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英语限时练补充版三

高三英语限时练补充版（三）2020-03

一完形填空（18分钟）

ARaceAgainstDeath

ItwasacoldJanuaryin1925inNome,Alaska.Thetownwascutofffromtherestoftheworldduetoheavysnow.

Onthe20thofthatmonth,Dr.Welch36asickboy,Billy,andknewhehaddiphtheria,adeadlyinfectious（传染的）diseasemainlyaffectingchildren.ThechildrenofNomewouldbe37ifitstruckthetown.Dr.Welchneededmedicineassoonaspossibletostopotherkidsfromgettingsick.38,theclosestsupplywasover1,000milesaway,inAnchorage.

HowcouldthemedicinegettoNome?

Thetown’s39wasalreadyfullofice,soitcouldn’tcomebyship.Carsandhorsescouldn’ttravelonthe40roads.Jetairplanesandbigtrucksdidn’texistyet.

41January26,Billyandthreeotherchildrenhaddied.Twentymorewere42.Nome’stownofficialscameupwitha（n）43.Theywouldhavethemedicinesentby44fromAnchoragetoNenana.Fromthere,dogsled（狗拉雪橇）drivers—knownas“mushers”—would45ittoNomeinarelay（接力）.

TheracebeganonJanuary27.Thefirstmusher,Shannon,pickedupthemedicinefromthetrainatNenanaandrodeallnight.46hehandedthemedicinetothenextmusher,Shannon’sfacewasblackfromtheextremecold.

OnJanuary31,amushernamedSeppalahadto47afrozenbodyofwatercalledNortonSound.Itwasthemost48partofthejourney.NortonSoundwascoveredwithice,whichcouldsometimesbreakupwithoutwarning.Ifthathappened,Seppalamightfallintotheicywaterbelow.Hewould49,andsowouldthesickchildrenofNome.ButSeppalamadeitacross.

AhugesnowstormhitonFebruary1.AmushernamedKaasenhadtobravethisstorm.Atonepoint,hugepilesofsnowblockedhis50.Hehadtoleavethetrail（雪橇痕迹）togetaroundthem.Conditionsweresobadthatitwasimpossibleforhimto51thetrailagain.TheonlyhopewasBalto,Kaasen’sleaddog.Baltoputhisnosetotheground,52tofindthesmellofotherdogsthathadtraveledonthetrail.IfBaltofailed,itwouldmeandisasterforNome.Theminutespassedby.Suddenly,Baltobeganto53.Hehadfoundthetrail.

At5:

30amonFebruary2,Kaasenandhisdog54inNome.Withinminutes,Dr.Welchhadthemedicine.Hequicklygaveittothesickchildren.Allofthemrecovered.

Nomehadbeen55.

36.A.examinedB.warnedC.interviewedD.cured

37.A.harmlessB.helplessC.fearlessD.careless

38.A.MoreoverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.However

39.A.airportB.stationC.harborD.border

40.A.narrowB.snowyC.busyD.dirty

41.A.FromB.OnC.ByD.After

42.A.tiredB.upsetC.paleD.sick

43.A.planB.excuseC.messageD.topic

44.A.airB.railC.seaD.road

45.A.carryB.returnC.mailD.give

46.A.ThoughB.SinceC.WhenD.If

47.A.enterB.moveC.visitD.cross

48.A.shamefulB.boringC.dangerousD.foolish

49.A.escapeB.bleedC.swimD.die

50.A.memoryB.exitC.wayD.destination

51.A.findB.fixC.passD.change

52.A.pretendingB.tryingC.askingD.learning

53.A.runB.leaveC.biteD.play

54.A.gatheredB.stayedC.campedD.arrived

55.A.controlledB.savedC.foundedD.developed

二：

阅读理解（32分钟）

A

December15,2014

DearAlfred，

Iwanttotellyouhowimportantyourhelpistomylife.

Growingup,IhadpeopletellingmeIwastooslow,though,withanIQof150+at17,I’manythingbutstupid.ThefactwasthatIwasfoundtohaveADHD（注意力缺陷多动障碍）.Anxiousallthetime,Iwasunabletokeepfocusedformorethananhouratatime.

However,whensomethingdidinterestme,Icouldbecomeabsorbed.Inhighschool,Ibecamecuriousaboutthecomputer,andbuiltmyfirstwebsite.Moreover,IcompletedtheseniorcourseofComputerBasics,plusfiverelevantpre-collegecourses.

WhileIwasexploringmycuriosity,mydiseasegotworse.Iwantedtogotocollegeafterhighschool,butcouldn’t.So,IwaskillingmytimeathomeuntilJune2012whenIdiscoveredtheonlinecomputercoursesofyourtrainingcenter.

