高2013级定时阅读训练5.doc

高2013级定时阅读系列训练高2013级定时阅读训练 (5)(时间40分钟，总分70分)-By BaconI. 完形填空（共20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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we _1_ realize that those challenges are the very things that _2_ _ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with _3_.When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two _ _4_. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that thing _5_ the challenge isnt worth the _6_ and call it quits. Although there are certainly _7_ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _8_ all that is needed is _9_ and communication.When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how _10_ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to _11_ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a _12_ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. _13_ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt,” _14_ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for _15_ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _16_ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is _17_ to get over, and hurt only _18_ to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it _19_ to everyone, and some day you will _20_ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”1.A. seem to B. come to C. hope to D. try to2.A. design B. promote C. direct D. shape3.A. confidence B. pressure C. friendship D. difficulty4.A. opportunities B. expectations C. choices D. aspects5.A. demanding B. deserving C. predicting D. presenting6.A.comment B. loss C. trouble D. expense7.A. spans B.times C. dates D. ages8.A.cases B. fields C. parts D. ocassions9.A. assessment B. commitment C. encouragement D. adjustment10.A. doubtful B. shameful C. harmful D. painful11.A. keep B. control C. face D. catch12.A. space B. plan C. topic D. room13.A. If B. As C. While D. Unless14.A. other than B. rather than C. or rather D. or else15.A. what B. who C. where D. which16.A. pass by B. come across C. get through D. run over17.A. unnecessary B. necessary C. impossible D. possible18.A. serves B. means C. aims D. attempts19.A. opens B. appeals C. goes D. happens20.A. look down on B. look back on C. look forward to D. look up toII. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my personal history. The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Springhill College in Mobile and, though much beloved and respected in the community, earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay. As a consequence of this example, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an insecure existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory(音乐学院), and to college I went. Before my graduation form Columbia, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus was I launched upon a business career which I always think of as the wasted years.Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point is that it was not for me. I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely discontented I became acutely miserable. My one ambition was to save enough to quit and go to Europe to study music. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to go abroad. The family being once more solvent, and my help no longer necessary, I resigned from my position and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed every minute of it. I was meant to do.If I had stayed in business, I might be a comparatively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a success of living. I would have given up all those intangibles, those inner satisfactions, that money can never buy, and that are too often sacrificed when a mans primary goal is financial success. Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high a price on it.1.The authors parents discouraged him from studying music chiefly because .A.they didnt understand why music was so important to him.B.they didnt know whether he would be a successful musician.C.they didnt believe any conservatory was as good as Columbia.D.they didnt think as a music teacher he would make much money.2.For what did the author leave Columbia before he graduated?A.He received a good job offer.B.He couldnt wait to study music.C.He felt he should help his family.D.He was dissatisfied with Columbia.3.Which of the following statements about the authors business career is true?A.He made a large amount of money.B.He didnt enjoy his career in business.C.He worked very hard as a businessperson.D.He didnt think his profession was noble one.4.From the passage we know that the author believes .A.one shouldnt sacrifice his inner satisfactions for the sake of moneyB.a persons primary goal in life shouldnt be financial successC.parents should not always tell their children what to doD.not everyone can have a successful career in businessBA team of British engineers will announce a plan for the worlds first 1,000 mph car, a pencil shaped vehicle designed to break the world land speed record. The 12,000,000 car, known as Bloodhound SSC, is to be announced today by Paul Drayson, the science minister for the UK government. It would be able to reach traveling faster than a speeding bullet. The Bloodhound team plans to have the car built within a year, with the record attempt expected in three years.The project brings together fighter pilot Andy Green, who set the current land speed record of 763 mph with Trust SSC in 1997 and Richard Noble, who directed that attempt.The car will be the first to combine a jet engine for a Euro fighter Typhoon with a rocket booster (助推器). The task of driving the vehicle will fall on Andy Green, 46. He will use an accelerator (加速器) to power the jet engine up to speeds of around 350 mph and tussled rocket booster. At that point, a V 12 racing Car engine will start pumping more, of hydrogen peroxide (过氧化氢) into the booster, forcing the car to 1,000 mph in 20 seconds.Team members are now visiting sites where the record attempt will be made. The current record was set at Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US. But that is impossible now as ground conditions there have become worse since 1997. in the next week or two, Green will visit a site in South Africa. Other possible places are the salt flats of the US and Australia. John Piper, the lead engineer on the project, said the team would get started next month.The plan was put forward by Drayson, a racing car enthusiast, as a project to inspire a new