【南方凤凰台】2014届高考英语二轮 限时精练三 综合过关练习(四).doc

限时精练三45分钟综合性过关小练习(四)注意事项:1. 答题前,考生务必将学校、班级、姓名写在密封线内。2. 请将选择题的答案根据老师批改需要填写在试卷第3页所附的答题栏内。一、 完形填空请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。When Alice started to cycle home from Jennys house, she wasnt nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 1, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadnt been so 2.As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly3 coldvery cold. Alices breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move4 that she didnt hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 5. Slowly, the passenger window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 6. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 7. Im afraid Im lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.” “Airport? You8 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 9 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 10 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 11 to the airport. But Im afraid theres no 12 youll get there in five minutes!”“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Dont worryIll13 in time.” The14 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 15 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 16 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 17 from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 18 just above the ground. As the car 19 into the dark sky, the big red tail lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 20, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief.()1. A. HoweverB. BesidesC. ThereforeD. Otherwise()2. A. braveB. excitedC. curiousD. stubborn()3. A. fellB. seemedC. provedD. grew()4. A. asideB. aroundC. forwardD. backward()5. A. arrived B. stoppedC. stayedD. started()6. A. gatheredB. existedC. droppedD. moved()7. A. help B. gasC. restD. water()8. A. necessarilyB. normallyC. basicallyD. certainly()9. A. if B. untilC. unlessD. as ()10. A. driveB. walkC. followD. march()11. A. addressB. signsC. noticesD. guidance()12. A. doubtB. roomC. timeD. way()13. A. have itB. get itC. make itD. finish it()14. A. door B. windowC. headlightD. wheel()15. A. passedB. rushedC. turnedD. continued ()16. A. strangeB. sensitiveC. imaginableD. horrible()17. A. developedB. appearedC. spreadD. faded()18. A. rolling B. floatingC. drawingD. flashing()19. A. pointedB. returnedC. brokeD. rose()20. A. tune B. voiceC. soundD. tone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。ASarah Outlands week-long “staycation” gave her a chance to explore her new surroundings after moving to Chicago. A day after moving to the Windy City last year, Outland, started a new job and never got a chance to explore her new surroundings. After nine months as a resident, she finally took a week off work to visit famous landmarks, museums and shopping centers that were right under her nose.If you glance through a newspaper or listen to a news broadcast recently, you may hear or spot a strange word, “staycation”. Staycation is a new word the American press is employing to describe a vacation very close to your home, or simply staying at home during your vacation. It is a combination of the words “stay” and “vacation”.According to many news reports, these staycations are achieving great popularity among American families this year. When asked about the reason for their expected staycation, respondents stated “gas prices are too high”(61 per cent), “travel in general is too expensive” (44 per cent). The high price of gas for cars and airplanes has made it very expensive for Americans to travel compared to past years. When you combine this with the weak American dollar, it all adds up to people deciding to stay close to home during their traditional summer vacations.For aggressive young Americans who are trying to balance family and work, a staycation can be a great concept. They want to enjoy their homes and the attractions in their area without the stress of packing or making reservations. They wont be paying high fuel prices either directly, at the pump, or indirectly, in airfare, other than the gas required to drive around town. Absolutely, its friendlier on the environment when locals take trips to attractions in their own area, and not everyone is game for a vacation that involves staying on a hotel compound. Few people live close enough to a real destination to make this worth their while.()21. How long after moving to Chicago did Sarah Outland take a staycation?A. A day. B. A week. C. A month. D. Nine months.()22. The author develops the second paragraph of the passage by.A. making a comparisonB. giving a definitionC. offering an analysisD. providing an example()23. Staycations are popular with American people mainly due to.A. high traveling expenses B. stress of packingC. relatively low incomeD. lack of real destinations()24. The underlined part “is game for” (in Para.4) means “”.A. is tolerant ofB. is opposed toC. is willing to tryD. is expert inBAs Apple tries to maintain its growth and success in China, the worlds largest smart-phone market is becoming even more critical. Apples shares(股份) fell sharply as the companys earnings for the holiday quarter through December disappointed investors.The sales of the iPhone, which include both the iPhone 5 and older models, came in at the low end of analysts expectations, while the companys income plan for the second quarter was below analysts forecasts, though Apple is known to give conservative(保守的) forecasts.Some analysts have said that for Apple to regain its growth, the company needs a more aggressive strategy for markets, or more specifically for China, where the market for smart phones has been expanding more rapidly than anywhere else. In China, demand is particularly great for inexpensive phones that run on Android(安卓) operating system, sold by many Chinese phone makers as well as South Koreas Samsung Electronics Co.But Apple says its already enjoying strong growth in China. “We saw big growth in iPhones,” Chief Executive Tim Cook said. He said that the company has been quickly expanding its sales channels in China, including the number of Apple stores. “This isnt nearly what we need, were not even close to that, but were making great progress,” he said.In China, a big missing piece for Apple is China Mobile Ltd., the biggest local telecom carrier that doesnt yet sell the iPhone. Earlier this month, Mr Cook met China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua in Beijing and discussed cooperation, stirring hopes that the worlds largest mobile carrier may soon start offering the iPhone.Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone that could launch as early as this year. But one possible challenge for Apple in China is that low-priced Android-based phones are getting better in terms of quality. A report from CLSA in late November showed that many smart phones sold at about 1,000 yuan($160) came with higher-resolution screens, better cameras and more powerful processors than phones at that price did a year earlier.()25. Apples shares dropped sharply because in December.A. the iPhone wasnt popular in ChinaB. its product quality was widely criticizedC. the earnings for the holiday quarter was disappointingD. the investors were not satisfied with Apples management()26. What can we learn from the passage?A. Apple tends to offer a lower sales forecast.B. China Mobile Ltd. began to team up with Apple.C. Cook is pessimistic about what Apple did in China.D. Apple didnt take measures to develop Chinese market.()27. The author uses the report from CLSA to prove .A. their prices are actually lower than a year earlierB. Apple in China has ability to deal with any problemC. low-ended Android-based phones are progressing fastD. the promotion of lower-end iPhone will face a challenge()28. The main purpose of the passage is to show the readers .A. Apples high popularity in ChinaB. the challenge Apple faces in ChinaC. the approaching failure Apple will suffer in ChinaD. Apples aggressive strategy in its market expansionCSeveral years ago, Masaru Ibuka, chairman of Sony, was at a company planning a meeting. Suddenly he had a brilliant idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone present what would happen if Sony removed the recording function and speaker and sold headphones with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was crazy. Still, Ibuka kept thinking about his idea and worked at improving it. The result, of course, turned out to be the wildly successful Sony Walkman.Good ideas often start with a seemingly silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles(烘饼) for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber into his waffle iron. Later, he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies, he was laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman insisted and went on to form his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration(受挫). When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a long while, lost in thought. Why couldnt there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his design into a class project. His business professor gave him only a C for his efforts. However, Smith was not through. He improved the idea in that class project and finally turned them into one of the first and most successful overnight mail services in the worldFedEx.We know that each of these ideas led to a very successful product or service that has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly. Children arent afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked “silly”