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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十九
考前30天之备战2012高考英语45分钟综合性过关小练习(十九)
注意事项:
1.本练主要包括单项选择、阅读理解、任务型阅读三种题型。
2.请将选择题的答案根据老师批改需要填写在试卷第3页所附的答题栏内。
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.Onthepeacefulbenchandonthelongchairanoldcouple,enjoyingthebeautifuleveningsunset.
A.satB.weresittingC.wassittingD.sitting
()2.—Haveyouforgottenanything,sir?
—Oh,Iforgottopay.Yousee,Iamterriblysick,butIto.
A.didn'tmeanB.don'tmean
C.haven'tmeantD.wasn'tmeaning
()3.Itisquitethatthefootballmatchwillbetonight.
A.certain;ontheairB.certain;intheair
C.sure;onTVD.sure;intheair
()4.I'vevisitedalotofdifferentplacesandstayedinlotsofdifferenthotels,butnoneofthemthisone.
A.makesB.beatsC.comparesD.matches
()5.andI'llgettheworkfinished.
A.HaveonemorehourB.Onemorehour
C.GivenonemorehourD.IfIhaveonemorehour
()6.Weagreedherebutsofarshehasn'tturnedup.
A.havingmeetB.meetingC.tomeetD.tohavemet
()7.MrSmithflewtoNewYorkthismorning,hisassistanthimtherethisSaturday.A.joiningB.tojoinC.willjoinD.wantstojoin
8.SincehisworksearnedhimquiteareputationinLiverpool,hehasstayedtheremostofhislife,______theoccasionalvisittohishometown.
A.apartfromB.butforC.insteadofD.regardlessof
()9.Hewaspuzzledbythisphenomenon.Hebegantotryeveryapproachthebestwayofworkingitout.
A.knowntofindB.knowingtofind
C.knowfindingD.knowingfinding
()10.Withmoreforest,hugequantitiesofgoodeartheachyear.
A.destroyed;iswashingaway
B.destroying;isbeingwashedaway
C.tobedestroyed;arewashingaway
D.beingdestroyed;arebeingwashedway
()11.Ifyouhavemadeamistakeinyourjob,thereisnoingettingangry.Youhadbetterthinkoutagoodwaytomakeupforit.
A.valueB.needC.pointD.doubt
12.ThechildrenlikeMr.Blackverymuch,whocan_____theirattentionallthetimeinclass.
A.holdB.preserveC.payD.maintain
()13.—Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourselves?
—Yes,there'sonepointwemustinsiston.
A.whyB.whereC./D.how
()14.Wehopethatthemeasuretocontrolprices,aretakenbythegovernment,willwork.
A.asB.howC.thatD.what
()15.IhopelittleI'vebeenabletodohasbeenofsomeusetoyou.
A.a;thatB.the;thatC.a;whatD.the;what
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(原创)
Mostpeopletodaythinkofchocolateassomethingsweettoeatordrinkthatcanbeeasilyfoundinstoresaroundtheworld.Itmightsurpriseyouthatchocolatewasoncehighlytreasured.
HistoriansbelievetheMayapeopleofCentralAmericafirstlearnedtofarmcacaoplantsaroundtwothousandyearsago.TheMayatookthecacaotreesfromtherainforestsandgrewthemintheirgardens.Theycookedthecacaoseeds,thencrushedthemintoasoftpaste.Theymixedthepastewithwaterandflavorfulspicestomakeanunsweetenedchocolatedrink.TheMayapouredthechocolatedrinkbackandforthbetweentwocontainerssothattheliquidhadalayerofbubbles,orfoam.CacaoandchocolatewereanimportantpartofMayaculture.ThereareoftenimagesofcacaoplantsonMayabuildingsandartobjects.Rulingfamiliesdrankchocolateatspecialceremonies.And,evenpoorermembersofsocietycouldenjoythedrinkonceinawhile.Historiansbelievethatcacaoseedswerealsousedinmarriageceremoniesasasignoftheunionbetweenahusbandandwife.
Tobecomechocolate,cacaoseedsgothroughalongproductionprocessinafactory.Workersmustsort,cleanandcooktheseeds.Thentheybreakoffthecoveringoftheseedssothatonlytheinsidefruit,ornibs,remain.Workerscrushthenibsintoasoftsubstancecalledchocolateliquor.Thisgetsseparatedintocacaosolidsandafatcalledcacaobutter.Chocolatemakershavetheirownspecialrecipesinwhichtheycombinechocolateliquorwithexactamountsofsugar,milkandcacaofat.Theyfinelycrushthismixturesoitissmooth.Themixturethengoesthroughtwomoreprocessesbeforeitisshapedintoamoldform.
Chocolatemakingisabigbusiness.Themarketvalueoftheyearlycacaocroparoundtheworldismorethanfivebilliondollars.ChocolateisespeciallypopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Forexample,intwothousandfive,theUnitedStatesboughtonepointfourbilliondollarsworthofcacaoproducts.Eachyear,Americanseatanaverageofmorethanfivekilogramsofchocolateperperson.Specialtyshopsthatsellcostlychocolatesarealsoverypopular.Manyofferchocolateloversthechancetotastechocolatesgrownindifferentareasoftheworld.
