届高三英语一轮复习限时训练2.docx

1、届高三英语一轮复习限时训练2第一部分：完形填空Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had _36_ from just the two of us in a _37_ into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just _38_ our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had jus

2、t turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you _39_? Well, as Apple grew we _40_ someone who I thought was very talented to _41_ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and _42_ we had a

3、 falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors _43_with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. _44_ had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating（毁灭性的）. I really didnt know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to _45_

4、 for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to _46_ on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been _47_, but I was still in love. And so I decided to

5、start over. I didnt see it then, but it _48_ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the _49_ of being a _50_ again, less sure about everything. It freed me to _51_ one of the most creative periods of my

6、life. Im pretty sure _ _52_ of this would have happened if I hadnt been fired from Apple. It was _53_ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Dont lose _54_. Im convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you havent found it yet, keep looking. Dont _

7、55_. As with all matters of the heart, youll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer1. A. grown B. begun C. removed D. kept2. A. bedroom B. farm C. garage D.

8、kitchen3. A. announced B. declared C. released D. coped4. A. managed B. started C. installed D. entitled5. A. provided B. sorted C. promoted D. hired6. A. run B. involve C. open D. engage7. A. instantly B. constantly C. eventually D. frequently8. A. risked B. supported C. pleased D. sided9. A. Which

9、 B. What C. Whichever D. Whatever10.A. apologize B. reveal C. head D. stand11. A. imply B. put C. impress D. dawn12. A. resisted B. rejected C. solved D. interrupted 13. A. made out B. come out C. turned out D. tried out14. A. darkness B. lightness C. carelessness D. business15. A. waiter B. pioneer

10、 C. beginner D. visitor16. A. enter B. relieve C. preview D. expect17. A. something B. none C. everything D. anything18. A. careful B. acceptable C. hopeful D. awful 19. A. courage B. patience C. imagination D. faith20. A. settle B. recall C. claim D. deny第二部分：阅读理解A Intellectual property (IP) is a p

11、roduct of the mind that has commercial value. The concept dates back to 1623, when the first patent law to protect IP rights was passed. IP rights protect an artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by another. For example, if somebody generated an idea for a novel, that idea is protected by

12、 IP rights. If someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists, who will normally be rewarded financially for its use. Back in the 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against s

13、tealing, but today intellectual property rights are also enjoyed by those who create music, art and literature. In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether: the Internet. Many years ago, if you wanted

14、a recoding of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, from a book store. In those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for it. However, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, ca

15、n be downloaded today free of charge using the internet. This practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights.23. According to paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by storm”?A. Intellectual property rights. B. Free downloading. C. The Internet.

16、D. The large number of songs, films and books.24. A possible title for this passage could be _.A. IP Rights and Our Attitudes B. Ways to Protect Your IP RightsC. The Present and the Future of IP rights D. A History of IP Rights BDepartment stores sell ready- to-wear clothing, which is also called re

17、ady-made clothing. Such clothing is made in fixed sizes. Those people who find that ready-made clothing fits them well can save money by buying it. Most often, people do not fit exactly into a producers size. Their clothing must be altered to make it fit better. However, most alterations are not ver

18、y expensive. The small cost of most alterations means that ready-made clothing can meet the needs of most customers.Those who can afford it often get someone to design and make their clothing. Such clothing is called custom-made. The person who makes it measures the customer, and then sews it so tha

19、t it fits perfectly. Alterations are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course, it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special fitting and better skill

20、that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or more than you would for a ready-made garment.Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made pr

21、oducts make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large quantities of material. Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments quickly by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a low price

22、while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way. Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production. It may or may not give them high quality.25. According to the passage, people who buy ready-made clothing _.A. wish to make a

23、lternations B. will spend less moneyC. want to make it better D. can fit into the sizes26. We can learn from the passage that custom-made clothing is_.A. specially made B. fashionably designedC. chosen by few people D. made with difficulties27. Which of the following is true about ready-made clothin

24、g?A. It is of poor quality. B. It suits all people.C. It is labor-saving to make it. D. It takes more time to make it28. The purpose of the writer is _.A. to explain why custom-made clothing costs moreB. to show the advantages of mass productionC. to tell readers how to make money from ready-made cl

25、othingD. to provide information about different kinds of clothing CThe flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles relate

26、d to a country.The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of years development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.Early human beings used very fragile houses and

27、 boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. Peoples food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on t

28、he power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag wit

29、h heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems (图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.Th

30、ese flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1,000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China t

31、hat it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.29. The underlined word “ vulnerable” in paragraph 3 means _.A. easy to damage B. likely to be protectedC. impossible to make sure of D. difficult to find30. The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because they _.A. could tell wind direction B. could bring good luck to fightersC. were believed to stand for natural forces D. were handed down by the ancestors Next time a customer comes t