高考英语二轮提优专训45分钟限时精练八.docx

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高考英语二轮提优专训45分钟限时精练八

45分钟限时精练（八）

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一、完形填空

　　Humanbeingsenjoychallenges.Manyofthemlikephysicalchallenges.Theyaskthemselves　1　likethese:

HowfastcanIrun?

HowhighcanIclimb?

HowdeepcanIdive?

HowfarcanIswim?

HowlongcanIholdmy　2　?

HowmuchcanIlift?

HowhighcanIjump?

Becausepeopleenjoychallenges,theyliketoplay　3　andwatchotherpeopleplaysports.Theylikeclimbing,running,diving,lifting,jumping,andsoon.Everyfour　4　millionsofpeopleallovertheworldenjoytheinternationalsports　5　calledOlympics.Therearechallengesthatarenotphysicalchallenges.Therearesocialandintellectualchallenges,too.LeonardodaVinci,who　6　inItalyduringthe15thcentury,enjoyedeverypossiblechallenge.Hewasa（n）　7　andpaintedthewell-knownpicture,theMonaLisa.Hewasanengineerwhomade　8　foracitywithroadsunderthestreetfortraffic.Hewasaninventorwhoinventedadevicetoletpeople　9　underwater.Hewasascientist,andhelearntagreatdealabouthumanstructure.

Anotherkindofchallenge　10　theEgyptiansbetween4,000and5,000yearsagowhentheydecidedtobuildtheGreatPyramid.They　11　sixmilliontonsofrock.ThatisenoughtobuildafootwallaroundallofFrance.Fourhundredthousandmen　12　fortwentyyearstobuildit.

So,forthousandsofyears,people　13　challenges.Todaywestillhavemanychallengesbeforeus.Medicalsciencefacesthechallengesofconqueringmany　14　whichstillattackhumanbeings.Engineersandplannersmustbuildnewcitiesandnewkindsof　15　.

（　　）1.A.answers　B.questions　C.orders　D.hates

（　　）2.A.air　B.below　C.heat　D.breath

（　　）3.A.cards　B.chesses　C.sports　D.exercises

（　　）4.A.years　B.weeks　C.months　D.decades

（　　）5.A.quiz　B.contest　C.competition　D.fight

（　　）6.A.stayed　B.studied　C.worked　D.lived

（　　）7.A.carpenter　B.artist　C.actor　D.explorer

（　　）8.A.advice　B.suggestion　C.plans　D.decision

（　　）9.A.swim　B.float　C.take　D.breathe

（　　）10.A.welcomed　B.faced　C.introduced　D.invited

（　　）11.A.used　B.wasted　C.spent　D.cost

（　　）12.A.lived　B.lasted　C.insisted　D.worked

（　　）13.A.refused　B.received　C.accepted　D.considered

（　　）14.A.disasters　B.diseases　C.droughts　D.memories

（　　）15.A.farms　B.schools　C.transportations　D.museums

二、语法填空

AUSfatherhasnamedhissonafteracomputersoftwareterm（术语）.JonBlakeCusack,fromMocjogam,toldthelocalnewspaperstheUStraditionalwayofadding“Junior”　16　“Ⅱ”afteraboy’snamewastoocommon.So,whenhissonwasbornlastweek,hedecidedonthenameJonBlakeCusack2.0,asifhewereanupgradedsoftware,whichwouldleaveadeepimpressionon　17　heardthename.

MrCusackadmittedthatittookmonthstopersuadehiswife,Jamie,　18　universityteacher,toaccepttheidea.

MrsCusacksaidsheaskedseveralfriendswhethertheycouldacceptthisname.Allthemen,shesaid,　19　（feel）thenamewas“cool”.However,herwomenfriendsdidnotthinkso.“　20　thinkthewomenwillenduplikingit,”shesaid.

MrCusacktoldthelocalnewspaperhegottheideafromafilmcalledTheLegendof1900,　21　anabandonedbabyisgiventhename1900toremembertheyearof　22　birth.

“Ithoughtthatiftheycoulddoit,whycouldn’twe?

”hestressed　23　（repeat）.

AfterlittleJonVersion2.0wasborn,MrCusackevensentacelebratoryemailtothefamilyandfriends　24　（design）tolookasthoughheandhiswifehadcreatedanewsoftware.

“Iwrotethings　25　‘TherearealotofnewfeaturesfromVersion1.0withadditionalfeaturesfromJamie’,”hesaid.

16.　　　　　　17.　　　　　　18.　　　　　　19.　　　　　　20.　　　　

21.　　　　　　22.　　　　　　23.　　　　　　24.　　　　　　25.　　　　

三、阅读理解

A

　　Thisweek,SpaceXsuccessfullylauncheditsFalcon9rocketfromCapeCanaveralinFlorida.ThelaunchvehicleanditsreusableDragoncapsulewerecarryingsuppliesfortheInternationalSpaceStation.TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（国家航空航天局）isturningtoprivatecompaniestoprovideserviceslikebringingsuppliestothespacestation.

NASAofficialBillGerstenmaierspoketoreportersafterthelaunch.HesaidNASAhasalreadysignedagreementswithSpaceXforthecompany’sservices.“We’vealreadybegunthecontractfortwelveflightswithSpaceXgoingforwardunderCommercialResupplyServicesandthosearealreadyinplace,”saysBillGerstenmaier.Thecontractisworth1.6billiondollars.MisterGerstenmaiersaidtheUnitedStatesnolongerpaysRussiatocarryoutsuchoperations.

