河北省武邑中学高考英语一轮复习 第25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25期55分钟课堂练习第一部分：阅读理解 atests administered(实施)to most elementary and high-school students in the united states exert(发挥)an unfavorable influence on science and math teaching，according to a new 1 million study performed for the national science foundation. and because schools with high minority enrollments(入学)generally place a greater reliance(相信)on scores from these tests，the study finds，there tends to be “a gap in instructional emphases between high and low minority classrooms that differs from our national concern for the quality of education” george fmadaus and his colleagues at boston college analyzed not only the six most widely used national standardized tests，but also the tests designed to accompany(go with)the four most commonly used science and math texts in fourth-grade, eighth-grade，and high-school classrooms. though curriculum(teaching program)experts argue that schools should place greater emphasis on problem solving and reasoning，the new study shows that the tests focus on lower-level skillsprimarily mechanical memorization of routine formulas(公式) researchers surveyed more than 2，200 math and science instructors，interviewing in depth some 300 teachers and administratorsespecially in schools with high minority enrollments，teachers reported feeling pressured to help students perform well on these testssome states judge schools and some schools determine teacher assignments(工作安排)based on students test scores “with so much worry，”madaus says，“teachers feel forced to focus their instruction on drilling what the tests will measureat the expense of the more valuable，higher-level skills” 1the author of this article states that _ athe tests dont affect teaching in most elementary and high schools bthe science and math teaching is influenced by the present tests cno study is performed on tests for the national science foundation dthe united states exerts a strong influence on science and math teaching 2it can be inferred that in high minority classrooms _ athe students can not get high score from the tests bscores from the tests are not important cinstructional emphases are unfavourable dteaching doesnt focus on the quality of education 3according to the second paragraph，the study has discovered that _ aemphasis of teaching is on problem solving and reasoning bcurriculum is good for national standardized tests cthe tests mainly center around the memorization of some formulas droutine formulas are not useful for students to memorize 4according to madaus opinion，teachers are forced to _ aevaluate(评估)students skills every year bsuffer so much worry on the texts cteach what will be tested dfocus their instruction on useful drillings beveryone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and realyou dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour，but when youre asleep，your sleeping position shows the real youin a normal night，of course，people frequently change their positionthe important position is the one that you go to sleep in if you go to sleep on your back，youre a very open personyou normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideasyou dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feelingsyoure quite shy and you arent very confident if you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)personyou worry a lot and youre always easily upsetyoure very stubborn(顽固的)，but you arent very ambitiousyou usually live for today not for tomorrowthis means that you enjoy having a good time if you sleep curled up(卷曲)，you are probably a very nervous personyou have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensiveyoure shy and you dont normally like meeting peopleyou prefer to be on your ownyoure easily hurt if you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personalityyou know your strengths and weaknesses. youre usually carefulyou have a confident personalityyou sometimes feel anxious，but you dont often get depressedyou always say what you think even if it annoys people 5according to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _.aonly in a normal night bonly when you go to sleep conly when you refuse to show yourself to the world donly when you change sleeping position 6which is not mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality？ ahe or she is always open with others bhe or she always likes new ideas earlier than others che or she is always easily upset dhe or she tends to believe in others 7 point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach？ ahe or she is careful not to offend others bhe or she doesnt want to stick to his or her opinion che or she cant be successful in any business dhe or she likes to bring others happiness 8maybe you dont want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled upwhy？ ahe or she would rather be alone than communicate with you bhe or she is rarely ready to help you che or she prefers staying at home to going out dhe or she wouldnt like to get help from you 9it appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _ ahe or she always shows sympathy for people bhe or she is confident，but not stubborn che or she has more strengths than weaknesses d. he or she often considers annoying people camerican magician david blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on october 19. 2003. hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of londons main tourist attractions.looking thinner and darker, 30 year-old blaine was taken out of his box over the river thames(泰晤士河)and immediately went to hospital. he was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process (过程)doctors say could be life threatening. he had been drinking only water since september 5.a native of brooklyn, new york, blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. he soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of american actor leonardo dicaprio and his super model friends.over the last decade blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention.in 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子) in the center of new york for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.“i think a lot of people are unable to accept that theyre able to do what they can do,” he said. “they dont realize we can survive. the human being is an amazing creation.”but he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. he said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.10. it is _ for david blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.a. pleasantb. delicious c. dangerousd. important11. having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following except that _.a. he had become blind b. he had serious back painsc. he lost his sense of tasted. he was in weak health12. which of the following can best describe david blaine?a. serious b. adventurousc. madd. crazy13. which of the following is not true of david blaine?a. blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box.b. blaine was born and brought up in england.c. in blaines opinion, people can create a wonder. d. blaine didnt have any food for 44 days. ddisneyland may look like a straightforward theme park. but theres a secret world hidden behind the balloons, castles and cotton candy a place where wild cats wander at midnight, mickey mouse hides in the wallpaper, and movie stars drink martinis behind closed doors.cat security its not easy keeping the ground of disneyland spotless, as well as free of unwanted pests. every night after closing time, 200 wild cats were freed into the park to help keep the rodent（啮齿）population under control. though disney doesnt comment on the matter, rumor（传闻）has it that the cat taskforce dates back to 1957. after unsuccessful attempts to chase them out of the park, disney decided to put the cats to work instead.hidden mickeysat disneyland the round-eared mickey mouse image is everywhere. but you can also see hundreds of “hidden mickeys” across the park, which are very difficult to spot: theyre camouflage （伪装）in the