2011年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第12天
I完形填空(30分)
OnaFriday1,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwas2,andmanypeople3andputsomemoneyintothe4oftheyoungman.
Thenextnight,theyoungartisttookoutalargepieceof5andlaiditontheground.Thenhebegan6.Themusicsoundedmorepleasant.Somepeoplegatheredandtheyfoundthe7onthatpaper.“Lastnight,agentlemanputa(n)8thingintomyhat.Pleasecometogetitback.”Whenthepeoplesawthat,theyfeltverycuriousandbeganto9whatitcouldbe.Afterabouthalfanhour,aman10thereinahurryandsaid,“Itcan’tbetrue!You...you...”
Theyoungviolinistasked,“Didyou11something?”
“Lottery(彩票).”themananswered12.
Theviolinisttookoutalotteryticket.“Isit?”heasked.Themanwastoo13tosayaword...GeorgeSang14alotteryticketafewdaysago.Theawards(奖)openedyesterdayandhewon$500,000.Soluckyandexciteddidhefeelthathe1550dollarsandputitinthehatwhenhearingthemusic.However,thelotteryticketwasalsothrownintothehatwithoutbeingnoticed.Theviolinistfoundthelotteryticket.Thinkingthattheownerwould16tolookforit,hecamebacktowherehewasgiventhelotteryticket.
Someoneaskedtheviolinist17hereturnedthelotterytickettotheman.Hesaid,“18Idon’thavemuch19,Ilivehappily;butifIlose20Iwon’tbehappyforever.”
1.A.morningB.afternoonC.noonD.night
2.A.quietB.beautifulC.familiarD.exciting
3.A.sloweddownB.speededupC.passedbyD.wentaway
4.A.walletB.bagC.hatD.box
5.A.paperB.glassC.plasticD.cloth
6.A.workingB.waitingC.singingD.playing
7.A.poemsB.articlesC.wordsD.texts
8.A.importantB.fantasticC.dangerousD.interesting
9.A.argueB.careC.expectD.guess
10.A.cameB.rushedC.walkedD.left
11.A.getB.findC.forgetD.lose
12.A.quicklyB.anxiouslyC.seriouslyD.carefully
13.A.confusedB.anxiouslyC.excitedD.surprised
14.A.boughtB.madeC.foundD.sold
15.A.handedoutB.tookoutC.huntedforD.pickedup
16.A.forgetB.rememberC.returnD.pickedup
17.A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how
18.A.IfB.WhileC.BecauseD.Although
19.A.moneyB.foodC.timeD.luck
20.A.friendshipB.hopeC.loveD.honesty
II阅读理解(10分)
A
Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddecline(下降)whentheyreachmiddleage.
Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.
“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.
“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”
Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.“Thisgender(性)differencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80,focusingonhealthypersonstoremove(消除)theconfusinginfluenceofdisease.“Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,”saidGoldspink.
Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregular(规律的)exercise.Goldspinkstressed(强调)thatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.
21.Theunderlinedword“longevity”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto(指的是)“________”.
A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effect
22.Thetextmainlytalksabout________.
A.men’sheartcellsB.women’sageingprocess、
C.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglife
23.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat________.
A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyareborn
B.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeat
C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage
D.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage
24.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould________.
A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster
B.findoutthereasonforageing
C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthy
D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost
25.Wecanknowfromthepassage(文章)that________.
A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundout
B.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecells
C.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterloss
D.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20
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Units13~14 Healthyeating Festivals
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.Johnwas________tospendhissummerholidaysinthatmountainvillage.
A.suggestedB.advisedC.demandedD.hoped
解析:此题考查advisesb.todosth.句式的被动语态。suggest,demand和hope均不能跟
动词不定式的复合结构。
答案:B
2.Julietisoneofthewomenwhoalways________thelatestfashions.
A.makeupforB.getalongwithC.keepupwithD.putupwith
解析:makeupfor“补偿”;getalongwith“和……相处;进展”;keepupwith“跟
上;紧跟”;putupwith“忍耐,忍受”。句意是“朱丽叶是紧跟最新时尚的女人之一。”
答案:C
3.Evenafterhoursofworkhis________neverseemstogiveout.
A.energyB.forceC.powerD.fuel
解析:energy“精力;能源”;force“暴力;军力”;power“动力;权力;能力”;
fuel“燃料;油料”。题意是“即使工作几个小时后,他的精力似乎仍没用尽。”
答案:A
4.Ahurricanehitthecitylastnightandalarge________ofdamagewasdoneinaveryshort
time.
