湖南省湘潭市高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练(3)

2023年七年级英语暑假时文阅读练习（完形填空+短文填词+阅读理解）（含解析）七年级英语暑假时文阅读练习班级考号姓名总分一、完形填空It is the year of 2023 and Xu Chunmei is 31 years olD.She has worked at Chaoyanggou Forest Farm for over two and a half1 .Xu grew up in the forests.Her grandfather and father were both forest workers.After 2 high schoolshe went to study at Qiqihar Forestry school in Heilongjiang.In 2023, she 3 her hometown and became a forest worker like her grandfather and father.In 2023, Xu and five other women 4 the wildlife conservation team(野生动物巡护队）at Chaoyanggou Forest Farm.In summer, the team members start out 5 .They often get up at 3 am.In winter,they usually leave for the forest at 8 am and come back at about 4 pm.“It's really 6 and it's very difficult for us to walk quickly in the snow.”XusaiD.“But 7 a nature lover,I feel happy to study wildlife(野生动物) in the mountains.And I think it's 8 to do something to help wild animals.”In 9 free time.Xu and her teammates（队友）visit forest farms and villages.They tell people not to 10 wild animals.Xu hopes people can get on well with animals.【译文】现在是2023年，徐春梅31岁。

湖南省湘潭市名校2024学年高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．I don’t mind her criticizing me,but___is how she does it that I object to.A．it B．thatC．this D．which2．—Did your father enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?—Yes, he did. They each other for ages.A．didn’t see B．wouldn’t seeC．haven’t seen D．hadn’t seen3．If you ever aren’t sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _________ “good enough.”A．make for B．settle forC．answer for D．account for4．Our country has launched a campaign to ban smoking in public places, which with some heavy smokers. A．concerns B．was concernedC．concerned D．is concerned5．For the final ______ of our journey，we decided to take the coach.A．leg B．roundC．distance D．path6．We have decided to fulfill the task in time, difficulties we may meet with.A．no matter how B．however C．whatever D．whichever7．To tell the truth, I would rather I ________ the pain instead of you. You don’t know how worried I was.A．took B．had takenC．have taken D．should have taken8．Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way ________ to the Home Circle Building.A．easy enough B．enough easyC．easily enough D．enough easily9．It was warm and nice that evening. I stayed awake until eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.A．on average B．on purposeC．on business D．on time10．To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ______.A．to never break B．never to have brokenC．never to be broken D．never to be breaking11．——Y our argument is .I will not let you pass.--Are you kidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain12．He felt ________ of cheating in the exam, deciding never to do such things again.A．shame B．ashamedC．sorry D．shameful13．The Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ special holiday for most Chinese when ________ whole family will get together.A．the; the B．a; the C．a; a D．the; a14．Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _______ his feet.A．at B．inC．on D．to15．______ you are supposed to do ______ you don't like a thing is ______ it. Don'tcomplain.A．That; what; change B．When; that; to changeC．What; when; change D．What; that; changing16．Parents need to encourage kids to develop their potential _____ putting too much pressure on them.A．without B．besidesC．by D．for17．The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing should have attracted the government's attention. A．solving B．solve C．solved D．to solve18．I ______ tell you with certainty that he won’t be able to finish it before the de adline.A．will B．must C．can D．may19．Michelle Obama wears clothes that anyone can buy in a mall and ________ she may have a larger effect on consumers than ordinary models.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore20．The affairs of each country should be by its own people.A．elected B．settledC．developed D．contained第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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（湖北襄阳四中、龙泉中学、荆州中学联考）Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may be successful at work and in love.But you may be misguided because things don't turn out for the best. You may believe that when on door closes another one opens(for example, you may fail to obtain a new job; another chance will come around soon). Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams(砰然关上)in your face. That's bitter reality.Now a book has been published which confirms what pessimists(悲观者)have suspected all along. it's called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for the tings by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What's interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation's outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better.”So far，so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don't put all your eggs in o ne basket.”And “Don't count your chickens until they hatch.” To have a confident and optimistic approach to life's problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says ,”Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don't feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.1.What's the passage mainly about?A. A book that has recently been published.B.How to become successful in lifeC.The dangers of being too optimistic.D.The benefits of defensive pessimism.2.The underlined sentence “ This is not rocketscience”(Para.4)means .A.it's not a dangerous thing to doB.it is quite simple to understandC.the cost is not so highD.there is no real proof3.which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?A.Don't put all your eggs in one basket.B.The glass is half full not half empty.C.Whatever will be, will be.D.Every cloud has a silver lining.4.The writer would probably describe himself as .A.An optimistB. a defeatistC. a realistD. a scientist语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，主要说明的是防御非观主义的积极力量。

