2013年12月20日限时练

2013 年 12 月 20 日限时练 第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 21You can trust Tom. He can always settle the matter without trouble. Aany Ba little Csome Dlittle 22Is Pro.Smith giving the speech today? It be him. He is abroad right now. Amustnt Bneednt Cwont Dcant 23Tom, can you answer my question? Er, Im very sorry, Miss Evens. I _ about something else. A. have thought B. was thinking C. will think D. had thought 24The project turned out to be very good， was more than we could expect. Awhat Bthat Cwhich Dthis 25Jeff, you look so excited today. Sure I am. I _ a good job in a big company, you know. A. offered B. will offer C. have been offered D. was offered 26The group of the aged are close companions, and many of _ have known each other for decades. A. them B. that C. whom D. what 27Please give money if possible, many children in poor areas will be able to go back to school. Aas Band Cor Dbut 28. The pop star walked out of the stage, _ her hands elegantly to her crazy fans. A. waving B. was waving C. waved D. to wave 29. I am very grateful to my high school teachers, without_ help I wouldnt be so excellent. A. whom B. them C. which D. whose 30. The citizens of Beijing are proud of _ they have done to make Beijing a beautiful city. A. that B. which C. what D. how 31Nowadays more and more people are advised to arrange for insurance that they or their family members need medical treatment. Ain order Bin need Cin case Din hope 32Thats a lovely dress. You look good in it. Really? Thank you. My aunt gave it to me for my birthday, but I dont the color. Ago in for Bcare for Cfeel about Dconcern about 33The two collectors have determined to buy the precious Egyptian vase, . Ahowever much it costs Bno matter how it costs来源:Z,xx,k.Com Chowever much does it cost Dno matter how much does it cost 34. Between the two generations, it is often their different views of life and value _causes family conflicts. A. which B. what C. who D. that 35. With their son _ a foreign college now, the parents have some financial problems now and then. A. to attend B. attending C. attended D. having attended 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A 、B、C 和 D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I cant help falling in love with him!” Or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 36 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 37 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 38 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 39 which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 40 I, consider this one of lifes 41 . We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesnt amount to craziness 42 nonsense（胡闹）. As an old saying 43 : “Dont judge a book by its cover.” We should not 44 anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is ones good character and great contribution that 45 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore wed better say 46 about Beckhams good looks. If we close our eyes, 47 in deep thought, we can find that the things that 48 us to be in truth happy, sad or moved 49 a clear meaning. If we dont go deeper and just satisfied with superficial（表面的）things, 50 we will find that we have not really gained anything 51 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and well remain ignorant 52 we realize that and make some changes. It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 53 . If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 54 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have 55 . 36Ato B on Cin Dat 37.Alearn from B learn Cknow Dknow about 38Arather than B except for Cexcept Dapart from 39Awith B in Cabout Dfor 40Anot B as well as Crather than Dbut 41Apleasures B taste Csorrow Dregrets 42Anor B and Cor Dor else 43Aspeaks B talks Ctells Dgoes 44Atake B judge Caccept Dconclude 45Amakes B causes Cbuilds Dcreate 46Amore B much Cworse Dless 47Ataking B leaving Cfalling Dgetting 48Amove B change Cdoubt Dfollow 49Alack B have Cinclude Dcover 50Ain fact B indeed Cin a while Dsooner or later 51Aso B even though Cbecause Dalthough 52Aeven if B although Cunless Dif 53Ajoy B progress Ceffort Dwork 54Acares B pains Cworries Dminds 55Acome B made Chad Dbecome 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。 20090521 3 / 6 A Everybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40% of Americans hate tipping. In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also, tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip. But according to new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serves any useful function. The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak. Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service. Tipping is better explained by culture than by the money people spend. In America, the custom came into being a long time ago. It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants, failing to tip at least 15% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers. Hairdressers can expect to get 15%20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $ 2. In Europe, tipping is less common. In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all. Only a few have really taken to tipping. According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers author, countries in which people are more social or outgoing tend to tip more. Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers. And, says, Mr. Lynn, “in America, where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. “Tipping well is a chance to show off.” 56This passage is mainly about . Adifferent kinds of tipping in different countries Bthe relationship between tipping and custom Cthe origin and present meaning of tipping Dmost American people hate tipping 57Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase “caught on”? Abeen hated Bbecome popular Cbeen stopped Dbeen permitted 58Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most? AA Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in NY. BA Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in NY. CA Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in NY. DAn American just had a wonderful dinner in a well-known restaurant in NY. 59We can infer from this passage that . Atipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselves Btipping has something to do with peoples character Ctipping in America can make service better now Dtipping is especially popular in New York B If youre training for a marathon, a proper plan for water intake （摄入） is important. Of course, theres the risk of dehydration （脱水）. But athletes now know they can also get into trouble by drinking to much. To much water intake can lower levels of sodium （钠） in the blood. The death of a 28-year-old woman following the Boston Marathon caught the attention of many runners and led to new research. Experts advise long distance runners to replace the liquids they sweat out. Their goal is to try to keep someone from not getting dehydrated by more than 2 percent of their body weight.来源:Zxxk.Com One technique for deciding how much water you need is to get the exact numbers. Runners have to weight themselves before and after a run to determine how much water theyve lost. If their weight drops by more than 2 percent, they have not drunk enough water. Hyponatremia occurs when runners drink so much water that blood salt levels drop off. A study published last year tested 488 runners who completed the Boston Marathon and found 13 percent of them had dangerously low blood salt levels. The first sign that runners may notice is slightly swelling in the hands. They cant get their rings off, and then they might feel sick. They may not remember where they are. In fact, most runners get enough salt to get back to normal levels by eating just one meal after a run. Contrary to the old advice that runners should drink as m uch as they can to prevent dehydration, the new research has shown that the body is a remarkable machine that actually tells you via thirst when you need water. 60The author of this passage is primarily concerned with . Athe signs and treatment for dehydration Bthe long distance runners who need help Chow to manage water intake during a marathon Da 28-year-old woman who died after a Boston Marathon 61Why do runners have to weigh themselves before and after a run? AThey can improve their performance in a run. BThey can learn how much salt there is in the blood. CThey can know the quantity of water theyve lost during a run. DThey can decide what kind of water they should take during a run. 62What conclusion can we draw from the passage? ATaking much salt during a run can avoid selling in the body. BEither too much or to little of water intake is harmful. CA rich meal is helpful to our performance in a run. DWe should take enough salt during a run. 63According the passage, which of the following statements is correct? AToo much water intake blood sodium levels dehydration. BToo much water intake blood salt levels hyponatremia. CNo water intake blood sodium levels hyponatremia. DNo water intake blood salt levels hyponatrenmia. C Stone Hill Mall has fewer large department stores than most malls but, instead, features more than 100 small specialty shops, while the few that are not used yet will be filled as soon as the malls owners find proprietors（业主） who fit the malls image. One thing that makes Stone Hill Mall popular was that all of the stores remain open form 9 am. until 10 pm., Monday through Friday. This favorable start has certainly been advantageous thanks to such features as its being the only shopping center in the area to provide free baby-sitting for children from two to eight years old and its offering restaurants to suit every pocket, with the possible exception of the highly budget-conscious. Furthermore, as far as movie entertainment is concerned. Stone Hill Mall tops Westgate Mall, which looked very impressive when it opened has hast year, with three separate cinemas. Besides, the air-conditioning system makes sure a comfortable inside temperature of 25 degrees centigrade no matter what the weather is like outside, and in addition to is three beautiful fountains, the mall has a quiet garden area with comfortable benches and chairs for shoppers who have become tired. One complaint about Stone Hill Mall is that it is located outside the city, but there is a regular bus service between the mall and the city center. A further complaint might be that, although the mall is surrounded by trees to mix it with the scenery, it will be some years before these can effectively make the main buildings and the vast buildings and the vast parking lot a part of the area around. 