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高二英语小题训练(2015.5.15)完形填空 Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.“Do you practice in long stretches, an hour 1 ?”“I try to.”“Well, dont,” he said loudly. “When you grow up, 2 wont come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, 3 household tasks. 4 the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life.” When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to 5 , but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my 6 was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next 7 I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my 8 , at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. 9 my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I 10 took up piano-playing again, finding that the small 11 of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.There is an important 12 in this time you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you cant afford to waste four 13 your pencil. You must make your mental preparations 14 , and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid 15 is easier than most of us realize.I 16 I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But 17 can be expected to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous 18 on my life. 19 him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time 20 all useful hours I need.1. A. at no timeB. at a timeC. at one timeD. in no time2. A. timeB. lifeC. workD. success3. A. beyondB. amongC. beneathD. between4. A. SeparateB. SpreadC. OrganizeD. Arrange5. A. playB. restC. writeD. read6. A. excuseB. reasonC. causeD. factor7. A. timeB. morningC. weekD. day8. A. satisfactionB. disappointmentC. depressionD. astonishment9. A. ThoughB. BecauseC. WhetherD. Unless10. A. oftenB. evenC. everD. always11. A. quantitiesB. piecesC. intervalsD. ranges12. A. periodB. linkC. stageD. trick13. A. chewingB. sharpeningC. repairingD. using14. A. in mindB. in advanceC. without delayD. by chance15. A. developmentB. progressC. concentrationD. improvement16. A. admitB. confirmC. claimD. realize17. A. timeB. workC. careerD. life18. A. affectionB. influenceC. promotionD. proposal19. A. OnB. ForC. InD. To20. A. come down withB. look up toC. add up toD. break up with阅读理解 AThe past 20 years have produced great advances in technology and communications. As a result, people throughout the world have become ever more connected. It is a trend that has changed ways of life around the world.Perhaps the biggest change in this process is the effect of globalization on commerce. In an effort to build a global economy, most nations of the world have willingly accepted free trade. Free trade removes certain limits added to global commerce to make it easier for nations to exchange with one another. A further aim of this process is to aid poor nations and thus reduce poverty. Globalization has indeed increased trade throughout the world, but experts disagree about its effect on the poor.The debate about recent trends in global commerce is complex. Those who support free trade in the global market point out that competition lowers prices. Its critics argue that, without controls, such a system often harms poor nations. To some extent, both are correct. For example, Jamaica is a country which imported milk from the United States and because the imported milk was cheaper than local milk, more poor people could drink milk and improve their nutrition. At the same time, the cheaper milk put local dairy farmers out of business. In this sense, globalization caused as much harm as good.Those who support free trade in the globalization market do so for a number of reasons. Studies show that when a poor nation begins trading on the global level, it gains certain benefits. Its economy grows rapidly. Multinational companies set up factories, which provide jobs for people. Supporters claim that these reduce poverty and lessen the gap between the richest and poorest nations. They believe that the globalization trend benefits the poor.Critics of unrestricted free trade question these conclusions. Although they agree that the global market can offer growth and jobs to poor nations, they doubt that it reduces poverty. In fact, they cite (引用) studies that show that poverty has increased as a result of the global market. In addition, the gap between rich and poor nations is growing. Regardless of which side they are on, most experts believe that globalization has greatly potential to aid the poor. Both sides need to find a way to make it work.21. The growing link between the nations and people of the world is called _.A. diversityB. globalizationC. communicationD. commerce22. We can know that both sides of the debate agree that free trade _.A. has little potential to aid the poor countriesB. widens the gap between the rich and the poorC. makes it easier for nations to exchange goodsD. results in the rich countries economic collapse23. The author mentions Jamaica as an example to _.A. describe a sceneB. draw a conclusionC. introduce a topicD. support an argument24. A person who calls for increased rules in the globalization of economy is most likely to be _.A. the head of a large international companyB. a critic of free trade in the global marketC. a supporter of free trade in the global marketD. an exporter specialized in making dairy productsBNicknamed “The Cradle of Texas”, San Augustine County is full of history. It is home to the first European settlement in the state and has a number of Texas historic landmarks.The Log CabinThe Log Cabin, which houses the San Augustine County Chamber of Commerce as well as Tourism Center, is filled with information about attractions and events in the county and qualifies as an attraction itself. Inside the Log Cabin, paintings show the history of San Augustine and you will find a carving of the great Americans eagle by San Augustine woodcarver Joe Lander. Address: 611 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, TX, (936) 275-3610.Mission DoloresMission Dolores is listed in the National Register of Historic Palaces and is a state archaeological archives landmark. Mission Dolores also houses an extensive archive, consisting of 42 different rolls of microfilm with about 1, 200 pages of photocopies and 65 color slides, which can be studied in the reading room next to the visitors center. Address: Mission Dolores, 701 S. Broadway, San Augustine, TX, (936) 275-3815.Ezkiel W. Cullen HouseEzkiel W. Cullen House was an associated justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, and a member of the third Congress. His 1837 house, designed by architect Augustus Phelps, is of Greek Revival style, and contains an impressive collection of works by San Augustine artist S. Seymour Thomas. Address: 205 South Congress Street, San Augustine, TX, (936) 275-5110.Jerusalem CME ChurchThe Jerusalem Memorial CME Church