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2013高考英语高效抢分训练I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most _1_ and tiring games Ive ever had. When Ed first phoned and _2_ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an _3_ victory. After all, Eds idea of _4_ has always been nothing more _5_ than lifting a fork to his mouth. _6_ I can remember, Eds been the least physically fit member in the family, and _7_ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often _8_ about that, Ed refused to buy a _9_ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed _10_ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly _11_, I was so surprised that I was _12_. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. _13_, at the point in our game when Id have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was _14_ 7 to 9 and Ed was _15_. The sudden realization was painful. We _16_ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious _17_ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone _18_ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to _19_. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my _20_.1. A. encouragingB. hopelessC. surprisingD. regular2. A. declaredB. mentionedC. persuadedD. suggested3. A. unforgettableB. unexpectedC. easyD. early4. A. exerciseB. preparationC. joyD. fitness5. A. time-savingB. comfortableC. suitableD. effort-making6. A. As soon asB. As long asC. WhenD. Since7. A. strangelyB. personallyC. reasonablyD. eagerly8. A. caredB. forgotC. quarreledD. joked9. A. cleanB. largerC. straightD. darker10. A. set outB. got readyC. arrivedD. returned11. A. noticeB. admireC. believeD. measure12. A. nervousB. curiousC. carelessD. speechless13. A. After allB. As a resultC. Above allD. At last14. A. mistakenlyB. thenC. insteadD. naturally15. A. leadingB. comingC. waitingD. counting16. A. pretendedB. stoppedC. continuedD. decided17. A. thoughtsB. doubtsC. situationsD. problems18. A. scoringB. completingC. receivingD. keeping19. A. playB. startC. sleepD. move20. A. friendshipB. respectC. supportD. favor阅读理解AAudrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey s father was British and her mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II , she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn t going to be a ballerina. So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.But it was Audrey Hepburn s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War . She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.26In Paragraph 1, “her aid work” means _.A. winning an Academy Award as Best ActressB. taking acting parts in stage showsC. making moviesD. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF27The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that _.A. she wanted to be a ballerinaB. her parents were from BritainC. the education there was excellentD. it was safe there28We can infer from the passage that _.A. Audrey s parents lived in Germany during World War B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950sC. Audrey was made to give up dancingD. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role29_is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.A. Marriage B. IdentityC. Contribution D. Religion30_is the right order for Audrey s life.The first time she began to play in movies.She returned to London from the Netherlands.She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects.She played a part in My Fair Lady.A B. C. D. BThe world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200milliondollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths (虚构的故事) backed by the Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X or Nibiru heads toward or collides with the Earth.Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet s existence, but the US space agency denounced such stories as an “Internet hoax(恶作剧) ”. “There is no factual basis for these claims，” NASA said in a questionandanswer posting on its website. “If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012，” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years，” added NASA.There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward.And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible”， NASA said.“And while comets and asteroids (小行星) have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare，” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago，resulting in the end of dinosaurs.“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs，” the space agency said.31_played a key role in the spread of the rumors.A. A new bookB. The Internet and a new Hollywood movieC. NASAD. An Indian calendar32The film 2012 is_.A. about the end of the worldB. based on the scientific predictionC. well accepted in the science fieldD. about a romantic love story33We can infer that_.A. people didnt take the rumor seriouslyB. Planet X or Nibiru does existC. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten yearsD. the rumor caused a panic among some people34NASA thinks that Eris_.A. might pose a threat to the EarthB. doesnt pose any threat to the EarthC. is too far away to be visibleD. is similar to our planet, where life might exist35. Which of the following is the best title?A. New Hollywood movie 2012B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the worldC. End of the ancient Mayan calendarD. How rumors came into beingCIn the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, selfhelp books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship and social networks in overall health. A 10year Australian study found that older people with a large circle of friends were 22 percent less likely to die during the study period than those with fewer friends. A large 2007 study showed an increase of nearly 60 percent in the risk for obesity among people whose friends gained weight. And last year, Harvard researchers reported that strong social ties could promote brain health as we age.