A.numberB.dealC.amountD.sum
解析:alargenumberof修饰可数名词;agreat/gooddealof或alargeamountof修饰不可
数名词;alargesumof通常指大量的钱。
答案:C
5.Iam________moneythisweek;canyoulendmesome?
A.lackofB.lackingforC.shortofD.shortfor
解析:“缺乏,缺少”常用belackingin或beshortof表达。
答案:C
6.Eatingtoomuchfatandsugarmakesyou________weightveryeasily.
A.putB.gainC.increaseD.pick
解析:gainweight或putonweight意为“增加体重”。
答案:B
7.Oftenhe________sitforhoursdoingnothingatallwhenhewasinlowspirits.
A.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.might
解析:would有时相当于usedto,表示过去的习惯动作。
答案:B
8.Thisisthetotalcostoftheholiday,________everything.
A.takinginB.bringinginC.gettinginD.callingin
解析:takein“包括”;bringin“引进;赚钱”;getin“进入”;callin“把……叫
来;召集;邀请”。
答案:A
9.Therisingcrimeratehasbecome________majorconcernof________society.
A.the;theB.a;/C./;theD.a;a
解析:concern作“关心的事或人”解时,是可数名词;society作“社会”解时,前面
不加冠词。
答案:B
10.Thetaxidriveroften________passengerstotaketheirbelongingswhentheyleavethecar.
A.watchesB.catchesC.remembersD.reminds
解析:remindsb.todosth.“提醒某人做某事”。其他三个词后均不可接动词不定式的复
合结构。
答案:D
Ⅱ.完形填空
Onefamilyagreedwiththeideathatmoneyreallycanbuyhappiness—sendthekidstosummercamp!SotheysenttheirsonJoeyawayforthereason.Hewas__1__ashappyaboutthearrangementashis__2__,forafteraboutthreeweeks,theyfinallyreceiveda__3__.Bothparentshuddledtogethertoreadit.Afteramoment,Joey’smother__4__andsaidtoherhusband,“Well,itcertainlyisJoey.”
Thecardreads:“DearMomandDad,theyare__5__everyonewritehome.Love,Joey.”
Attimes,familiesmayneedsome__6__.Theyalsoneedtogetherness—lotsofit.Andthoseofuswholiveinfamilies__7__thatourfamilyisfarfrom__8__,evenonthebestofdays.Butperfectionisnot__9__forastrongfamilylife.
Whatisrequired,accordingtofamilyexpertNickSinnett,arethreebasics.“Whenyouhaveastrong__10__life,”hesaid,“youreceivethe__11__thatyouareloved,thatyouare__12__,andthatyouareimportant.The__13__intakeofloveandaffectionandrespect...givesyouinnerresourcestodealwithlifemore__14__.”
Love,affectionand__15__—adynamictrio(三重奏)inanystrongfamily.Wherethereislovethereisaplaceof__16__andsecurity.Wherethereisaffectionthereisaplaceof__17__.Andwherethereisrespectthereisaplacewherethemindandspiritcan__18__.
Notallofusliveinfamilygroups.Butweprobablycamefromfamiliesandtherejustmaybeafamilyinourfuture.
Dr.JoyceBrothershas__19__herlifetomarriageandfamilyissues.Shesays,“Whenyoulookatyourlife,thegreatesthappinessisfamilyhappiness.”Thatcanbe__20__inanyfamilywhereyouareloved,youarecaredforandwhereyouaremadetofeelimportant.Makethisthreepartsofyourfamilylifeandyouwilltrulyfindhappiness.
