高考英语单选练习加点评+英语完形填空练习复习专题训练+阅读理解

高考英语单选练习加点评

+英语完形填空练习复习专题训练+阅读理解

高考单选练习（附参考答案）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。例：It'ssonicetohearfromheragain.,welastmetmore

thanthirtyyearsago.

A.What'smoreB.That'stosay

C.InotherwordsD.Believeitornot

答案是Do

1.Volunteeringgivesyouachancelives,includingyourown.

A.changeB.changingC.changedD.tochange

【参考答案】D

【解析】考查非谓语动词。此处为动词不定式做目的状语。

2.Don'tturnoffthecomputerbeforeclosingallprogramsyoucouldhave

problems.

A.orB.andC.butD.so

【参考答案】A

【解析】考查并列句。整句话的意思为：在没有关闭所以栏目的时不要管电脑，

不然你会有麻烦的。

3.Shakespeare'splayHamletintoatleasttendifferentfilmsoverthepast

years.

A.hadbeenmadeB.wasmade

C.hasbeenmadeD.wouldbemade

【参考答案】C

【解析】考查现在完成时。表示过去发生的动作对现在产生的影响。

4.thecourseverydifficult,shedecidedtomovetoalowerlevel.

A.FindB.FindingC.TofindD.Found

【参考答案】B

【解析】考查非谓语动词，现在分词做原因状语，整句话的意思为：由于发现课

程很难，她决定还是先学习较低级别的内容。

5.DoyouthinkMomandDadlate?

--No,SwissAirisusuallyontime.

A.wereB.willbeC.wouldbeD.havebeen

【参考答案】B

【解析】考查时态。整句话的意思为：你觉得爸爸妈妈会晚吗？不会的，瑞士公

司通常是很准时的。

6.1haveanappointmentDr.Smith,butIneedtochangeit.

A.toB.offC.withD.from

【参考答案】C

【解析】考查词组辨析。整句话的意思是：我跟史密斯博士有个约会，但是现在

我得更改一下。

7.Manycountriesarenowsettingupnationalparksanimalsandplantscan

beprotected.A.whenB.whichC.whoseD.where

【参考答案】D

【解析】考查定语从句。nationalparks表示的是个地点，所以此处的引导词用

where.

8.Hurryup!MarkandCarlus.

A.expectB.areexpectingC.haveexpectedD.willexpect

【参考答案】B

【解析】考查时态。整句话的意思为；快点！马克和卡尔正在等着我们呢。

9.Whenwesawtheroadwithsnow,wedecidedtospendtheholidayat

home.

A.blockB.toblockC.blockingD.blocked

【参考答案】D

【解析】考查非谓语动词。过去分词做定语，表示被动与完成。

10.1tookmydrivinglicensewithmeonholiday,Iwantedtohireacar.

A.incaseB.evenifC.eversinceD.ifonly

【参考答案】A

【解析】考查复合句。整句话的意思为：假期的时候，我带着我的驾驶证，以防

万一我想租车的时候使用。

11.makesthebooksoextraordinaryisthecreativeimaginationofthewriter.

A.ThatB.WhatC.WhoD.Which

【参考答案】B

【解析】考查名词性从句。整句话的意思为：让这本书这样精彩的原因是作者的

创造性思维。

12.—Sowhatistheprocedure?

Alltheapplicantsbeforeafinaldecisionismadebytheauthority.

A.interviewB.areinterviewing

C.areinterviewedD.arebeinginterviewed

【参考答案】C

【解析】考查被动语态。整句话的意思为：流程是什么样的？在权威做最终决定

之前，所有的申请者都必须面试一遍。

13.Expertsbelievepeoplecanwastelessfoodbyshoppingonlywhenitis

necessary.

A.whyB.whereC.thatD.what

【参考答案】C

【解析】考查宾语从句。整句话的意思为：专家认为人们如果只在需要的时候去

采购就可以减少浪费粮食。

14.Ifweatableearlier,wecouldn'tbestandinghereinaqueue.

A.havebookedB.bookedC.bookD.hadbooked

【参考答案】D

【解析】考查条件状语从句。整句话的意思为：如果我们早点把桌子摆好，我们

也不用在这里排队了。

15.—Youneedn/ttakeanumbrella.Itisn'tgoingtorain.

