2020年高二英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练—第5天

2020年高二英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练第5天I完形填空It was a cold winters night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 16 .I worked in a 17 doctors office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 18 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 19 home and my husband, being the 20 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 _it home.I was heading inside to 22 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 23 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.The young man at the counter was trying to be 25 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 26 . One of them was 27 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 28 ?”A look of 29 crossed the womans face.“Im going right by there,” I said, which wasnt a (an) 30 since I had just made up my mind to do 31 that I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 32 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.Later, as I arrived home, my husband 34 me, “So you arent ever late any more.”I said, “Sometimes its 35 to be late.”16. A. break B. coldC. fever D. headache17. A. foreignB. commonC. noisy D. busy18. A. laterB. earlier C. easier D. simpler19. A. gettingB. cookingC. calling D. working20. A. toughB. generousC. punctual D. rough21. A. get B. takeC. arriveD. make22. A. pay B. chargeC. waitD. search23. A. opinions B. troubleC. directions D. instructions24. A. reachedB. visitedC. calledD. left25. A. skilledB. helpfulC. experiencedD. active26. A. commentsB. promisesC. jokesD. offers27. A. onlyB. stillC. evenD. ever28. A. stationB. officeC. hospitalD. hotel29. A. happinessB. reliefC. sadnessD. peace30. A. lie B. factC. reasonD. duty31. A. partlyB. voluntarilyC. exactlyD. perfectly32. A. acrossB. beforeC. beside D. behind33. A. go upB. die downC. take upD.get through34. A. teasedB. yelled C. joked D. laughed35. A. possibleB. special C. good D. safeII阅读理解To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains, But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain, Its first use was as a shade against the sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times . Probably the first to use it were the Chinese in the 11th century B C.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in commonly used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France and later in England.By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe.Umbrellas have hot changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made , in a whole variety of colors.36According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient_AChina BEgypt CGreece DRome37Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?ANo one exactly knows who the inventor of the umbrella wasBThe umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.CThe umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth centuryDIn Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.38A strange feature of the umbrellas use is that it was used as_.Aprotection against rain Ba shade against the sunCa symbol of honor and powerDwomens decoration (装饰)39In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain_.A.during the Middle Ages B.by the 18th C.in Rome D.in Greece40This passage talks mainly abou