人教版高考英语限时训练2

高考英语限时训练（2）一、完形填空Fifteenyearsspentinthefieldofeducationhasprovidedmewithmanytreasuredmoments．Oneofthemostunforgettable1whenIwasteachingsecond210yearsago.InMay,Idecidedtoplansomethingspecialforthechildren:aMotherDaytea．Wehadputourheadstogetherto3ideasofhowto4ourmothers．WepracticedsingingsongsanddecidedholdourteatheFridaybeforeMotherDay．Iwassurprisedand5tolearnthateverymotherwasplanningtoattend．I6invitedmyownmother．Finally,thebigdayarrived．Eachchild7upatourclassroomdoor,expectingthearrivalofhisorhermom．8itgotclosertothestartingtime,IlookedaroundandmyeyesquicklyfoundJimmy．Hismotherhadn’tshownupandhewaslooking9.ItookmymotherbythehandandwalkedovertoJimmy,“Jimmy,”Isaid,“IhavesomeproblemshereandIwas10ifyoucouldkeepmymother11whileI’mbusy.”MymomandJimmysatatatable．Jimmy12mymomhertreats,andpresentedherwiththegiftIhadmade,justaswehad13thedaybefore．WheneverIlookedover,mymotherandwereindeep14.Now10yearslater,Iworkwithstudentsofallyear,Itookaseniorclassonafieldtrip,andtherewasJimmy．Ihadthestudentscompleteanoutlineofthe15．ThenIcollectedtheirbooklets(小册子)andcheckedthemtoseeif16wasIcame17hehadwritten“RememberourMother’sDayteawehadinsecondgrade,Ido!Thanksforallyoudidforme,andthankyourmother,ItoldhimIreallyenjoyedwhathehadwritten．Helookedratherembarrassedand18hisownthanksandwalkedheranbackandgavemeabigoneevenmymotherdidn’t19it.”Iendedmyworkdaywithahugfromateenageboywhohad20stoppedhuggingteachersyearsago.1．A．lasted B．happened C．experienced D．described2．A．school B．class C．grade D．lesson3．A．payattentiontoB．lookforwardtoC．getonwith D．comeup4．A．love B．please C．respect D．admire5．A．astonished B．worried C．happy D．interested6．A．even B．ever C．still D．once7．A．followed B．held C．kept D．lined8．A．As B．Although C．While D．Because9．A．wild B．curious C．strange D．disappointed10．A．considering B．wondering C．asking D．doubting11．A．connection B．care C．company D．concern12．A．servedB．suppliedC．providedD．applied13．A．taughtB．studiedC．practicedD．told14．A．mindB．thoughtC．agreementD．conversation15．A．feelingB．behaviorC．eventD．action16．A．somethingB．everythingC．anythingD．nothing17．A．byB．toC．onD．over18．A．announcedB．deliveredC．statedD．whispered19．A．makeB．getC．doD．take20．A．probablyB．exactlyC．rarelyD．eagerly二、阅读理解AMyfatherhadreturnedfromhisbusinessvisittoLondonwhenIcamein,ratherlate,tosupper．Icouldtellatoncethatheandmymotherhadbeendiscussingsomething．Inthathalf-playful,half-seriouswayIknewsowell,hesaid,“HowwouldyouliketogotoEton?”“Youbet,”Icriedquicklycatchingthejoke．Everyoneknewitwasthemostexpensive,themostfamousofhadtobeenteredatbirth,ifnotevenat12or13,Iunderstoodmyfather．Hedislikedanyformofshowingoff．Healwaysknewhisproperstationinlife,whichwasinthemiddleofthemiddleclass,ourhousewasmedium-sized;hehadavoidedjoiningRoyalLiverpoolGolfClubandwenttoasmalleroneinstead;thoughoncehehadgotasecond-handRolls-Royceataremarkablylowprice,hefeltembarrasseddrivingit,andquicklychangeditforanAustin1100.Thiscouldonlybehisdelightfulwayoftellingmethatthewholeboardingschoolideawastobedropped．Alas!Ishouldalsohaverememberedthathehadalikingforbeingdifferentfromeveryoneelse,ifitdidnotconflict（冲突）withhisfearofdrawingattentiontohimself.ItseemedthathehadhappenedtobetalkingtoGrahamBrownoftheLondonoffice,averynicefellow,andGrahamhadafriendwhohadjustenteredhisboyattheschool,andwhilehewasinthatpartoftheworldhethoughthemightjustaswellphonethem．Iremembermyeyesstinging（刺痛）andhandsshakingwiththepuzzlementofmyfeelings．Therewasexcitement,attheheartofgreatsadness.“Oh,hedoesn'twanttogoaway,”saidmymother,“Youshouldn'tgoonlikethis.” “It'suptohim,”saidmyfather．