河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习 第41期55分钟课堂练习 (2).doc

河北省武邑中学2015届高考英语一轮复习 第41期55分钟课堂练习第一部分 阅读理解awhen the swim season began, my 11-year-old daughter, elizabeth, and i cut a deal. she would go to practice three times a week and try really hard, and i wouldnt make her compete in the swim meets because on the day of a meet, she would be nervous all day. her nerves rooted from the possibility that she would do something horribly wrong and let everyone down. recently, they had a t-shirt relay, which works like this: one person from each relay team puts on a t-shirt and a pair of socks, swims 50 meters, and gets out of the pool. she takes off the clothes and puts them on the next person, who then swims 50 meters. this continues until everyone on the team has completed a lap.by the last leg, elizabeths team had built up a moderate lead. then it was elizabeths turn to swim. she seemed to swim faster in the t-shirt and socks than when she wasnt wearing them. approaching the halfway mark, she was still in the lead. then one of elizabeths socks fell off and was floating in the pool. “she has to get that sock on before the end of the race,” a swimming official told her team, “or you will be disqualified.”everybody on her team started screaming, “elizabeth! elizabeth! stop! get the sock!” but she couldnt hear them. as she started her last 25 meters, a girl in lane 2 was gaining on elizabeth. it was time for desperate measures. a girl on my daughters team jumped in the pool, grabbed the sock, and swam after elizabeth. she grabbed elizabeths foot. “you have to put the sock on,” the girl screamed. elizabeth continued swimming while her teammate put on the sock.by now, the girl in lane 2 was about to pass elizabeth. with the sock finally on, elizabeth swam her heart out for the last 15 meters. it was close, but elizabeth beat the other girl to the wall for the victory.on the ride home, she relived her moment of glory again and again. she told me that if the t-shirt relay was an olympic event, her team would win the gold medal. i told her that in my professional opinion, she was absolutely right. 1. elizabeth was nervous about swim meets because she _.a. was afraid of disappointing everyone b. didnt expect to lose the swim matchc. didnt want to compete against other girls d. was worried about making errors in public2. from the passage, we know that _.a. socks contributed greatly to elizabeths victory b. the match nearly drove elizabeth desperatec. good luck finally fell on elizabeths teamd. elizabeths team narrowly won the match3. it can be inferred that elizabeth would _.a. swim faster in the t-shirtb. enjoy swim meets later onc. experience the moment againd. take part in an olympic event bexpensive and new gloves allow chatterboxes（话匣子）to take the term “handsfree” to a new levelby talking into them as they make a call. the gloves are known as “talk to the hand” and cost 1,000 a pair. they fixed a speaker unit into the thumb and a microphone into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using bluetooth.artist sean miles designed the new gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget recycling. he uses outdated gloves and combines them with parts from mobile handsets recycled through o2, which commissioned（承担）the project. mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.mr miles designed two pairs of the new glovesone in pink and the other in brown and yellow. they will appear in an exhibition this july and visitors will be able to win the gloves. if demand is high, they will then be produced on a larger scale. o2 recycle, which backed the project, estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the uk. the service pays up to 260 to those who recycle gadgets including phones, handheld consoles, mp3 players and digital cameras.designer sean miles hopes his work will get people thinking about recycling. the 41-year-old said, “i hope that my talk to the hand project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets. if a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to trash, i think this project will have fulfilled its aim.”bill eyres, head of o2 recycle, urges people to recycle their phone responsibly. he said, “theres a pressing need for all of us to look at outdated handsets, and all the gadgets that we move on from or upgrade each year. whether they are consoles or cameras, we should think of them as a resource that we need to recycle responsibly rather than throw them away.” 4. the underlined word “o2” in paragraph 2 is probably the name of _. a. an artist b. a company c. a mobile d. an exhibition5. consumers can buy the “talk to the hand” gloves _.a. in the exhibition b. from mr milesc. when they are mass produced d. after they recycle the gadgets6. the purpose of the project is to _.a. promote the technology of itb. enable people to talk to their handsc. raise peoples awareness of recyclingd. attract visitors attention in the exhibition7. what is the passage mainly about?a. new mobiles that are fashionable.b. outdated handsets that are upgraded.c. outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling.d. new gloves that can be used for making phone calls. cfor decades, families settled on the sofa to share the latest news and tv series, until additional bedroom tv, computer games and the internet almost put an end to family rows over who held the remote control. now, however, the traditional living room scene