Sincethen,IhavetakencourseslikeDataScienceandAdvancedMathematics.Currently,I’mlearningyourProbabilitycourse.Ihavehundredsofprinterpaper,coveredinself-writtennotesfromyourvideos.Thishasgivenmeapurpose.

Lastyear,Ispentallmytimelookingforajobwhere,withoutdealingwiththepublic,Icouldworkalone,butstillhaveateamtotalkto.Luckily,Idiscoveredthejob—DataAnalyst—thismonthandhavebeengoingfullsteamahead.IwanttoprovethatIcanteachmyselfarespectfulprofession,withoutgoingtocollege,andbejustasgoodas,ifnotbetterthan,mycompetitors.

Thankyou.You’vegivenmehopethatIcanfollowmyheart.Forthefirsttime,IfeelgoodaboutmyselfbecauseI’mdoingsomething,notbecausesomeonetoldmeIwasdoinggood.Ifeelwhole.

Thisiswhyyou’resavingmylife.

Yours,

Tanis

56.Whydidn’tTanisgotocollegeafterhighschool?

A.Shehadlearnedenoughaboutcomputerscience.

B.Shehadmoredifficultykeepingfocused.

C.Shepreferredtakingonlinecourses.

D.Shewastooslowtolearn.

57.Asfortheworkingenvironment,Tanisprefers_________.

A.workingbyherself

B.dealingwiththepublic

C.competingagainstothers

D.stayingwithADHDstudents

58.Taniswrotethisletterinorderto_________.

A.explainwhyshewasinterestedinthecomputer

B.sharetheideasshehadforherprofession

C.showhowgratefulshewastothecenter

D.describethecoursesshehadtakensofar

B

SurvivingHurricaneSandy（飓风桑迪）

NatalieDoan,14,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Livingjustafewblocksfromthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavesfromherhouse.“It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,”shesays.

OnOctober29,2012,thatoceanturnedfierce.Thatnight,HurricaneSandyattackedtheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Fortunately,Natalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgeclosed.

WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday,theyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundher,peopleweresuffering,especiallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.

Inthefollowingfewdays,themenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNatalie.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.Neighborsdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuild.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshigh-risebuildings.

“MymomtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwhathappenstome,”Nataliesays.“butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.”

Natalie’schoicewastohelp.

Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowantedtohelp.NataliepostedinformationaboutaboynamedPatrick,wholosthisbaseballcardcollectionwhenhishouseburneddown.Withindays,Patrick’scollectionwasreplaced.

Inthecomingmonths,herwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:

Christopher,whoreceivedanewbasketball;Charlie,whogotanewkeyboard.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-neededsuppliestoRockaway.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.LastApril,shewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChange.

Today,thescars（创痕）ofdestructionarestillseeninRockaway,buthopeisintheair.Thestreetsareclear,andmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt.“Ican’timaginelivinganywherebutRockaway,”Nataliedeclares.“Myneighborhoodwillbeback,evenstrongerthanbefore.”

59.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricane,shefound_________.

A.somefriendshadlosttheirlives

B.herneighborhoodwasdestroyed

C.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklyn

D.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering

60.AccordingtoParagraph4,whoinspiredNataliemost?

A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuild.

B.Thepeopletrappedinhigh-risebuildings.

C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivors.

D.Localteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeople.

61.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?

A.Shegavehertoystootherkids.

B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren.

C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp.

D.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform.

62.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Eastorwest,homeisbest.

D.Technologyispower.

C

CaliforniaCondor’sShockingRecovery

CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica’slargestbirds,withwind-lengthofupto3meters.Inthe1980s,electricallinesandleadpoisoning（铅中毒）nearlydrovethemtodyingout.Now,electricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentarehelpingtorescuethesebigbirds.

Inthelate1980s,thelastfewcondorsweretakenfromthewildtobebred（繁殖）.Since1992,therehavebeenmultiplereintroductionstothewild,andtherearenowmorethan150flyingoverCaliforniaandnearbyArizona,UtahandBajainMexico.

Electricallineshavebeenkillingthemoff.“Astheygointorestforthenight,theyjustdon’tseethepowerlines,”saysBruceRideoutofSanDiegoZoo.Theirwingscanbridgethegapbetweenlines,resultinginelectrocution（电死）iftheytouchtwolinesatonce.

Soscientistshavecomeupwithashockingidea.Tallpoles,placedinlargetrainingareas,teachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthemapainfulbutundeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced,66%ofset-freedbirdsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.

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