人教版高考英语限时训练2

高考英语限时训练（2）一、完形填空Fifteenyearsspentinthefieldofeducationhasprovidedmewithmanytreasuredmoments．Oneofthemostunforgettable1whenIwasteachingsecond210yearsago.InMay,Idecidedtoplansomethingspecialforthechildren:aMother’sDaytea．Wehadputourheadstogetherto3ideasofhowto4ourmothers．WepracticedsingingsongsanddecidedtoholdourteatheFridaybeforeMother’sDay．Iwassurprisedand5tolearnthateverymotherwasplanningtoattend．I6invitedmyownmother．Finally,thebigdayarrived．Eachchild7upatourclassroomdoor,expectingthearrivalofhisorhermom．8itgotclosertothestartingtime,IlookedaroundandmyeyesquicklyfoundJimmy．Hismotherhadn’tshownupandhewaslooking9.ItookmymotherbythehandandwalkedovertoJimmy,“Jimmy,”Isaid,“IhavesomeproblemshereandIwas10ifyoucouldkeepmymother11whileI’mbusy.”MymomandJimmysatatatable．Jimmy12mymomhertreats,andpresentedherwiththegiftIhadmade,justaswehad13thedaybefore．WheneverIlookedover,mymotherandJimmywereindeep14.Now10yearslater,Iworkwithstudentsofallages．Lastyear,Itookaseniorclassonafieldtrip,andtherewasJimmy．Ihadthestudentscompleteanoutlineoftheday’s15．ThenIcollectedtheirbooklets(小册子)andcheckedthemtoseeif16wascompleted．WhenIcame17Jimmy’spage,hehadwritten“RememberourMother’sDayteawehadinsecondgrade,Mrs．Marra?Ido!Thanksforallyoudidforme,andthankyourmother,too.”20090525ItoldhimIreallyenjoyedwhathehadwritten．Helookedratherembarrassedand18hisownthanksandwalkedaway．Suddenlyheranbackandgavemeabighug．“Thanksagain．Nooneevenknewmymotherdidn’t19it.”20090525Iendedmyworkdaywithahugfromateenageboywhohad20stoppedhuggingteachersyearsago.1．A．lasted B．happenedC．experiencedD．described2．A．school B．class C．grade D．lesson3．A．payattentiontoB．lookforwardtoC．getonwith D．comeupwith4．A．love B．please C．respect D．admire5．A．astonished B．worried C．happy D．interested6．A．even B．ever C．still D．once7．A．followed B．held C．kept D．lined8．A．As B．Although C．While D．Because9．A．wild B．curious C．strange D．disappointed10．A．considering B．wondering C．asking D．doubting11．A．connection B．care C．company D．concern12．A．served B．supplied C．provided D．applied13．A．taught B．studied C．practiced D．told14．A．mind B．thought C．agreement D．conversation15．A．feeling B．behavior C．event D．action16．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing17．A．by B．to C．on D．over18．A．announced B．delivered C．stated D．whispered19．A．make B．get C．do D．take20．A．probably B．exactly C．rarely D．eagerly二、阅读理解AMyfatherhadreturnedfromhisbusinessvisittoLondonwhenIcamein,ratherlate,tosupper．Icouldtellatoncethatheandmymotherhadbeendiscussingsomething．Inthathalf-playful,half-seriouswayIknewsowell,hesaid,“HowwouldyouliketogotoEton?”“Youbet,”Icriedquicklycatchingthejoke．Everyoneknewitwasthemostexpensive,themostfamousofschools．Youhadtobeenteredatbirth,ifnotbefore．Besides,evenat12or13,Iunderstoodmyfather．Hedislikedanyformofshowingoff．Healwaysknewhisproperstationinlife,whichwasinthemiddleofthemiddleclass,ourhousewasmedium-sized;hehadavoidedjoiningRoyalLiverpoolGolfClubandwenttoasmalleroneinstead;thoughoncehehadgotasecond-handRolls-Royceataremarkablylowprice,hefeltembarrasseddrivingit,andquicklychangeditforanAustin1100.Thiscouldonlybehisdelightfulwayoftellingmethatthewholeboardingschoolideawastobedropped．Alas!Ishouldalsohaverememberedthathehadalikingforbeingdifferentfromeveryoneelse,ifitdidnotconflict（冲突）withhisfearofdrawingattentiontohimself.ItseemedthathehadhappenedtobetalkingtoGrahamBrownoftheLondonoffice,averynicefellow,andGrahamhadafriendwhohadjustenteredhisboyattheschool,andwhilehewasinthatpartoftheworldhethoughthemightjustaswellphonethem．Iremembermyeyesstinging（刺痛）andmyhandsshakingwiththepuzzlementofmyfeelings．Therewasexcitement,attheheartofgreatsadness.“Oh,hedoesn'twanttogoaway,”saidmymother,“Youshouldn'tgoonlikethis.”“It'suptohim,”saidmyfather．