architecture and landscaping as well as in the smallest stylistic details.cocktail（鸡尾酒）behind closed doorsdisney is dry unless you can manage to get your name on the list at club 33. the secret cocktail club has a limited membership of just 487 and a waiting list of approximately 14 years. walt disney designed the club as a special space to entertain possible investors; since then, it has hosted us presidents, film stars and foreign guests.always on stageat disneyland, a doorman isnt a doorman, he is a “cast member”. so are the large numbers of cashiers, painters, ride operators, gardeners and performers. all “cast members” are trained to follow a specific rule that helps preserve the disney magic. on the list of dos and donts? never break character. if wearing a costume that belongs in fantasyland, dont set foot in tomorrowlandit might confuse visitors or break the parks orderly image. cast members have a disney “look book” that details the fresh-faced idealno long fingernails, beards, or unnaturally colored hair allowed. its a return to walt disneys all-american standards: when the park opened even guests with facial hair werent allowed entrance.14. the reason why there are many wild cats in disneyland is that _.a. theyre in charge of the cleaning of the park b. theyre allowed to act as cleaners and guards c. they have to keep watch in the daytime d. they have a comfortable house to live in15. from the passage we can know that in disneyland “hidden mickeys” are _. a. small b. obvious c. everywhere d. dishonest16. what do the underlined words “disney is dry” in paragraph 4 mean? a. its easy to join the club 33. b. the ground keeps dry. c. it doesnt often rain. d. drinking alcohol is forbidden.17. from the last paragraph, we can know the workers in disneyland _. a. must know the dos and donts b. neednt have their facial hair shavedc. can wear unnaturally colored hair d. mustnt get in tomorrowlande _18_you probably think you will never be a top student. this is not necessarily so, however. anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. heres how: plan your time carefully. when planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. after making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. first your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying._19_ a weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.find a good place to study. look around the house for a good study area. keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. no games, radios, or television. when you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.make good use of your time in class. _20_listening carefully in class means less work later. taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.study regularly. when you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. _21_if you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and youll remember it longer.develop a good attitude towards tests. the purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. they help you remember your new knowledge. the world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be over worried._22_ you will probably discover many others after you have tried these.a. there are other methods that might help you with your studying.b. dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.c. take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.d. no one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.e. maybe you are an average student.f. make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.g. this will help you understand the next class.第二部分：完形填空coin confusionrachel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “1 wouldnt have thought eric would be a thief.” his sister sarah replied, “whoa, thats a 36 accusation to make against your best friend!”rachel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for eric to 37 at the end of that day, rachels mother had asked him to do her a favor，so he had asked his friend,“1s it okay if i leave you for a few minutes? eric had said, go ahead ill clean up here, 38 at the piles of coins on the floorwhen rachel had returned, it never occurred to him to 39 his coins until two days later that he realized some quarters were 40 sarah said, “why dont you just ask him?“ask him what? hey, best friend, did you 41 my coin collection? rachel thought for a moment, 42 if that would be a good ideathe theft of his collection left him with a feeling of 43 “how could i have misjudged my friends 44 ?the next day rachel went over to erics houseeric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldnt be 45 in fact, rachel thought eric acted like someone with a secretanger blossomed （产生）as rachel watched eric pretend to be kind, 46 eric had obviously stolen from himrachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up suddenly, eric 47 ,“i cant stand it anymore!” rachel was astonished at hearing his own 48 burst forth from his friend! only, instead of sounding 49 , eric sounded excitedhe pulled something from underneath the chairgo on-open it! i was going to wait until your birthday, but i cant wait.” slowly, rachel lifted the top of the 50 laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collectioneach quarter was in its own 51 in a new collection case. each quarter shone like it was newrachel felt 52 rush over his neck and ears he 53 said, “thank you this meansa great deal to me. he was grateful that eric had cut him 54 before he said something he would 55 eric was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend!36a repeatedb falsec baselessd serious37a cleanb storec choosed see38a workingb gesturingc playingd glaring39a seekb selectc checkd collect40a destroyed b messedc missingd decreasing41a replaceb stealc pickd remove42a decidingb knowingc askingd minding43a stupidity b abandonc failured betrayal44a decisionb characterc appearance d method45a stillb confidentc generousd silent46a whenb soc afterd if47a expressed b condemned c yelledd argued48a purposeb choicesc desired thoughts49a shockedb curiousc guiltyd cruel50a jarb boxc cand bag51a spotb formc conditiond style52a airb heatc windd sweat53a absentlyb unwillinglyc weaklyd fearfully54a off b downc ind up55a suspect b explodec tolerated regret第三部分：语法填空in north america people are always in _1_ hurry. children have special lessons or sports activities _2_ school. parents often work late and _3_ get home until 7 or 8 oclock at night. most north american families dont have time to prepare a meal. that is _4_ fast food is so popular in north america. people spend about 40% of their dollars _5_ fast food. people usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as pizza hut, mcdonalds, or kfc,_6_ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. fast food saves work and time, but it is not _7_ (nutrition). fast food is popular in many countries. american fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world. but not _8_ is happy about the spread of north american fast food. a group of people in italy want to fight _9_ the spread of american fast food. they dont like the idea of more fast food chains _10_(open) restaurants in their country. 第四部分：短文改错the alarm was first gone off on the three floorpeople left the building hurriedly but in a orderly mannerthey came out carry their shopping bags and their parcels，some not properly wrapped and some not even paidmost passer-by waited in the street to watchmany of the shops and offices in the street had just closedmrclement，the officer in charge of，ordered all hoses(软管)to turned to the roof of the main building. people were pushed back from the area of their own safety. seven officers entered the basement or were driven back within minuteshurriedly they put on their masks(防毒面具)，ready to try again 阅读理解56.b。根据文中第1句 tests exert an unfavorable influence on science and math teaching, according to a new $ million study 证明a、c错，并且也说明政府的政策并没有得到贯彻。57.d。根据第一段第2句 and because schools with high minority enrollments generally place a greater reliance on scores . that