限时练四-高一英语专项练习

英语限时练（四）一、阅读理解（共12个小题；每题2.5分；共30分）第一节阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共7个小题；每题2.5分；共17.5分）AGoingonaroadtrip?TheStatueofLiberty,GoldenGateBridgeandtheHearstCastlearecommongreattouristsites.Butifyoupreferoffbeatplaces,checkoutthefollowingroadsideattractions.World'sLargestBallofPaintAlexandria,Ind.In1977,MichaelCarmichaelsetouttocreatethebiggestballofpaintanywhere.Startingwithabaseballasthecentre,hepaintedcoataftercoatofpaintdayafterday,yearafteryear.Theballweighsmorethan1,300pounds,withmorethan20,000coatsofpaint,whichisrecognisedbyGuinnessWorldRecords.Visitorscanpainttheballthemselvesandbecomepartofhistory.TheMuseumofDirtBoston,Mass.ThemuseumistheideaofGlennJohnson.IntheglassbottlesaresuchtreasuresasdirtfromtheGreatWallofChina,aswellassandfromadesertinSaudiArabiaandOmahaBeachinFrance.Bestofall,thecostofseeingthismuseumisdirtcheap:It’sfree.MountHorebMustardMuseumMountHoreb,Wis.It’sheavenforhotdoglovers!Thismuseumsaysthatithastohavetheworld’slargestcollectionofpreparedmustard(芥末).Itsmorethan4,100bottlesofspices(香料)comefrom60nations,includingTurkeyandChina.Visitorslearnthehistoryofmustard,fromhowit’smadetohowit’sadvertisedandsold.Themuseum’screator,BarryLevenson,lovesmustardsomuchthatheevenputsitonicecream!PaperHouseRockport,Mass.ElisStenmanwasmuchaheadofhistimein1922,whenhestartedtobuildatwo-roomhousealmostcompletelyoutofnewspaper.Atthetime,peopledidn’tgivemuch—ifany—thoughttorecycling(回收利用)paper.Infact,“recycling”wasn’tevenawordthen.Thehouseisframed(以...做框架)withwood,butthewallsaremadeofnewspaperonly.Inall,heusedabout100,000newspapers.21.Whatcantheunderlinedword“offbeat”inthefirstparagraphbestbereplacedby?A.perfectB.quietC.publicD.unusual22.Whichofthefollowingcanprovidehands-onexperience?A.World’sLargestBallofPaint.B.TheMuseumofDirt.C.MountHorebMustardMuseum. D.PaperHouse.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Michaelisafamousartist.B.PaperHouseiscompletelymadeofpaper.C.Visitorsneedn’tpayfortheMuseumofDirt.D.GlennisattractedbyancientChinesecivilization.BMostpeoplecan'tliveto100.Thosewhodolivesolongcanhardlywalk,letalonetakepartinanyactivities.Afewpeople,however,takepartindangerousactivitieseventhoughtheyaremorethan100yearsold.Theykeepgoingandgoing!Thereisagreatgrandmotherwholikeschallengingherselfalthoughsheis101yearsoldthisyear.MaryHardisonbelievesthatpeopleshouldalwaysbecheerfulandmoreimportantly,takeonallkindsofadventureswhiletheyphysicallystillcan.So,insteadofcelebratingher101stbirthdaywithaboringparty,shedecidedtogoparagliding（滑翔跳伞）---anideashegotfromher75﹣year﹣oldsonwhorecentlytookitupasahobby.Soonherbirthday,cheeredonbyherbigfamily,shetiedherselfuptogetherwithexpertinstructorKevinHintze,andjumpeddownfearlesslyfromtheskynearherhomeinOgden,Utah.And,itwasnotjustasimplejumpeither.AccordingtoKevinHintze,thegrandmotherencouragedhimtoturnaround,astheymadetheirwaydown．ThisisnotthefirsttimethatMaryhasdonesomething"wild"and"crazy".Forher90thbirthdaysherodealltheadultridesatDisneyland.And,sheisnotdoneyet.Forher102ndbirthdayshehopestogodownthe3000feetAlpineSlideatUtah'sParkCityMountainResort!Notsurprisingly,thisgreatactionhasmadeMaryHardisonveryfamousandalsoearnedheraplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecordswhereshebrokea2007recordsetbya100﹣year﹣oldBritishwoman.Whatanamazinglady!24.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryHardison?A.Shetookupparaglidingasherhobbyattheageof75．B.Sheisa101﹣year﹣oldladywholikeschallengingherself．C.ShewasrecordedintheGuinnessWorldRecordsin2007．