“Hecanmakeuphisownmind.”Thehousethewriter'sfamilylivedinwas .thebesttheycouldafford B．rightfortheirsocialpositionC.forshowingoff D．rathersmallHisfathersoldhisRoils-Roycebecause .itmadehimfeeluneasy B．itwastoooldtoworkwellC．itwastooexpensivetopossess D．itwastoo23．Whatwasthewriter'sreactiontotheideaofgoingtoEton?A．Hewasveryunhappy. B．Hedidn'tbelieveit.C．Hewasdelighted. D．Hehadmixedfeelings.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat .ChildrenwhocangotoEtonareveryfamousChildrencangotoEtoniftheywillItisverydifficultforachildtogetadmittedbyEtonChildrendon'thavetherighttodecidewhethertheywillgotoEtonBTheMuseumofChildhoodisspreadover4floors,withthefirstflooractinglikeabalconyaroundtheedgeofthebuilding,soyoucanlookdownoverthegroundfloorcentralhallwiththeshop,informationdeskandBenugoCafé.TheMuseumChildhoodishousedinalargeVictorianbuildingineasthasbeenonthissince1872．Ithasundergonerefurbishment翻修)andreopenedin2006andanelevatornowmakesallfloorsaccessible.Thisisnotaquietplaceandchildrenareallowedtohavefunhere．Childsafetyisextremelyimportantandamemberofstaffremainsbythefrontdooratalltimes．Also,notethe“CodeofBehavior”notices,whichinclude:childrenunder12mustbesupervisedbyanadult;noeatinginthegalleriesandnorunning.Toyexhibitionsareinglasscasesandthereareplentyoflow-levelexhibitsforyoungerchildrentosee．Theglasscaseshavelots ofthought-inspiringquestionsonthemtoencouragediscussionadultsandchildren．Whenyouorthechildrenneedsomequiettime,therearesofasateitherendofthesecondfloorwithreadingbooksavailable.Pros:ManyfreeactivitiesforkidsCons:CanbetoowarminsideVisitDuration:1.5hoursOpeningHours:10:00a.m.—5:45p.m.ThemuseumisclosedonDecember25and26andJanuary1everyyear.IntheMuseumofChildhood, .peoplecanreachanyfloorbyelevator B．therearesofasateitherendofthefirstfloorC．thereareexhibitsonthemuseumhistory D．theinformationdeskcanbefoundoneachTheMuseumofChildhoodmaybeattractiveto .parentswhoonlyhavechildrenunder12 B．childrenwhoarefondoftoyexhibitsCparentsandchildrenwhoneedquiettime DkidswholikeplayinggameswiththeirWhatisthedisadvantageofthemuseum?low-levelexhibitsaretooboring B．ChildrenmayfeelslightlyhotinitC．Parentshavetostaywiththeirkids D．Nostaffmembersattendtothe28．Whatinformationcanwegetaboutthemuseum?A．Alltheactivitiesforchildrenarefree. museumislocatedinwestC．ThemuseumisunavailableonChristmasDay．D．Childrenareallowedtoenterafter5:30.CLionsareopportunists．Theyprefertoeatwithouthavingtodotoomuchwork．Whenrestingintheshade,theyarealsowatchingtheskytoseewhatisflyingby,andeven intheheatofthedaytheywillsuddenlystartupandrunamileacrosstheplainstofindoutwhatisgoingon．Ifanotheranimalhasmadeakill,theywilldriveitoffandtakethekillforthemselves．Agrownlioncaneasilyeat60poundsofatasinglefeeding．Oftentheyeatuntilitseemspainfulforthemtoliedown.Thelionesses,beingthinnerandfaster,arebetterhuntersthanthemales．Butthemalesdon’tmind．Afterthekilltheymoveinandtaketherestshare．Mostkillsaremadeatnightorjustbeforedaybreak．Wehaveseenmany,manydaytimeattemptsbutonlytenkills．Roughly,it’sabouttwentydaytimeattemptsforonekill.Whenlionsarehidingforanattackbyawaterhole,theywaitpatientlyandcanchargeatanysecond．Thekillistheexcitingmomentintheday-to-daylifeofthelion,sincethesegreatanimalsspendmostoftheirtime,about20hoursaday,sleepingandresting.Lionsaresocialcats,andwhentheyarehavingarest,theylovetotoucheachother．Afterdrinkingatawaterhole,alionrestsherheadonanother’sback．Whenwalking,younglionsoftentouchfaceswitholderones,anactofclosetiesamongmembersofthegroup.Bydescribinglionsas“opportunists”inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeanstosaythatlions .A．