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届高三英语二轮复习高考作业卷作业十七

2016衡水万卷作业十七

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一、完形填空

Itwaspouringoutside.Weallstoodthere1,somepatiently；othersannoyed2naturemesseduptheirhurriedday.Igotlostinthesoundandsightoftheheavens3awaythedirtanddustoftheworld.

“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain,”agirl’svoice4me.

“No,honey.We’llwaituntilit5downabit,”Momreplied.

Theyounggirlwaitedaboutanotherminuteand6:

“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain.”

“We’llgetwetifwedo,”Momsaid.

“No,wewon’t,Mom.That’snotwhatyousaidthismorning,”theyounggirlsaidasshe7herMom’sarm.

“Thismorning?

8didIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?

”

“Don’tyouremember?

WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,yousaid,‘IfGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthrough9.’”

Theentirecrowdturned10.Mompausedandthoughtforamomentabout11shewouldsay.Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeingsilly.12then,weheard,“Honey,youare13.Let’srunthroughtherain.Ifwegetwet,maybewejustneedwashing,”Momsaid.Then14theyran.

Weallstood15,smilingandlaughingastheyranpastthecars.Yes,theygotwet.Buttheywere16byafewwhoscreamedandlaughedlikechildrenallthe17totheircars.Circumstancesorpeoplecantakeawayyourmaterialpossessions,andtheycaneventakeawayyour18.Butnoonecantakeawayyourprecious19.So,don’tforgettomaketimeandtakethe20tomakememorieseveryday!

Ihopeyoustilltakethetimetorunthroughtherain.

1.A.talkingB.waitingC.complainingD.expecting

2.A.asifB.evenifC.becauseD.that

3.A.takingB.puttingC.drivingD.washing

3.A.caughtB.brokeC.impressedD.called

3.A.keepsB.comesC.pushesD.slows

3.A.askedB.repeatedC.requiredD.added

3.A.pulledB.touchedC.wavedD.felt

3.A.WhyB.HowC.WhenD.Where

3.A.rainB.diseaseC.anythingD.something

3.A.stillB.angryC.seriousD.silent

3.A.whatB.howC.whetherD.if

3.A.HoweverB.ButC.AfterD.Though

3.A.stupidB.wrongC.rightD.clever

3.A.offB.alongC.onD.over

3.A.sighingB.jokingC.discussingD.watching

3.A.followedB.guidedC.respectedD.praised

3.A.timeB.wayC.sameD.best

3.A.houseB.moneyC.healthD.time

3.A.childrenB.experienceC.courageD.memories

3.A.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.riskD.challenge

二、阅读理解

A

Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:

AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."

Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.

AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.

Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:

dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:

eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?

That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤顶）beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.

3.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.

A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago

B.Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddy

C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring

D.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous

3.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto_______.

A.getridofthestreetdirt

B.lowertheChicagoRiver

C.fightagainstheavyfloods

D.buildthepipesaboveground

3.Theunderlinedword"hoist"inParagraph4means"_______".

A.changeB.lift

C.repairD.decorate

3.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?

A.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.

B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.

C.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.

D.Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.

3.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______.

A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences

B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses

C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions

D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements

B

Theoddnessoflifeinspaceneverquitegoesaway.Herearesomeexamples.

Firstconsidersomethingassimpleassleep.Itspositionpresentsitsownchallenges.Themainquestioniswhetheryouwantyourarmsinsideoroutsidethesleepingbag.Ifyouleaveyourarmsout,theyfloatfreeinzerogravity,oftengivingasleepingastronautthelookofafunnyballed（芭蕾）dancer.“I’maninsideguy,”MikeHopkinssays,whoreturnedfromasix-monthtourontheInternationalSpaceStation.“Iliketobewrappedup.”

Onthestation,theordinarybecomesstrange.TheexercisebikefortheAmericanastronautshasnohandlebars.Italsohasnoseat.Withnogravity,it’sjustaseasytopedalviolently.Youcanwatchamoviewhileyoupedalbyfloatingamicrocomputeranywhereyouwant.Butstationresidentshavetobecarefulaboutstayinginoneplacetoolong.Withoutgravitytohelpcirculateair,thecarbondioxideyouexhale（呼气）hasatendencytoformaninvisible（隐形的）cloudaroundyouhead.Youcanendupwithwhatastronautscallacarbon-dioxideheadache.

LeroyChiao,54,anAmericanretiredastronautafterfourflights,describeswhathappensevenbeforeyoufloatoutofyourseat,”Yourinnerearthinksyour’refalling.Meanwhileyoureyesaretellingyouyou’restandingstraight.Thatcanbeannoying—that’swhysomepeoplefeelsick.”Withinacoupledays—trulyterribledaysforsome—astronauts’brainslearntoignorethepanickysignalsfromtheinnerear,andspacesicknessdisappears.

Spacetravelcanbesodelightfulbutatthesametimeinvisiblydangerous.Forinstance,astronautslosebonemass.That’swhyexerciseisconsideredsovitalthatNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（NASA）putsitrightontheworkdayschedule.Thefocusonfitnessisasmuchaboutscienceandthefutureasitisaboutkeepinganyindividualastronautsreturnhome,and,moreimportantly,howtomaintainstrengthandfitnessforthetwoandahalfyearsormorethatitwouldtaketomakearound-triptoMars.

3.Whatisthemajorchallengetoastronautswhentheysleepinspace?

A.Decidingonapropersleepposition

B.Choosingacomfortablesleepingbag

C.Seekingawaytofallasleepquickly

D.Findingarighttimetogotosleep.

3.Theastronautswillsufferfromacarbon-dioxideheadachewhen_____.

 A.theycirclearoundontheirbikes

B.theyusemicrocomputerswithoutastop

C.theyexerciseinoneplaceforalongtime

D.theywatchamoviewhilepedaling

3.Someastronautsfeelsickonthestationduringthefirstfewdaysbecause_____.

A.theirsensesstopworking

B.theyhavetostandupstraight

C.theyfloatoutoftheirseatsunexpectedly

D.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation

3.OneoftheNASA’smajorconcernsaboutastronautsis_____.

A.howmuchexercisetheydoonthestation

B.howtheycanremainhealthyforlonginspace

C.whethertheycanrecoverafterreturninghome

D.whethertheyareabletogobacktothestation

C

Technologicalchangeiseverywhereandaffectseveryaspectoflife,mostlyforthebetter.However,socialchangesarebroughtaboutbynewtechnologyareoftenmistakenforachangeinattitudes.

Anexampleathandistheinvolvementofparentsinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhoareattendingcollege.Surveys（调查）onthistopicsuggeststhatparentstodaycontinuetobe“very”or“somewhat”overly-protectiveevenaftertheirchildrenmoveintocollegedormitories.Thesamesurveysalsoindicatethattherateofparentalinvolvementisgreatertodaythanitwasagenerationago.Thisisusuallyinterpretedasasignthattoday’sparentsaretryingtomanagetheirchildren’slivespastthepointwherethisbehaviorisappropriate.

However,greaterparentalinvolvementdoesnotnecessarilyindicatethatparentsarefailingtoletgooftheir“adult”children.

Inthecontext（背景）ofthisdiscussion,itseemsvaluabletofirstfindoutthecauseofchangeinthecaseofparents’involvementwiththeirgrownchildren.Ifparentsofearliergenerationshadwantedtobeintouchwiththeircollege-agechildrenfrequently,wouldthishavebeenpossible?

Probablynot