辽宁省营口市2014高考英语二轮 阅读理解、完形填空精品训练（16）

1、营口市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空二轮精品训练（16）含答案 It's almost time to head back to school, and well, it' s never too early to start shopping for those school suppliesIf you have some extra cash left over after shopping for backpacks and number two pencils, then treat your kid to some cool electronics you ca

2、n borrow from them laterAcer Aspire One: Netbooks are great for many reasonsParents will love them because theyre extremely affordable and light compared to the average laptopThey' re also ideal for students who don' t quite need a computer but want one to do research, check email, or just s

3、urf the WebYou can find a black or white version for the low price of $ 99Fuji Fine Pix Z20fd: This sub - $ 200 digital camera is the perfect thing for any high school studentAvailable in five eye -catching colors, the Fine Pix Z20fd is a 10 - megapixel （兆像素） cameraMedia kids will appreciate the cam

4、era? s blog and auction mode that lets users transfer pictures between cameras, as well as the "one touch" movie recording option that allows them to edit movies before sharing them onlineThis is certainly an affordable camera for photo - lovers of any age Mimobot: USB flash drives are all

5、 pretty much the same, but if you want to treat your teen to a hip flash drive, check out MomobotcornEach drive is packed with cool wallpaper, digital magazines, and so onYou can find them in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities （容量） at the price of $35- $100Samsung S2: Regardless of what your teen may

6、tell you, there are other music players out there packed with plenty of great featuresSamsung' s S2 MP3 player is nice enough to wear around the neck and small enough to take to the gymIt is available in five colors （red, black, white, purple, and green） , comes in capacities of 1GB or 2GB, and

7、is available for the low price of $40 or less49What is probably the best tide for the passage?AGift Ideas for High School StudentsBNew Products for TeachersCBest Choices for ParentsDRare Gifts for Teenagers50Which of the following pictures is a model of Acer Aspire One?51According to the passage, wh

8、ich of the following is the most expensive?AFuji Fine Pix Z20fd BAcer Aspire OneCMimobot DSamsung S252The passage is probably taken from a _Areport Bscience book Ctextbook Dnewspaper*结束 Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before

9、 she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinatingShe did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the mealsIf someone had asked Cinderella, “Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?” she probably would have answered, “Why, none, of courseHousework is my duty!&q

10、uot; In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household workTwo of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishesIroning clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handle

11、d individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which-requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams （线缝） ,you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possibleIf you do not follow these directions carefully, it might be

12、come wrinkled （有皱纹的） and you have to start overPerhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to doIt calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to endAnother household job that many people dislike is washing dishesOf course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem bec

13、ause we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher dont come out as clean as they do when washed by handFor this reason, many of us continues to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing itClean

14、ing dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry themIn addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every dayI don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people

15、 hate it as much as I do53Why do most people hate to do clothes - ironing?ABecause it has to be done by one personBBecause it must be handled skillfullyCBecause it involves careful planning DBecause it is time - consuming54To avoid ironing the clothes over again, one should _Aknow how to iron certai

16、n clothes material Bspare no care through all the proceduresCfind some proper hangers for the ironed Dpay special attention to the seams55Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing because _Ahand - washed dishes are cleanerBwashing dishes by hand is cheaperCdishwashers are no

17、t so easily handledDsome dishes cannot be machine washed56In which way is ironing different from dishwashing?AIt is not a daily routineBIt demands less careCIt requires patienceDIt is not laborious*结束 Over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which brought about a world revolution

18、If we enjoy a high standard of living in modem society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopherIf we enjoy driving in beautiful cars, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who made it all possibleWhat

19、 was Adam Smiths contribution? Like so many ideas which have surprising effects, his was a simple oneHe watched workers practicing their craft（工艺） of pi11 makingOne man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cut off a suitable length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine itSmith dr

20、ew attention to the advantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workersLet one be responsible for preparing the metalAnother for stretching and cuttingAnother for shapingAnother for finishingHe described the technique as the Division of Labor; in this way work