generation o f scientisits and engineers, who are in desperately short supply in the UK. “We dodnt have enough young people taking science and maths. These are difficult subjects and we have to give they young a clear reason for study them,” said Drayson.5.Which of the following is true of Bloodhound SSC?A.It will be put on the market in three years.B.It can accelerate from 350 mph to 1,050 mph in 12 seconds.C.It is powered only by a solid rocket booster.D.It will beat the current record by more than 250 mph.6.Where did Andy Green set the current world land speed record?A.In South Africa.B.In the United States.C.In the United Kingdom.D.In Australia.7.Who will be the driver of Bloodhound SSC?A.Paul Drayson.B.Richard Noble.C.Andy Green.D.John Piper.8.Paul Drayson hopes that Bloodhound SSC will .A.inspire more young people to study science and technologyB.attract more attention from other scientists and engineersC.break the world land speed record as soon as possibleD.bring more job opportunities to they young generationC “I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days.” Hery David Thoreau. When Thoreau wrote that line, he was thinking of the Walden. Pond he knew as a boy.Woodchoppers(伐木者) and the Iron Horse had not yet greatly damaged the beauty of its setting. A boy could go to the pond and lie on his back against the seat of a boat, lazily drfiting from shore to shore while the loons dived and the swallows dipped around him. Thoreau loved to recall such sunny hours and summer days” when idleness was the most attractive and productive business.”I too was a boy in love with a pond, rich in sunny hours and summer days. Sun and summer are still what the always were, but the boy and the pond changed. The boy, who is now a man, no longer finds much time for idle drifting. The pond has been annexed by a great city. The swamps (沼泽地)where herons once hunted are now drained and filled with hourses. The bay where water lilies（睡莲） quietly floated is now a harbor for motor boats. In short, everything that the boy loved no longer existsexcept in the mans memory of it.Some people insist that only today and tomorrow matter. But how much poorer we would be if we really lived by that rule! So much of what we do today is frivolous and futile and soon forgotten. So much of what we hope to do tomorrow never happens.The past is the bank in which we store our most valuable possession: the memories that give meaning and depth to our lives.Those who truly treasure the past will not regret the passing of the good old days, because days protected in memory are never lost. Death itself is powerless to still a remembered voice or erase a remembered smile. And for one boy who is now a man, there is a pond which neither time nor tide can change, where he can still spend a quiet hour in the sun.9.The underlined phrase Iron Horse (in Paragraph 3) probably refers to .A.a means of transport B.a type of animalC.a kind of factory D.a mud-rock flow10.In what way was the author similar to Thoreau?A.Both of them tried to stop woodchoppers from cutting the trees. B.Both of them enjoyed playing at a pond in summer.C.Both of them were good at rowing boats.D. Both of them were from rich families.11.The author thinks that it is wrong to .A.forget the past.B.damage the forestsC.ruin natural beautyD.have hope for the future12.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Neither Today nor Tomorrow MattersB.Memories of the Past to Be TreasuredC.Sunny Hours and Summer DaysD.In Love with A PondDReal Christmas trees on farms would not exist if people stopped buying them. Just one acre of growing Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen requirements for at least eighteen people.Christmas tree farms protect water supplies, stabilize soil, and help protect wildlife. The forests of North America spread over roughly the same area of land as they did a century ago and in the past ten years have in fact expanded by almost ten million acres. Furthermore, to guarantee a steady supply, one to three new seedlings are planted for every tree they harvest.With global warming being such a major concern, developing woodlands is an essential part of the fight. While potted trees are a better alternative than artificial (人工的), they require a certain amount of care. But it would be a better choice than a plastic tree which will remain under the ground for centuries once its discarded.On average, it takes a Christmas tree five to sixteen years to become mature. Before the Christmas tree industry appeared, people used to cut trees from forests, sometimes unlawfully, and usually with no concern for the possible harm to the forest. But today, Christmas tree growers plant as many as fifty million trees per year.Several districts have recycling programs that turn Christmas trees into mulch（覆盖物). For a small fee, the Boy Scouts will deal with it. Fake Christmas trees cant be recycled, while real Christmas trees support life. We shouldnt add more pollution to our earth.If you know a needy family in need of a Christmas tree, buy them a real one. Give a live Christmas tree to someone this Christmas and what you do will help protect the environment.13.The underlined word discarded (in Paragraph 3) can be replaced by_A. planted B. moved C.transported D.deserted14. According to the passage, real Christmas trees_A. cant be recycledB. need much care .C. will stay under the groundD.make the global warming worse .15.We may infer from the passage that the Boy Scouts will_A.buy artificial Christmas trees B. sell real Christmas treesC.make artificial Christmas trees D.recycle real Christmas trees16.The purpose of the passage is to call on people to_A.plant real Christmas treesB.stop cutting down Christmas treesC.stop buying fake Christmas treesD.deal with plastic Christmas treesEThe government may control prices when there is a problem such as rapidly increasing rents or a rise in the cost of living. When the government controls prices, there is no longer a normal relationship between the price of a product and the quantity consumers will buy. Government controls may help in an emergency. However, some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time.In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent -controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps p、people who generally look for unskilled, low paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers want decreases. Thus, cri