高考英语微卷强化练二.docx

1、高考英语微卷强化练二温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。高考微卷强化练二限时35分钟. 阅读理解A体裁说明文话题科学技术词数324Many people have long dreamed of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yet the safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years, develop

2、ments in technology have moved the dream of personal flying vehicles closer to reality. Now, two groups of inventors say such vehicles may be available very soon. Grant Stapleton from Malloy Aeronautics says the Hoverbike, which is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly, will be a truly

3、 personal flying vehicle. “It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed, ”he adds. Mr Stapleton says safety was the companys main concern when developing the Hoverbike. He says the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors(折叠旋翼)to power the v

4、ehicle. The company is testing both a one-third size model and a full-size prototype(原型)of the Hoverbike. Inventors say their Hoverbike will most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescue teams. In New Zealand, the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size prototype of its pe

5、rsonal flying bike, called Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up to 1, 000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour. Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said Jetpack“is built around safety from the start”. In his words, “Reliability is the most important p

6、art of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car. ”Jetpack uses a gasoline-powered engine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr Coker says it also has a parachute that can be used should there be an emergency. “It opens at a very low alt

7、itude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot in an emergency, ”he adds. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 主要讲述的是个人飞行工具很快就会应用于现实的情况。1. Which of the following words can best describe the Hoverbike?A. Powerful. B. Fast. C. Portable. D. Available. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。第三段提到“It can be moved across continents very quic

8、kly because it can be folded and packed, ”he adds. 可知它能很快地穿过大陆因为它能折叠和打包。2. What make(s) flying vehicles seem practical now?A. Modern technology. B. New safety rules. C. Love of cycling. D. Public concerns. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知, 科技的发展让个人飞行器变得更趋向现实。3. Who are expected to use the Hoverbike first?A.

9、People who dream of flying. B. People who really love cycling. C. People who design the bike. D. People who serve public purposes. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。第五段提到发明者说这个飞行工具更有可能首先用于警察和救援队。4. Whats the main concern the two companies share?A. Safety. B. Speed. C. Size. D. Design. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。第四段中Stapleton说在开发Hover

10、bike时, 安全是他们公司主要关心的事情, 以及倒数第三段中Peter说他们公司会把安全建造放在飞行器的结构中, 与一级赛车一样。据此可知安全性是两家公司都关心的。B体裁议论文话题竞争词数304In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that

11、 it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In th

12、eir single-minded pursuit(追求)of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they str

13、ongly blame competition. Among those who are against competition are young people who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By

14、not trying, they always have an excuse, “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try. ”What is not usually admitted by them is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the sam

15、e as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear can we discover a

16、new meaning in competition. 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了关于竞争的两种错误观点。一种高度评价竞争, 另一种认为竞争不利于形成和谐的人际关系。5. What is the best title of this passage?A. Competition! Why Friends Turn into EnemiesB. Competition! What Self-respect Depends onC. New Meaning Found in CompetitionD. Two Mistaken Beliefs about Competition【解析】选D。主旨大

17、意题。由第一段和最后一段可知, 本文主要讲述了关于竞争的两种错误看法。6. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由第一段Some value it highly, believing that it is respo

18、nsible for social progress and prosperity. 可知, 有些人赞同竞争, 因为它能推动社会的发展。7. The true competitors and those with a desire to fail both believe_. A. ones self-worth comes from how well he performs in comparison with othersB. ones dream can be achieved if he has mastered good communication skillsC. ones fai

19、lure happens when he is suffering from emotional problemsD. ones success is based on how hard he has tried【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. 可知, 两者都认为一个人的价值来自于和他人竞争。8. Which of the following will

20、the author probably agree with?A. One should treat competition as a life-and-death affair. B. One should make every effort to avoid competition. C. One should get rid of the fear of failure in competition. D. One should be given rewards after competing with others. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一句Only as this ba

21、sic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear can we discover a new meaning in competition. 可知, 只有当我们不再害怕在竞争中失败时, 我们才真正理解了竞争的含义。. 阅读填句体裁记叙文话题总统新居词数225President Obama and his family will move into an 8, 200-square-foot(790 sqm), red-brick home about two miles(3. 2 km)from his current address aft

22、er he leaves office in January. The Obama family still own a home in Chicago. 1Because his 14-year-old daughter, Sasha, will not graduate from the Sidwell Friends School until 2018. 2The president will count French ambassador Gerard Araud, the embassy of Oman and the European Union ambassador to the

23、 US as his new neighbours. Bart Gordon, a former Democratic congressman from Tennessee, also lives next door to the soon-to-be Obama residence. “I think its a brilliant stroke for them to move here, theyre surrounded by a lot of people who are still politically active, ”said Susan Harreld, a Kaloram

24、a resident who lives nearby. “Its a very family-oriented neighbourhood, which is great for Sasha, but also a very private neighbourhood. 3”Though the neighbourhood values privacy, Mrs Harreld said residents remain on a first-name basis. Mr Obama will rent the home, which is unoccupied, from Joe Lock

25、hart, a former press secretary and senior adviser to Bill Clinton. 4Because he became the vice president of communications for the National Football League. 5Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, Warren Harding, Franklin D Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover also called Kalorama home at different points in

26、their lives. A. We hope theyll take part in the community. B. The residents here are active in the areas historical preservation. C. But Mr Obama will not be the first president to reside in the prominent community. D. Mr Lockhart and his wife, Giovanna Gray Lockhart, moved to New York City. E. Mr O

27、bamas new home, which is valued around $6 million, is near Embassy Row in the Kalorama section of the district. F. Though the neighbourhood values privacy, Mrs Harreld said residents remain on a first-name basis. G. However, the president has said he would remain in Washington. 【文章大意】在卸任后, 奥巴马及其家人将搬

28、到一幢8 200平方英尺(约合790平方米)的公馆里, 新家由红砖建造, 距白宫约2英里(约合3. 2千米)。1. 【解析】选G。根据下文中出现的“直到2018年他的14岁大的女儿Sasha才从西德维尔友谊中学毕业”可知, 奥巴马总统将继续待在华盛顿, 故G项正确。2. 【解析】选E。E项“奥巴马的新家价值高达600万美元, 位于该区的科络拉玛的使馆区附近”, 这与下文描述的“奥巴马总统先生选择邻居”的内容相一致。3. 【解析】选A。本段主要涉及居民苏珊哈罗德所说的内容推测出她是非常希望奥巴马总统搬到这里的。4. 【解析】选D。根据下文的Because he became the vice p

29、resident. . . 可知, 洛克哈特和他的妻子乔瓦娜格雷洛克哈特一起搬到了纽约, 因为他在那里担任美国国家橄榄球联盟通信副总裁。5. 【解析】选C。根据下文列举的许多美国总统都曾在科络拉玛居住可推测出, 前文表示“奥巴马并不是首位住在这个著名街区里的美国总统”。. 短文改错Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling Web language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed with English letters. The

30、other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web language. Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it does no good help people communicate, nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, itll make Chinese more standard and pure, finally ruining our

31、mother tongue. However, 60% of our class is fond of it. They think it is simple, convenience and helpful in expressing them. Whats more, it may make the language more interesting. Personal, its not a good habit to use the Web language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misundersto

32、od. 答案：Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of with language calling Web language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed with calledEnglish letters. The other day our class had a discussion about if we whethershould welcome the Web language. Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it does no good help people com