“In general, the role of friendship in our lives isn t well appreciated，” said Rebecca G. Adams, a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. “There are a lot of things on families and marriage, but very little on friendship. It baffles me. Friendship has a bigger impact on our psychological well being than family relationships.”Bella DePaulo, a visiting psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, whose work focuses on single people and friendships, notes that in many studies, friendship has an even greater effect on health than a spouse or a family member.It isn t entirely clear why friendship has such a big effect. It may be because people with strong social ties also have better access to health services and care. Beyond that, however, friendship clearly has a profound psychological effect. People with strong friendships are less likely than others to get colds, perhaps because they have lower stress levels.Last year, researchers studied 34 students at the University of Virginia, taking them to the base of a steep hill and fitting them with a weighted backpack. They were then asked to estimate the steepness of the hill. Some participants stood next to friends during the exercise, while others were alone.The students who stood with friends gave lower estimates of the steepness of the hill. And the longer the friends had known each other, the less steep the hill appeared.“People with stronger friendship networks feel like there is someone they can turn to，” said Karen ARoberto, director of the center for gerontology (老年医学) at Virginia Tech.“ Friendship is an undervalued resource. The consistent message of these studies is that friends make your life better.”36What s the main idea of the passage?A. People should make friends as many as possible.B. Friendships do great good to human health.C. People with friends have optimistic attitude.D. Several studies have been done on friendships.37Which of the following is true?A. People havent attached importance to friendships.B. A friend can replace doctors and self-help books.C. People with many friends may have higher stress levels.D. People who have friends tend to be fat.38The author mentioned the study in the last three paragraphs to indicate that _.A. students should climb the steep hill with friendsB. it takes a long time to make friendsC. a friend in need is a friend indeedD. people accompanied by friends remain optimistic in the face of difficulty39In Paragraph 2 the author aims to tell us _.A. friendship has a strong physical effect on peoples healthB. we cannot be too careful when making friendsC. older people are likely to have fewer friendsD. 60 percent of the people without friends will become fat when they get old40According to Karen A. Roberto, _.A. the effect of friendships is overvaluedB. studies on friendships make our life betterC. friends are more important than family membersD. friends can help each other when faced with problemsDAngus MacLeod was fifty and he had spent his entire life as a shepherd in the remote mountainous region of northwest Scotland. He had never owned a radio or television nor had he travelled further than forty kilometres from his birthplace. His knowledge of the world was gained only from his brief trips to the village to sell his sheep and buy food. However, he had lately come to rely on the growing number of hill walkers in the region as sources of international news.In the spring of 1992, a Spanish student came across Angus high in the mountains. Eager to practise his English he engaged Angus in conversation. The student told Angus of the forthcoming Olympic Games in Barcelona. Excited by the students colourful description of Spain and the Games, Angus decided to attend the event in person and two months later arrived in Barcelona.The ticketless Angus stood outside the stadium with his canny brain working overtime，watching a growing number of individuals entering the stadium through a small entrance at the side. He noticed that they all seemed to be carrying objects. Perhaps they were workmen, he thought. He moved closer and watched.Within minutes a thin young man came along carrying an extremely long pole. He approached the official at the door and said “Pole Vault”. The official moved to the side and the man entered. Next came a heavyset man with a spear. Angus wondered how a man could carry such a dangerous weapon in a modern city. The man shouted “Javelin” and was presently admitted. Angus was puzzled. Perhaps they were all connected with security. His puzzlement grew when a huge man appeared with a steel ball in his hand. He shouted “Shot Putt” and walked past the official.It suddenly dawned on Angus that these people were competitors. He opened his programme and sure enough under the heading “events” he saw the three words the men had said. Angus laughed to himself as a plan began to take shape in his mind. First he needed to buy one or two things.An hour later he reappeared dressed in a tracksuit with “Scotland” written across the chest. Over his shoulder he carried a roll of barbed wire (铁丝网). Smiling to himself he walked up to the official and as casually as he could, shouted, “Fencing！”41. Which was Angus new way of getting information about the outside world?A. Travelling from his birthplace.B. Listening to radio and watching TV.C. Going to the nearby village to sell sheep.D. Talking to hillwalkers in the region.42. What are “Javelin”， “Pole Vault”， “Shot Putt” and “Fencing” in the passage?A. Olympic events.B. Names of competitors.C. Security weapons.D. Names of countries.43. From the passage we can learn that_.A. more and more people went to Scotland to practise their EnglishB. the Spanish students description of his country excited AngusC. Angus had been planning a trip to Barcelona to see the Olympic GamesD. Angus became a member of the Scottish Olympic team44. From the passage we know that Angus seemed to be_.A. poorlyinformed B. intelligentC. strongminded D. athletic45. What do you expect the official would do in the end?A. Help him carry the wire.B. Refuse to let him in.C. Give him a close inspection. D. Lead him to the competition.阅读理解To understand fire prevention, it is important to recognize that every fire consists of a chemical reaction between a fuel and oxygen, activated by some form of energy. A fire can start only when the following elements are combined：a fuel, being a gas, a liquid or a solid；an oxide, an air oxygen (21% of air)；a heat source, such as a flame, a spark, and the like. Together they form the so-called Triangle of Fire.Extinguishing (熄灭) a fire can be accomplished by：Firstly, elimination of