高考英语二轮复习课时训练20（含解析）.doc

2015届高考英语二轮复习课时训练20. 单项填空1. as time went on, those unpleasant events were graduallyfrom his memory. a. wiped outb. stood outc. cleaned outd. put out2. if weother peoples trust and love in us, we will be cast aside by others one day. a. holdb. takec. abused. have3. his efforts to raise money for his program were, because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets. a. in placeb. in sightc. in effectd. in vain4. the government managed to have two chemical factories built, thoughby some people. a. being opposed tob. opposed toc. was opposed tod. having been opposed to5. (2013宿州模拟)theres some evidence that the health of some americans hasas a result of acquiring unhealthy, stress-leading habits. a. deniedb. ignoredc. decreasedd. declined6. for years workers have tolow wages and terrible working conditions. a. preserveb. prohibitc. ignored. tolerate7. each member country of wto mustits laws and regulations and compete on the principle of fairness and cooperation. a. cater tob. correspond toc. relate tod. submit to8. (2013三明模拟)it is the first time that ithis kind of tasty moon cake. a. enjoyb. have enjoyedc. had enjoyedd. am enjoying9. traffic regulationspeople from riding bicycles on the sidewalk. a. stopb. prohibitc. preventd. keep10. the explorers were told tothemselves with everything they would need for the voyage. a. associateb. equipc. related. feed11. i may be away on business next week butill be back by friday. a. at any rateb. at a ratec. at this rated. at the rate12. people are noweffective ways of using the least energy to create the greatest benefit. a. seekingb. findingc. attemptingd. treating13. whether euthanasia(安乐死)should be made legal has beenin the law circle for many years. a. conventionalb. controversialc. contradictoryd. concrete14. sheherself to a delicious soup. a. dealtb. appliedc. treatedd. entertained15. (2013福州模拟)i mightsome concern in refusing you if youmore like a gentleman. a. have felt; had behavedb. feel; behavedc. have felt; behavedd. feel; had behaved. 阅读理解(a)we can stay young forever. that is the message dr. shen ziyin wants to give the world. and the chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problem of aging. his solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging. dr. shen ziyin has been trained in western medicine. at the same time he studied traditional chinese medicine. and, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. he has taken a hint from the ancient chinese medicine system called “shen” . according to shen, it is the kidney that adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. it is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through. studies conducted by dr. shen show that herbal medicine based on the shen system slow the aging process, says a report in the telegraph newspaper. we notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness in general, and wrinkles, among others. this happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce t-cells. these t-cells contain a particular substance called fas. fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves. so the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of t-cells in the body. this can happen if people eat low-calorie food. then the body is not active enough to produce extra t-cells. but, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young? this is where dr. shens herbal medicine comes. but how effective it will be, only time can tell. (278w)1. how did dr. shen find the solution to the problem of aging? a. by studying western medicine. b. by learning traditional chinese medicine. c. by combining both western and chinese medicine. d. by doing research on both western and chinese people. 2. what plays the most important role in keeping people young according to shen? a. medicine treatment. b. peoples good kidney. c. level of peoples activity. d. positive life attitude. 3. the reason why people become old is that. a. their bodies produce t-cellsb. their bodies are unable to fight diseasesc. they have reduced strength, loss of haird. they become weaker and weaker4. we can probably learn from the passage that. a. producing more low-calorie food allows people to keep youngb. the more chinese herbal medicine people drink the better for healthc. people should try to quicken the production of t-cells in the bodyd. it remains unknown how effective dr. shens herbal medicine is(b)(原创)a harrowing competition is underway in england, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives at risk. ok, thats not true. but competitors from around the world gathered on thursday for the annual competition to crown the worlds biggest liar. each participant is given up to five minutes to make up the best fib in the contest, which was founded in honor of 19th-century bridge inn landlord will ritson, who was reportedly legendary for his lies. competitors gather at the bridge inn every year for the competition, a