“Hecanmakeuphisownmind.”21．Thehousethewriter'sfamilylivedinwas_______. A．thebesttheycouldaffordB．rightfortheirsocialposition C.forshowingoffD．rathersmall22．HisfathersoldhisRoils-Roycebecause_______. A．itmadehimfeeluneasy B．itwastoooldtoworkwellC．itwastooexpensivetopossessD．itwastoocheap23．Whatwasthewriter'sreactiontotheideaofgoingtoEton? A．Hewasveryunhappy. B．Hedidn'tbelieveit.C．Hewasdelighted. D．Hehadmixedfeelings.24．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______. A．ChildrenwhocangotoEtonareveryfamousB．ChildrencangotoEtoniftheywill C．ItisverydifficultforachildtogetadmittedbyEton D．Childrendon'thavetherighttodecidewhethertheywillgotoEtonBTheMuseumofChildhoodisspreadover4floors,withthefirstflooractinglikeabalconyaroundtheedgeofthebuilding,soyoucanlookdownoverthegroundfloorcentralhallwiththeshop,informationdeskandBenugoCafé.TheMuseumChildhoodishousedinalargeVictorianbuildingineastLondon．Ithasbeenonthissitesince1872．Ithasundergonerefurbishment(翻修)andreopenedin2006andanelevatornowmakesallfloorsaccessible.Thisisnotaquietplaceandchildrenareallowedtohavefunhere．Childsafetyisextremelyimportantandamemberofstaffremainsbythefrontdooratalltimes．Also,notethe“CodeofBehavior”notices,whichinclude:childrenunder12mustbesupervisedbyanadult;noeatinginthegalleriesandnorunning.Toyexhibitionsareinglasscasesandthereareplentyoflow-levelexhibitsforyoungerchildrentosee．Theglasscaseshavelotsofthought-inspiringquestionsonthemtoencouragediscussionbetweenadultsandchildren．Whenyouorthechildrenneedsomequiettime,therearesofasateitherendofthesecondfloorwithreadingbooksavailable.Pros:ManyfreeactivitiesforkidsCons:CanbetoowarminsideVisitDuration:1.5hoursOpeningHours:10:00a.m.—5:45p.m.ThemuseumisclosedonDecember25and26andJanuary1everyyear.25．IntheMuseumofChildhood,______. A．peoplecanreachanyfloorbyelevatorB．therearesofasateitherendofthefirstfloor C．thereareexhibitsonthemuseumhistoryD．theinformationdeskcanbefoundoneachfloor2009052526．TheMuseumofChildhoodmaybeattractiveto____.20090525 A．parentswhoonlyhavechildrenunder12B．childrenwhoarefondoftoyexhibits C．parentsandchildrenwhoneedquiettimeD．kidswholikeplayinggameswiththeirparents27．Whatisthedisadvantageofthemuseum?A．low-levelexhibitsaretooboring B．Childrenmayfeelslightlyhotinit C．Parentshavetostaywiththeirkids D．Nostaffmembersattendtothekids28．Whatinformationcanwegetaboutthemuseum? A．Alltheactivitiesforchildrenarefree. B．ThemuseumislocatedinwestLondon. C．ThemuseumisunavailableonChristmasDay．D．Childrenareallowedtoenterafter5:30.CLionsareopportunists．Theyprefertoeatwithouthavingtodotoomuchwork．Whenrestingintheshade,theyarealsowatchingtheskytoseewhatisflyingby,andevenintheheatofthedaytheywillsuddenlystartupandrunamileacrosstheplainstofindoutwhatisgoingon．Ifanotheranimalhasmadeakill,theywilldriveitoffandtakethekillforthemselves．Agrownlioncaneasilyeat60poundsofmeatatasinglefeeding．Oftentheyeatuntilitseemspainfulforthemtoliedown.Thelionesses,beingthinnerandfaster,arebetterhuntersthanthemales．Butthemalesdon’tmind．Afterthekilltheymoveinandtaketherestshare．Mostkillsaremadeatnightorjustbeforedaybreak．Wehaveseenmany,manydaytimeattemptsbutonlytenkills．Roughly,it’sabouttwentydaytimeattemptsforonekill.Whenlionsarehidingforanattackbyawaterhole,theywaitpatientlyandcanchargeatanysecond．Thekillistheexcitingmomentintheday-to-daylifeofthelion,sincethesegreatanimalsspendmostoftheirtime,about20hoursaday,sleepingandresting.Lionsaresocialcats,andwhentheyarehavingarest,theylovetotoucheachother．Afterdrinkingatawaterhole,alionrestsherheadonanother’sback．Whenwalking,younglionsoftentouchfaceswitholderones,anactofclosetiesamongmembersofthegroup.29．Bydescribinglionsas“opportunists”inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeanstosaythatlions_____. A．