2012高考英语 考前30天之备战45分钟综合性过关小练习（二十三）

用心 爱心 专心1 考前考前3030天之备战天之备战20122012高考英语高考英语4545分钟综合性过关小练习 二十三 分钟综合性过关小练习 二十三 注意事项 本练主要包括单项选择 完形填空 阅读理解三种题型 一 单项选择 请认真阅读下面各题 从题中所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 1 It s quite a time Liu Xiang was injured in the foot but we are sure it won t be long he returns to the track A after when B before since C that when D since before 2 The superstar can be very sad though in public he is extremely cheerful A by chance B in person C in private D as individual 3 The lady stood in the sitting room as if a visit a friend A expecting from B expected from C expected to D expecting at 4 The coach asked his staff to the large group of journalists waiting for him to announce his training plans A adapt to B attend to C refer to D appeal to 5 The art centre is used to be a factory millions of tractors were made A what where B where where C what which D where which 6 Can you give me some advice on what I said just now Sorry My mind A is wandering B was wandering C has wandered D had wandered 7 Is your present pension sufficient to cover your cost of living Enough and to spare A I can t complain B Serve me right C I ve had enough of it D I can t be too particular 8 The ancient Greeks were for many advances in science art and 用心 爱心 专心2 sport for example the marathon philosophy A conscious together with B content other than C outspoken apart from D responsible along with 9 He had a bad week He lost his job his car was stolen A on top of that B on top of it C and on top of which D on top of which 10 They suggested the professor just now chairman of the meeting A referring to was made B referring to be made C referred to be made D referred to was made 11 Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit To tell the truth it s very hard But we on this problem trying to improve the situation A worked B had worked C are working D had been working 12 Susan was happy like crazy Oh yes Her parents approved of her adventurous trip to Africa that she for years A has been expecting B was expecting C had been expecting D would be expecting 13 I in the room watching TV broadcast about the earthquake I told the policeman who had driven here to question me A was staying B stay C stayed D am staying 14 in charge of the shopping center has upset him for quite some time A Left B Being left C Having left D To leave 15 On March 14 violent crimes of beating looting and burning in Lasa of Tibet broke out 13 innocent people and with more than 300 A killed injured B killing injured C killed injuring D killing injuring 二 完形填空 请认真阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 用心 爱心 专心3 No one really knows how the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids But Maureen Clemmons has a n 16 She thinks the Egyptians 17 have used kites If you look at the top center of every monument you see wings Clemmons said I think the Egyptians have been trying to tell us 18 pictures for 3 000 years that this is how they built the pyramids She thinks that 19 Egyptian workers might make use of kites to 20 the stones with the help of the 21 wind She got a team of aeronautic 航空的 engineers to 22 her test the theory Yesterday in the Mojave Desert they 23 their theory to the test using a nylon kite three pulleys 滑轮 and an obelisk stone tower that weighs nearly four 24 The wind speed had to be just right And amazingly it 25 But the fact that it can be done doesn t necessarily mean that s 26 the ancient Egyptians did it There s 27 no evidence for kites in ancient Egypt said Professor Carol Redmount of the University of California There s 28 evidence of pulleys as we know them today Redmount says the historical evidence 29 the Charlton Heston method which basically relies on the 30 of slaves pushing and pulling huge stone blocks to create the pyramids 31 the kite lifting group will have 32 of that All I can remember from history is that Egyptians drank beer for breakfast lunch and dinner and 33 someone who has done 34 research on drinking beer I know after I ve had two beers and it s really hot I m not pushing or pulling anything Clemmons said So I 35 I d try to think another way 16 A idea B way C aim D theory 17 A might B would C may D must 18 A on B in C by D about 19 A best B latest C earliest D youngest 20 A lift B raise C rise D hold 21 A sea B desert C west D north 22 A help B make C let D offer 23 A prove B base C get D put 用心 爱心 专心4 24 A pounds B tons C kilograms D gallons 25 A did B resulted C worked D affected 26 A how B why C where D what 27 A relatively B absolutely C exactly D nearly 28 A any B some C few D no 29 A refers to B arrives at C points to D aims at 30 A body B shoulder C hand D muscle 31 A But B And C So D Though 32 A nothing B none C anythingD something 33 A as well B as if C as D yet 34 A field B physics C chemistry D area 35 A wished B imaginedC wondered D figured 三 阅读理解 请认真阅读下列短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A 原创 I opened my eyes upon a very strange land I immediately knew then I was on Mars Not once did I question this fact My mind told me I was on Mars as your mind tells you that you are upon Earth You do not question the fact nor did I I found myself lying on a bed of yellow colored grass that covered the land for kilometers The time was near the middle of the day and the sun was shining full upon me It was warm I decided to do a little exploring Springing to my feet I received my first Martian surprise The effort to stand carried me into the Martian air to the height of about one meter I landed softly upon the ground however without incident I found that I must learn to walk all over again My muscles were used to the gravity of Earth Mars has less gravity My attempts to walk resulted in jumps and hops which took me into the air I once landed on my face I soon learned that it took much less effort for me to move on Mars than it did on Earth Near me was a small low wall Carefully I made my way to the wall and looked over It was filled with eggs some already broken open Small green creatures were in them They looked at me with huge red eyes 用心 爱心 专心5 As I watched the fierce looking creatures I failed to hear twenty full grown Martians coming from behind me They had come without warning As I turned I saw them One was coming at me with a huge spear with its sharp tip pointed at my heart 36 It is obvious that this article is A an essay B a drama C a science fiction D an autobiography 37 We can infer from the passage that A the gravity of Mars is more than that of earth B the author has actually arrived at Mars C the way to move on Mars is different from on Earth D the creatures on Mars look the same as human being 38 What s the probable meaning of the underlined word Martians in the last paragraph A The fierce looking creatures B People living on Mars C Monsters D Animals on Mars 39 When you try to walk on Mars you should A use less effort than on Earth B use more effort than on Earth C use less time than on Earth D use more time than on Earth 40 Which will be most probably described in the coming article A The author s new finding in Mars B What the fierce looking creatures are C The author s adventure together with the Martians D How the author come back to Earth B 原创 If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say Hey Butterfly Man his face would break into a smile The title suits him And he loves it Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly once thought 用心 爱心 专心6 to have died out Today the butterfly is coming back thanks to him But years ago if you d told him this was what he d be doing someday he would have laughed You re crazy As a boy he used to be a little tough guy on the streets At age thirteen he was caught by police stealing At eighteen he landed in prison for shooting a man I knew it had hurt my mom Bonner said after he got out of prison So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again One day he met Professor Mattoni who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue I saw the sign Butterfly Habitat and asked How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away Bonner recalls Dr Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass 放大镜 Look at the leaves I could see all these caterpillars 蝴蝶的幼虫 on the plant Dr Mattoni explained Without the plant there are no butterflies Weeks later Bonner received a call from Dr Mattoni who told him there was a butterfly needed help That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue Since then he s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back He grows astragals the only plant the butterfly eats He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat The butterfly s population once almost zero is now up to 900 For their work Bonner and Dr Mattoni received lots of awards But for Bonner he earned something more he turned his life around For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison While he s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue the butterfly has helped bring him back too 41 When he was young Arthur Bonner A broke the law and ended up in prison B was fond of shooting and hurt his mom C often laughed at people on the streets D often caught butt