TheheadquartersofSpaceXlieinHawthorne,California.ElonMuskstartedthecompanyin2002.But,itisnotthefirstcompanyfoundedbytheSouthAfrican-bornbusinessman.HealsostartedtheInternetpaymentservice,PayPal,whichisnowownedbyonlineauction（拍卖）store,Ebay.Hisothercompany,TeslaMotors,makeselectriccars.

Speakingtoreporters,MisterMusklikened（比喻）spacetraveltowhereInternettechnologywasinthe1990s.Atthattime,businesseswerejuststartingtothinkabouthowtosellgoodsandservicesontheWorldWideWeb.Today,billionsofdollarsingoodsandservicesaresoldonline.Butafterthelaunch,ElonMusktriedtokeephisattentiononthejobathand.

ELONMUSK:

“Well,IthinkrightnowourfocusisverymuchonservingtheInternationalSpaceStationwithcargo（货物）andthentocrewandthenadvancingthestateofourrockettechnology...Ithinkthecriticalbreakthroughinrockettechnologyistomakefullandrapidlyreusablerocket.”

TheDragoncapsuleisdesignedtobeabletocarrybothastronautsandcargo.SpaceXsaysithasfortylaunchesplannedoverthenextfewyearsandcontractsworthfourbilliondollars.Itsayssixtypercentofitsupcomingflightsareforbusinesses,notthegovernment.

（　　）26.Thebesttitleofthepassagemayprobablybe　　　　.

A.SpaceXisDoingBusinessinSpace　B.TheUSNoLongerPaysRussia

C.TheBreakthroughinSpaceRocket　D.PrivateCompaniesMatterinSpace

（　　）27.TheresuppliesoftheInternationalSpaceStationusedtobecarriedoutby　　　　.　

A.theUS　B.Russia　C.Africa　D.SpaceX

（　　）28.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatSpaceX　　　　.

A.isthefirstcompanybyElonMusk　B.isbasedinHawthorne,California

C.willturntothegovernment　D.hascompletedfortylaunches

（　　）29.BycomparingspacetraveltoInternettechnologyinthe1990s,ElonMuskreallymeant　　　　.

A.thewaygoodsandservicesaresoldhaschangedalot

B.spacetravelisboundtohaveabrightfuture

C.nothingisimpossiblewithabigheart

D.spacetravelhasalongwaytogo

（　　）30.AccordingtoElonMusk,SpaceXfocusfinallyon　　　　.

A.carryingbothastronautsandcargo

B.makingfullandrapidlyreusablerocket

C.improvingtheDragoncapsule

D.gettingcontractsworthmorefromthegovernment

B

　　WhenDrHarveenKaurSidhutravelsfromherhomeinaneighborhoodofthenorth-westernIndiancityofChandigarh,shealwayscarriesherguninherbag.Thegunisanewpurchase-Sidhugotherlicenseonlyayearago-butnowthe33-year-olddentistwon’ttravelwithoutit.

“Idon’thavefaithinthepolicetoprotectme.Therearesomanyattacksonwomenthesedays.It’severybody’srighttodefendthemselves,”Sidhusaid.Sheisnotalone.Agrowingnumberofwell-off,educatedIndianwomenareturningtofirearmsforprotection.Thereareestimatedtobe40milliongunsinIndia,thesecondhighestnumberintheworldaftertheUS.Licensesarehardtoobtainandmostareillegalweapons.Ownershiplevelsperpersonremainlow-threegunsforevery100peopleinIndia-butthereisstrongevidencethatmiddle-classinterestinfirearmsisrisingfast.

OnesignistheemergenceofgroupssuchastheNationalAssociationforGunRightsIndia,foundedin2009,whichasksforfewerrestrictionsonownershipoffirearms.“Wearelookingatitasawaytoprotectourselves,”saidRakshitSharma,thegroup’ssecretarygeneral.Hisgroup,hesaid,receives“manyinquiriesfromwomenwhowanttoknowhowtoobtainagunandstaywithinthelaw”.

Thelocaltasteforconspicuous（挥霍性的）consumptionhasalsoboostedsales.“Peoplebuyweapons,10%forsecurityand90%forstatus.Peoplewillhappilyspend80,000rupees（￡9,600）onaforeign-madehandgun,”saidSatishKumar,agunsellerinChandigarh.

Kumarsaidonlyonein50purchasesweremadebywomenbutthenumberwasrising.Thephenomenonmayinpartbearesponsetothefailureofthestatetoinspireconfidenceamongmanymiddle-classIndians,particularlywomen.AlmostallwomeninterviewedbytheGuardiansaidtheyfeltanincreasedlevelofthreat.

“Therearesomanyincidents,especiallyinDelhi.Womenwhoareworkingorwhoaretravellingshoulddefinitelyhaveagun,”saidSidhu.Sheexplainedthatchanginglifestylesweremakingwomenmorevulnerable（脆弱的）,particularlysinglewomenworkingorcominghomelateatnight.

（　　）31.Whatmessageismainlyexpressedinthepassage?

A.Indianwomentakeupfirearms.　B.GunshavebecomeamustinIndia.

C.Anewwaytoseekforprotection.　D.TheincreasingcrimesinIndia.

（　　）32.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,wecanknow　　　　.

A.theIndianpolicefailtoprotectwomen

B.Sidhunevertravelsfromhomewhilealone

C.badly-offIndianwomenarerelativelysafer

D.middle-classwomentakemoreinterestinguns

（　　）33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Usingguns.　B.Thegroup.

C.Restrictingfirearms.　D.Knowinglaw.

（　　）34.Themajorityofmiddle-classIndiansbuygunsto　　　　.

A.ensuretheirsecurity　B.showtheirstatus

C.gainmuchconfidence　D.followthefashion

（　　）35.AccordingtoSidhu