanddiseasesfromwhichmansuffersinotherzoneswithdifferentclimatesareunknownhere.

Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheseashoresofthiscontinent,andwhatsofewyearsagowasregardedasa“deadcontinent”nowpromisestobeamostactivecentreofhumanlife.

【语篇解读】　自从南极洲被发现，人类经过不断探索，慢慢地揭开了它的神秘面纱，人们发现几年前还被认为是“死亡大陆”的南极洲，现在有望成为一个最活跃的人类生活中心。

1．WhendidmandiscovertheAntarctic?

A．In100B．C.

B．Inthe21stcentury.

C．About100yearsago.

D．Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury.

解析：

细节理解题。

由第一段第一、二句可知，第三句的主语Theheroicage指的是ThediscoveryoftheAntarctic（发现南极洲）；再根据第三句“Theheroicage，morethanacenturyold，isalreadypassing.”（这个已经一个多世纪的英雄时代已成为过去）可知，南极洲的发现是在一百多年前。

答案：

C

2．WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheAntarcticexplorationintheheroicage?

A．Itdidn'ttakeexplorersmucheffort.

B．Itmightdependonthedogsratherthanmotors.

C．Itbeganintheaidofadvancedscienceandtechnology.

D．ItprovedthattheAntarcticwasthemostinterestingspot.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第一段最后一句可知，将来到南极洲的交通方式很可能是机动车辆，而不是早期发现它时所用的狗拉雪橇。

由此可以推断出，最初发现南极洲新大陆的时候依靠的是狗而不是机动车辆。

答案：

B

3．WhatdoweknowabouttheAntarctic?

A．Itsclimatemakespeoplesufferfrommanydiseases.

B．Itsexplorationdoesn'trequiregreatcourage.

C．Ithasbeensuitableformotorvehicletraffic.

D．Itcanhavemanymetalsandminerals.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段第三句中的“itwillbepossibletoexplorethevastresources，likecopper，coal，uranium，andmanyotherores”可知，南极洲有许多金属和矿物质。

答案：

D

4．WhatisbeingplannedfortheAntarcticcontinent?

A．Settingupsomepermanentbasesontheshores.

B．Buildingroadsforwalkingalongtheseashores.

C．Settingupseveralactivebusinesscentres.

D．Mappingthecoastandthewholecontinent.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据最后一段第一句中的“Plansarealreadyonfoottosetuppermanentbasesontheseashoresofthiscontinent，”可知，人类现在计划在南极洲的海岸建立永久性的基地。

答案：

A

Ⅱ.完形填空

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ShouldIremainseatedandburnwithshame，orstandand__17__mynewlyreceivedgift—aslap（巴掌）inthefaceforthekindandcaringgirl?

__18__Itooktheseat，smiledand__19__myheadontomychest.Thebuscametoastop.Igotup，walkedslowly，__20__andnoisilydowntheaisleandoutintotherain.

【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍自己尴尬地接受让座的一次经历。

作者没准备好接受自己已经年迈的事实，所以一直认为自己还年轻，但其实不然。

有一次，在公交上，小女孩给作者让座，作者纠结自己该不该接受，感到十分尴尬，最后经过心理斗争接受让座，并怀着羞愧下了车。

1．A.stepped　　　　B．climbed

C