一Well,Idon'tknow.Itdo.

A.mightB.needC.wouldD.should

【参考答案】A

【解析】考查情态动词。整句话的意思为：你不需要带伞啊，不会下雨的。我不

知道啊，也许会下呀。

高考复习专题-高三英语完形填空练习（附参考答案）

一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卜上将该项涂黑。

AsIheldmyfather'shardsonenight,Icouldn/thelpbutnoticetheircalluses（老茧）and

roughness.Hishandstellthestoryofhislifeasa16,includingallhisstruggles.

Onesummer,Iremember,adrought（旱灾）hitOntario,turningitintoa"desert.On

oneogthosehotmorningsIwaspickingsweetcornwithmydadtofilltheIast18fromthe

grocerystore.Fiftydozenwasallweneeded,which19

tooktwentyminutes.Thatmorning,however,theprocessdidn't20quickly.Afterfortyminutes

ofaimlesslywalkinginthefield.we21neededtwentydozen.Iwascompletelyfrustrated

and22.Droppingthebasketheavily,Ideclared,“Ifthestorewantsitslasttwenty

dozen,theycanpickitthemselveslDad23/'Justthink,mylittlegirl,onlytendozenleft

foreachofusandthenwe're24!'SuchisDad——whateverproblemhe25he

nevergivesup.

26,thedisastrouseffectsofthedroughtwerefeltalloverourcounty.ltwasa

challengingtimeforeveryone,

27Dadremainedoptimistic.He28tobegratefulforotherthingslikegood

healthandfoodonourplated.OnlythendidItrulybeginto29Dadandhisfaiththat

guidedusthroughthehardtimes.

DadisalsoalivingexampleofreaI30Fromdawntodusk,hewarkscountlesshours

to31ourfamily.Healwaysputsourhappiness32hisown,andneverfailsto

cheermeonatmysportsgames33hisexhaustionafterlongdays.Hislovingandselfless

naturehasinspiredmetobecomemoresympatheticand34puttingothersfirst.

Dad,thelife35Ihavelearnedfromyouwillstaywithmeforever.Youaremy

father,teacher,friendand,mostimportantly,myhero.

16.A.teacherB.gardenerC.farmerD.grocer

17.A.stormyB.livelyC.disappearing

D.burning

18.A.orderB.formC.gap

□.position

19.A.repeatedlyB.normallyC.finallyD.really

20.A.goB.beginC.occur

D.change

21.A.yetB.stillC.even0.nearly

22.A.surprisedB.nervousC.angry

D.frightened

23.A.apologizedB.criedC.complained

D.laughed

24.A.lostB.doneC.gone

□.touched

25.A.meetswithB.bringsupC.worksoutD.thinks

about

26.A.ThankfullyB.HopefullyC.Unfortunately

0.Strangely

27.A.orB.forC.soD.but

28.A.happenedB.seemedC.continuedD.amed

29.A.faceB.appreciateC.examine

D.question

30.A.loveB.prideC.friendship

D.honesty

31.A.supportB.settleC.start

0.impress

32.A.afterB.beforeC.besideD.under

33.A.inspiteofB.intermsofC.incontrolofD.in

placeof

34.A.carefulB.regretfulC.considerate

D.humorous

35.A.historyB.mottoC.patterns

D.lessons

高考英语二轮复习专题训练:阅读理解（附参考答案）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Fromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience,andinstruction.Agood

bookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundings

andevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesour

contentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybe

ourmainpurposeinreading,ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoyment

andsatisfaction.

Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedare

takenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary,theymayb<?com<?ourcompanionsandfriends.Inthe

pagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewe

meetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddear

orbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.

Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverweary

uswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheir

feelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship,

sympathy,andencouragement.Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.

Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences,butallofuscanlead

variedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydull

realitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplace,abookwillhelpuswhen

nothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway;noairshiporocean

linerorstream-linedtraintotransportus;nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire.

Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimblofty

mountains,bravetheperilsofanAntarcticwinter,orcrossthescorchingsandsofthedesert,all

withouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood;wemayminglewiththegay

throngsoftheParisboulevards;wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthe

kindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed,throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.

Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature,the

enjoymentofmusic,thetreasuresofart,thetriumphsofarchitecture,themarvelsof

engineering,areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.

1.Whyisitthatwesometimesforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitywhilereading?

A.Noonehascometodisturbyou.

B.Everythingissoquietandcalmaroundyou.

C.Thebookyouarereadingissointerestingandattractive.

D.Yourbookisoverdue;youarefinishingitataveryfastspeed.

2.Howwouldyouaccountforthefactthatpeopleliketheiracquaintancesinbooksevenmore?

A.Theyresemblehumanfriendsexactly.B.Theyareunfamiliartypeswelike.

C.Theyneverdesertus.D.Theyneverhurtourfeelings.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Yourwishtovisitsomefar-offplacecanberealizedthroughthepagesofthebooks.

B.Toescapefromthedullrealitiesofeverydaylifeyoushouldtakeupreading.

C.Bookscanalwayshelpyoutoliveacolorfullife.

D.Youmayobtainvaluableexperiencefromreadinggoodbooks.

4.Theword“weary“means.

A.”toattractsomeone'sattention"B."todistractsomeone'sattention”

C.”tomakesomeoneverytired"D."tomakesomeoneinterested”

5."...thewholeworldisoursfortheasking*'impliesthat.

A.inbookstheworldismoreaccessibletous

B.wecanasktogoanywhereintheworld

C.wecanmakeaclaimtoeverythinginthisworld

D.wecanmakearound-the-worldtripfreeofcharge

B

Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyou

feelveryuncomfortableovertime?Whenyouselectyourcareer;there'sawholelotmoretoit

thanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyour

personality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskIlsorthejob'spay.Thereareseveral

areasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewof

thosemainareas;

1）Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?

Thereareisolating（使孤立）jobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractive

jobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdo

haveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationof

thetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.

2)Howdoyouhandlechange?

Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.If

youneedstabilityinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon'thappensooften.

Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.

3)Doyouenjoyworkingwi:hcomputers?

Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospend

morethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhuman

interactionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou'lllikelyfindalotofpositions

somewhereinthemiddleaswell.

4)Whattypeofworkenvironmentdoyouenjoy?

Thiscanrangefrombeinginalargebuildingwithalotofpeopleyouwon'tknow

immediatelytoasmallersettingwhereyou'llgettoknowalmostallthepeopletherefairly

quickly.

5)Howdoyouliketogetpaid?

Somepeoplearemotivatedbythepaytheyget,whileothersfeeltoostressedtobelikethat.

Thevarietyofpaymentdesignsinthesalesindustryisatypicalexampleforthis.

Anyway,theseareagreatstartingpointforyou.I'veseenitoverandoveragainwithpeople

thattheymakemoremoneyovertimewhentheydosomethingtheylove.Itmaytakeyoualittle

longer;butmakingamovetodowhatyouhaveapassionforcanchangethecourseofyourlife

forthebetter.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Isolatingjobsusuallydrivepeoplemad.

B.Interactivejobsmakepeopleshyeasily.

C.Extremepeopletendtoworkwithothers.

D.Almosteveryonehasatendencyinjobs.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphonemean?

A.Beforeyouselectyourjob,youshouldassessyourskillsandmatchthemwithyour

position

B.Therearemoreimportantthingsthanassessingskillsandmatchthemwiththeposition

whenyouselectjob.

C.Nothingisimportantthanassessingskillsandmatchthemwiththepositionwhenyou

selectjob.

DYoushouldignoreyourskillswhenyouselectjob.

8.Whatisthemissingwordaboutajobsearchinthefollowingchart?

A.Design.B.Changes.C.Cooperation.D.Hobbies.

9.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LifestylesandJobPayB.JobsandEnvironment

C.JobSkillsandAbilitiesD.PersonalitiesandJobs

C

JackLondonhadenduredmorehardshipsbytheageoftwenty-onethanmostpeopleexperience

inalifetime.Hisstrugglesdevelopedinhimsympathyfortheworkingclassandalastingdislkeof

hardworkandprovidedinspirationforhiscareerasawriter.

LondongrewupinSanFranciscoinextremepoverty.Atanearlyage,heleftschooland

supportedhimselfthroughasuccessionofunskilledjobs--workingasapaperboy,inbowling

alleys,onicewagons,andincanneries(罐头食品J)andmills.Despiteworkinglonghoursat

thesejobs,Londonwasabletoreadconstantly,borrowingtravelandadventurebooksfromthe

library.

