高考英语 限时训练16(适合课堂使用) 新人教版

用心 爱心 专心1 限时训练限时训练 1616 I I 完形填空完形填空 Shortly after my daughter Julia Ann was born I started a loving tradition that I know others with whom I have LATER shared this special plan have also started Every year on her 1 I write an Annual Letter to my daughter I 2 it with funny anecdotes 轶事 趣闻 that happened to her that year hardships or 3 issues that are 4 in my life or hers world events my 5 for the future various thoughts etc I 6 the letter photographs presents report cards and many 7 types of mementos 纪念品 that would certainly have otherwise 8 as the years passed I keep a 9 in my desk drawer in which all year long I place things that I want to 10 in the envelope containing her next Annual Letter Every week I make short notes of what I can think 11 from the weeks events that I will want to 12 later in the year to write in her Annual Letter 13 her birthday approaches I take out that folder and find it 14 with ideas thoughts poems cards treasures stories incidents and memories of all sorts many of which I had already forgotten and 15 I then 16 transcribed 抄写 into that year s Annual Letter Once the letter is written and all the 17 are inserted into the envelope I seal it It then becomes that year s Annual Letter On the envelope I always write Annual letter to Julia Ann from her Daddy on due 18 of her nth Birthday to be opened when she is 21 years old It is a time capsule of love from every different year of her life to her as an adult It is a gift of 19 memories from one generation to the next It is a 20 record of her life written as she was actually living it 1 A school big B birthday C partyD record 2 A fill B open C end D tell 3 A disappointment B sadness C joys D treatment 4 A little B important C usual D possible 5 A hobbies B gifts C time D predictions 6 A add to B cut off C take up D go through 7 A allB anotherC otherD any 8 A lastedB happenedC metD disappeared 9 A envelopB folderC boxD bag 10 A seal B payC wishD include 11 A overB aboutC ofD for 12 A recallB giveC helpD mind 13 A AlthoughB What C WhenD Who 用心 爱心 专心2 14 A runningB overflowingC fillingD quarrelling 15 A themB whenC howD which 16 A eagerlyB curiouslyC sadlyD willingly 17 A plansB treasuresC yearsD cards 18 A momentB timeC occasionD year 19 A excitingB interestingC enablingD loving 20 A permanentB temporaryC carefulD powerful 第三部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分 40 分 A How would you like to come home after a long day open the door and walk into an elephant That s what you would do if you lived in Elephant House in Margete New Jersey The elephant shaped house was built in 1881 by James Lafferty In 1962 Herbert Green built a chicken shaped house Sarah Winchester tried to build a ghost proof house in San Jose California Workers built fake chimneys doors that open onto blank walls and stairs that lead nowhere Many rooms were torn down and then rebuilt in a new way to confuse the ghosts It took 38 years to complete the house Some houses are built of strange materials A house in Pigeon Cove Massachusetts is built of more than 100 000 newspapers In Canada George Pat built a house entirely out of bottles Some homes stand for great wealth and power The Palace of Alhambra in Spain is one of the most beautiful homes in the world The man who built it loved water A stream runs through all 9 acres 英亩 of the palace In each room there is a small pool of sparkling water Wealthy Americans design dream houses too In 1895 Cornelius Vanderbilt built and moved into a house named the Breakers He called it his summer cottage It cost 10 million to build and has walls decorated with gold This summer cottage could hold 60 guests comfortably Dream houses don t have to be expensive A man named Baldasera built a house with 90 rooms for about only 200 by digging under the earth Baldasera worked alone He spent about 40 years completing his underground house 21 The passage mainly talks about A old houses B building materials C building history D unusual houses 22 The builder of the Palace of Alhambra is probably proud of A the shining pools in the rooms B his special personality 用心 爱心 专心3 C his mother country Spain D the large area of his house 23 The Breakers was built A in 1884 by Sarah Winchester B in 1992 by George Pat C in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt D in 1962 by Herbert Green 24 Baldasera built his home A without any tools B without spending much money C with his family D with much help from others B B A long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little different Many people use a long weekend for a getawaygetaway a short trip to leave the stress of their everyday lives behind and explore learn or relax HotelHotel RomanceRomance Many hotels and resorts feature something special to start the getaway such as champagne flowers or a fruit basket in the room on arrival Getaway packages usually include a room with something special a heart shaped bed for example Additionalo benefits could be room service meals or other private dining plus tickets or discounts for local attractions VisitVisit a a SpaSpa Spa getaways can take place at a location that focuses only on spa services or at a hotel that offers a spa as one of its features Some spas emphasize treatments fit for their geographic area or a local attraction A spa in a grape growing region might provide grape juice masks or a hotel near a hot spring could offer mineral baths Most spas offer a range of massage health and beauty treatments so a spa getaway can be relaxing with other benefits LearnLearn a a SkillSkill A long weekend may not be enough time to become an expert at something new but it provides a way for people to begin their explorations Some organizations offer intensive courses that last two or three days People with special interests can get away from their routines while learning such things as how to make beer speak a new language or take better photos HelpHelp OthersOthers Some organizations cooperate with businesses to have accommodations 住宿 and activities for short term volunteers Most volunteer vacations involve ecology friendly or charity activities A volunteer getaway is a way to relieve stress and help others at the same time StayStay inin a a NationalNational ParkPark 用心 爱心 专心4 For those who want to relax in a rural environment a national park fits the bill Most national parks provide camping areas for tents and trailers Several have cabins 小屋 within the parks available to rent A getaway to a national park provides privacy stress relief and the time to get to know some important natural resources 25 The underlined word getawaygetaway in this passage most probably means A exploration B location C vacation D activity 26 It can be learned from the text that A spas are offered in the tourist attractions all over the country B intensive courses of some organizations help people get away from home C helping others at weekend makes people feel free and relaxed D people may get close to nature in a national park 27 Which of the following can be rented in a national park A Cabins B Trailers C Camping area D Privacy 28 The best title of the passage can be A Away from Our Busy Work B Good Ways to Relieve Stress C Enjoy Life and Help Others D Long Weekend Getaway Ideas C Scientists say they now have proof to support the old fashioned advice that it s best to sleep on a problem They say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain organize the masses of information we receive each day The lead researcher Bob Stickgold at the Harvard Medical School said Sleep helps us draw rules from our experiences It s like knowing the difference between dogs and cats even if it s hard to explain The US research team studied how well students remembered connections between words and symbols reports New Scientist They compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test and if they had not slept They found that people were better able to remember lists of related words after a night s sleep than after the same time spent awake during the day They also found it easier to remember themes that the words had in common But they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awake Prof John Groeger of Survey University s Sleep Research Centre said People have been trying for years to find out what the purpose of sleep is as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative 促使康复的 value We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day and sleep 用心 爱心 专心5 seems to be the way