分类综合训练：阅读理解+完形填空+书面表达-高考英语复习备考

1、阅读理解+完形填空+书面表达一、阅读理解阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。APersonality is, to large extent, inherent （天生的）.A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring （子女）.But the environment must also have a big effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in

2、the lives of their children.One place where children soak up A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the “winat-all-costs“ moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making chi

3、ldren compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen （热切）to win can have dangerous consequences： remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seco

4、nds after saying, “Rejoice, we conquer! ”By far the worst form of competition in school is the improper emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examinations are somewhat questionable, but competition i

5、n the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A-youngsters change into BSc. The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a childs personality to his possible future employment. It is top management.1. Wha

6、t affects the building of personality according to the text?610 CABAC1115 DBCAC1620 DACBB三、书面表达One possible version：The Value of BooksPeople often say that gold and silver are very valuable things in the world. In my opinion, books are more valuable than anything else.Books are our friends. They int

7、roduce us different kinds of knowledge. And if we feel lonely or unhappy, we always can find comfort in them.Books are also our teachers. They teach us truth, science, literature, and philosophy of life. Besides, they increase our knowledge, enlarge our experience, strengthen our character and do ma

8、ny other things which we cant do without them.Books tell us what is right and what is wrong. And books can also tell the good from the bad.Therefore to read more books is the best policy for our young students.Inheritance, employment and examination.Inheritance, competition and environment.Environme

9、nt, knowledge and examination.Competition, employment and questions.Why does the author give the example of Pheidippides?To express his approval for the competition.To show that he was too keen to win the game.To show the consequence of the serious competition.To express his attitude toward the exam

10、inations.What is the authors attitude toward examinations in schools?A. Doubtful. B. Positive.C. Negative. D. Acceptable.BAfter years of research and testing, the hybrid car was developed and put on the market. Ifs an interesting and exciting new improvement in todays world as we look for better way

11、s to protect the quality of the air we breathe and protect our natural resources.The quality of our air is affected by many different things. But one of the largest sources of air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline which are used to power a cars engine. The EPA has se

12、t national standards to help control the level of harmful pollutants sent off into the air, and the automobile industry has acted by producing a hybrid car that uses less gas and therefore causes less pollution.A hybrid car is a combination of a regular car that runs on gasoline and an electric car

13、that is battery-powered. Some people tend to think that since the hybrid car is partly electric, you have to plug （插入）it in to charge it. But thafs not how it works. The 144-volt battery pack is actually recharged （再充 电）through the energy that is produced when the cars brakes are used. Thisis referr

14、ed to as degenerative braking， because it generates electricity.Although the hybrid car still runs on gasoline most of the time, this helps it use less gas than a regular car. When the driver stops at a traffic light, the engine automatically （自动土也）shuts off to save fuel. Then, as soon as the driver

15、 puts the car in gear and touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.Have you ever ridden in a car with someone who ran out of gas? That probably wouldn*t happen if you were riding in a hybrid car. It flashes a warning on its computer screen that says, “I am low on gas. When it completely runs

16、 out, the warning reads, “YOU ARE NOW OUT OF GAS! ” Then the electric power supply kicks in to let the driver travel a few more miles to a gas station.What can we learn about the EPA from Paragraph 2?It designed hybrid cars.It outlawed the burning of fossil fuels.It set important guidelines that hel

17、p control pollution.It mainly aims to protect endangered plants and animals.What is the advantage of regenerative braking?It allows the car to come to a quick stop.It produces energy to charge the battery.It gives the driver a smoother ride.It can control the speed of the car.What is the reason for

18、developing hybrid cars?A. They cost less. B. They use less gas.C. They are safer to drive. D. They are more modern. What is TRUE about a hybrid car?It will be put on the market.It runs faster than regular cars.It runs both on gas and electric power.It helps drivers get a warning at traffic light.CAr

19、gentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom （繁荣）, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didnt pay well, an

20、d the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango （探戈舞）came into being.At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At t

21、hat time there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didnt want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable

22、.In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dancers from Argentina arrived

23、 in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes. Though not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.The popularity of the tango continued to grow in many

24、 other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America. It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout Sout

25、h Korea.The origin of the tango is associated with.A. belly dancers B. a Spanish cityC. American soldiers D. the capital of ArgentinaWhich of the following is TRUE about the tango?People of the upper classes loved it most.It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.It was often danced by two m

26、ales in the beginning.A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.Before World War I , the tango spread to.A. South Korea B. JapanC. France D. AmericaWhat can be the best title for the text?How to Dance the TangoThe History of the TangoThe Modern Tango BoomHow to Popularize the TangoDWith th

27、e average American going through more than 700 pounds of paper per year, many firms are looking for ways to discourage their employees from over-using the office printer.Toshiba American Business Solutions has come up with an alternative idea. It has introduced the e-STUDIO4508LP, a printer that giv

28、es users the option to print with erasable toner （墨粉）一allowing a single piece of paper to be reused several times.To reuse a piece of paper, the printer basically uses the same process as a normal printer, but in reverse （反过来），said Bill Melon, chief marketing executive for Toshiba America Business S

29、olutions. Paper printed with the erasable toner is fed back into the printer, superheated, and the toner gets removed and put in a discard （丢弃）tank.There are a couple of catches. All of the printouts using the erasable toner have to be in blue ink, which is the only color in which erasable toner is

30、now available. And the company said that people may want to stop reusing the printouts after five times through the eraser because small traces of erased text will build up over time.The $15, 420 printer is aimed at offices and schools, where there are often large numbers of printouts that outlive t

31、heir usefulness quickly. With the erasable toner, ifs possible to load any short-lived handouts back onto the printer to be erased and then reused.Still, convincing customers to commit to erasable toner isn always easy. Melon said not all its customers were happy about only having the erasable optio

32、n.The model, Melon said, should better serve the needs of those who want to be environmentally conscious but also may need something more permanent on occasion.What is special about Toshibas printer?A. Its low-priced. B. Its fashionable.C. Its lightweight. D. Its eco-friendly.What is the key to maki

33、ng the printer work?A. A discard tank. B. Light-colored ink.C. Special writing paper. D. A high enough temperature.What does the underlined word “catches in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Theories. B. Problems.C. Differences. D. Characteristics.How did the public respond to the printer?They asked for more patt

34、erns.Some expressed dissatisfaction.Some worried about its recycling.They considered it hard to operate.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最正确选项。When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Readers Digest wrote about impressive rescues （救援）.The spirit of serving can be unbelievably1 . Here is a story

35、 from Annalisa Longworth, a survivor of Hurricane Maria, in her own _2_ .“The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was 3 the scariest event weve ever gone through. Our house sits on the north-west coast of Rincon. In the 4 , over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great amount of

36、water flooding our 5 . The only place left dryand safe was our kitchen floor, where we were 6 to ride out the rest of the storm. It has been 50 days since the _7_ , and we are still without power and water. During our regular afternoon showers, we are glad to 8 rainwater but are quickly _9_ of the p

37、eople living without roofs, and how 10 it must be for them.Recently, our good friends told us about a video interview they were doing with Watts of Love, a solar light company. The company generously gave us a headlamp for our personal 1J_ and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute （分发）throughout our

38、 town. Rincon was completely blacked out so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is 12 . We used to rush to get things done before13 , but now I continue daily chores in the dark. What 14 our lives most were being able to share this gift with others. We J 5the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most, as even batteries and candles are J 6there.Even though 17 have come slowly, people have been out of work and cant afford to 18 their electric bill. Ill always be 19 to Watt