ThebooksLondonreadinspiredhimtotravel,andhisjobexperiencesledhimtobecomeactive

infightingforthefightsofworkers.HesailedtoJapanonajourneyaimingatcatchingsealsand

joinedacross-countryprotestmarchwithagroupofunemployedworkers.Afterbeingarrested

forvagrancynearBuffalo,NewYork,Londondecidedtoeducatehimselfandreshapehislife.He

quicklycompletedhighschoolandenteredtheUniversityofCalifornia.

Afteronlyoneterm,however,theappealoffortuneandadventureproveduncontrollable.

LondongaveuphisstudiesandtraveledtotheAlaskanYukonin1897insearchofgold.Jack

Londonwasamongthefirstoftheseminers.Hemayhavesearchedformorethangold,however.

Londononcecommented,“True,thenewregionwasmostlypoor;butitsseveralhundred

thousandsquaremilesofcoldnessatleastgavebreathingspacetothosewhoelsewouldhave

chokedathome."Althoughhewasunsuccessfulasaminer,London'sexperiencesinAlaska

taughthimaboutthehumandesireforwealthandpowerandabouthumankind'sinabilityto

controltheforcesofnature.WhileinAlaska,Londonalsoabsorbedmemoriesandstoriesthat

wouldmakehimknownonehundredyearslater.

OncebackinCalifornia,Londonbecamedeterminedtoearnalivingasawriter.Herenteda

typewriterandworkeduptofifteenhoursaday,spinninghisAlaskanadventuresintoshort

storiesandnovels.

Accordingtolegend,London'spilesofrejectionslipsfrompublishersgrewtofivefeetinheight!

Evenso,Londonpreserved.In1903,heearnedna:ionalfamewhenhepublishedthe

popularnovelTheCalloftheWild.Hesoonbecamethehighestpaidandmostindustriouswriter

inthecountry.Duringhiscareer,heproducedmorethanfiftybooksandearnedmorethana

milliondollars.Severalofhisnovels,includingTheCalloftheWild(1903),theSea-Wolf(1904),the

WhiteFang(1906),havebecomeAmericanclassics.Infact,hewasacreativewriterwhosefiction

exploredseveralregionsandtheircultures:theYukon,California,Hawaii,andtheSolomon

Islands.Heexperimentedwithmanyliteraryforms,fromtraditionallovestoriesanddystopias(反

面乌托邦小说)tosciencefantasy.Hisnotedjournalismincludedwarcommunication,boxing

stories,andthelifeofMolokailepers(麻风病患者).Hewasamongthemostinfluentialfigures

ofhisday,whounderstoodhowtocreateapublicpersonaandusethemediatomarkethis

self-createdimageofpoor-boy-turned-success.London'sgreatpassionwasagriculture,andhe

waswellonthewayofcreatinganewmodelforspreadingthroughhisBeautyRanchwhenhe

diedofkidneydiseaseatage40.Heleftoverfiftybooksofnovels,stories,journalism,andessays,

manyofwhichhavebeentranslatedandcontinuetobereadaroundtheworld.Hisbestworks

describeaperson'sstruggleforsurvivalagainstthepoweriulforcesofnature.Z/ToBuildaFire",

forexample,tellsthestoryofaman'sfighttosurvivetheharshcoldoftheAlaskanwinter.

10.madeJackLondonreconsiderhislifeinthefuture.

A.HisjobexperienceB.Thebooksheread

C.BeingarrestedD.Long-hourwork

11.WhatisTRUEaboutJackLondon?

A.JackLondonwaspoorallhislife.

B.JackLondongotenoughmoneywhileinthesearchofgold.

C.ThebooksJackLondonreadinspiredhimtotravelandbecomeactive.

D.TheexperienceofgoldsearchingmadeJackLondondeterminedtowritenovelsabout

Alaskaadventures.

12.AftertheexperienceinAlaska,JackLondon.

A.realizedthenatureofhumanbeings.

B.knewpeoplecouldcontrolthenaturefinally.

C.regrettedbeingthere.

□.thoughthighlyofhimself.