D.SheistheoldestwomanintheGuinnessWorldRecords．25.FromwhomdidMarygettheideaofgoingparagliding？A.A100﹣year﹣oldBritishwoman． B.KevinHintze．C.Hergrandson． D.Her75﹣year﹣oldson．26.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutMary'saction？A.Amazed．B.Supportive．C.DoubtfulD.Worried．27.Thetextislikelytoappearin________．A.anewsreport B.anadvertisement C.anovel D.asciencereport第二节七选五（共5个小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）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，选项中有两项多余。Ifyoumovetoanewschool,you'llhavetoworrywhetherornotyou'llmakefriends.____36_____whichhelpyoumakenewfriendsaloteasier.•Tryspeakingtothepeopleyou'resittingnexttoinclass.Asthey'recloseby,itmakessensetocommunicatewiththemfirst.•____37_____Youwillprobablystaywiththatclassthroughyouryearsatthenewschool,soithelpsifyougetonwellwiththem.•Ifyoudon'thavemanyfriendsinyourclass,tryandmakenewfriendsinyoursubjectlessons.___38_____•Joinalunchtimeorafterschoolclub.You'llgettomeetkidsofallyearsthatway.•Askyourteachertofindyouapartnerpupil.•Useyourcelebrity（名人）status!Sinceyou'rethenewperson,you’llhavegainedcelebritystatus,____39_____Talktopeople.Remembertosmileandalwaysbeopenandfriendly.Listencarefullytowhatotherssaysoastomakethemfeelimportant.Asyougrowolder,it'snaturaltomakenewfriendsandsometimesthatmeansyougrowapartfromyouroldfriends.Sotryandmaketimeforallyourfriends--whynotintroduceyourdifferentsetsoffriendssoyoucangotothecinemaorgobowlingtogether？____40_____Ifthisishappeningtoyou，tryandasksomeoneyou'refriendlywithwhatishappening.Ifthewholegroupisleavingyouout,trytofindnewpeopletospendtimewithatlunchtime.A.Havecouragetospeaktoeveryoneinyourclass.B.Youcanalsotalkwiththematlunchtimeandafterschool.C.Herearesomesimplesuggestions,D.whichyoucanuseforacoupleofweeks.E.Listentoyourparents’advice.F.Butwhatifafriendshipgroupispushingyouout？G.Intheeyesofteachers,whatmattersiswhetherstudentstrytheirbesttolearn.二、完形填空（每题1分；共15分）Sometimesyoumayfindthatyouarenothappyinyourlife.Mostofthetimeyouhaveto41thiskindofunhappylife,sinceitisreallyhardtomake42andmoveontoanewbusiness.Myfather,43,wasquiteadifferentexample.FromhimIlearnedagreatlessononthevalueofdoingone’s44.Myfathergotintotheinsurance(保险)industrywhenhewasveryyoung.Hewasvery45.Soonhebecameoneofthefirstindependentinsurancesalesmaninourstate.However,hedecidedto46hissuccessfulcareer.Thereasonisthathelikedtodosomething47,somethingthattestedhisstrengthandability,48inawaythatisinteresting.Afterleavingtheinsurancecompany,heworkedinsocialmediaandtheninITindustry,whichreally49him.Ofcoursehewasn’tsuccessfulineverythinghe50buthetoldmefor51thathedidsomethingheliked.Leavingone’s52lifeisnoteasy.I’velearnedthisfrommyfather,andIcansaywhetherthe53isgoodorbad,itisworthdoingone’sfavourite.Whenwedosomethingwe54,itgivesusextramotivation（动机）tomeetour55.41.A.end B.consider C.share D.continue42.A.changes B.decisions C.excuses D.choices43.A.still B.however C.generally D.naturally44.A.favourite B.best C.extra D.part45.A.helpless B.inexperienced C.confident D.successful46.A.restart B.advance C.leave D.question47.A.suitable B.meaningful C.similar D.challenging48.A.obviously B.especially C.usually D.probably49.A.failed B.discouraged C.confused D.attracted50.A.tried B.remembered C.expected D.prepared51.A.free B.certain C.good D.real52.A.sad B.painful C.comfortable D.adventurous53.A.reason B.result C.truth D.idea54.A.doubt B.regret C.love D.hate55.A.goals B.needs C.imaginationD.standards三、语法填空（每空1.5分；共15分）After56longsummerholiday,mynewlifeatseniorhighschool57(begin)at