1.A.clearlyB.obviouslyC.generallyD.finally
答案:B
2.A.parentsB.classmatesC.studentsD.teachers
答案:A
3.A.noteB.letterC.postcardD.message
答案:C
4.A.lookedupB.lookedawayC.lookeddownD.lookedthrough
答案:A
5.A.advisingB.suggestingC.lettingD.making
答案:D
6.A.spaceB.roomC.areaD.time
答案:A
7.A.understandB.realizeC.masterD.enjoy
答案:B
8.A.correctB.rightC.perfectD.actual
答案:C
9.A.orderedB.wantedC.demandedD.required
答案:D
10.A.schoolB.familyC.campD.everyday
答案:B
11.A.messageB.ideaC.thoughtD.ambition
答案:A
12.A.worriedaboutB.lookedafterC.caredforD.takencare
答案:C
13.A.activeB.negativeC.positiveD.passive
答案:C
14.A.successfullyB.gentlyC.easilyD.hardly
答案:A
15.A.careB.respectC.friendshipD.spirit
答案:B
16.A.dangerB.closenessC.stabilityD.safety
答案:D
17.A.coldnessB.hotnessC.warmthD.happiness
答案:C
18.A.waveB.developC.stayD.show
答案:B
19.A.attendedB.comeC.devotedD.grown
答案:C
20.A.wrongB.trueC.realD.proper
答案:B
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Youmayopenyourelectronicmailandfindinformationabouthowtobuymedicine,cheapairlinetickets,booksand,ofcourse,computersandcomputerproducts.Theremayalsobeoffersforinvestmentdeals,bankloansandspecialholidays.However,tomanycomputerusers,thisuseofelectronicspamtosellproductshasbecomeamajorproblemasitmakescomputercommunicationmoredifficult.
Manycompanieswhowanttosendagreatdealofadvertisingmightusetheservicesofa“spammer”.Aspammerisapersonorcompanythatusescomputerstosendoutmillionsofcopiesofthesamesalesinformation.Spammersfindemailaddressesfromwebsites,newsgroupsand“chatrooms”wherepeoplesendmessagestoeachother.Mostspamissentbycompanieswhoaretryingtogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Someofthesearehonestcompaniesthatoffergoodproductsorservicesatafairprice.Thesecompaniescanoffertheirproductsatacheaperpricethanyoumightfindinastore.However,muchofthespamontheInternetissentbycriminalswhoaretryingtosellproductsthatdonotexistorofferservicestheywillnotprovide.Theyareonlyinterestedinstealingyourmoney.Whenyouanswertheirspamyoufindyouareexpectedtosendthemmoneyandreceiveagift.OnecountryinAfricahasbecomefamousforthenumberofcriminalswhotryeveryknowntricktoseparatepeoplefromtheirmoney.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spam”inPara.2probablyreferto?
A.Unwantedelectronicinformationthatreachescomputerusers.
B.Computervirusthatcausescomputercommunicationdifficulties.
C.Advertisementssentoutbycompanieswhowanttoselltheirproducts.
D.Companiesthatsendoutmillionsofcopiesofthesamesalesinformation.
解析:词义猜测题。从上下文看,下文说很多公司使用spammer提供的服务在网上发
布广告。使网上交流变得困难,可见其含义是向网络用户发送的用户不需要的商业广告
信息。
答案:A
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Companieswhowanttosendagreatdealofadvertisingarereferredtoasspammers.
B.Spammersarepeoplewhocollectemailaddressesfromwebsites,newsgroupsand
“chatrooms”.
C.Eitherindividualsororganizationscanberegardedasspammersiftheysendoutspam.
D.Spammersarepeoplewhoreceivespamontheircomputers.
解析:从文中可知spammer是用电脑发布销售广告的人或公司,四个选项只有C项符
合这一概念。
答案:C
3.Whichisthepossiblesuggestionfromthewriterconcerningspam?
A.Spamisveryhelpfulinprovidingyouwithusefulinformationaboutproductsales.
B.Spamhelpscompaniestosellmoreoftheirproductssoitshouldbevaluedbypeople.
C.Spamissentoutbythosewhowanttoseparateyoufromyourmoney.
D.Lookoutforanyspamthatreachesyourcomputer.
解析:第二段提到两类spammer,一类是提供产品销售的,另一类是骗子,如果让作者
提建议,那一定是“小心为妙,多个心眼”,谨防上当。
答案:D
Units13~14 ThemysteryoftheMoonstone Zoology
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.________thestorydevelops,wegettoknowthereasonswhyhedoesn’twanttogetmarried.
A.LikeB.AsC.WhatD.That
解析:“随着故事的进展”,用as引导时间状语从句。
答案:B
2.________byherdaughter’smarriage,thewomandecidedtoprayinthetemple.
A.TroublingB.TobetroubledC.HavingtroubledD.Troubled
解析:“被女儿的婚姻所困扰”,用过去分词表示被动。
答案:D
3.“You________aboneinyourback.I’dliketosendyoutohospitalforanXray,”the
doctorsaid.
A.shouldhavehurtB.mighthurtC.mustbehurtingD.mayhavehurt
解析:“你可能伤及到了骨头”,用mayhavedone形式表示对过去事情的推测。
答案:D
4.Ifdeathoccursathome,________discoversthebodyshouldcontactthefamilydoctoratonce.