arecruelanimals B．arecleveranimals C．liketotakeadvantageofotheranimals D．liketotakeeverychancetoeat30．Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrue? A．Lionsmakemostkillsinthedaytime.B．Malescaremoreabouteatingthanactivekilling C．LionsarecuriousaboutthingshappeningaroundthemD．Itdoesn’ttakelionstoomuchtimetomakeakill31．Howcanweknowthatlionsaresocialanimals? A．Theydependoneachother B．Theylookaftereachotherwell C．Theyreadilysharewhattheyhave D．Theyenjoyeachother’scompany32．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A．PowerfulLions B．LionsatWorkandPlayC．LionsSocialCatsD．LionsSkilledHuntersDThecampaignisover．Thecelebrationshaveended．Andtheworkforthenewly-electedUSPresidentBarackObanahasbegan.The47-year-oldpoliticianrosetothehighestpostbecauseofhisattitudeagainstthewarinIraqandhisplanstofixanawfuleconomy．ButwhatwillthefirstAfrican-Americanpresidentdoforracerelations?AUSpoll(民意调查)foundthattwothirdsofAmericansbelievethatunderObama’sleadershiprelationsbetweenblacksandwhites“willcertainlybeworkedout”．Thisisthemosthopefulresponsesincethequestionwasfirstaskedin1963.However,itisstilltooearlytotellwhetherObama’spresidencywillbeabletosolvemanyofthesocialproblemsfacinglow-incomeblackcommunities.Althoughblacksmakeuponly13percentoftheUSpopulation,55percentofallprisonersareAfrican-American．SuchnumberscanbeblamedonanynumberoffactorsonAmerica’sracistpast,afailureofgovernmentpolicyandthecollapseofthefamilyunitinblackcommunities.ItisunlikelythatObamawillbeabletochangesuchtrendsovernight.IntheopinionofblackBritishpoliticianTrevorPhillips,Obama’srisewillcontributemoretomulticulturalismthantoracerelationsintheUS.“WhentheG8meets,thefourmostimportantpeopleintheroomwillbethepresidentofChina,theprimeministerofIndia,theprimeministerofJapanandBarackObama.”HetoldLondon’sTheTimesnewspaper．“Itwillbethefirsttimewe’veseenthatonourtelevisionscreens．Thatwillbeahugepsychologicalshiftforboththewhitepeopleandthecoloredonesintheworld.”33．Thepassagemainlytalksabouttheinfluenceon____thatObamamaybringtotheUSA. A．economyB．racerelationsC．nationalchangeD．psychology34．Theresultofthepollsuggests____. A．ablackpresidentcandobetterthanthewhiteones B．twothirdsofAmericanssupportObamaintheelection C．intheUSA,blacksandwhiteshavebeenfightingsince1963 D．mostAmericanshavemuchconfidenceinObama35．Thefactorsthatresultin55percentAfrican-Americanprisonersarethefollowingexcept____. A．lowincomeB．America’sracistC．brokenfamilyunitD．disadvantageousgovernmentpolicy36．WhydidTrevorsay“Thatwillbeahugepsychologicalshiftfor…?” A．BecausetheotherthreeleadersallsupportObama.B．BecauseObamaisanAfrican-Americanpresident. C．Becausenoneofthefourleadersiswhite.D．BecausetheotherthreeleadersexceptObamaarefromAsiancountries.EA10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFriday,strikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit. Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m．onacul-de-sacinthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourt,saidSgt．B．E．WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment. AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh,41,wasshotbyhisson,whowassittinginthebackseatoftheman’sToyota4-Runner,saidSgt．B．E．WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment．TheshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wife,wheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother. “We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigation,”Williamssaid.“Theinformationwehaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.” Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurred,saidWilliams. Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’smother．Afterfiringshotsthroughthebackseat,theboyexitedtheba