高考英语 考前30天之备战45分钟综合性过关小练习十七.docx

1、高考英语 考前30天之备战45分钟综合性过关小练习十七考前30天之备战2012高考英语45分钟综合性过关小练习（十七）注意事项：本练主要包括单项选择、阅读理解、任务型阅读三种题型。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. The small mountain village where you took part in the summer camp last year lies in is now part of Shanxi. A. where B. that C. what D. which（）2. The information o

2、n the Internet gets around much more rapidly than in the newspaper.A. those B. thatC. any D. one（）3. Even a reasonable income doesnt these days, with the prices rising all the time.A.go ahead B. go aboutC. go farD. go without4. -Isnt that position occupied? -Not yet, but you must know that our job i

3、s very demanding.-_. Ill try my best.A. My pleasure B. I dont mind C. Dont mention it D. Thats all right（）5. The idea for the new plan came to his mind, to his experiment in the lab.A. while devotingB. while devoting himself C. while he was devoted D. while devoted（）6. Across the Yangtze River more

4、than one bridge, the Nanjing Changjiang Bridge being the first one.A.lay B. lie C. lies D. laid7. -Im here almost half an hour. How come it _you so long? -Sorry, honey!I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.A. takes B. took C. has taken D. had taken （）8. I cant wait to go

5、 to your party. my friend Susan come? Of course. She is always welcome.A. Shall B. Should C. Will D. Must（）9. You dont like the new fashion of my hair style, do you? . I like it better I look at it.A. Yes; since B. No; as C. No; thanD. Yes; the more10. -Do you really mean to prepare our lecture two

6、months in advance? -Sure.Anyway, _A.a good beginning is half done B. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushC. a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit D. the early bird catches the worm （）11. May I go to play football with Dick now, Dad? No, you cant go out your work is being done.A. before B. unt

7、il C. as D. after（）12. Among the most important questions the journalists wanted was “How to keep the present economic growth without causing damage to the environment?”A. to answer B. being answered C. answered D. answering13. Johnson is a warm-hearted lawyer in our community, _we often consult abo

8、ut legal issues.A. who B. which C. that D. where（）14. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, a sudden loud noise.A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there having been（）15. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure .

9、A. than more on efficiency B. and more efficiencyC. and more on efficiency D. than efficiency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 If you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of

10、 such plant, for example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. But these are the fastest known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door! Once the trap door closes on the victim, the enzymes(酶) similar to those in the human stomach s

11、lowly digest the insect. When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesnt offer much food value. In such conditions, these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs over tho

12、usands of years. North America has more such plants than any other continent Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers (a container like a bottle) full of nectar(花蜜) The Asian pitc

13、her plant, for example, has bright colors and an attractive half closed lid. Curious insects are tempted to come close and take a sip, and then slide down the slippery(光滑的) slope to their deaths Hair like growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing cab escape, and the digestive enzymes can g

14、et to work. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of days Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons. Meat-eating plants only eat people in science fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isnt a

15、good place to get a drink（）16. From the first paragraph, we can know that bladderworts can A. capture 50 small insects in a secondB. capture an insect in the shortest timeC. be found floating on a quiet lakeD. digest an insect in 1/50 of a second（）17. If the trap door of a meat-eating plant is close

16、d, the plant A. is fooling insects into taking a sipB. is producing nectarC. is tempting insects to come closeD. is enjoying a dinner（）18. Meat-eating plants can grow in wet and poor soil because they A. can get nutrition from animalsB. dont need much food valueC. can make the most of such condition

17、sD. have developed digestive enzymes（）19. Which of the following is the picture of the Asian pitcher plant？（）20. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE？A. South Asia has the most meat-eating plantsB. Some of the meat-eating plants can even eat a humanC. Hair like growths in the pla

18、nts help trap insectsD. The traps of these plants have a dull colorB(原创)Math Goes Hi-tech The fear of high school math is lost here among the blue glow of computer screen and the sounds of typing keyboards A fanfare(号角齐鸣) plays from a speaker as a student passes a chapter test. Nearby, another stude

19、nt works out an equation(方程式) in her notebook before clicking on a multiple choice answer on her screenTheir teacher at Agoura High School, US, Russell Stephans, sits at the back of the room, watching grade sheets on his computer as scores pop up in real time. One student has passed a level, the dat

20、a shows; another is retaking a quiz “Whoever thought this up makes life so much easier,” Stephans says Slowly, but in increasing numbers, schools across the US are replacing the heavy and expensive textbook with its lighter and cheaper cousin: the digital textbook A digital textbook can be downloade

21、d, projected and printed, and can range from a simple text to a curriculum filled with multimedia and links to Internet content. Some visions must be purchased; others are “open sources”free and available online to anyone Some praise the technology as a way to save school money, replace outdated boo

22、ks and better attract students. Others say most schools dont have the resources to join in, or they question the quality of the content of open sources Paper textbooks still take up a large part of the US textbook market, with digital textbook making up less than 5 percent, according to analyst Kath

23、y Mickey of Simba Information, a market research groupBut that is changing, as grade schools follow the lead of the US universities and schools in other countries, including South Korea and Turkey California made the largest embrace(欣然接受) of digital textbooks this summer when it approved 10 free hig

24、h school math and science titles developed by college professors “Paper textbooks are outdated, as far as Im concerned, and theres no reason why our schools should have our students use these outdated and heavy and expensive books,” Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said this summer But some disagree w

25、ith the idea that digital textbooks will improve the education quality“Keep in mind that with materials of open sources, you have to ask Where are they from？” said Jay Diskey, Executive Director of the Association of America Publishers School Division, “Is this a trusted source？ Is it based on real

26、research？” Diskey said traditional textbooks offer a comprehensive curriculum, while some textbooks of open sources provide only bits and pieces. “There can be quite a difference of contents and accuracy,” he said, “In many cases, you get what you pay for.”（）21. The writers purpose in writing this a

27、rticle is to A. explain how to use digital textbooksB. predict the future of paper textbooksC. describe the current use of digital textbooks and present arguments about itD. explain the difference between paper textbooks and digital ones（）22. What is Schwarzeneggers opinion of traditional textbooks？

28、A. He is against abolishing them.B. He wants to have them replaced by digital books.C. Soon they will no longer be used.D. He believes that they are to blame for the poor quality of education in California.（）23. Diskey holds the view that A. the government shouldnt promote the use of open-source dig

29、ital textbooksB. digital textbooks make up for the shortcomings of traditional textbooksC. paper textbooks and digital ones both have advantagesD. traditional textbooks have more reliable contents（）24. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE？A. Passing tests is easier with use of compu

30、ters.B. Not all people are in favor of replacing paper textbooks with digital ones.C. Digital textbooks are much more expensive than traditional textbooks.D. It is believed that digital textbooks will replace traditional ones.（）25. The underlined phrase “bits and pieces” is closest in meaning to “ ”

31、A. practical knowledge B. math informationC. small things D. incorrect information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。 In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m.p.h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m.p.h. in the country. Later Parliament increased the spe

32、ed limit to 14 m.p.h. But by 1903, the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m.p.h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they liked. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m.p.h. spee