A.whoeverB.whoC.anyoneD.thosewho
解析:whoever引出一个主语从句,此时whoever相当于anyonewho。
答案:A
5.Hehadmovedtheboxoftreasuretohisbedroom________hethoughtitwouldbemuchsafer.
A.whichB.whereC.whenD.that
解析:where引导定语从句。
答案:B
6.Foryearspeoplethoughthewasarichbusinessman,butit________thathewasaskilledthief.
A.madeoutB.turnedoutC.pickedoutD.gaveout
解析:itturnedoutthat...是固定句式,意为“后来被证明……”。
答案:B
7.Asamatteroffact,dogshaveabetter________ofsmellthanhumans.
A.wayB.senseC.formD.account
解析:senseofsmell“嗅觉”。
答案:B
8.Asisoftenthecase,peopletend________fatastheygrowolder.
A.togetB.togettingC.gettingD.forgetting
解析:tendtodosth.意为“往往会做某事;倾向于做某事”。
答案:A
9.Thebeesalllookthesametome.Howdoyou________themapart?
A.divideB.separateC.tellD.judge
解析:tell...apart是短语,意为“把……区别开;把……辨别开”。
答案:C
10.________theseexperimentsareinterestinganduseful,theymaynotalwaystellusmuchabouthowchimpanzeesthink.
A.SinceB.OnceC.WhileD.Unless
解析:While此处作“虽然;尽管”解,引导让步状语从句。
答案:C
Ⅱ.完形填空
Whilewewererelieved(松口气)thatalltheAPexamsandfinalswereoutoftheway,thebusy10thgradeschoolyearcametoanend.
MybrotherandIhadalwayswantedto__1__somekindofmedicalresearch.__2__morefreetimeduringthesummer,wedecidedtotakeuparesearchprogramattheUniversityofWisconsin.Wesentlotsofemailstoprofessorswhomight__3__usasassistants.Iespeciallytookgoodnoticeofprofessorsinthegeneticsdepartment,__4__geneticshasalwaysbeenmyfavorite__5__inmedicine.Aweeklater,Igota__6__fromDrAgerinthemicrobiologyandimmunologydepartment.__7__thefieldwasnotasinterestingasgenetics,itrepresentedanadventureforbothofus.
Wetookthefirstfewdaystogetusedtotheworking__8__.DrAgershowedusaroomfulofmiceinfectedwithmalaria(疟疾).Bothofus__9__away,fearingtobeinfected.Thenoisesmadebythemice__10__evenmoretothealreadyunpleasantatmosphere,puttingasidetheirsmell.__11__wehadtogetridofourgreatfearofmiceand__12__withthem.
DrAgeraskedustoinject(注射)somedrugintothemice’sbodiestoknockthemout.Weweren’tso__13__usingmedicalequipmentlikeneedles.Thusthemicekeptescapingfromour__14__andrunningontoourbodies,makingus__15__ourneedles.Themicewereinjectedwithantimalarialdrugsandthenbittenbymosquitoes.Thelast__16__wastodissect(解剖)themosquitoestoseethegradualchangeofthemalariaanddissectthemicetoseethe__17__ofthedrugs.
Althoughtheentire__18__ofresearchwashardandtiring,we__19__goodknowledgethatpavedgroundforour__20__researchinmedicalfields.
1.A.presentB.recordC.startD.share
答案:C
2.A.WithB.InC.ForD.From
答案:A
3.A.treatB.takeC.hireD.regard
答案:B
4.A.onceB.thoughC.whenD.since
答案:D
5.A.fieldB.projectC.researchD.experiment
答案:A
6.A.messageB.suggestionC.positionD.reply
答案:D
7.A.NowthatB.AslongasC.EventhoughD.Incase
答案:C
8.A.phenomenonB.environmentC.methodD.requirement
答案:B
9.A.backedB.movedC.ranD.kept
答案:A
10.A.addedB.providedC.contributedD.attached
答案:A
11.A.InsteadB.BesidesC.SoD.Yet
答案:D
12.A.helpB.workC.stayD.train
答案:B
13.A.familiarB.confidentC.nervousD.patient
答案:A
14.A.roomB.sightC.handsD.needles
答案:C
15.A.seizeB.pressC.dropD.break
答案:C
16.A.problemB.decisionC.practiceD.step
答案:D
17.A.qualityB.powerC.valueD.effect
答案:D
18.A.progressB.scheduleC.processD.result
答案:C
19.A.hadB.gainedC.revisedD.needed
答案:B
20.A.variousB.futureC.regularD.major
答案:B
Ⅲ.阅读理解
ShundagarhisavillageonIndia’seastfacingcoast.Itisavillageofsimplemudandgrasshousesbuiltonthebeachjustabovethewaterline.TheKhadraHillsriseimmediatelybehindthevillage,toaheightofonehundredandfiftymeters.Asimple,goodheartedoldman,whosenamewasJalpur,farmedtwosmallfieldsontheveryedgeofthesehills.Fromhisfieldshecouldseethefishingboatsthattravelledupanddownthecoast.Hecouldseethechildrenplayingonthesands;theirmotherswashingclothesontheflatstoneswheretheShivaRiverflowedintothesea;andtheirfatherslandingthelatestcatchorrepairingnetsandtellingstoriesthathadnoend.