64Stone Hill Mall is different from other malls because it has _. Amany shops selling special goods Bshops selling expensive goods Cmore large department stores Dmore empty space to rent 65Stone Hill Mail is popular with shoppers mainly because of its Achildrens stores Blong business hours Cattractive restaurants Dentertainment equipment 66It is implied in the passage that the writer takes a attitude towards the mall. Afair Bindifferent Ccritical Done-sided 67The main purpose of the passage is to . 5 / 6 Adraw attention to the strange looking shopping centers Bcompare Stone Hill Mall with other shopping centers Cdiscuss the favorable conditions of the mall Dintroduce the special kind of the mall D People always think about “the problem of youth”. If there is onewhich I take leave to doubt it is older people who create it, not the young themselves. Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beingspeople just like their elders. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a beautiful future before him while the old man a splendid future behind him and maybe that is where the rub is. When I was a teenager, I felt that I was just young and unknownthat I was a new boy in a huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem. For one thing, being a problem gives you a certain identity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged in seeking. I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dull promise to mean ambitions or love of comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to important things. All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things. Its as if they were in some sense of cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban(乡村的) creatures. All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be too proud, ill-mannered, self-confident or self-satisfied, but I do not turn for protection to boring clichs about respect for elders as if age were a reason for respect. I accept that we are equals, and I will argue with them, as an equal, if I think he is wrong. 68. By “problem of youth” people mean the problem _. A. caused by young people B. needed to be solved by young people C. young people meet D. created by the old for the young 69. The underlined word “rub” is closest in meaning to _. A. fact B. age C. future D. difficulty 70. One of the things the young are engaged in is that they want to_. A. climb up the social ladder B. have freedom C. be known D. make troubles 71. By saying “anxious social climbers”, the writer refers to _. A. some mean adults B. ambitious young people C. capable political leaders D. people who pursue comfort Many people have the ability to truly care and receive joy when caring from the heart. Yet even very caring people sometimes find themselves using caring as a form of control. 72_. Ask yourself these questions: Was there some part of me that was trying to control what the other person thought of me? Was I behaving in a caring way to get attention, approval, trust or love? Was there a part of me hoping that my caring would result in gaining money? 73_. You might receive approval or money for the moment, but something will always seem to be missing from your life. And it will never bring you the deep joy that results when caring from the heart with no agenda or attachment to outcomes. When we are caring from the heart, we become, as Mother Teresa said, “Gods pencil.” We are giving to others just for the sake of expressing what is most beautiful about lifecaring about each other. 74_. We can be caring purely for the joy of it only when we are taking 100% responsibility for ourselvesfor thinking and behaving in ways that lead to inner safety and a deep sense of self- worth. When we are not caring about ourselves, then we will secretly be trying to get this from others. 75_. In fact, others may even become resistant to receiving our caring because it feels controlling to themand it is. It is in primary relationships with mates, children, and parents, that our giving to get has the most negative consequences. No one likes to be controlled by others. So when you give with an agenda, you may encounter anger and /or withdrawal. Your loved ones might not even know why they are angry or withdrawn. They just know that something feels bad inside them when you are “caring” about them. 76_. A. Calm down and explore a way to bring joy to others. B. Giving to others from an open heart fills their souls with joy. C. Others may appreciate your caring and learn to give in return. D. Others will pick up the “giving to get” energy and may not feel our “caring.” E. Take a moment right now to think about a situation today in which you were caring F. While caring as a form of control may seem to work at times, it will never bring you joy. G. If others are not responsive, you might want to honestly look at your intention in being caring. Advertising We live in a world of advertising. Advertising is any means of bringing information to the public. 77 What is being presented to the public is usually a product or service, such as a car or camera. Yet it may also be an idea, as in “Vote for Jones”, or an event, as in “Watch the World Series on this channel tomorrow!” Without advertising, people would have a difficult time knowing where goods