is making a comeback. a study by the communications watchdog ofcom has found families are once again gathering around the main television set, but they are bringing their pads and smartphones with them. “the 1950s living room is making a comeback as a family entertainment centre,” said jane rumble, head of media research at ofcom. “we are watching on much better, bigger, and more delicate television sets, but we are coming into the living room holding our connected devices.” while the family are coming together once more, comparisons with the past end there. with a range of smaller screens on hand, not everyone sitting on the sofa shares the same viewing experience. the coronation (加冕礼) may have drawn the undivided attention of 20 million viewers in 1953, but those watching the queens jubilee celebrations 50 years later were as likely to be commenting online about bbcs broadcast as watching it. “just a few years ago, we would be talking about last nights tv at work or at school,” said a viewer, “now, were having those conversations live while watching tv, using social media, text and instant messaging.” it is a behaviour of media meshing（联网）, whose influence was underlined during this years wimbledon mens tennis final. as andy murray pushed towards his victory, 1.1 million people worldwide sent an average of over two microblogs about the match. people use the internet to enhance their television experience, for example, by reading a newspaper live blog about a football match while watching the action on the main screen. for a huge number of younger viewers, the portable screen offers a chance to do something unrelated, such as online shopping, listening to music or watching another television programme.some 70% of 16-to-24-year-olds claim to be absorbed in what ofcom calls “media stacking” at least once a week. for tv viewers, the internet scanning is the most popular activity, but they are also calling friends on the phone or sending emails and texts. surprisingly, 12% claim to have listened to the radio with the television on, and 6% say they have watched another video in the meanwhile. 8. according to the study by ofcom, family members nowadays _.a. care more about who holds the remote control b. share the same programmes in the living roomc. watch better and more delicate television programmesd. enjoy tv together with various smaller screens on hand9. this years wimbledon mens tennis final is mentioned to indicate _.a. so many people worldwide are watching tvb. people like watching live matches on tvc. the great influence of media meshingd. the average amount of microblogs10. which shows the phenomenon of “media stacking” in the last paragraph?a. people are watching tv while shopping online.b. people are watching a broadcast of a coronation.c. the internet makes people spend less time on tv.d. the internet enriches peoples television experience.11. the passage is written to _.a. describe the changes connected devices bring to tv watchingb. report the comeback of the traditional living room scenec. show the influence of connected devices on people d. present the different roles tv plays in peoples lifed in her new book, “the smartest kids in the world,” amanda ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of tom, a high-school student from gettysburg, pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in wroclaw, poland. poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students test scores from significantly below average to well above it. polish kids have now outscored american kids in math and science, even though poland spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the united states does. one of the most striking differences between the high school tom attended in gettysburg and the one he ends up at in wroclaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind. that american high schools lavish more time and money on sports than on math is an old complaint. this is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities. this december, when the latest program for international student assessment(pisa) results are announced, its safe to predict that american high-school students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in poland but also by students in places like south korea, belgium, the netherlands, finland, singapore, and japan. meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers. why does this situation continue? well, for one thing, kids like it. and for another, according to ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. she describes a tour she took of a school in washington d.c., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. the tour leadera mother with three children in the schoolwas asked about the schools flaws. when she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. when she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “really?” one of them asked worriedly, “what do you mean?” one of the ironies of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. american kids performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. its too bad that their test scores show the same thing. 