河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习 第23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23期55分钟课堂练习第一部分 阅读理解aelephants are trained, at an early age, not to escape. one leg of a baby elephant is tied with a rope to awooden post planted in the ground. the rope limits the baby elephant to an area determined by the length of the rope. at first the baby elephant tries to break free from the rope, but the rope is too strong. soon the elephant learns that he cannot break the rope in any case. this space defined by the rope becomes the elephants comfort zone.as the elephant grows up it could easily break the rope, but it does not even try because it wasconditioned as a baby to think that it still could not break free. as a result, the large elephant remains tiedand stays in a small space.this metaphor(隐喻) can be used to describe what happens to human beings as we become trapped in a comfort zone. just as the elephants space determines what it can do, our comfort zone determines what we are able to achieve. fortunately, humans are born with the ability to make conscious choices. the elephant doesnt try to break the rope free while we can easily leave our comfort zone.in order to expand our potential and succeed in life, we must expand our comfort zone into unfamiliar fields. you will never realize what you are truly able to achieve if you remain in your comfort zone. 1.the area where the baby elephant can move around is decided by _. a. the space covered by the elephant b. the length of the ropec. the elephants comfort zone d. the wooden post planted in the ground2.the large elephant does not try to break the rope, because _. a. the rope is too strong b. a wooden post is planted in the groundc. the elephant likes the small space d. the elephant thinks it still could not break free3.what can be the best title for the text? a. how to train elephants b. a cautious elephant c. a comfort zone d. expand your comfort zonebplans to expand wind energy into the most scenic parts of germany are meeting increasing opposition across the country.anti-wind campaigners are angry that areas including the forests made famous by the tales of the brothers grimm are among the targets for new turbines (涡轮机). for the first time they have formed a national opposition group to thwart the expansion. they say the expansion will damage forests and tourism across the country.germany has started a massive expansion of renewable energy since the fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 in japan. the government decided to reduce atomic plants and instead increase the opportunities for green power. as a result, solar farms, biogas plants and wind parks are booming. in 2013, 22% of germanys electricity was generated by renewable energy. wind has played a major part in this change, making up half of the renewable energy in 2013, and the public has been generally supportive. to date, a majority of the 23,000 wind turbines in the country have been built in the flat northern and eastern parts of the country. but now the focus of expansion is on the areas of dark forest in the central and southern areas of germany.one such region is the rheinhardswald in the northern part of the state of hesse. this is the home of the magical tales of sleeping beauty, rapunzel and others, made famous in the books of the brothers grimm. this scenic place is a magnet, attracting hundreds and thousands of tourists from all over the world. but now there are also plans to build up to 200 turbines in this scenic place!ann-kathrin blankenberg is a phd student and an opponent of the plans. “it is not because this is the area of sleeping beauty,” she says, “i want the green movement, i want green technology, i dont want nuclear power- but they should be made in the right way and not by destroying the forests.”the campaigners argue that putting wind turbines in this area makes no sense. the wind speeds are low and the area is home to some extremely rare birds including the endangered black stork. campaigners say building turbines here would be disastrous for the birds. 4. the underlined word “thwart” can be replaced by_.a. supportb. preventc. increasedd. promote5. what can be inferred from the passage? _.a. the author is against building more wind turbines.b. the public prefers wind energy to nuclear energy.c. most germans object to building wind turbines all over germany.d. the central and southern areas of germany are rich in wind energy.6. what percentage of germanys electricity was generated by wind in 2013? _.a. 11%b. 22%c. 50%d. 60%7. what is the main idea of the passage? _.a. wind parks are increasing rapidly all over germany.b. the rheinhardswald is famous for the tales of sleeping beauty.c. expanding wind energy into the land of sleeping beauty causes controversy.d. building wind turbines in the land of sleeping beauty area makes no sense.cit remains a curiosity and a bit of a historical mystery why we dont all drive on the same side of the road. the fact is that most people are right-handed; thats why, for much of history, drivers have stuck to the left. ancient romans using two-wheeled carriages are believed to have held the reins(缰绳) with their right hands and a whip with their left; to avoid whipping the near drivers, they favored the left-hand side the road. its also easier for right-handers to get on a horse from the left, so riders were attracted to that side to avoid the near traffic as they climbed on and off. finally, knights(骑士) and the other drivers favored the left so they could do battle, if necessary, with their good hand.so why does most of the world travel on the right side today? theories differ, but theres no doubt napoleon was a major influence. the french have used the right since the late 18th century. some say that before the french revolution, people in upper class drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasantry to the right. during the violence, fearful rich people sought to mix with the peasantry by traveling on the right as well. regardless of the origin, napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including russia, switzerland and germany. hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in czechoslovakia and austria in the 1930s. nations that escaped right-handed conquest, like great britain, kept their left-handed tradition. 