高三英语二轮复习 高考提分强化练 八.doc

高考提分强化练 八限时40分钟. 完形填空体裁记叙文话题人物故事词数305at an auction(拍卖会)last thursday, kevin lipton paid $2, 585, 000 for the birch cent, a1made in 1792 that is2its engraver(刻版师), robert birch. its the most money3paid for a one-cent piece. and yes, he said, the purchase made4. “its like our very first penny, ”lipton, 55, told the los angeles times on sunday. “its such a(n)5coin. its so important, so rare. ”the coin is610 similar coins known to exist that were7produced after the founding of the u. s. mint(美国造币厂), said jim halperin, co-chairman of heritage auctions. it features a profile face8miss liberty, framed by a motto that was later abandoned, “liberty parent of science & industry”. lipton, who owns a coin wholesaling business(批发业务)in beverly hills, had been eyeing the birch cent9he saw it in 1981 at a new york auction house. that year, johns hopkins university consigned(拍卖, 寄售)the penny for auction, and it was10by new york city developer donald g. patrick11$200, 000. patrick consigned the coin to texas-based heritage auctions. at the orlando auction where lipton12the birch cent, he13bought a quarter dollar from 1792 for $2, 232, 500. 14, he paid about $4. 8 million for 26 cents. lipton has15coins since he was 12 years old, and his full-time coin business16when he was just 17. he17that he was nervous about spending so much money, but now hes18that his million-dollar coins will mature. “they are a great store value, and will only be worth more19, ”lipton said. “they are20mona lisas of our coinage. ”【文章大意】这是一篇人物故事。主要讲述了美国收藏家kevin lipton从小的时候就收藏各种硬币, 现在成功地经营着古币生意。1. a. dollarb. notec. coind. quarter【解析】选c。词汇复现题。根据下文判断是coin。2. a. designed forb. sold byc. based ond. named after【解析】选d。短语辨析题。根据空后刻版师的名字判断是“根据命名”。故选d。be designed for为设计; be sold by被出售; be based on以为基础; be named after根据命名。3. a. everb. evenc. stilld. yet【解析】选a。副词辨析题。“这是曾经(ever)为一分硬币花的最高的价钱”。4. a. moneyb. sensec. changesd. adjustments【解析】选b。词义辨析题。make sense有意义。5. a. specialb. magicalc. artificiald. beneficial【解析】选a。形容词辨析题。正因为这个硬币特殊, 才值得花那么多钱。special特殊的, 专门的; magical魔术的; artificial人工的; beneficial有好处的。6. a. betweenb. withinc. amongd. of【解析】选c。介词辨析题。between在两者之间; within在以内; among在三者或三者以上的之间; of的。7. a. experimentallyb. definitelyc. finallyd. perfectly【解析】选a。副词辨析题。根据下文可知应是通过实验制造的。experimentally通过实验地; definitely一定地; finally最后, 终于; perfectly完美地。8. a. predictingb. indicatingc. representingd. suggesting【解析】选c。动词辨析题。根据下文的liberty parent of science & industry应是“代表”(represent)。故选c。predict预计; indicate暗示; represent代表; suggest建议。9. a. untilb. whenc. afterd. since【解析】选d。连词辨析题。根据空后的从句含义, 应是“自从”(since)。10. a. soldb. purchasedc. borrowedd. lent【解析】选b。动词辨析题。根据前文的consign拍卖, 可知填“购买(purchase)”。11. a. byb. onc. ford. in【解析】选c。介词辨析题。purchase sth. for money以多少钱购买。12. a. set upb. picked upc. made upd. put up【解析】选b。动词短语辨析题。这里是lipton买到birch cent硬币的地方。set up建立; pick up捡起, 用车接某人, 碰巧买到; make up编造; put up搭起。13. a. alsob. thusc. alreadyd. just【解析】选a。上下逻辑题。根据空后的a quarter dollar可知选a。14. a. altogetherb. anywayc. howeverd. besides【解析】选a。上下逻辑题。根据下文的about $4. 8 million for 26 cents可知应填“总共”。15. a. madeb. issuedc. displayedd. collected【解析】选d。动词辨析题。collect coins收集硬币。16. a. startedb. decreasedc. failedd. progressed【解析】选a。动词辨析题。business start开始做生意。decrease降低; fail失败, 未能做; progress进展。17. a. concludedb. declaredc. admittedd. swore【解析】选c。动词辨析题。根据空后的从句判断是“承认”(admit)。conclude得出结论; declare声明; swear发誓。18. a. cautiousb. confusedc. committedd. confident【解析】选d。形容词辨析题。be confident that对有信心的。cautious谨慎的; confused困惑的; committed坚信的, 坚定的。19. a. in the pastb. in the futurec. for the momentd. at the time【解析】选b。介词短语辨析题。此处描述该藏品将来会更值钱。in the past在过去; in the future在将来; for the moment此刻; at the time在那时。20. a. merelyb. actuallyc. temporarilyd. probably【解析】选b。上下逻辑题。根据空后的话在强调前文提到的藏品有多值钱, 应填“真地, 实际上”。故选b。merely仅仅; actually实际上; temporarily暂时地; probably大概。. 阅读理解i dont ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. there was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what its like to work in a field dominated by men. i was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully i never found them interesting. what i do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes. at 19, when i began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. but while earning my ph. d. at mit and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. my every achievementjobs, research papers, awardswas viewed through the lens of gender(性别)politics. so were my failures. sometimes, when i was pushed into an argument on left brain versus(相对于)right brain, or nature versus nurture(培育), i would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind. then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations(刺激): i dont talk about that anymore. it took me 10 years to get back the confidence i had at 19 and to realize that i didnt want to deal with gender issues. why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? after all, i dont study sociology or political theory. i research and teach at barnard, a womens college in new york city. recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. you cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. i know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. and i dont dismiss those concerns. still, i dont tell them“war”stories. instead, i have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. and in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. and thats a sight worth talking about. 