()16.Cacaoplantwasfirstfarmedin.
A.SpainB.Portugal
C.AmericaD.Britain
()17.Reorderingthefollowingprocessofmakingachocolate,whichoneisTRUE?
①Thenibsarecrushedintoasoftsubstancecalledchocolateliquor.
②Workersmustsort,cleanandcooktheseeds.
③Theyfinelycrushthismixturesoitissmooth.
④Theybreakoffthecoveringoftheseedstoremaintheinsidefruit,ornibs.
⑤Chocolatemakersaddtheirownspecialrecipestothechocolateliquor.
A.②④①⑤③B.②⑤①③④
C.⑤②③①④D.②⑤③①④
()18.What'stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedword“crush”inParagraph3ofthispassage?
A.Breakintosmallpieces.B.Compresswithstrength.
C.Presssoftly.D.Breakoff.
()19.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.
A.theproductionofchocolatewasveryeasyintheancienttimes
B.chocolatehasaverylonghistorysinceancienttimes
C.chocolatecouldbefoundeasilyintheMayatimes
D.chocolatemakingwasmadefromthecoveringofcacaoseeds
()20.Fromthepassage,thenibcanbefoundin.
A.thecoveringofcacaoseedB.cacaoseed
C.theinnerofcacaoseedD.thewrapperofcacaoseed
B(原创)
PeoplefrommanycountriesfinditdifficulttounderstandhowthemajorityofAmericanslivecomfortablelifewithoutthesupportofapublicwelfaresystem.MedicalcareintheUSisexpensive;universityeducationcancost$20000peryear;livingwellafteraworkerretiresrequiresmoremoneythanwillbepaidthroughtheSocialSecuritySystem.MostAmericanspreparefortheseneedsbysavingapartoftheirsalariesinsavingbanks;othersinvestinindustriesorservicecorporationsinhopeofreceivinggreaterprofit.
MostAmericansalsobuyinsurance.Privatecompaniessellinsuranceofmanykinds.Inbuyinginsurance,aworkingpersonagreestopayacertainsumofmoneyeverymonthatregularintervals.Inexchange,heorshereceivesmoneywhentheneedarises.Lifeinsuranceguaranteesasumofmoneytothesurvivorsofthepersonincaseofdeath.Medicalandhospitalinsuranceguaranteespaymentoflargemedicalandhospitalbills.Therearealsodentalinsuranceandinsurancethatpaysmoneywhenahomeburnsdown.AnAmericancanalsoinsureacar,furnitureorotherpersonalbelongings.
OtherbenefitsforworkingAmericansareprovidedbythecompaniestheyworkfororthelaborunionstowhichtheybelong.
Alllargecompaniesandmanysmalleronesoffertheirworkerbenefits.Thesebenefitscanincludefreeorlow-costmedicalinsuranceandlifeinsurance.Manycompaniesalsohaveretirementplans.Thecompaniesputmoneyasidetopaytheirworkerswhentheyretire.Therearealsoprofitsharingplansthroughwhichextramoneyisputasideforworkerswhenthecompanymakesagreatdealofmoney.
Manylaborunionsalsohavespecialfundsfromwhichworkerscanreceivemonthlycheckswhentheyretireoriftheybecomedisabledandcannotwork.Someunionsalsopayformedicinethattheworkersneedbutmaynotbepurchasedbymedicalinsurance.Somepayworkersasmallamountofmoneyiftheylosetheirjobs.
Thecostofhighereducationisusuallypaidbyacombinationofprivatesavings,incomefromaparttimejobheldbythestudent,andlowinterestloansorgrantsofmoneygiventotheneedystudentsbythefederalgovernmentbutadministratedbytheuniversity.
()21.HowdomostoftheAmericanspayfortheirhugeexpensesofliving?
A.Byworkingforlonghours.
B.Bysettinguptheirowncompanies.
C.Bysavingapartoftheirsalaries.
D.Byworkingforservicecorporations.
()22.TheauthormentionsallofthefollowingkindsofinsuranceEXCEPT.
A.lifeinsuranceB.dentalinsurance
C.fireinsuranceD.childreninsurance
()23.Aninsurancesystemisthatyoupayacertainsumofmoneyatregularintervalsandyougetpaid.
A.incaseoftherightneedB.beforeyoupassaway
C.alsoatregularintervalsD.whenthehospitalbillsarelarge
()24.WhenaworkerbecomesoldordisabledintheUSA,hemaygetasmallsumofmoneyfrom.
A.hiscompanyB.thegovernment
C.hislaborunionD.awelfareagency
()25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.MostAmericanpeopleenjoyfreemedicalcare.
B.Thoughthecostofhighereducationishigh,studentscanfindwaystodealwithit.
C.TherearemoreinsurancecompaniesintheUSAthaninanyothercountry.
D.DisabledpeoplearelookeddownuponintheUSA.Theyliveinpoverty.
三、任务型阅读
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。
Individualsshouldpayfortheirhighereducation.
Auniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorethannongraduates.Meanwhile,socialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegree.However,onlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividual,notthetaxpayers,shouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresourcesofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayersmoneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.
Fullgovernmentfundingisnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniver