阅读理解 阅读七选五 完形填空分类综合训练-高考英语一轮复习

1、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATake Action for a Better World： Volunteers NeededSix months preparation in Denmark： Africa studies， team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers.Six months community work in Malawi in People to People Projects： Child Aid， HIV/AIDS Figure and Teacher

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8、ve the training before working in Malawi？A. In a local office in the US. B. In an ESL organization in China.C. In a preparation program in Denmark. D. In an exchange student center in Africa.2. A community representative should be one who _ .A. enjoys working with teenagers from different countriesB

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10、 staff4. What are volunteers for an experiment supposed to do？A. To interview people online. B. To do some housework.C. To offer advice on Child Aid. D. To provide language exercises.BSixteen years ago I learned a lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Heres what happened. I hopped in （跳上）

11、a taxi， and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when， all of a sudden， a black car rushed out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes （猛地剎车）， skidded， and missed the other cars back end by just inches！The driver of the other

12、car， who almost caused a big accident， started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I said， “Why did you just do that？ This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Tr

13、uck”.Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage， full of frustration， full of anger， and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up， they need a place to dump it. And if you let them， theyll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you， dont take it personally.

14、You just smile， wave， wish them well， and move on. Youll be happy with what you did.I started thinking， how often do I let garbage trucks run right over me？ And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work， at home， or on the streets？ It was that day I said， “Im not going

15、to do that anymore.”Successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. What about you？ If you let more garbage trucks pass you by， youll be happier. Lifers too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So， love the people who treat you right； forget about the ones who dont.5. What

16、happened when the author was taking a taxi？A. The taxi driver was injured.B. The taxi almost hit another car.C. The author quarreled with the driver of the other car.D. The author learned a lesson from the driver of the black car.6. How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver in th

17、e black car？A. He yelled back at the driver.B. He sent the driver to the hospital.C. He was friendly towards the driver.D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car.7. According to Paragraph 3， the author thinks many people _ .A. tend to be very depressedB. likes to drive garbage trucksC. dump garb

18、age wherever they likeD. is warm-hearted to make others happy8. What does the author advise us to do if people “dump garbage” on you？A. Try to persuade them not to do that again.B. Ignore them and go on with our own work.C. Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.D. Take over their work and

19、 carry the garbage to somewhere else.CThe British National Health Service （NHS） was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care， free of charge， for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be paid for by individuals.Nowadays central government is directly

20、 responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid for by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by those in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care

21、 but many people， such as children， pregnant women， pensioners， and those on Income Support， are free from payment.Most people are registered with a local doctor （a GP， or General Practitioner） who is increasingly likely to be part of a health center which serves the community.As the population of B

22、ritain gets older， the hospital service now treats more patients than before， although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitalsmany of which were built in the nineteenth centuryprovide nearly half a million beds and have over 480，000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europ

23、e although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbors.During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services （for example， cleaning）. At the

24、 end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS， including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing， and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial resp

25、onsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.9. What can we know from the first paragraph？A. the NHS was the guarantee of a healthy life.B. the NHS was an organization giving free advice to patients.C. People didnt

26、 have to pay for health care before the NHS was set up.D. Patients were charged for receiving health care in Britain before 1948.10. What can we know about the NHS？A. Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contributions.B. Fewer patients are treated in its hospitals than before.C. It

27、hires more people than any other unit in Europe.D. Its managed by the central government.11. What is the biggest problem for the NHS？A. Many hospitals are too old to be used.B. Some services are in the charge of patients.C. There is not enough money for further reform.D. More and more patients go to

28、 GPs for treatment.DImagine putting a seed in a freezer， waiting 30，000 years， and then taking the seed out and planting it. Do you think a flower would grow？Amazingly， scientists have just managed to do something very similar. They found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen undergroun

29、d in Siberiaa region covering central and eastern Russiafor about 31，800 years. Using pieces of the fruit， the scientists grew plants in a lab. The new blooms have delicate white petals. They are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze.“This is like reg

30、enerating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg，” said University of California， Los Angeles biologist Jane Sheen-Miller.The plant has a long history. Back when mammoths （猛犸） and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land， an Arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near

31、 the Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia. The ground became permafrost （永久冻土）， a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time.Russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. Back at the lab， the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of

32、the fruits to grow shoots. Then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. The plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them.Its important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. Thats because many r

33、esearchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. One such endeavor， an underground facility in Norway， is called the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It stores hundreds of thousands of frozen seeds. If

34、a plant ever goes extinct， scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the Svalbard or other storage lockers.“No one knows how long they are able to live， but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays，” sheen-Miller said. Its a good thing that at leas

35、t some plants are tough enough to survive the experience.12. How did the fruit originally get underground？A. It was placed there by an animal. B. It was trapped there during the ice-age.C. It was planted there by ancient farmers. D. It was buried there after the earthquake.13. Why are scientists int

36、erested in this discovery？A. It can help guide future efforts to protect endangered plants.B. It can provide directions for where to look for other ancient plants.C. It helps them learn how plant life has changed in the past 30，000 years.D. It proves that all plant life can survive for thousands of

37、years when frozen.14. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to “_”.A. plants B. seeds C. animals D. storage lockers15. What is the purpose of the passage？A. To introduce some ancient plants. B. To discuss a plant conservation effort.C. To describe a scientific research project. D.

38、To outline some causes of global warming.二、阅读七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Finding your dream job can be difficult. This month， the search will become even harder as new graduates start looking for work.Dont be disappointed. 1 Consider using these three methods to find and get your dre

39、am job.The Front Door2 These include checking company websites and employment services. Since lots of people use the front door， make yourself stand out. This means understanding what a company really needs and showing you can meet their requirements. 3 Find out who is doing the hiring， and try to g

40、ive them your resume （简历） in person. Then follow up with a phone call， letter or visit.The Back DoorA back-door job search means finding a job through people you know. The back door can help you avoid the crowd of job applicants using the front door. 4 What if you dont have any connections at your d

41、ream company？ Apply for an internship （实习职位）.The Invisible DoorIf youre still not getting hired， you might be running into an invisible door. Invisible doors are things companies want from new employees but dont list as job requirements. Many companies have special company cultures. Others are looki

42、ng for people with very specific skills. 5 Its not always easy to find a good job. But with a little work， a door will open！A. Create your own back door.B. It is convenient to use the front door.C. Read about each company you apply to.D. This type of job search uses traditional ways of getting hired

43、.E. If you arent showing you are a perfect fit， you wont get hired.F. There are still jobs out there for those who know what to look for.G. But you still need to work hard to show you are the best option for the job.1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .三、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佳选项。If you want to stan

44、d out， there is no alternative but hard work.Once a boy in 1 clothes full of patches （补丁） ran to ask a successful building contractor （承包商） in a construction site， “How could I become as 2 as you are when I grow up？”With a 3 at the boy， the contractor replied， “There is a story about three diggers.

45、The first digger liked 4 a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a（n） 5 in the future. The second always liked complaining about the work and his low 6 . The third digger liked 7 devoting him to digging. Later， the first was still in the 8 place with his spade and the second t

46、ook an excuse for early 9 . Only the third became a boss. Do you understand the 10 of this story？ Just go to buy a 11 shirt and work hard.”The little boy was 12 . So he asked the contractor to explain further. 13 to the working builders， the contractor replied， “Look at my workers！ I cant remember all their names， and even I have no 14 on some of them. Most of them wear blue shirts. But if you look 15 ， you will notice a sunburned man in red. H