is considered to be the first African American church in Texas. It was established in 1845 as the CME Church, but in 1870 it changed its name to the Jerusalem CME Church. Address: South Augustine, TX, (936) 275-5533.Every October, San Augustine holds a Sassafras Festival that has live entertainment, arts and crafts, and contests.25. San Augustine County is called “The Cradle of Texas” because _.A. it is the origin of TexasB. it has many places of interestsC. many tourists visit it every yearD. its the most developed area in Texas26. In the Log Cabin, you can find _.A. some works of artB. some cultural remainsC. lots of beautiful photosD. many ancient monuments27. You can learn about the works of S. Seymour Thomas in _.A. the Log CabinB. Mission DoloresC. Jerusalem CME ChurchD. Ezkiel W. Cullen HouseCEnvironmentalists said our planet was bound to die. Now one man says they are wrong. “Everyone knows the planet is in bad shape,” thundered a magazine article last year. “Species are being driven to die out at record rates, and the rivers are so poisonous that fish are floating on the surface, dead.”But theres growing belief that what everyone takes for granted is wrong: Things are actually getting better. A new book is about to overturn our most basic assumptions about the worlds environment. Rivers, seas, rain and the atmosphere are all getting better.The total amount of forests in the world is not declining. The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjorn Lomborg, professor of statistics at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, is an attack on the misleading claims of environmental groups, and the “bad news” culture that makes people believe everything is getting worse.Now the attacks are increasingly coming from left-wing environmentalists such as Lomborg, a former member of Greenpeace. The accusation is that, although the environment is improving, green groups with profits of hundreds of millions of pounds a year are using scare tactics (战术) to gain donations. Lomborgs book doesnt deny global warming probably the biggest environmental threat but destroys almost every other environmental claim with many official statistics.The Worldwatch Institute claims that deforestation has been accelerating over the last 30 years. Buy Lomborg says that is simply rubbish. Since the dawn of agriculture the world has lost about 20% of its forest cover, but in recent decades the forest areas depleting has come to a stop. According to UN figures, the area of forests has remained almost steady, at about 30% of total land area, since 1940s. Forests in countries such as the US, UK and Canada have actually been expanding over the past 40 years. Despite all the warnings the Amazon rainforest has only shrunk by about 15%.Nor are all our species dying out. Some campaigners claim that 50% of all species will have died out within 50 years. But other studies show only 0.08% of species are dying out each year. Conservation efforts have been successful. Whales are no longer threatened and the bald eagle is off the endangered list.Environmental groups claim that many of the improvements are the results of their campaigns. Stephen Tindale, director of Greenpeace UK, said, “There are important examples, such as acid rain and ozone, where things werent as bad as predicted, and thats because our behaviour changed.”28. What is Lomborgs main argument in The Skeptical Environmentalist?A. Our planet is in bad shape.B. The worlds environment is improving.C. Conservation efforts have been successful.D. The total amount of forests in the world is not declining.29. What is Lomborgs main accusation of environmentalists?A. They changed their behaviour toward the environment.B. They only told people bad news about the environment.C. They scared people into making donations.D. They overturned our basic assumption about the worlds environment.30. The underlined word “depleting” is closes in meaning to “_”.A. acceleratingB. limitingC. expandingD. reducing31. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Are all species dying out?B. Isnt conservation powerful? C. Is Our Planet Bound to Die?D. Arent environmentalists wrong?第四部分 任务型阅读A young person is said to have a behavior disorder when his or her behavior is noticeably different from that expected in the school or community. This can also be stated in simpler terms as a child who is not doing what adults want him to do at a particular time. Children with this disorder often seem to be behaving in different and socially unacceptable ways. Like learning disabilities, behavior disorders are hard to diagnose. There are no physical symptoms in the body that are observable or measurable. Behavior disorders are therefore identified by observing behavior patterns in the child over a period of time. If a child displays some of the following behaviors, he may be labeled with a behavior disorder: Aggression and cruelty to people and animals. Destruction of property defacing or damaging things. Little sympathy and concern for others. Takes no responsibility for behavior. Also lies, cheats and steals easily. Disregards rules and regulations. In addition to these general symptoms of a behavior disorder, there are other symptoms characteristic of more specific behavior disorders such as ADHD this is the inattentive, cant-sit-still behavior. The attention cant last long and the behavior is impulsive at times. The child also seems quite distracted and forgetful. Behavior disorders come from brain injury, child abuse, and shock, etc. There have also been indications that it could be a genetic disorder. The behavior therefore is an involuntary response to these experiences and the child should not be blamed for his behavior. Since the child has problems controlling his behavior, it stands to reason that his performance in school will be affected. A child with a behavior disorder will feel bad about himself and that low self-esteem will be further worsened by the adults around him who do not treat his condition with understanding and willingness to help. Behavior disorders are best dealt with by behavior and psychological treatments. But, as with learning disabilities, accurate diagnosis is important and this must be over a length of time. It is also important in trying to modify the behavior to be clear about what is the behavior you are expecting. Make sure it is a rational expectation. For example, expecting a three-year-old to sit quietly through a long church service may not be reasonable, or demanding that a six-year-old does extra home work after a long day of school and extra curricular activities may be stretching the childs concentration and attention too far. Since some behavior disorders result from shocking and upsetting life experiences or brain injury, treatments should include helping the child to resolve and heal emotionally from the experience. The