AllJalpurownedintheworldweretheclothesheworedayinanddayout,themiserablehut(小屋)thathesleptinatnight,afewtoolsandcookingpots—andhisfields.Thecornthathegrewwasallthatmadelifepossible.Iftheweatherwaskindandtheharvestwasgood,Jalpurcouldlivehappilyenough—notwell,buthappily.Whenthesunwasfierce,andtherewaslittleornorain,thenhecameclosetothelinebetweenlifeanddeath.
Lastyeartheweatherhadbeensokind,andtheharvestpromisedtobesogood,thatJalpurhadbeenwonderingwhetherhecouldsellallthathehadandlivewithhissonfartherupthecoast.Hehadbeenthinkingaboutdoingthisforsomeyears.Itwashisdearestwishtospendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife.Buthewouldgoonlyifhecouldgive;hewouldnotgoifitmeanttakingfoodoutofthemouthsofhisgrandchildren.Hewouldratherdiehungrythandothis.
OnthedaywhenJalpurdecidedthathewouldharvesthiscorn,sellit,andmoveupthecoast,helookedouttoseaandsawahugewave,severalkilometersout,advancingonthecoastandonthevillageofShundagarh.WithintenminuteseveryoneinShundagarhwouldbedrowned.Jalpurwouldhaveshouted,butthepeopleweretoofarawaytohear.Hewouldhaverundownthehill,buthewastoooldtorun.HewaspreparedtodoanythingtosavethepeopleofShundagarh,sohedidtheonlythingthathecoulddo:hesetfiretohiscorn.Inamatterofsecondstheflameswererisinghighandsmokewasrisinghigher.WithinaminutethepeopleofShundagarhwereracingupthehilltoseewhathadhappened.There,inthemiddleofhisblackenedcornfield,theyfoundJalpur;andtheretheyburiedhim.
Onhisgrave,theywrotethewords:HereliesJalpur,amanwhogave,living;amanwhodied,giving.
1.WhichofthefollowingcouldJalpurNOTseefromhisfields?
A.Motherswashingclothes.
B.Fatherstakingtheircorntothemarket.
C.Fishingboatstravelingonthesea.
D.Childrenplayingonthesands.
解析:细节题。从文章第一段可知。
答案:B
2.Whydidn’tJalpurlivewell?
A.Hedidn’tworkhard.
B.Hehadtoomanychildrentofeed.
C.Heonlydependedongoodweatherandharvestforsurvival.
D.Thevillagerskepttakinghiscorn.
解析:细节题。从第二段倒数第二句话可知。
答案:C
3.Jalpur’sdearestwishwasto________.
A.moveawayfromhisson
B.takeavacationupthecoast
C.makeagreatdealofmoneyinordertoliveaneasylife
D.spendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife
解析:细节题。从第三段第五行可知。
答案:D
4.WhatdidJalpurdowhenhesawthehugewave?
A.HesethiscornonfiresothepeopleofShundagarhwouldleavethebeach.
B.Hescreamedloudlytogetthevillagers’attention.
C.Herandownthehilltotellthepeople.
D.Hestoodstill,notknowingwhattodo.
解析:细节题。从第四段前九行可知A项为正确答案。
答案:A
5.ThevillagerswerethankfultoJalpurbecausehehad________.
A.givenhislifeinordertosavetheirs
B.savedtheirvillagefrombeingdrownedbythewave
C.giventhemmanythingsduringhislife
D.giventhemhiscorninordertosavethemfromhunger
解析:从故事结尾“他死了,村民们埋葬他”可知A正确。
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