13.Inparagraph4,thesemence"True,thenewregionwasmostlypoor;butitsseveralhundred

thousandsquaremilesofcoldnessatleastgavebreathingspacetothosewhoelsewouldhave

chokedathome/implies.

A.JackLondonregardedAlaskaapoorplaceashenevergotanygoldthere.

B.peoplewouldhavebeenillathomeiftheyhadneverbeenAlaska.

C.Peoplesearchingforgoldtherestillhavechancetov/in.

D.Alaskawasapoorbutlargeregion.

14.Whichoneoffollowingworksdoesn'tbelongtoJackLondonaccordingtothepassage?

A.lovestoriesB.poetryC.journalismD.essays

15.WhatcanwelearnfrorrJackLondon'sfinalsuccess?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

B.Practicemakesperfect.

C.Knowledgeispowerful.

D.Allofabove.

D

Ifyourpreschoolersturnuptheirnosesatcarrotsorcelery,asmallrewardlikeastickerfortaking

evenatastemayhelpgetthemtoeatpreviouslydislikedfoods,aUKstudysaid.

Thoughitmightseemobviousthatarewardcouldencourageyoungchildrentoeattheir

vegetables,theideaisactuallycontroversial,researcherswroteintheAmericanJournalof

ClinicalNutrition.That'sbecausesomestudieshaveshownthatrewardscanbackfireandcause

childrentoloseinterestinfoodstheyalreadyliked,saidJaneWardle,aresearcheratUniversity

CollegeLondonwhoworkedonthestudy.Verbalpraise,suchas“Brilliant!You/reagreat

vegetabletaster;"didnotworkaswell.

Thestudyfoundthatwhenparentsgavetheirsmallchildrenastickereachtimetheytooka

“tinytaste“ofadislikedvegetable,itgraduallychangedtheirattitudes.Thechildrenwerealso

willingtoeatmoreofthevegetables-eithercarrots,celery,cucumber,redpepper,cabbageor

sugarsnappeas-inlaboratorytastetests,thestudysaid.

Researchersrandomlyassigned（分派）173familiestooneofthesegroups.Inone,parentsused

stickerstorewardtheirchildreneachtimetheytookatinysampleofadislikedvegetable.A

secondgroupofparentsusedverbalpraise.Thethirdgroup,whereparentsusednospecial

vegetable-promotingmethods,servedasa“control".

Parentsintherewardgroupsofferedtheirchildrenatasteofthe“target“vegetableeverydayof

12days,Soonafter,childreninthestickergroupweregivinghigherratingstothevegetables-and

werewillingtoeatmoreintheresearchlab,goingfromanaverageof5gramsatthestartto

about10gramsafterthe12-dayexperience.Theturnaroundalsoseemedtolast,with

preschoolersinthestickergroupstillwillingtoeatmoreoftheoncedislikedvegetablethree

monthslater.

Whydidn/ttheverbalpraisework?Wardlesaidtheparents'wordsmayhaveseemed“insincere”

totheirchildren.

16.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageis.

A.tointroduceapracticalmethodofmakingchildreneatvegetables

B.toshowtheprocedureofanexperimentonchildren'sdiet

C.toexplainwhychildrenhatetoeatvegetables

D.topresentaproperwayofvernalpraisetoparents

17.Theunderlinedword“backfire“inParagraph2probablymeans”

A.shootfrombehindthebackB.makealireinthehackyard

C.produceanunexpectedresultD.achievewhatwasplanned

18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Mostchildrenareborntodislikecarrotsorcelery.

B.Itremainsaquestionwhetherrewardingisagoodwaytogetchildrentoeatvegetables.

C.Oralpraisewokrsquitewellinencouragingchildrentoeatvegetables.

D.Childreninthestickergroupwillneverloseinterestineatingvegetables.

19.Howdidtheresearchersgettheirconclusionfromtheexperiment?

A.Bycomparison.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Bygivingexamples,D.Bydiscussion.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Childrenlikerewards,notverbalpraise.

B.Parentsshouldpraisetheirchildreninasinceretone.

C.Childrenaredifficulttoinspire.

D.Parentsshouldgiveupverbalpraise.

高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解（附参考答案）

A

TERNANG,Mon-Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungai

Masoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.

Floodingfirstappearedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.Peoplestragglinghigher

groundwerejustintimetogetawayfromthedestroyoftheflood.Mostofthefloodvictimshad

toleavetheirpossessionsbehind.