small pub in northwestern england. anyone can take part in the competition. well, almost anyway; the reporters note that lawyers and politicians are banned, citing “an unfair advantage” in the proceedings. a study published this past july in the journal evolution & human behavior found that nearly all lies are detectable through visible facial muscle reactions in the person telling a lie. “thus, while interpersonal deception often is highly successful, signs of hidden emotional states are communicated clearly to the informed observer, ”the study concluded. a bishop of carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition, simply stating, “i have never told a lie in my life. ” in 2003, abrie krueger of south africa became the first non-brit to win the competition. ironically, krueger was accused by some of cheating. in 2006, comedian sue perkins became the first female to win the competition, telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change. last years winning entry came from glen boyland, who told a lie about competing in a snail-racing competition with prince charles. (274w)5. why does the author tell a lie at the beginning of the passage? a. because the author likes telling lies. b. because nearly everyone has told lies. c. it is written in this way in order to introduce the annual competition to crown the worlds biggest liar. d. because lies can usually be detected through visible facial muscle reactions. 6. what does the underlined word “fib” in paragraph 2 probably mean? a. lie. b. story. c. experience. d. plot. 7. according to the passage, which groups cant take part in the competition? a. doctors & teachers. b. reporters & editors. c. students & managers. d. lawyers & politicians. 8. which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. each participant is given at least five minutes in the competition. b. the competition is held at the bridge inn every year in honor of will ritson. c. all the lies can be discovered through visible facial muscle reactions. d. glen boyland competed in a snail-racing competition with prince charles. 9. whats the purpose of this passage? a. to introduce a strange competition. b. to explain how to detect the liars. c. to discuss how to avoid telling lies. d. to invite people to take part in the competition. 【语篇随练】从阅读理解a篇中找出与下列句子同义的句子1. kidney plays an important role in preventing people from getting old. _2. if we want to stay young, we have to reduce the production of t-cells in the body. _答案解析. 1.【解析】选a。考查动词短语辨析。wipe out除表示 “擦去” 外, 还可表示 “抹去记忆” ; stand out表示 “突出, 显眼” ; clean out表示 “用完, 花光, 洗劫” ; put out表示 “扑灭” 。句意:随着时间的流逝, 那些不愉快的事情会逐渐从他的记忆中抹去。故选a。2. 【解析】选c。考查固定搭配。abuse ones trust/love in sb. 表示 “辜负某人对的信任/爱” , 其他词搭配不当。故答案为c。3.【解析】选d。考查介词短语辨析。句意:他为他的方案集资做出的努力都白费了, 因为没有人想拿一分钱。in vain徒劳, 白费; in place适当的, 在适当的地方; in sight在视线内; in effect实际上。4.【解析】选b。考查非谓语动词。句意:尽管有人反对, 政府还是建立了两家化工厂。oppose与句子的主语之间是动宾关系, 故用过去分词作状语。【变式备选】for all of these reasons, i would be opposeda new factory near my community. a. to buildb. to buildingc. buildd. building【解析】选b。句意:基于这些原因, 我反对在我的小区附近建新工厂。be opposed to反对, 其中to为介词, 后接动词-ing形式作宾语。5.【解析】选d。考查动词词义辨析。句意:证据表明由于养成了不健康和导致压力大的习惯, 美国人的健康状况已下降了。deny否认; ignore忽视; decrease降低, 减少; decline下降。6.【解析】选d。句意:多年以来工人们不得不忍受低工资和恶劣的工作环境。preserve保护, 保持; prohibit禁止; ignore忽视; tolerate忍受, 容忍。7.【解析】选d。句意:wto的每一个成员国都必须服从它的法律规定, 在公平合作的原则下竞争。cater to迎合, 满足需要; correspond to符合, 相一致; relate to涉及, 与相关; submit to服从。8.【解析】选b。考查时态。句意:这是我第一次吃到这么美味的月饼。在it is the first time +从句结构中, 从句要用现在完成时。9.【解析】选b。考查动词词义辨析。句意:交通法规禁止人们在人行道上骑自行车。stop/prevent/keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事; prohibit sb. from doing sth. 禁止某人做某事, 根据句意可知选b项。10.【解析】选b。考查动词词义辨析。句意:探险者被要求带着他们航海所需要的一切东西。equip. . . with装备, 配备。11.【解析】选a。考查介词词组辨析。句意:我可能下周出差, 但无论如何我在周五会返回来。at this rate照这样; at any rate不管怎么样。故选a项。12.【解析】选a。考查动词词义辨析。句意:现在人们正在寻找有效的方式以利用最少的能源创造最大的利润。seek寻找; find找到, 不用于进行时; attempt试图; treat对待。根据句意可知选a项。13.【解析】选b。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:安乐死是否应该合法, 在法律圈里已经争辩了多年了。conventional传统的; controversial有争议的; contradictory相互矛盾的; concrete有形的, 具体的。14.【解析】选c。考查动词词义辨析。句意:她自己喝了一顿丰盛的汤。treat oneself to用款待; apply oneself to致力于; entertain sb. with sth. 用招待某人。15. 【解析】选a。考查虚拟语气。句意:如果你表现得更像绅士, 我可能会对拒绝你有些许担心。根据句意可知此处是对过去的虚拟。表示对过去的虚拟时, if从句中用过去完成时, 主句中用would/might have done的形式。.长生不老是人类的梦想。中西药的结合能实现这个梦想吗? 科技在人类抵抗衰老的斗争中能否获得胜利呢? 让我们拭目以待吧。1. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。从第三段第三句and, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. 可知dr. shen将中西药进行结合找到了延缓人类衰老的办法。2. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句according to shen, it is the kidney that adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. 可知是肾脏在导致人类衰老的因素中起着最重要的作用。3. 【解析】选a。推理判断题。根据第五段最后三句可知, 人类衰老的时候, 身体会产生t细胞。t细胞中含有fas物质, 这种物质会破坏人体细胞。4.【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句but how effective it will be, only time can tell. 可知, 我们还不知道dr. shen的草药能有多大作用。a项应该是吃低热量食物有助于保持青春; b项内容没有提及; c项应该是尽量减缓t细胞的产生。本周四, 来自世界各地的竞赛者齐聚英国参加一年一度的世界撒谎大赛, 每位参赛者都有五分钟时间来编造