2020届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练—第17天

2020届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练第17天完形填空 Do Americans have morals? Thats a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any 1 .One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known 3 about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 5 .Little George cut down his fathers favorite cherry tree 5 trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, “I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet.” Instead of 6 ,George received praise. Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can 7 people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”Another 8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力）.Remember Aesops fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a 9 ?The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not 11 .Compassion(同情）may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible 12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 13 city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 14 just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians 16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida 17 the favor.In no way can this brief description 18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility, 19 , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are 20 . 1AcontinentBcharacterCcontentDculture2AlovelyBbasicCparticularDscientific202005143AnovelBjokeClegendDmusic4ApolitelyBclearlyCeasilyDslightly5AwhileBforCwhereasDas6AagreementBpunishmentCachievementDargument7ApuzzleBinjureCinterruptDoffend8ApersonBactionCvirtueDsystem9AquarrelBraceCfightDtrip10AwinBfailCdefeatDbeat11Aslow downBcome upCgive upDfall off12AdescribesBpraisesCtellsDmentions13AlonelyBaloneCcertainDdeserted14Ainspite ofBon account ofCas a result ofDinstead of15ArowBcircleCmovementDaction16AhurtBdestroyedCruinedDhit17AofferedBreturnedChonoredDreminded18AcoverBrespectCshapeDreflect19AstrengthBsilenceCloyaltyDreality20AinvaluableBhonorableCunbelievableDinvisible 阅读理解A GUESS whats making 9 million US teenagers scream at the top of their voices this summer? Its not the Hulk or Iron man hitting someone across a room, but the catchy beat of the music in Disneys latest TV movie Camp Rock, which came out in the US on June 20. The show attracted more than 8.9 million viewers.So how does Camp Rock attract so many viewers? One reason is that it features the hugely popular boy band the Jonas Brothers, whom all the girls seem to adore. But whats the story? Connect Three is a rock group. One member, Shane Gray (Joe Jonas）needs to get rid of his bad boy rocker image, so hes sent by fellow band members Nate (Nick Jonas）and Jason (Kevin Jonas） to a music camp as a guest instructor（指导）. The idea is the camp will help him clean up his act. There he meets Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato）, a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice and a driving ambition（志向）to be a pop singer. However, she can only afford to be at the expensive camp by helping her mom work in the mess hall (食堂）between classes.When Shane overhears Mitchie singing from behind closed doors, he sets out to find the girl with the beautiful voice.One group of teenagers was really eager to watch the movie. The kids took their positions on the floor to countdown to show time. One of them, Leah Karrels, 16, even sang the movies theme（主题歌）, We Rock. She explained that shes seen the trailer (预告片） so many times she knows the words by heart. The girls cheered when the movie began, and for the next two hours the only time they got up was to run for chocolate ice cream cake from the freezer. Im sure this is going to knock High School Musical off the shelves in stores. This is the next big thing, said Leah.21Which of the following is true according to the passage?ACamp Rock will come out on June, 20BThe Jonas Brothers is a boy band loved by girlsCShane Gray in the movie has bad boy image all the timeDLeah Karrels has seen the TV movie many times22We can conclude from the passage that .AThis summer only “Camp Rock” attracted young people very muchBThe story is about a classic music groupConnect ThreeCThe main actress is a pop singer in the movieDThe passage doesnt tell us the end of the story of the movie23It can be inferred from the passage that AKids learn to countdown to show time after watching the movieBLeah Karrels could sing the theme of the musicCThe girls loved the movie so much that they even hardly wanted to get up DLeah Karrels believes the movie will be sold on the shelves in stores24Which is closest to the meaning of the underlined word “adore”?AloveBlook up toCrespectDenvy25Whats the best title of the passage?AJonas BrothersBThe Story About Connect ThreeCThe Trailer Of Camp RockDSummer of RockBEvery Christmas the giant tree in Rockefeller Center sparkles with thousands of lights. From the beginning, when construction workers raised the first one during the depths of the Depression, it has been a symbol of hope. Diana Abad, like most Americans, loved that tree.In 1999, however, Diana was writing her will. The 33-year-old woman from Staten Island, New York, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病）and wanted to put her things in order. Doctors told her she had nine months to live. Her slim chance for survival lay in finding a bone marrow(骨髓）donor. The most likely source for a match is always among relatives - but her family was tested and there was none. Then one day in February 2000, she got a call from the hospital saying that out of the four million people enrolled in the National Marrow Donor Program Registry, there was only one match. The potential donor was thinking about it. In March the donor agreed, and the transplant procedure was scheduled for March 27. On that day, a doctor came in with the marrow in a bag, and Diana remembers him saying: “This is it. If it doesnt graft within four to six hours, nothing will bring you back.” Diana asked a priest (牧师）to give her last rite(祈祷）. Almost immediately after the two-hour procedure, she felt stronger. Doctors told her it looked like the graft had taken. Donors are anonymous, but when she was better, Diana sent a note through the Registry: “You dont know the joy that I am experiencing,” she wrote. “I hope that one day we can meet and I can thank you in person.” It was several months before the donor replied. At first he didnt even give his name. He was 34-year-old David Mason, and he lived in Dedham, Massachusetts. But eventually the two exchanged phone numbers and began to talk. Then unexpectedly and unannounced, he turned up at her door in Englishtown, New Jersey, on December 23. She says it was love at first sight. He says he didnt feel it until they met the second time. That meeting began a long-distance romance that culminated(修成正果）under the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center in December 2020. Thats where David proposed(求婚）to Diana. She, of course, said yes.26Which of the following may be the title of the passage?APerfect MatchBSuccessful GraftCAnonymous DonorDLucky Christmas Tree27What can we know about the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center?AIt was planted by the local inhabitants of Rockefeller in the United States.BDiana got saved under the Christmas tree and so loved it.CMany Americans love the tree because it was raised during the depths of the depression.DThe tree is very tall and beautifully decorated by