落堕市安心阳光实验学校完形填空阅读理解七选五套餐练（3）完形填空（高三全国统一考试模拟题）Have you ever noticed how the way you feel about yourself sometimes depends on whether or not you get confirmation of your value from others?I have 21 a lot about nurturing a positive identity of love and appreciation from the man who taught me to train dogs.First, he started out by 22 his dogs with love and respect, and by showing them an infinite amount of 23 as they were learning.Then, the 24 thing he did was a true stroke of genius. He would cut a small piece of 25 for each dog. He would place it in the dog's sleeping area, for him to 26 each night. He would also take this carpet during the 27 and set it down in various locations, and sit the dog on the carpet, as he 28 the dog for being good.Next, Frank would teach the dog to 29 the carpet himself, and carry it to 30 they were going. The dog would then set the carpet down when they 31 , with Frank all of the time praising him. Now Frank said, "The dog begins to feel that he truly 32 in every place he travels to, and no matter where he goes, he 33 my love and appreciation. "If this strategy 34 so brilliantly with dogs, would it not work just 35 with human beings? 21. A. learned B. accumulated C. improvedD. distinguished22. A. pleasing B. treating C. surrounding D. chasing23. A. sympathy B. comfort C. patience D. honor24. A. first B. last C. next D. least25. A. cloth B. meat C. area D. carpet26. A. lie on B. hide in C. stand beside D. play with27. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. day28. A. blamed B. encouraged C. praised D. accompanied29. A. carry with B. care for C. cut up D. pick up30. A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever31. A. ran B. stopped C. stood D. turned32. A. participated B. breaks C. belongs D. corresponds33. A. receives B. expects C. ignores D. takes34. A. works B. goes C. agrees D. applies35. A. as possible B. as well C. better than D. still less阅读理解（武邑中学高二上学期期末考试）ALooking for work?Tutors Wanted: Math / Science / Humanities ＋ Test PreparationJob Posted: 2 days agoWage: $27-30 per hourJob Type: Part-timeSchedule: Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekendsJob description:We’re looking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts.Our suitable candidate will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in Math, Science and / or Humanities.We’ll pay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summer tutoring chances, including teaching group classes.Once our fall semester starts on August 21, we’ll have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. as well as from 3 p.m. to 9 p. m. Monday-Thursday.What we offer:※ Flexible scheduling. Tutors work from 15 to 30 hour s per week depending on availability and student demand.※ Free Sunday dinners during the academic year.※ Fun staff gatherings.※ Health insurance reimbursement（补偿）for staff working over 30 hours per week.※ We are 5 minutes’ walking dista nce from the Menlo Park Caltrain Station.Applicants must:※ Have a good command of the subjects they tutor.※ Be willing to tutor students through the full academic year.Application instructions:※ Email us your resume（简历）.※ Tell us why you want to join Academic Trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students if you have any.※ Let us know your scheduling preferences and potential start date.※ Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutor - Math, Science and / or Humanities.21. Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year?A. Saturday and Sunday mornings.B. Friday afternoons and evenings.C. Monday and Thursday mornings.D. Sunday afternoons and evenings.22. What can a tutor enjoy who works more than 30 hours per week?A. Comfortable accommodation.B. Free job training every month.C. Health insurance reimbursement.D. Free meals during the academic year.23. What qualification should a suitable candidate have?A. He / She must tutor all the subjects part-time.B. He / She must be good at the subjects they tutor.C. He / She must have a previous tutoring experience.D. He / She must work every evening through the academic year.BSince the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing I loved was dance,” she said. In 2010, however, a car accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. For Hill, it was not the end of a dancing career but the beginning.Hill danced in her wheelchair right alongside her nondisabled high school dance team. It definitely took a lot of learning and patience to dance in a wheelchair.After graduation, Hill met people online who had suffered various injuries but shared her determination, and she invited them to dance with her. It was an amazing experience for her.In 2014 Los Angeles, she formed a team of dancers with disabilities she called the Rollettes. “I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and sho w that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re rolling,” she said. Dancing on wheels, the Rollettes discovered, can be just as fast-paced, artful, and fulfilling as the foot-based variety.Hill has attained what many people never will: her childhood dream. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as fulfilling. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities. She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.For many, it was the first time they’d felt they belonged. Steph Aiello said that working with Hill challenged her to be more independent. Edna Serrano said being part of the Rollettes team gave her the courage to get behind the wheel of a car because she had more confidence.The dancers aren’t the only ones feeling inspired. One woman saw the team competing and commented, “You guys are so awesome! I’m in tears when you rock! To be in a wheelchair can still be so beautiful!”24. What do we know about Chelsie Hill from the first two paragraphs?A. She got seriously injured in a dancing match.B. She stopped dancing right after a car accident.C. She dreamed of being a dancer at a young age.D. She danced in a disabled team in high school.25. What does the underlined word “stereotype” in paragraph 4 refer to?A. Conservative views.B. Improper behaviors.C. Incurable disabilities.D. Physical weaknesses.26. What do we know about the Rollettes Experience?A. Audience spoke ill of the competition.B. Participants benefited greatly from it.C. It is aimed to select the best dancers.D. It made Hill’s childhood dream fulfilled.27. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Chelsie Hill, An Artful DancerB. Disability, Good for DancingC. Help others; Help YourselfD. Attaining Dancing Dream In WheelchairCSince App Store was set up, it has been selling consumers one simple thing—choice. Whether you wanted to play games, read the news, or do a thousand other things, there was something for whatever you desired.Then something funny happened. Logging into the App Store today is like going into a shopping mall with only a coupon （优惠券）for one thing: There's so much choice; it might be easier to give up than to choose.It isn't consumers who are burdened, though. Too much content of all kinds also has economic effects. When countless choices are available, it causes pressure, pushing prices down and driving us a bit crazy.So what is the way forward? It may well be to turn less choice itself to the marketing strategy. There arc already signs that this is happening. Firstly content companies are looking to prevent their offerings from getting lost in the tons of stuff. Most obvious is Disney, which is planning to open its own streaming service next year. The point is to narrow the focus so that those seeking Disney cartoons will have one place to go, rather than being around various services.Yet if that represents a careful first step, there are more extreme options too. Consider the idea of a wine club: from tens of thousands of bottles each year, subscribers （用户）pay someone to select the most interesting ones. Perhaps what comes next for digital content issimilar—carefully selected offerings from trusted sources that put choices in the hands of someone else in order to get rid of the anxiety of choosing.Up to now, too much choice in digital media has only one solution: the algorithm （运算法则）. But we've seen the trouble with algorithms on You Tube. They feed you only what you've already said you like, not things you may not know you're into. Worse, they have a tendency to serve up disturbing content. The way forward can't simply be more or better algorithms.Instead, it's time for digital companies to start thinking about how to put limits on things: on how much we can use a device, or what we are available to choose from.As we move further into the digital revolution, what people ask for is clear: Less.28.What will too much choice of content on the market result in?A. The shutdown of companies.B. Anxiety of consumers.,C. Poor quality of products.D. Negative influence on economy.29.Why is Disney planning to open its own streaming service?A. To improve its marketing strategy.B. To help people focus on less choice.C. To encourage more people to visit Disney.D. To provide consumers with various services30.In what way may a wine club and digital content in the near future be similar?A. Someone else will be employed to make a choice for consumers.B. Both of them will offer only a few options.C. Consumers will refuse to choose from too many options.D. Both of them will make a change about their products.31.What do we know about the algorithm?A. It manages to offer what consumers will possibly like.B. It helps to remove disturbing content from digital media.C. It offers consumers things based on what they've said they like.D. It'll solve the problem of having too much choice.DA MENTORING （导师制）program is giving life changing opportunitiesto Banbury youth. Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.Alex Goldberg, the program's founder, said, "We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences that will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook. " "We try to create work experience opportunities which will make a really great difference to our youth. For example, we've secured internships （实习）with world - famous firms such as Honda.""At a time of funding cutbacks, schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring because of that — it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures. " Kieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October, the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's（ UNESCO） International Youth Forum（论坛）.The event was held for young people all over the world to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundreds of observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. " Before we left I didn't quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn't stop. It was amazing. " he said, "We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon. "The main theme of the forum was how youth can bring about change in political and public life. It dealt with issues such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment. Kieran said: " It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. " The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For more details visit www. younginspiratiom. com.32. Why is the Young Inspirations mentoring program set up?A. To train staff for world-famous firms.B. To provide youth with unique experiences.C. To equip the unemployed for future jobs.D. To offer job opportunities to young adults.33. What does the underlined "that" in paragraph 3 refer to?A. the influence of unemploymentB. the lack of support from firmsC. the shortage of moneyD. the lack of opportunities34. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. the visit to the United Kingdom was amazingB. Kieran has made great progress in many aspectsC. the youth have found a way to solve their problemsD. the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young InspirationsB. Kieran, a School Pupil from Banbury to ParisC. Debates Help Youth with Their Grades and ConfidenceD. Young People Find a World of Life-changing Opportunities七选五（存瑞中学度第一学期第三次质检）Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? 36_ Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. Anxiety is your brain’s way of telling you about danger. It is anxiety that helps you jump out of the way if a car is speeding towards you. But if it gets out of hand, anxiety can get in the way of you getting on with life and can become a real problem. 37Anxiety is a normal part of life. 38 There are lots of reasons for this. One main reason is after a stressful thing which has happened in your life. S o, if you are involved in a car crash, it’s quite li kely that you will be more worried than other people around cars and driving.39 If your parents suffer from anxiety, then you are more likely to be anxious too. This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you’re g rowing up.Even though people don’t talk about it much, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems. About 1 in 4 people will have an anxiety problem at some time in their life.If you have an anxiety problem, it’s hard for other people to und erstand why something that doesn’t worry them, like being in a crowd of people, can be so scary for you. This can make you feel separated and lonely, as may become worse and worse.40 These include talking therapies(疗法) and drugs.A. If this is the case for you, treatment may be a helpful way for you to get your anxiety under control.B. Being anxious also probably runs in families.C. The good news is that there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety.D. Almost everybody has a certain degree of anxiety in certain situations.E. Some people may feel uneasy if moving to a new place and some may get overly anxious in certain situations.F. Those suffering from anxiety need others’ understanding badly.G. If you’ve answered yes, you may be su ffering from anxiety.参考答案完形填空21-25 ABCCD 26-30 ADCDA 31-35 BCAAB阅读理解21.D 22.C 23.B 24-27 CABD 28—31 DBAC 32—35BCBD七选五36-40 GAEBC。

