2011年高三英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练—第8天

20112011 年高三英语上学期年高三英语上学期 2525 分钟限时阅读天天练分钟限时阅读天天练 第第 8 8 天天 I I 完形填空完形填空 Twelve year old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China The boy said he was a little 1 when he received the monochromatic 单色的 flat device in April 2010 because he thought it should be a 2 cool laptop But Tang still cherishes his new equipment like protecting my 3 said the fifth grader After all not every student has the opportunity to 4 the eBook which is worth 294 2 000 yuan he said The 50 eBooks 5 by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou Jiangsu province enables one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the 6 group of students in the Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with electronic ones Out of 1000 students Tang s class was the lucky 7 Our school could not 8 the project without the company s donation said Yuan Shishan vice headmaster of the primary school 9 the digital book is considered environmentally friendly because it replaces paper books and saves money in the long run the price is much higher than most Chinese 10 can afford Also some technical defects the 11 of taking notes and monochromatic display make the eBook fail to meet the expectations of students and teachers There s still a an 12 way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education said the headmaster According to Yuan the annual average income of a 13 family in Yangzhou is about 20 000 to 30 000 yuan and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2 000 yuan 14 book The school doesn t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes The devices are 15 after class and are locked in the headmaster s office 1 A excited B interested C surprised D disappointed 2 A normalB super C light D thin 3 A eyes B grades C friendshipD class 4 A buy B give C useD expect 5 A donated B manufactured C invented D designed 6 A originalB first C secondD final 7 A characters B inspectors C users D devotees 8 A supportB introduce C determineD afford 9 A AfterB As if C Now thatD Although 10 A families B classes C schools D provinces 11 A unfamiliarity B inconvenience C discomfort D dislike 12 A effectiveB practical C long D narrow 13 A commonB local C smallD general 14 A digital B regular C new D pleasant 15 A put on B taken in C looked onD handed in IIII 阅读理解阅读理解 A In Washington D C 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a very special address It is the address of the White House the home of the president of the United States Originally the White House was gray and was called the presidential Palace It was built from 1792 to 1800 At this time the city of Washington itself was being built It was to be the nation s new capital city George Washington the first president and Pierre Charles L Enfant a French engineer chose the place for the new city L Enfant then planned the city The president s home was an important part of the plan A contest was held to pick a design for the president s home An architect named James Hoban won He designed a large three story house of gray stone President Washington never lived in the Presidential Palace The first president to live there was John Adams the second president of the United States and his wife Mrs Adams did not really like her new house In her letters she often complained about the cold Fifty fireplaces were not enough to keep the house warm In 1812 the United States and Britain went to war In 1814 the British invaded Washington They burned many buildings including the Presidential Palace After the war James Hoban the original architect partially rebuilt the president s home To cover the marks of the fire the building was painted white Before long it became known as the White House The White House is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States Every year more than 1 5 million visitors go through the five rooms that are open to the public 16 The White House was built in Washington A because a French engineer was invited to design it B because President George Washington liked to live in it C because the British invaders lived in it in1812 1814 D because it was to be the nation s capital city 17 The president s home and the city of Washington were A built by the American army B built by the British troops C planed by George Washington D planned by the French 18 The original home of the president needed to be rebuilt A because John Adams wife did not like it B because it was cold in winter even with 50 fireplace C because it had been burned down during the war D because George Washington was not willing to live in it 19 The new presidential home was painted white to A cover the marks of fire B attract tourist from France C to please Mrs John Adams D keep it warm in winter B It was Friday the day of the field trip on which Miss Joan would take her class to pick apples Miss Joan enjoyed picking apples with her students She smiled as she led her students to the bus that would take them to the Greenly Apple Orchard 果园 The bus ride was bumpy 颠簸的 and the kids were a little noisy but still Miss Joan was smiling The bus stopped in front of the Greenly Apple Orchard and the class got off quickly and quietly Miss Joan made sure everyone was there What a glorious sunny apple picking day Miss Joan announced with her grandest smile Mr Greenly was there to greet them Let s see there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each That will be sixty dollars please Miss Joan held up the brochure in her hand It says that the price is two dollars each she pointed out That s what I collected from everyone We ve had to raise the price Mr Greenly stated You sent me this brochure after we made our reservation Miss Joan complained and it says two dollars Miss Joan if you look at the bottom of this brochure Mr Greenly said you ll notice very important statement Sure enough in very tiny letters it said Prices are subject to change without notice Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope Now children do you all have your baskets Miss Joan called out Remember each of you can pick as many apples as possible Mr Greenly said You can t pick as many apples as possible I beg your pardon Miss Joan was not smiling now The brochure says ALL YOU CAN PICK Mr Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen It also says Terms 条款 and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice Miss Joan s good mood was now history She didn t want to set a bad example for her students so she said in a calm and quiet voice We re going home give me our money back please 20 The phrase subject to change without notice suggests A Mr Greenly could change the terms at will B the customers should read the brochure carefully C Mr Greenly could determine what apples to be picked D the customers should be informed beforehand 21 The students could not pick as many apples as they would like beca