Thefloodvictimsarenowhousedinvariousmake-shiftreliefcentersinthenearbytownof

Tulang/Tverythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunfortunatepeopledgovernment

spokesmansaid/lnfact,money,foodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublic-spirited

organizationsandgenerouspersons.

AccordingtolatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobe

totallycoveredbywater.Sofarnocasualtyhasbeenreported.

56.Accordingtothelatestreport.

A.ithadbeenrainingforsixdays

B.morethan10000peoplehadnoplacetolive

C.thetownhadalreadybeentotallyflooded

D.thegovernmenttrieditsbesttohelpthehomelesspeople

57.Withthehelpofthegovernment,thefloodvictims.

A.weresafeathigherplaceB.goteverythingtheyneeded

C.livedcomfortablyinthereliefcentersD.werebroughttoTulangwithinthreehours

58.Theword“casualty”inthelastsentencemeans.

A.thehousethatisbeingbuiltB.themoneythatisgiventothevictims

C.thepersonkilledorinjuredinanaccidentD.thethingslostintheflood

B

GlynisDavis:

IfirstpiledonthepondswhenIwasinthefamilywayandIcouldn'tlosethemafterwards.ThenI

joinedaslimmingclub.Mytargetwas140poundsandIlost30poundsinsixmonths.Ifeltgreat

andpeoplekeptsayinghowgoodIlooked.ButChristmascameandIstartedtoslipbackintomy

oldeatinghabits.ItoldmyselfKdlosetheweightatslimmingclassesinthenewyear...butitdidn't

happen.Insteadoflosingthepounds.Iputthemon.I'dlostwillpowerandtriedtobelievethatthe

oldbageoffishandchipsddn'tmakeanydifferencebutthescalesdon'tlie.

RozJuma:

Tobehonest,!neverweighmyselfanymoreI'veleanttobehappywithmyself.ltseemedtome

thatIwouldfeelsorryabouteveryspoonfuloftastyfoodthatpassedmylips.Myideais

simple.Youshouldn'tbetoemuchthinkingaboutfoodanddieting.Instead,youshouldgetonwith

lifeandstopdreamingofasupper-thinbody.ThisisobviouslythesizeI'mmeanttobeand,most

ofall.I*mhappywithit.

LesleyCodwin:

IwasveryhappyaboutwinningYoungSilmmeroftheYear.Idlookinthemirrorunabletobelieve

thisslimladywasmeiThatmighthavebeenmyproblemperhapsfromthenonIdidn'tpay

anyattentiontomyself.Winninganationalcompetitionmakeseverythingworse,though,because

youfeeltheeyesoftheworldarefixeduponyou.IfeelacompletefailurebecauseI'veputon

weightagain.

RosLangfod:

BeforemovinginwithmyhusbandGavin,Kdalwaysbeenabout110pounds,butthepleasant

houseworkwentstraighttomywaistandIputon15poundsinayear.EverysooftenItrytogo

onadiet...Tmreallygoodonafewdays,thenenduphavingthechildren,sleftoversoreating

happilychocolatemyweakness.I'dliketobeslim,butrightnowmydutyisthechildrenand

homedmighttakemoreexercisewhenmykidsareolder.

59.Whatdoyouthinkthefourwomenwerealltalkingabout?

A.Theirownslimmingmatter.B.Theirlifeaftermarriage.

C.Theirworkasahousewife.D.Differentdietstheyprefer.

6O.Wherearetheseshortpassagemostlikelytobetakenfrom?

A.TaIksontheair.B.Advertisementsonthewell.

C.Bookinalibrary.D.Magazinesforchildren.

61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scales"possiblymean?

A.Thecoach（教练）intheslimmingclub.

B.Sometooltomeasureweight.

C.GIynisDavis'dearhusband.

D.Thesalespersoninafoodshop.

62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeseachofthefourwomen'sattitudestowardsslimming?

l.GlynisDavisa.Iputonweightsoonaftergotmarried

2.RosJumsb.Fame（名声）doesn'tnecessarilymeansuccess

3.LesleyGowinc.Factsspeakmuchlouderthanwords

4.Roslandfordd.llikemyselfasIam,andtobewhaty