高考热点题型与考点专练英语组合练（八）

组合练(八)(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AIt’seighto’clockonChristmasmorning,andUncleTomsayshewantstolistentothenews.Iamwonderingwhyonearthgrownupswouldbeinterestedinthenewswhenthereareimportantthingstobedone,suchashandingoutpresents.Andthen,whileIamonlyhalflisteningtotheradiobroadcast,somethingsurprisinghappens:TheboringnewsreaderbeginstalkingaboutaChristmasmessagefromtheVatican.Hadn’tweheardthatreportearlier?Myolderbrother,Colin,figuresoutwhat’shappening.“Pete,Pete,it’sataperecorder!We’vegotourtaperecorder!”ColinandIhadbothbeenblindfrombirth.AtthespecialboardingschoolinWorcesterinwesternEnglandthatColinandIattended,ataperecorderofyourownwastheheightofaspiration.However,Colin—betterinformedandmorerealisticaboutfamilyfinancesthanIwas—hadnorealexpectationsofgettingone.Irealized,muchlater,thatthetaperecordermyfatherhadboughtuswouldhavecostmorethanfourtimeshisweeklywage.Thenewtoy,thesizeofasmallsuitcase,dominatedtherestoftheChristmasholidays.ItookmyfirststepsdownthepathtomycareerasabroadcasterwhenIreturnedtoschoolaftertheholidays.Iwouldwanderroundtheschoolwithmymicrophone,recordingmythoughtsinthestyleofthevoicesIheardontheradio.Buttenyearslater,afterIhadstartedandabandonedauniversitylawcourse,IdrewontheconfidenceandwalkedintoaBBCradiostation,inthehopeofsellingmyselfasabroadcastjournalist.Aproducerattheradiostationwhowasputtingtogetheraweeklyprogramforblindpeoplehadseenme.HelaterphonedmeandinformedIwasadmitted.Twentyfiveyearslater,IpresentedmyfirstreportforBBCTV’sSixO’ClockNews,aprogrammyfatherhadnevermissed.Althoughbythenhe’dbeendeadformorethanadecade,Iliketothinkhe’dhaverealizedthathisinspiringChristmaspresenthadchangedmylife.1.WhywastheauthorsurprisedattheradioreportaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Becausehewashandingoutpresents.B.Becausetheinformationwasfamiliar.C.Becauseitbroadcastthelatestnews.D.Becauseitwasreadingaboringmessage.2.WhatdidColinthinkofataperecorder?A.Itwasinexpensive. B.Itwasunnecessary.C.Itwasunaffordable. D.Itwasunexceptional.3.Whateffectdidthepresenthaveontheauthor?A.Herecordedhispersonallifeeveryday.B.Hemajoredinbroadcastingatuniversity.C.Hegotaddictedandabandonedhisstudy.D.Hedecidedtoworkinbroadcastjournalism.4.What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A.UnusualGift,UnitedFamilyB.WarmChristmas,WiseUncleC.SilentLove,SoundInfluenceD.PreparedMind,PromisingJobBPeoplemaywonderafterusingupEarthentirely,wherearewegoing?ThemostmontargetisourneighbourMars.ItisabouthalfthesizeofEarth.Fromanastronomer’sperspective,MarsisEarth’sidenticaltwin.AndMarshasbeeninthenewsalotlately,promotedasapossiblehomelandforhumanityinthenearfuture.WhilehumanledmissionstoMarsseemlikelyintheingdecades,whatareourprospectsoflongtermhabitationonMars?PresentdayMarsisacold,dryworldwithaverythinatmosphere.Itsaveragesurfacepressureislessthan1percentofEarth’s.Survivingwithoutapressuresuitinsuchanenvironmentisimpossible.Thesurfacetemperaturerangesfrom30°Cinthesummer,downto140°Cinthewinter;theseextremetemperaturechangesareduetothethinatmosphereonMars.Despitetheseclearchallenges,proposalsforchangingMarsintoaworldsuitableforlongtermhumanhabitationabound(大量出现).MarsisfurtherfromtheSunthanEarth,soitwouldrequiresignificantlymoregreenhousegasestoachieveatemperaturesimilartoEarth’s.ThickeningtheatmospherebyreleasingCO2intheMartiansurfaceisthemostpopular“solution”tothethinatmosphereonMars.However,everysuggestedmethodofreleasingthecarbonstoredinMarsrequirestechnologyandresourcesfarbeyondwhatwearecurrentlycapableof.What’smore,arecentNASAstudydeterminedthatthereisn’tevenenoughCO2onMarstowarmitsufficiently.EvenifwecouldfindenoughCO2,wewouldstillbeleftwithanatmospherewecouldn’tbreathe.Earth’satmospherecontainsonly0.04percentofCO2,andwecannottolerateanatmospherehighinCO2.ForanatmospherewithEarth’satmosphericpressure,CO2levelsashighas1percentcancausesleepinessinhumans,andoncewereachlevelsof10percentofCO2,wewillsuffocateevenifthereisabundantoxygen.Theproposedabsolutebestcasescenario(设想)forchangingMarsleavesuswithanatmosphereweareincapableofbreathing.LivingonawarmingEarthpresentsmanychallenges.ScientistsstudyMarsandotherplanetstobetterunderstandourselves.Insearchingtheuniverse,wearenotlookingforanescapetoourproblems:Earthisouruniqueandonlyhomeintheuniverse.ThereisnoplanetB.5.WhatcontributestotheextremetemperaturechangesonMars?A.Itssmallsize.B.Itsthinatmosphere.C.Itslowsurfacepressure.D.Itssignificantseasonalchanges.6.WhatmightbesuggestedforchangingMarsintoahabitableplanet?A.ReducingCO2storedonMars.B.IncreasingemissionsofCO2onMars.C.Buildingmoregreenhousestokeepwarm.D.ShorteningthedistancebetweenMarsandtheSun.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suffocate”meaninParagraph4?A.Choke.B.Faint.C.Hurt.D.Explode.8.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.IsthereplanetB?B.HowtosurviveonMars?C.WhatlifewillbelikeonMars?D.MarsorEarth—mustwechoose?CJeffBezoshasaruleatAmazon,orperhapsmoreappropriateaphilosophy.Ifateamcannotbefedbytwopizzasthenthatteamistoolarge.Thereasoningisquitestraightforwardandbasic.Morepeoplemeansmoremunication,morebureaucracy(官僚主义),morechaos,andmoreofprettymucheverythingthatslowsthingsdown,hencewhylargeorganizationsareoftentimesconsideredasbeingsoinefficient.In2013Gallupreleasedareportcalled“TheStateofTheAmericanWorkplace”,inwhichtheyfoundthatsmallerpanieshadmoreengagedemployees.Infact,42%ofemployeesworkingatpaniesof10orfewerwereengagedatworkversusonly30%ofemployeesatlargepanies.MostpeoplearenotfamiliarwiththeRingelmannEffectwhichisthetendencyforindividualmemberstobeelessproductiveasthesizeofagroupincreases.ThisconceptwasnamedafterMaximilienRingelmann,aFrenchprofessorofagriculturalengineeringwhopassedawayin1931.Inoneofhisexperimentsheaskedvolunteerstoperformaverysimpletask,topullonarope.Hefoundthatwhenonlyonepersonispullingontheropetheygive100%oftheireffort;however,asmorepeopleareaddedtheindividualeffortgoesdown.Thisexperimentwasrecreatedinthe1970’sbyAlanInghamwhocameupwiththeconceptof“socialloafing”,whichhelpsusunderstandwhytheindividualeffortdecreasesastheteamsizeincreases.Sowhydoesthishappen?Becauseitbeeshardertoextracttheindividualcontributionsandperformanceofeachperson.Organizationsshouldreallythinkaboutwhattheirteamstructureslooklikeandcreateandfollowsimilar“twopizzarules”.It’snocoincidencethatsmallerorganizationsareoftentimesmorenimblewhilelargeorganizationslookliketheyarestuckinthemud.9.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofmentioning“twopizzarules”inParagraph1?A.Tomakeament. B.Tointroducethetopic.C.Toprovideanexample. D.Toanalyzeaphenomenon.10.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword“nimble”inthelastparagraph?A.Balanced. Bplicated.C.Simple. D.Flexible.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhatMakesaTeamMoreProductive?B.WhyAreSmallerTeamsBetterThanLargerOnes?C.HowCanTwoPizzasBeSharedbyOneTeam?D.WhichIsMoreImportant:IndividualEffortorTeamSize?Ⅱ.七选五Petsshouldnotbeleftalonefortoolongduringtheday.Butourbusylifestyleswillsometimestearusaway.1Herearesometipstokeepyourpetscontent.

