高中英语大题精做04Makingthenews5.docx

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高中英语大题精做04Makingthenews5

Unit4Makingthenews

I.完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AnAmericanteacherwalkedupanddowninaclassroomwhileshewasteachingstressmanagementtoherstudents.Asshe　1　aglassofwater,everyone　2　theywouldbeaskedthe＂halfemptyorhalf-full＂question.

　3　,withasmileonherface,sheasked,＂How　4　isthisglassofwater?

＂

　　Answerscalledout　5　fromeighttotwentyounces（盎司）.

Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,＂Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t　6　.ItalldependsonhowlongIholdit.IfIholditforaminute,it’snota　7　.IfIholditforanhour,I’llhaveanacheinmy8.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeel　9　andparalyzed（麻痹的，瘫痪的）.Ineachcase,the　10　oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Doyouknowwhy?

＂

Allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedcarefully,lostinthought.

Shecontinued,＂Our　11　andworriesinlifearelikethatglassofwater.Thinkaboutthemforawhileand　12　happens.Thinkaboutthemabitlongerandtheybeginto　13　.Andifyouthinkaboutthemalldaylong,youwillfeelparalyzed—　14　todoanything.＂

It’simportanttorememberto　15　yourstresses.Asearlyintheeveningaspossible,putallyour16down.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningandintothenight.Remembertoputtheglassdown!

Moreoftenthannotlifegetsterrible　17　wethinktoomuch.Andthemomentyouremoveyourburden,you’llfindyourselffeelingmuchmore　18　.

Soratherthanmopingaround（闲逛）andfeelingsorryforyourself,　19　doingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto　20　yourselftoanythingthat’snotmakingyouhappy.

1.A.servedB.raisedC.drankD.demanded

2.A.arguedB.wonderedC.agreedD.expected

3.A.MeanwhileB.AnyhowC.InsteadD.Therefore

4.A.heavyB.muchC.fullD.little

5.A.repliedB.rangedC.readD.remained

6.A.affectB.dropC.workD.matter

7.A.successB.pointC.problemD.skill

8.A.armB.handC.neckD.back

9.A.steadyB.sensitiveC.numbD.nervous

10.A.weightB.shapeC.functionD.size

11.A.surprisesB.stressesC.joysD.doubts

12.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

13.A.fadeB.hurtC.changeD.adjust

14.A.uncertainB.afraidC.unableD.available

15.A.catchupwithB.takechargeofC.putupwithD.letgoof

16.A.burdensB.thoughtsC.hardshipsD.feelings

17.A.tillB.whenC.unlessD.though

18.A.excitedB.worriedC.satisfiedD.relaxed

19.A.keepB.startC.finishD.risk

20.A.helpB.throwC.abandonD.commit

II.阅读理解

A

＂Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy––they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.＂––JeffBezos.

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,＂Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.＂Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butultimately（最后）,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.

1.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.Thesupportofhiswife.

C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.

2.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?

A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.

B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.

C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.

D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.

3.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.

A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor

B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea

C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea

D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazon

C.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose

B

Thedocumentary“UndertheDome”wentviral（走红）onlinejustbeforeChineselawmakersopenedtheiryearlymeeting.ThefilmexaminesthehealtheffectsofChina’smassiveairpollution,orsmogproblem.Italsopresentsthedifficultiesenvironmentalofficialsfaceinenforcinglaws.zx-xk

AformerreporterforChina’sstate-runtelevision,ChaiJing,producedthedocumentary.Itarguesthatstate-runbusinesses,especiallyenergycompanies,arepartofChina’spollutionproblem.

AttheendofNationalPeople’sCongressmeeting,areporteraskedPrimeMinisterLiKeqiangwhetherhethoughtthefilmwascorrect.Arebigoilcompaniesbarrierstoenvironmentallawenforcement?

Mr.Lisaidunderthisyear'sEnvironmentalProtectionLawofficialsarecommittedtotakinglegalactionagainstthosewhoaddtothepollutionproblem.Hesaidanyoneinvolvedinactsofillegalproductionandemissionswillbebroughttojustice.Hesaidthegovernmentmustmakebusinessesthatillegallyemit（排放）anddump（丢弃）payapricetooheavytoaccept.

Othersalsocommentedonthefilmbeforeitwasbanned,includingformerbasketballstarYaoMing.Mr.Yaoservedasarepresentativeatthelegislativemeetings.HesaidhehadwatchedthefilmandwasthankfulfortheinformationfilmproducerChaiJingmadepublic.Hesaidthefilmexpressedthefeelingsinmanypeople’shearts.

Arespiratory（呼吸的）expertandrepresentativeatthelegislative（立法的）meetingsalsospoketoVOAabout“UndertheDome.”ZhongNanshansaidChaiJing’sfilmtakesagoodlookatwheresmogcomesfrom,howharmfulitisandtheeffortsbeingtakentodealwithit.Previously,Mr.ZhongsaidthatChina’ssmogisanevenscarierproblemthantheseriousillnessSARS.

5.Thedocumentary“UndertheDome”suggeststhat______.

A.waterpollutioninChinahasverybadeffectonpeople’shealth.

B.energycompaniestakealltheblameforChina’spollution.

C.allthestate-runcompaniesknownothingaboutenvironmentprotection.

D.China’senvironmentaldepartmentsfacetroubleswhendealingwithpollution.

6.FromPara.3,wecaninferthat______

A.TheChinesegovernmentwilltakemoremeasurestodealwithairpollution.

B.Companiesmustpayalotofmoneybeforetheycausesomepollution.

C.PrimeMinisterLipraisedenvironmentalofficials.

D.PrimeMinisterLidoesn’tthinkhighlyofthefilm.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrases“bebroughttojustice”probablymean?

A.BequestionedB.Beremoved

C.BegroundedD.Bepunished

8.WhatisYaoMing’sattitudetothefilm“UndertheDome”?

A.IndifferentB.SupportiveC.DoubtfulD.Negative

III.短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：

在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词；

删除：

把多余的词用斜线（）划掉；

修改：

在错词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I’llneverforgetthestorywhichhappenonabustheotherday.ItwasawinddayIgotonthebusafterschool.Ayoungladywasstandingnexttome.Inaflash,astrongwindblewthroughthewindow.Alady’sfalsehairwasblownaway.Tooursurprises,shewashairless.Whileshewaswonderingwhattodoit,manypassengerslaughedloudly.Soshemanagedtoholdbackhertears.Sawthis,Ipickedupherfalsehairandsaid,“Don’tsad,Miss.I’msureyourhairwillgrowsoon.”WhenIglancedtootherpassengers,theyallquicknoddedtheirheadswithshame.

IV.语法填空

TsinghuaUniversitywasestablishedin1911,originallyunderthename"TsinghuaXuetang".Theschoolwasrenamed"TsinghuaSchool"in1912.Theuniversitysection　1　（found）in1925.Thename"NationalTsinghuaUniversity"wasadoptedin1928.

TsinghuaUniversitywasforced　2　（move）toKunmingandjoinwithPekingUniversityandNankaiUniversitytoformtheSouthwestAssociatedUniversityduetotheResistanceWar　3　theJapaneseInvasionin1937.In1946theuniversitywasmovedbacktoits　4　（origin）locationinBeijingafterthewar.

InNovember1952,MrJiangNanxiang　5　（become）thePresidentoftheUniversity.HemadeasignificantcontributioninleadingTsinghuatobecomethenationalcenterfor　6　（train）greatengineersand　7　（science）.

　8　Chinaopeneduptotheworldin1978,TsinghuaUniversityhasdevelopedatabreathtakingpaceintoaresea