arecruelanimals B．arecleveranimalsC．liketotakeadvantageofotheranimals D．liketotakeeverychanceto30．Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Lionsmakemostkillsinthedaytime.B．MalescaremoreabouteatingthanactivekillingC．LionsarecuriousaboutthingshappeningaroundthemD．Itdoesn’ttakelionstoomuchtimetomakeakillHowcanweknowthatlionsaresocialanimals?A．Theydependoneachother B．TheylookaftereachotherwellC．Theyreadilysharewhattheyhave D．Theyenjoyeachother’scompany32．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．PowerfulLions B．LionsatWorkandPlayC．Lions---SocialCats D．Lions----SkilledDThecampaignisoveThecelebrationshaveendedAndtheworkforthenewly-electedUSBarackObanahasbegan.The47-year-oldpoliticianrosetothehighestpostbecauseofhisattitudeagainstthewarinIraqandhisplanstofixanawfuleconomButwhatwillthefirstAfrican-AmericanpresidentdoforraceAUSpoll(民意调查)foundthattwothirdsofAmericansbelievethatunderleadershiprelationsbetweenblacksandwhites “willcertainlybeworkedout”．Thisisthemosthopefulresponsesincethequestionwasfirstaskedin1963.However,itisstilltooearlytotellwhetherObamapresidencywillbeableto solvemanyofsocialproblemsfacinglow-incomeblackcommunities.Althoughblacksmakeuponly13percentoftheUSpopulation,55percentofallprisonersareAfrican-American．SuchnumberscanbeblamedonanynumberoffactorsonAmerica’sracistpast,afailureofgovernmentpolicyandthecollapseofthefamilyunitinblackcommunities.ItisunlikelythatObamawillbeabletochangesuchtrendsovernight.IntheopinionofblackBritishpoliticianTrevorPhillips,Obama’srisewillcontributemoretomulticulturalismthantoracerelationsintheUS.“WhentheG8meets,thefourmostimportantpeopleintheroomwillbethepresidentofChina,theprimeministerofIndia,theprimeministerofJapanandBarackObama.”HetoldTheTimesnewspaper．“Itwillbethefirsttimewe’veseenthatonourtelevisionscreens．Thatwillbeahugepsychologicalshiftforboththewhitepeopleandthecoloredonesintheworld.”Thepassagemainlytalksabouttheinfluenceon thatObamamaybringtotheA．economy B．racerelations C．nationalchange D．psychologyTheresultofthepollsuggests .A．ablackpresidentcandobetterthanthewhiteonesB．twothirdsofAmericanssupportObamaintheelectionC．intheUSA,blacksandwhiteshavebeenfightingsince1963D．mostAmericanshavemuchconfidenceinObamaThefactorsthatresultin55percentAfrican-Americanprisonersarethefollowingexcept .A．lowincome B．America’sracistC．brokenfamilyunit D．disadvantageousgovernmentpolicy36．WhydidTrevorsay“ThatwillbeahugepsychologicalshiftforBecausetheotherthreeleadersallsupportObama.BecauseObamaisanAfrican-Americanpresident.Becausenoneofthefourleadersiswhite.BecausetheotherthreeleadersexceptObamaarefromAsiancountries.EA10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFriday,strikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit.Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m．onacul-de-sacinthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourt,saidSgt．B．E．WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh,41,wasshotbyhisson,whowassittinginthebackseatof the man’sToyota4-Runner,said Sgt．B．E．Williamsof the Harris County Sheriff’sshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wife,wheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother.“We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigation,”Williamssaid.“ Theinformationhaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.”Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurred,saidWilliams.Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’s