12. tom decides to spend his senior year in poland because _. a. he intends to improve his scores b. polish kids are better at learning c. sports are not supported at schools in gettysburg d. there are striking differences between the 2 countries13. according to paragraph 2, we know that _. a. pisa plays a very important role in america b. little time is spent on sports in japanese schools c. american high schools complain about sports time d. too much importance is placed on sports in america14. the underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _. a. low expectations result in american students poor pisa performance b. high expectations push up american students academic performance c. american students academic performance worries their parents a lot d. lacking practice contributes to american students average performance15. the purpose of this article is to _. a. compare polish schools with those in america b. call on american schools to learn from the polish model c. draw public attention to a weakness in american school tradition d. explain what is wrong with american schools and provide solutions ein our rush to make life easier, we have decided to go blindly into the future without paying a thought to the severe consequences. the results have been great profits for individuals who have invested their time and money in industries that have improved their (and some others) quality of life. 16 but if we can create pollution, we can reduce it too. the problem is time and money. and time and money happen to be the investment that the creators of the pollution claim to have made to make life better for all, which means they have made a mess, to some or a large extent, in all cases. the united states suffered from problems similar to what china is facing today. 17 the us government finally opened its eyes to the problems and told industries to cut down their polluting emissions（排放）, for which it implemented strict laws requiring clean air and water. all the states in the country follow the regulations, and have added additional requirements that enhance the environmental laws. the end result is cleaner air and water. 18 the answer: the costs for keeping the environment clean eventually became the burden of the people. the equipment needed to create a healthy lifestyle has been added to the cost of making what we want. the materialistic world that we live in is the cause of most of the pollution. if you wish, you can move away from cities and industrial regions causing the problem. 19 however, you will soon realize how really small the world is when pollution catches up with us through the wind and rain. it will take time and money to solve the problems the environment faces today. 20 what the chinese government should do is to immediately implement strict laws that require clean air and water. a. so who paid for the clean air and water?b. the results left scars on the land, dirty air and water.c. if so, you may escape from the commonly known pm2.5 .d. im sure you can find places that are yet to be affected by the pollution.e. the us government created the environmental protection agency to oversee these laws.f. but the longer we wait, the worse they will become and the more they will cost to solve.g. however, that has also brought us side effects like polluted air and water we have to endure.第二部分 完形填空when i was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.i remember my first projecta small table. i was so 21 of it that i looked upon it as if i had created a(an) 22 . it was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 23 it. i could hardly wait to give it to mother winters as a 24 . she was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always 25 with us.as the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. but i was just so 26 and happy that i couldnt wait. i dashed out like a 27 , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.when i reached the dormitory i placed the little table beside my bed. i was 28 it when mother winters entered. she walked over to the table. running her hand 29 it, she noticed that it was still wet. “were you 30 to bring this home?” she asked.“no, maam,” i 31 with my head down.she ordered me to throw the table out and so i did. after she left, i immediately opened the door to get it back. there was 32 stuck all over. i brushed and cried, but it would not come off. i hid the table in my closet and never 33 it. a year later while cleaning up, i gave the table to mother henderson, my houseparent（宿管员）, thinking that she would 34 it away.thirty years later at a reunion, i 35 that mother henderson was living nearby, so i drove up to see her. we talked cheerfully for long. as i was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 36 to get something important. i followed her 37 into a dark corner. she picked something up. 38 she turned around, i could see that she was holding a little table. mother henderson kept the little table that i had given up for lost so long ago. today, i look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 39 to mother henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 40 . 21. a. tiredb. ashamedc. proud d. aware 22. a. awardb. wonder c. record d. product23. a. designb. invent c. paintd. complete24. a. gift b. rewardc. prize d. souvenir25. a. satisfied b. strictc. patientd. angry26. a. upset b. amazedc. confidentd. excited27. a. thief b. heroc. swordd. flash28. a. drying b. observingc. admiringd. hiding29. a. into b. across c. aboved. after30. a. supposedb. embarrassedc. encouraged d. determined31. a. agreed b. sighedc. whispered d. argued32. a. dirtb. gluec. paint d. wood33. a. removedb. touchedc. shook d. split34. a. put b. givec. taked. throw35. a. learned b. expe