21、ers repeat the same actions again and againSmith made the world believe that specialization could solve the problem of poverty and wantWhat was the result? The Industrial RevolutionProductivity was greatly increasedFor Britain, where the revolution started, there was a prosperity which made it the r

22、ichest country in the nineteenth centuryBritish trains and railway lines spread out like a spiders web across the world British ships were used to carry the new goods from one comer of the world to anotherThe revolution is not overIt is still with us, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon （现象） Everyw

23、here, factories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous productionWhat were called mass - production lines yesterday are called robotic productions todayThe pace of change is increasingAnd if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have also brought us a litt

24、le misery in overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment57What would be the best tide for the text?AThe Causes of Industrial RevolutionBAdam Smith, the Economist and PhilosopherCThe Industrial Revolution and Its SignificanceDThe Theory of Division of Labor and Its Significance58We

25、should be grateful to Adam Smith because _Ahis ideas made it possible for people to improve their lives?Bhe invented a more efficient way of pin makingChe brought to people a high standard of livingDhe started the industrial revolution59Which of the following is true according to the text?AThe Divis

26、ion of Labor makes work more interestingBAdam Smith insisted that each worker be better paidCSpecialization could solve the problem of unemploymentDAdam Smith put forward the idea of the Division of Labor60We can learn from the text that the Industrial Revolution .Aled to Adam Smiths idea of special

27、izationBwas finished in the nineteenth centuryCalso has its side effects in societyDput an end to poverty in the world参考答案*结束完形填空To Be Lucky，Be PreparedI remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.I was on the wrestling team.Now，if theres one thing I can tell you about a

28、ny sports，it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 1 .There are only two people out on the mat，so you cannot 2 it on your teammates or your coach.And guess what？There is no 3 because we do the whole thing indoors，so you cant say，“It was raining.” or “It was snowing.” It makes 4

29、to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.On our team were two world champions：one of them had been world champion five times.We 5 had five people who were national champions.One of them was a guy 6 the name of John.John had never been 7 in my high school wrestling competition that I could r

30、emember， 8 he was a national champion.There was nobody locally who could touch him.One day，we 9 a match with our biggest opponent(对手)John went out on the mat，and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 10 .He rolled over，and his opponent 11 him halfway through his

31、roll.He was pinned 12 ！The match was over.I remember on the bus on the way home，one of our teammates tried to 13 John by saying，“Oh，he just got lucky.” And John said，“Thats so stupid.The opportunity presented itself， 14 he exploited it.”We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room，that the co

32、ach had 15 there.“Luck is what happens when opportunity 16 preparation.”Johns opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity.The probability of 17 John was not strong，and he knew it.But he paid attention to the 18 opportunity to present itself，and he defeated and pinned a five­time national

33、champion.In other words，the real 19 is Be Prepared.Its not just finding the opportunity；you have to be prepared to 20 it.1A.luckBriskCdifficultyDopportunity2A.accuseBblameCdoubtDkeep3A.stressBinjuryCweatherDstandard4A.judgementBprogressCsenseDway5A.also BevenConlyDonce6A.underBforCinDby7A.hurtBchose

34、nCtrainedDdefeated8A.althoughBbecauseCunlessDuntil9A.went forBwaited forCfought forDplayed for10A.signBstepCtaskDmove11A.fixedBthrewCcaughtDcarried12A.accidentallyBfortunatelyCunfairlyDinstantly13A.calmBcomfortCconvinceDforgive14A.soBorCandDbut15A.setBputCleftDused16A.meetsBsuitsCgetsDfits17A.striki

35、ngBbeatingCknockingDcontrolling18A.equalBexactCrestDright19A.messageBpassageCdecisionDsuggestion20A.receiveBfollowCseizeDsave参考答案1A2B3C4C5A6D7D8B9A10D11C12D13B14C15B16A17B18D19A20C*结束 高考预练第一节 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1. The question occurred to me _ we should go to get the car repaired. We were in the forest at that time. A. when B. where C. which D. that2. It was _I met him in Beijing. A. two years since B. two years ago that C. for two years since D. since two years ago3 Hi,Li