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英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析专题强化测评十六完形填空阅读理解二
2012版英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析(大纲版):
专题强化测评(十六)完形填空、阅读理解
(二)
(限时50分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空
IliveinAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Iusedtogivealotofmoneytothehomeless,feeling1fortheirmisfortune.But2timepassed,Ifellvictim(受害者),too.Ibecameasinglemomwithnohome,ahugedebt,andhardlyanyincome.Asa3,Istoppedgivingtothepeopleonthesideoftheroadandbecameverybitter.
Thingsstartedto4forme.Ibecame5enoughtohaveahome,abackyardformydaughter,andplentyoffood,andIsoonpaid6allmydebts.Onedaywesawahomelesspersonwiththe7,“Willworkforfood.”Mydaughtersaid,“Mommy,you8givetothosepeopleinneed.”Ireplied,“9theyjustusethatmoneyforalcoholorother10things.”
Threedayslater,Iwas11topickupmydaughterfromschool.Amanwasstandingonthecorner,andsomethingdeepinsidemesaid,“Just12theman.”SoIrolleddownmywindow,andheranoverwithenthusiasm(热情).Hesaid,“Godblessyou,Ionly1377cents.”Theresatthreequartersandtwopenniesinmybox.Igaveittohim.Heburstoutwith14andtearsinhiseyes,“Wow,youjust15itpossibleformetoseemymomforChristmas!
Thankyou;the16thathadthisgreatsaleisleavingin20minutes!
”Itwasa17I’llneverforget.Ithinkthatmanwon’tforgetiteither,butIwastheonewhogotthe18giftinlife-GIVING.Italso19methatnothingisacoincidence(巧合),and20hasitsmeaning.
1.A.happyB.shamefulC.angryD.sorry
2.A.asB.beforeC.sinceD.when
3.A.ruleB.wholeC.resultD.reason
4.A.worsenB.changeC.appearD.come
5.A.possibleB.helpful
C.strongD.responsible
6.A.backB.forC.offD.on
7.A.signB.smileC.letterD.flag
8.A.hadtoB.usedtoC.couldD.should
9.A.SoB.ButC.AndD.Or
10.A.badB.interesting
C.meaningfulD.exciting
11.A.walkingB.waiting
C.runningD.driving
12.A.blameB.encourage
C.helpD.advise
13.A.getB.earnC.needD.accept
14.A.joyB.disappointment
C.prideD.care
15.A.keptB.madeC.gotD.showed
16.A.driverB.planeC.carD.bus
17.A.mistakeB.storyC.momentD.result
18.A.bestB.smallestC.beautifulD.only
19.A.informsB.proves
C.remindsD.puzzles
20.A.nothingB.something
C.thatD.everything
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(A)
Ithinkitwasmymotherwhotaughtmethemeaningofhonesty.Notbecausesheactuallywashonest,butbecausesheliedallthetime.Shefeltthattheeasiestwayoutofanygivensituationwasgenerallythebestwayout.And,forher,thatgenerallymeanttellinga“littlewhitelie”.AsayoungchildIthoughtitwaskindofcool.And,naturally,whenIwouldcometoherwithaconcernorquestionwonderingwhatIshoulddo,shegenerallyadvisedmetolie.
“Mom,ItoldTheresathatIwouldgoovertoherhouse,butnowIwouldrathergotoSue’shousetoplay.”
“TellTheresayou’resick,”shewouldadvise.AndgenerallyIdid.ButIdidn’tseemblessedwithherlackofconscience.OnmanypainfuloccasionsTheresawouldfindoutthatIreallywenttoSue’shousewithouther.Theseoccasionstaughtmethatitismorepainfultobecaughtinaliethanitistotellthetruthinthefirstplace.Iwonderedhowitwaspossiblethatmymotherhadneverlearnedthatlesson.
IstartedthinkingofalltheliesthatI’dheardhertell.Irememberedthetimeshetoldsomeonethatherfavoriterestauranthadclosed,becauseshedidn’twanttoseethemthereanymore.OrthetimeshetoldDadthatshelovedthelawn-mowerhegaveherforherbirthday.Orwhensheclaimedthatourphonelineshadbeendownwhenshewastryingtoexplainwhyshehadn’tbeenintouchwithafriendofhersforweeks.Andwhatbotheredmeevenmorewereallthetimesshehadinvolvedmeintoherlies.LikethetimeshetoldmyguidancecounselorthatIhadtomissschoolforexploratorysurgery,whenshereallyneededmetobabysit.Anditevenstartedtobothermewhensomeonewouldcallforherandshewouldaskmetotellthemthatshewasn’tthere.
So,Istartedmyownpersonalfightagainstherdishonesty.WhenIansweredthephoneanditwassomeonemymotherdidn’twanttotalkto,Isaid,“Louise,momishere,butshedoesn’twanttotalktoyou.”ThefirsttimeIdidit,shepunishedme,butIrefusedtoapologize.ItoldherthatIhaddecidedthatitwaswrongtolie.AndthenexttimeithappenedIdidthesamething.Finally,sheapproachedmeandsaid,“Iagreethatlyingisnotthebestthingtodo,butweneedtofindawaytobehonestwithoutbeingrude.”Sheadmittedthathermethodsweren’tright,andIadmittedthatminewereabittooextreme.
