2019高考牛津英语二轮练习专题训练卷(三).doc

2019高考牛津英语二轮练习专题训练卷(三)(1)(8 min.)(2012雅礼月考一)Last Halloween my 5yearold son entered a pumpkindecorating (南瓜装饰)contest at his school. He was so proud of his entrya wild combination(结合) of carvings, paint and feathers he had constructed all by himself, with his own kindergartners sense of art. He lugged(拉) it _1_ to the school cafeteria and we placed it among the other entries, a very creative bunch of witch pumpkins, snowman pumpkins, scary pumpkins, even a bubblegum blowing pumpkin _2_ a baseball cap. “Wow，” I thought to myself, “the judges are going to have a(n) _3_ time choosing a winner.” I guess the judges must have thought _4_ because they didnt choose one. When we returned to _5_ for the annual fall dinner that evening, we saw that all the pumpkins had been _6_ the same black and gold ribbon(丝绸绶带，代表荣誉之物). My son, _7_ searching to see if hed won, _8_ asking me, “Which pumpkin won? Wheres the winner？”What could I Say? “Well, it looks like everyone won. Look: you got a ribbon, honey！”Kids are smart. That didnt _9_ him. “Yeah, but who won？” he asked. I could sense his disappointment and my own disappointment as well. Whats the point of having a _10_ if youre not going to pick a winner?I understand what the school was trying to do. The judges _11_ to send the message that all the children had done a great job and deserved to be recognized. I worry that a different message was sent, one that said losing is a hardship that no one should have to _12_. 1. A. seriously B. nervouslyC. secretly D. proudly 2. A. dressing B. wearingC. dressed D. buying 3. A. happy B. toughC. interesting D. easy 4. A. a funny thing B. a bad thingC. the same thing D. differently 5. A. the school cafeteriaB. the judgesC. kindergartenD. our home 6. A. awarded B. rewardedC. drawn D. prized 7. A. directly B. happilyC. likely D. eagerly 8. A. went on B. insisted onC. kept D. repeated 9. A. praise B. surpriseC. disappoint D. satisfy10. A. a contest B. a dinnerC. a judge D. a pumpkin11. A. had B. meantC. promised D. agreed12. A. go through B. find outC. think about D. search for(2)(8 min.)Many of us hold on to little resentment(怨恨)that may come from an argument, a misunderstanding or some other painful events. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us _1_ this is the only way we can forgive or _2_ a friendship or family relationship. An acquaintance of mine, whose health isnt very good, recently told me that she hadnt spoken to her son in almost three years. “Why not？” I asked. She said that she and her son had had a(n) _3_ about his wife and that she wouldnt _4_ to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she _5_ at the beginning and said, “I cant do that. Hes the one who should apologize. ” She was truly _6_ to die before reaching out to her only son first. After a little gentle _7_， however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and _8_ an apology of his own. As is usually the case, when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins. Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our _9_ are more important than our happiness. However, if you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost never more important than _10_ yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go and reach out. Let other people be _11_. This doesnt mean that youre wrong. Everything will be fine. Youll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right. Youll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right”， they will become _12_ defensive and more loving toward you. 1. A. believing B. doubtingC. questioning D. wondering 2. A. make B. correctC. keep D. decide 3. A. discussion B. agreementC. disagreement D. fight 4. A. say B. tellC. talk D. speak 5. A. accepted B. agreedC. apologized D. refused 6. A. willing B. hurryingC. unwilling D. glad 7. A. sleep B. encouragementC. movement D. satisfaction 8. A. accepted B. offeredC. refused D. lent 9. A. decisions B. friendsC. positions D. relatives10. A. letting B. makingC. enjoying D. allowing11. A. true B. nice C. good D. right12. A. better B. less C. more D. fewer(3)(8 min.)Prof Dennis Brown once gave his class a special homework to “go to someone you love and tell them” you love them. It has to be someone you have _1_ said those words to before or at least havent shared those words with for a long time. Now that doesnt sound like a very tough assignment, _2_ you realize that most of the students were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho”. In the next class, one of the men raised his hand to _3_ his homework. He began by saying, “Dennis, I was quite angry at first. Who were you to tell me to do something that _4_？ But when driving home I knew exactly the answer.”“Five years ago, my father and I had a furious disagreement. Since then, we _5_ seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. So by the time I got home I had _6_ myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.”