Catsdon’tsimplycurlupandsleepwhenyouleave.2Iftheyhaveafriendorsiblingtheywillcreategamesandfortoneanotherbutiftheyarealonetheywillneedmorestimuli(刺激物).LeavingtheTVorradiooncanhelp,andwhileyouworkouttheirfavoritechannel,youcan’tgofarwrongwithclassicalmusic.

3Theywillkeepyourcatphysicallyandmentallybusy,whichwilllessentheseparationanxiety.Someofthetoysarealsopracticalforyourhome,suchasscratchingpoststopreventthefurniturefrombeingscratched.

It’snotjustcatsthatsufferfromseparationanxiety.Dogsalsodislikebeingleftaloneandunfortunatelytheycan’ttellwhetherit’sbeentenminutesortenhours:thedispleasurefeltisverysimilar.4BackgroundnoisefromtheTVorradiocanhelpthemtofeellessalone.ThereisevenadogTVchanneldesignedtocreatehappyandcalmthoughtsindogs,showingidyllicscenesoffields,beachesandotherdogs.

Youcanalsograduallylengthenthedistanceandtimeofyourseparationuntilyourdogscanbeleftalonefor20minuteswithoutshowingtheirusualsymptomsofsadnessandstress.5

A.Anumberofcattoysarealsohelpful.B.Scheduledailyplaysessionswithyourcats.C.Butyoucanhelpeasethenegativefeelingatleast.D.Thatcreatesalotofguiltandworryfortheirwellbeing.E.Inthisway,theycandisassociateyourabsencewithnegativity.F.Theyneedstimulationfortheperiodwhentheywillbeleftalone.G.Overtime,theywilllookforwardtotheirseparationtogetareward.答案:1~5.DFACEⅢ.语法填空DiscoveriesmadeduringthelatestexcavationofPitNo.1attheMausoleumofQinShiHuang,China’sfirstemperor,haveallowedChinesearchaeologiststogainmoreinsightinto1.howtheworldfamousTerracottaWarriorsandtheirweaponsweremade.Accordingtoarecentreportarchaeologists2.haverestored(restore)morethan140TerracottaWarriors.Theydiscoveredth