【文章大意】这是一篇与性别歧视有关的文章, 讲的是女性应该如何面对性别歧视的问题。作者以第一人称的口吻, 以亲身的经历来说明女性在面对性别歧视时应该采取的态度。1. why doesnt the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again? a. she feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields. b. she is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination. c. she is not good at telling stories of the kind. d. she finds space research more important. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。根据第一段内容及最后一句what i do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes. 文中没有提到她在男性主导的领域中工作高兴与否, 对于性别歧视问题, 作者只是因对问题本身兴趣不大, 而不愿讲述。2. from paragraph 2, we can infer that people would say the authors failures were due to_. a. the very fact that she is a womanb. her involvement in gender politicsc. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicistd. the burden she bears in a male-dominated society【解析】选a。推理判断题。根据第二段第三句my every achievementjobs, research papers, awardswas viewed through the lens of gender politics. so were my failures. 也就是认为她的失败是由性别偏见引起的。3. what did the author constantly fight against while doing her ph. d. and post-doctoral research? a. lack of confidence in succeeding in space science. b. unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle. c. peoples stereotyped(模式化的)attitude toward female scientists. d. widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据文中第二段but while earning my ph. d. at mit and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. . . 讲述了作者面对世人对女性的成见时挺身而出, 为女性仗义执言。4. why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class? a. female students no longer have to bother about gender issues. b. her students performance has brought back her confidence. c. her female students can do just as well as male students. d. more female students are pursuing science than before. 【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据最后一段someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. you cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. 在作者研究的领域里, 女生是很少的, 而现在班里45人全部是女生, 作者很有可能是为在自己研究的领域里出现了这么多的女性而感到满意。5. what does the image the author presents to her students suggest? a. women students neednt have the concerns of her generation. b. women have more barriers on their way to academic success. c. women can balance a career in science and having a family. d. women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。根据最后一段第四句i know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. 作者之所以谈及这一问题, 就是为了打消学生对于生育孩子是否会影响科学研究的忧虑。although he will always be remembered for portraying “superman”, the greatest role of actor christopher reeves life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord(脊椎)injuries and an advocate of stem cell(干细胞)research. unlike the man of steel, he wasnt faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than an engine and he couldnt leap tall buildings in a single bound. but the courage and determination reeve displayed in trying to overcome his paralysis(瘫痪)from a 1995 horse-riding accident went beyond any of the achievements of the comic book hero. “he became a real-life superman. his heroism, his courage was extraordinary, ”colin blakemore, the chief executive of britains medical research council said. “like many people who suffer some terrible injuries, christopher reeve was totally changed by that experience and brought the kind of energy and enthusiasm that made him successful as a film star to an entirely different issue, with huge effect. ”reeve, 52, died of heart failure on october 10, 2004 after having treatment for an infected pressure wound without realizing his dream of walking again. but in the nine years since his accident, he made personal progress to regain respect and admiration, established the christopher reeve paralysis foundation, a non-profit research organization, and used his fame to raise millions of dollars for research into spinal cord injuries. he also provided hope and inspiration to other patients and made speeches to support scientists to be allowed to conduct stem cell research in the hopes of eventually curing paralysis and other illnesses such as diabetes and alzheimers and parkinsons disease. “he has been our champion. if you think of spinal injuries, you automatically recall a picture of christopher reeve, ”said paul smith, executive director of the spinal injuries association in england. it is because of reeve that spinal cord injuries and stem cell research are so widely discussed, according to smith. the fact that it happened to reeve showed it can affect anyone, even superman. reeve did not live long enough to see whether stem cell research could help restore movement to the paralyzed. the research is still in its early days and no one knows what advances it may bring. 【文章大意】本文讲述的是塑造“超人”的演员克里斯托弗一生最大的成就是作为一个脊髓损伤患者中的勇士和干细胞研究的倡导者(干细胞)对人类的贡献。6. which of the following words can best describe the characteristics of reeve? a. strong-willed and caring. b. tough and persuasive. c. caring and reliable. d. sympathetic and considerate. 【解析】选a。主旨大意题。本文讲述的就是主人公在困难面前的坚强及对医学方面的关心。7. the purpose of paragraph 2 is to show us that_. a. reeve was not as capable as the image he acted in his filmb. the image of superman created by reeve will always be rememberedc. reeve is no more than an ordinary person when he was faced with paralysisd. the inspiring image in reeves real life was even greater than that in his film【解析】选d。推理判断题。根据but the courage and determination reeve displayed in trying to