“The next afternoon, I was at my parents house ringing the doorbell, praying that Dad would answer the door. I was afraid if Mom answered that I would _7_ and tell her instead. But as luck would have it, Dad did answer the door. I didnt _8_ any time I took one step in the door and said, Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.”“It was as if a transformation came over my dad. Before his face _9_， the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry. He reached out and hugged me and said, I love you too, son, but Ive never been able to say it. It was such a _10_ moment I hadnt felt that great in a long time.”“But thats not even my _11_. Two days after that visit, my dad had a sudden heart attack and ended up in the hospital, _12_.”“So my message to all of you in this is: Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now！” 1. A. never B. frequentlyC. ever D. usually 2. A. when B. untilC. if D. before 3. A. tell B. hand C. give D. share 4. A. emotional B. secretC. personal D. hard 5. A. began B. preventedC. kept D. avoided 6. A. thought B. convincedC. asked D. ordered 7. A. step out B. fade awayC. chicken out D. turn away 8. A. waste B. hesitateC. wait D. lose 9. A. laughed B. relievedC. smiled D. softened10. A. important B. preciousC. moved D. valueless11. A. point B. assignmentC. end D. story12. A. unknown B. unconcernedC. unconscious D. unhappy(4)(8 min.)Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps _1_ the talk with slides(幻灯片), writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out _2_.The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and _3_ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and which become hard even for the _4_ themselves to understand.Most institutions provide courses which _5_ new students to develop the skills they need to be _6_ listeners and notetakers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful studyskills guides which enable learners to practice these skills _7_. In all cases it is important to _8_ the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to _9_ that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of _10_ these difficulties is to attend the language and studyskills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic _11_ is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, _12_ ideas and provide support. 1. A. extending B. illustratingC. performing D. conducting 2. A. assignments B. informationC. content D. definition 3. A. suspects B. understandsC. wonders D. convinces 4. A. teachers B. classmatesC. partners D. students 5. A. prevent B. requireC. assist D. forbid 6. A. effective B. passiveC. relative D. expressive 7. A. independently B. repeatedlyC. logically D. generally 8. A. evaluate B. acquaintC. tackle D. formulate 9. A. predict B. acknowledgeC. argue D. ignore10. A. preventing B. withstandingC. sustaining D. overcoming11. A. statement B. strategyC. situation D. suggestion12. A. exchange B. findC. make D. change(5)(8 min.)There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He was a(n)_1_piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him he didnt want to hear him play but to sing a song. The man said, “I dont sing.”But the customer was_2_. He told the waiter, “Im_3_listening to the piano. I want that guy to sing.” The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey buddy! If you want to get_4_， sing a song. The customers are asking you to sing！” So he had no_5_but to sing a song. To his_6_， he sang so well that everybody remained silent for a few minutes before they _7_ prolonged cheering. He had the_8_he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar, but because he had to sing, he went on to become one of the bestknown_9_in America. He was Nat King Cole.You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your “talent” is very great, but it may be_10_than you think! And with persistence, most skills can be_11_. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you_12_！ The better question is not “what ability do I have？” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have？” 1. A. ordinary B. professional C. strange D. good 2. A. generous B. persistent C. rude D. hard 3. A. tired of B. fond ofC. interested in D. afraid of 4. A. changed B. promotedC. paid D. inspired 5. A. chance B. choice C. right D. space 6. A. surprise B. delightC. disappointment D. sorrow 7. A. shouted at B. called outC. burst out D. burst into 8. A. status B. opportunityC. emotion D. gift 9. A. pianists B. dancersC. singers D. waiters 10. A. worse B. better C. smaller D. easier11. A. improved B. changedC. corrected D. displayed12. A. possess B. useC. master D. borrow(6)(8 min.)The Monkey with the Wooden ApplesThere once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and _1_ when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful _2_. He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys _3_ them, he held onto them even tighter.The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. They glistened (闪亮) red in the _4_， and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didnt even notice his _5_ at first.A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldnt bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldnt _6_， either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails.The