Overthepastfewyears,thetwoofushaveworkedtogethertobehonest—andyetkind.Honestyshouldmeanmorethannotlying.Itshouldmeanspeakingthetruthinkindness.ThoughIstartedbytryingtoteachmymomtheimportanceofhonesty,Iendedupgainingadeeperunderstandingofthemeaningoftheterm.
21.Theauthor’smother_______.
A.thoughtwhitelieswerenotlies
B.helpedtheauthorgetoutoftroublewithwhitelies
C.toldtheauthortoliewhenintrouble
D.taughttheauthortheimportanceofbeinghonest
22.Theauthor_______.
A.wasthankfultohermother’sadvice
B.feltmoreawkwardwhenbeingcaughtlying
C.foundthattellingthetruthhurtmorethantellingalie
D.feltguiltywhenhurtingpeoplewithherhonesty
23.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor’smother_______.
A.metherfriendsinthesamerestaurantregularly
B.didn’tgetalongwiththeauthor’steachers
C.wasnotpopularamongherfriends
D.wantedtohavesomethingelseforherbirthday
24.Finallytheauthorandhermotheragreedthat_______.
A.kind-heartednessismoreimportantthanhonesty
B.appropriatemethodsarethekeytotellingagoodlie
C.honestyisdefinedaskindnessaswellastruthfulness
D.absolutehonestyisbasictogoodinterpersonalrelationships
(B)
Studiesshowthat20minutesofsleepintheafternoonprovidesmorerestthan20minutesmoresleepinthemorning.Thebodyseemstobedesignedforthis,asmostpeople’sbodiesnaturallybecomemoretiredintheafternoon,about8hoursafterwewakeup.
Whenyousleepyoupassthroughdifferentstagesofsleep,knowntogetherasasleepcycle.Thesestagesincludelightsleep,deepsleep(whichisbelievedtobethestageinwhichthebodyrepairsitself),andrapid-eyemovementsleep,orREMsleep(duringwhichthemindisrepaired).
Manyexpertsadvisetokeepthenapbetween15and30minutes,assleepinglongergetsyouintodeeperstagesofsleep,fromwhichit’smoredifficulttoawaken.Also,longernapscanmakeitmoredifficulttofallasleepatnight,especiallyifyoursleepdeficit(赤字)isrelativelysmall.However,researchhasshownthata1-hournaphasmorerestorativeeffectsthana30-minutenap,includingamuchgreaterimprovementincognitive(认识的)functioning.Thekeytotakingalongernapistogetasenseofhowlongyoursleepcyclesare,andtrytoawakenattheendofasleepcycle.
Asthereareprosandconstoeachlengthofsleep,youmaywanttoletyourscheduledecide:
ifyouonlyhave15minutestospare,takethem!
Butifyoucouldworkinanhournap,youmaydowelltocompleteawholesleepcycle,evenifitmeanslesssleepatnight.Ifyouonlyhave5minutestospare,justcloseyoureyes;evenabriefresthasthebenefitofreducingstressandhelpingyourelaxalittle,whichcangiveyoumoreenergytocompletethetasksofyourday.
25.Ifyougetupat6:
30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap?
A.About12:
30pm.B.About1:
30pm.
C.About2:
30pm.D.About3:
30pm.
26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Howlongweshouldnapshoulddependonourschedule.
B.Alongernaphasmoreadvantagesthanashorterone.
C.Notallthenapscanreducestress.
D.Weshouldtakeatwo-hournapeveryday.
27.Whichismainlydiscussedinthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Whenshouldwetakeanap?
B.Howlongshouldwenap?
C.Howmanybenefitsdoesanaphave?
D.Whatisasleepcycle?
28.Whatisprobablydiscussedafterthelastparagraph?
A.Thedifferencesbetweenanapandasleep.
B.Thegoodplaceswhereweshouldtakeanap.
C.Theeffectsofanap.
D.Tipsforamoreeffectivenap.
(C)
BEIJING(AssociatedPress美联社)—Chinahasagrowingmiddleclass,atraditionofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.
WhileChinamaybetheworld’sbiggesttoy-maker,manyofthebestareexported.Departmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhigh-qualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.
AUScompany,BabyCare,istryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany’s“motherclub”cangetlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracost,iftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany’seducationaltoysandchild-carebooks.
“Wewanttobuildaseven-yearrelationshipwiththosepeople,”saidMatthewJ.Estes,BabyCare’spresident.“Itstartsduringpregnancy,whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest.”BabyCareworksonaone-to-onebasis.Doctors,nurses,andteacherspaidbyBabyCareadviseparents,explaintoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstageofdevelopmenttoagesix.
BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.
ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren’seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.
29.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?
A.Educationaltoysa