8. who had a major effect on “keep-right” traffic law? a. ancient romans b. hitler c. napoleon d. austrians9. what does the second paragraph mainly tell us? a. napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered. b. hitler ordered right-hand traffic in austria. c. great britain escaped right-handed conquest. d. the reasons that most of the world drives on the right side.10. what does the word peasantry in the last paragraph mean? a. people in upper class. b. right-handers. c. drivers. d. poor people.11. apart from great britain, which country mentioned in the text keeps left-hand traffic? a. france b. ancient rome c. russia d. germanydbuild the dream is a website produced by travis perkins, one 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self-builds. b. sets national standards for design and constructions. c. offers help on costing your project, and so on. d. offer the information on all aspects.15. whats the aim of build the dream? a. to build ones dream. b. to supply building materials. c. to help leading manufacturers. d. to attract people to do self-builds. e travel lightgetting away for a short time always seems like a great ideauntil you have to pack. _16_the rule is: pack light. here are some tips to help you pack. 1. make a list. think of what you need from your head to _17_ when youve done this once, itll be easier next time. 2. consider buying small-size samples of shampoo, toothpaste, and other items at your local drugstore. you can reuse the plastic containers next time you go away too.3. choosing which clothes to bring is probably the hardest packing decision to make. think once again from head to toe hat, shirts, jeans, sneakers, etc. once youve picked out what you want to bring, think carefully. do you really need that extra pair of jeans? if so, fine. _18_ dont try to fool yourself. you are the one who will be left holding the bag.4. weather is an important factor in your packing. if its cold, you could wear a jacket, a - sweater, a regular shirt, and a t-shirt. putting them on will keep you warm. _19_ remember how much easier it will be to carry your bag! as for shoes, you may want to call ahead to see if dress shoes are necessary. if so, one pair will be enough, along with one pair of comfortable shoes.remember that it is you who have been invited somewhere, not your things. _20_ so, do it rightpack light.a. mixing and matching is a smart and easy way to lighten your load.b. but packing wont be a problem if you remember one simple rule.c. you will have an easier time if youre weighed down.d. but make sure theyre really worth the extra weight.e. its best to bring these things with you.f. and itll leave more room in your bag.g. keep the list for future reference.第二部分：完形填空anna douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper columnshe had been a school teacher before she retired(退休)，but she needed to keep36 she was even willing to work without payshe then offered her37with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old peopleevery day she38 other old folks like herby talking with them，she39 two thingsold people had abilities that were not40 but old people also had some 41 she found a new purpose for herself then through the years，she 42 to write stories about people for national magazinesthere was now a new43 ： old people like herselfshe began to write a newspaper column called “sixty plus”， which was about 44 old she writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being45 anna douglas uses her 46 ability to see the truth behind a problemshe understands47 problems beginfor example，one of her 48 said that his grandchildren49 the houses as soon as he came to visitmrs. douglas50 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren “its important to know51 about your grandchildrens world，”says mrs. douglas“that means questioning and listening，and 52 is not what old people do bestsay good things to them and about them，”she continues“never try to 53 your grandchildren or other young peoplenever 54 your opiniondont tell them what they should do55 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old peoplethe old should respect them as well” 36afree brich cpowerful dbusy 37aservicebmoneycstudents dbooks 38aobserved bmetccomforteddanswered 39arecognized bfollowed cenjoyedddemanded 40astudiedbagreed cgavedused 41amistakes bproblems cquestionsdcharacters 42ahadboughtcwasdused 43asubjectblife cway dplan 44agettingbrespecting cemployingdsupporting 45aunknown brefusedcmisunderstoodddiscouraged 46athinkingbworkingcwritingdleading 47athatbwhen cwhydwhether 48avisitorsbreadersclistenersdfriends 49agot benteredcleft dpassed 50ainventedbchosecsuggesteddimagined 51aeverythingbsomethingcanything dnothing 52alistening bspeaking cpleasing dadvising 53apraisebscoldctroubledencourage 54aspeak out bgive upcget back dstick to 55acommonlybsurprisingly chappilydnaturally 第三部分：语法填空yesterday afternoon i went to the south lake park. it happened that i saw 1_ touching event. at that time, some people were boating on the lake. 2 them was a happy family. they were taking photos 3 suddenly the girl fell 4 the boat into the water. she was struggling and her parents cried out, “help! help!” it was 5 (evidence) that they could not swim at all. from nearby a young man immediately rushed to the lake. without taking off his clothes, he jumped into the water and quickly swam 6 the girl, 7 was already tired out. at last he carried 8 to the bank. she was saved! how happy and grateful the parents were! 9 , when they thought of expressing their thankfulness, the young man 10 (disappear).第四部分：短文改错when joe left university, he got a good work in a bike factory.but after he had been worked there for some years, he decidedto have change, so he put a notice in several newspapers,saying what experiences he had and the kind of job he wouldlike to have. one of the answers he accepted was from a manwas looking for a job, either. this man wrote to him, “dear, sir, when you get a new job, be kind enough to give your name andaddress to you present boss as i have been trying to finda position like yours for a long time.” after he reads the letter, he suddenly realized that what he had done was real foolish.第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)现在越来越多的人在周末或假期到社区做义工。上周你班同学到当地一家福利院看望老人。请根据下列要点给china daily写一篇短文，介绍活动情况。1. 给老人们读报、打扫卫生等；2. 与老人们交流；3. 你的感想。生词：福利院 welfare house。 nowadays, more and more people choose to be volunteers in the community at their spare time. last week our class went to a local welfare house to visit the old people. my classmates and i did what we could to help them. some cleaned the rooms, gardens and all the places which needed to be cleaned; some read newspapers and magazines to the old people; others talked happily with the lonely ones. we tried our best to show our love and care and we actually did it. frankly speaking, we were so happy that day. when we helped others, we also get something more important. that is when you pay, you gain. so please sho