apples became _7_， and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldnt climb trees or collect fruit with his hands _8_. What if he just let go?Letting go of such _9_ things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He _10_ the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.Like that little monkey, we _11_ carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go off them seems crazy. But _12_： only with open hands can we receive something else. 1. A. walking B. shoutingC. resting D. crying 2. A. bananas B. pearsC. stones D. apples 3. A. picked B. carriedC. saw D. enjoyed 4. A. rain B. sunC. shade D. wind 5. A. appearance B. hungerC. danger D. home 6. A. stop B. lookC. relax D. breathe 7. A. heavier B. largerC. taller D. cheaper 8. A. full B. dirtyC. wet D. flat 9. A. expensive B. deliciousC. strange D. valuable10. A. finished B. droppedC. sold D. passed11. A. always B. seldomC. never D. sometimes12. A. copy B. writeC. remember D. hope(7)(8 min.)(2012湖南教育考试院一模)Laomi and her husband along with their son were _1_ to leave their home and move to a foreign land because of a _2_ famine(饥荒) in their homeland. Over time, the son married a foreign daughter. Then, her husband and son _3_， leaving Laomi and her daughterinlaw, widows. In those times, widows, especially foreign widows, had no support. These two women were alone and without _4_. So Laomi set out to return home to the place she had left. She encouraged her daughterinlaw to return to her family. But Ruth spoke words of loyalty, _5_， and grace to Laomi: “Dont urge me to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people. Where you die I will die, and there I will be _6_.” These two women, broken by life but tied to each other by _7_， returned to Laomis home. It was hard and dangerous for Ruth to _8_ Laomi, but Ruth did it to provide for her motherinlaw. Before long, Ruths faithfulness and beauty caught the _9_ of a man named Boaz, who made sure Ruth was provided enough opportunity to provide for Laomi and also made sure she was protected from those who might _10_ her. Ruth was surprised by such grace and tenderness. Laomis bitterness began to _11_ due to the faithfulness of Ruth. Ruth was _12_ by Boaz and became his wife. The story ends with Laomi, the one who was once nicknamed “Bitterness”， living a happy life. 1. A. reminded B. sentC. forced D. allowed 2. A. severe B. obvious C. curious D. nervous 3. A. escaped B. died C. disappeared D. left 4. A. care B. sense C. doubt D. hope 5. A. bravery B. faithfulnessC. luck D. seriousness 6. A. living B. working C. defeated D. buried 7. A. happiness B. friendship C. curiosity D. love 8. A. get used to B. pay attention to C. take care of D. make use of 9. A. imagination B. eye C. interest D. sight10. A. abuse B. tease C. cheat D. fight11. A. better B. change C. sweeten D. improve12. Aadmired B. respected C. favored D. selected(8)(8 min.)(原创)I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt like attention drawn to myself. All this _1_ after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy _2_ because I didnt have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the _3_ to keep pace with the others on the team. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ _4_ it”， I wouldnt have decided to give a try.Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! I didnt even know the rules of the game, much less what I was doing. _5_， I wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to _6_ on learning the game and not be too hard on myself for the things I didnt _7_ “just yet”Soon I knew the _8_ and the “moves”. The competitive _9_ in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the _10_ friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!With my _11_ selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand even when I sometimes wasnt _12_ I had the right answer. 1. A. continued B. changed C. settled D. started 2. A. idea B. plan C. belief D. saying 3. A. right B. chance C. ability D. patience 4. A. going for B. looking for C. cheering for D. applying for 5. A. Interestingly B. FortunatelyC. Obviously D. Hopefully 6. A. focus B. act C. rely D. try 7. A. want B. do C. support D. know 8. A. steps B. orders C. rules D. games 9. A. roles B. part C. mind D. value10. A. process B. operationC. movement D. situation11. A. expressed B. improvedC. preserved D. recognized12. A. lucky B. happyC. sure D. satisfied(9)(8 min.)(2012师大附中月考六)Once upon a time, a man punished his 5yearold daughter for using up the familys only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more _1_ when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had glued the gold paper so as to _2_ a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you, Daddy！”As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier _3_. But when he opened it, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. “Dont you know, young lady, ” he said _4_， “when you give someone a present theres supposed to be something inside the package！”The little girl _5_ him with tears rolling from her eyes and said, “Daddy, its not empty. I _6_ kisses into