高考英语一轮复习专题04Makingthenews押题专练新人教版必修5练习Word文件下载.docx

1、 energy，skill，sound judgment，creative ideaseven physical strength greater than most of us realize.Admittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual ones.But they are more important than physical ones.A college classmate of mine，Tim，was an excellent football player，even though he weighed much less than th

2、e average player.“In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line，”said Tim.“I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet （子弹）and stopped him cold.”Boldnessa willingness to extend

3、yourself to the extremeis not one that can be acquired overnight.But it can be taught to children and developed in adults.Confidence builds up.Surely，there will be setbacks（挫折）and disappointments in life；boldness in itself is no guarantee of success.But the person who tries to do something and fails

4、 is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.So，always try to live a little bit beyond your abilitiesand youll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.1Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?AHe faced huge risks.BHe lacked mighty

5、forces.CFear prevented him from trying.DFailure blocked his way to success.2What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?ASwallow more than you can digest.BAct slightly above your abilities.CDevelop more mysterious powers.DLearn to make creative decisions.3What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

6、AConfidence grows more rapidly in adults.BTrying without success is meaningless.CRepeated failure creates a better life.DBoldness can be gained little by little.4What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo encourage people to be courageous.BTo advise people to build up physical power.CTo

7、 tell people the ways to guarantee success.语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文，题材为人生哲理。作者通过朋友的建议告诉读者，要勇敢地去尝试自己没有把握的事情，即便是失败也比从未尝试过要好很多。答案：C2解析：猜测词义题。根据本段下文内容可知，我们都有比自己意识到的更大的潜在力量，甚至包括体力，由此可推断出此处指“要做略微超出你的能力的事情。”B3解析：推理判断题。根据第五段第一句话“Boldness.is not one that can be acquired overnight.”可知，勇敢无畏不能在一夜之间就被培养出来，D项意为“勇敢无畏可以逐渐得到”，

8、符合该段段意。DThe 1920s saw an explosion in the taxis，as thousands of them were in use every day.This burgeoningThere are about 40，000 drivers in New York City alone，and millions of others throughout the US.and the rest of the world.An estimated 200 million passengers travel about 800 million miles a year

9、，and pay fares totaling about D|S1 billion a year in New York alone.5The underlined word“burgeoning”in Paragraph 2 probably means“_”Bdeveloping rapidlyCrecovering quicklyDdisappearing totally6The metal plates were set on top of the taxis which_Awere painted in yellow as requiredBprovided qualified s

10、ervices for the passengersCwere allowed by the government to do businessDcouldnt cause any car accidents all the year round7Whats the writers purpose in writing the passage?ATo analyze the advantages of the taxisBTo advertise the good services of the taxisCTo introduce the history of taxis in New Yo

11、rk.DTo show the development of vehicles in the US.在纽约，最原始的出租车诞生于19世纪初，经过几百年的发展，出租车已成为人们不可或缺的代步工具。5解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句可知，由于出租车行业发展迅速，所以需要纽约市通过立法来进行管理，故选B项。7解析：写作目的题。全文主要介绍了出租车行业在纽约市诞生、发展和走向繁荣的历史。第二节完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从120题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。1_may run deeper than your household habits.Mary Carskadon i

12、s the director of the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory at Bradley Hospital in Providence.She has studied the _2_of earlyrising“larks”and “night owls”who go to sleep _3_ among teenagers. Dr.Carskadon says that younger kids，too，tend toward one _4_or the other. Research suggests that our pre

13、ference for _5_or late sleep patterns may be partly rooted in our genes；besides, our environment and age _6_influence them. To tell whether your child has a preference，_7_yourself: Does he or she sleep early, no matter whats going on？Does he or she seem more _8_and cheerful at certain hours?Admittedly，my own _9_，who attend daycare centers parttime, have already had their share of conflicts.Theyve missed a few earlymorning field trips，and they arent especially tir