毛额市鹌鹑阳光实验学校2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（1）外研版阅读理解。

阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

Once upon a time, on his way to the Himalayas, was a saint(圣徒). He came across a shallow river he had to cross. Just when he was about to wet his feet, he saw a scorpion(蝎子)helplessly trying to come out of the river. It was almost touching the bank but not enough to gain hold of the ground. The saint saw scorpion’s struggle and decided to save it.He picked up the scorpion in his right hand with the intention to place it on the dry surface. No sooner did he do that than the scorpion stung and rushed off the hand, landing in the water again. It struggled to come out of water again. The saint’s body was in pain but his mind, calm.Seeing that the scorpion could lose its life, the saint used left hand this time to lift the scorpion out of water. However, it panicked and stung again. Once again, it sped off the hand and fell in water. He was left with both hands filled with pain. He was not the one to give up either.He tried again. This time, he cupped his hands together and lifted the scorpion in one swift movement. Before it could react, he safely dropped it on the land. The scorpion disappeared into the pebbles that lay near the bank. He felt happy, for he succeeded in carrying out his rescue, for saving another life. It was worth the pain he thought.At a distance, a man, surprised and shocked, had watched the whole process. He approached the saint and said, “Can I ask you a question please? ”“Yes, you may. ”“First of all, there was no need to save a scorpion. It does no good to anybody. Secondly, if you must save it, you could have simply tried once. I’m surprised that even after it stung you, you still went on. Why? ”“Oh! That’s pretty simple, ”he repli ed softly rubbing his stung hands against each other. “This was a scorpion, a creature really low on the food chain, a creature whose nature is to sting(蜇), to panic, to harm. It is supposed to be weak. However, I am supposed to be a saint, a person whose job is to love everybody, to offer love. I am supposed to be the strong one, the one higher up on the food chain. With my principles, my philosophy(人生观)and practice, I am supposed to save other creatures. Right? ”The man nodded.【文章大意】一个圣徒从河里拯救一只蝎子时, 先后被蜇了两次, 但他仍旧努力把它救了出来。

2024届湖南省湘潭市高三高考保温金卷英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Nowadays, the Internet is a popular ________ for the public to access information and voice their opinions. A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane2．American singer Taylor Swift, 21, ________ big at the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards in the US on April 3rd. A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made3．—Why are you so upset?—I had my computer repaired yesterday, but it ________ work again.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t4．––You seem to be familiar with this city.—I ______ here for three years. It’s so great to be back.A．lived B．had livedC．have lived D．live5．In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,____ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.A．marking B．markedC．having marked D．being marked6．Many people may be surprised by the number of chemicals that they are ________ to through everyday household products.A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied7．I’m very grateful to my high school teachers, without ______ help I wouldn’t be so excellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose8．—What’s up? You look worried.—Well, I ______ o n the problem for 5 hours but I haven’t got a single clue.A．have worked B．workedC．will work D．have been working9．My son turned to bookstores and libraries seeking information about the book recommended by his professor, but________ none.A．would find B．had foundC．found D．has been finding10．It was a difficult job for him. He had tried everything but it made little ________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result11．– Where did you get to know her?-- It was on the farm ___ we worked.A．that B．there C．which D．where12．Sarah ______ change her mind, even though she knew the plan was hard to carry out.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t13．If you want to go further in the new sport, the best way is to ______ and practise more frequently.A．dive in B．drop outC．catch on D．spring up14．Afghans used to hold big weddings, costing thousands of dollars, in a county _____ the average annual income is less than $400.A．which B．whose C．where D．what15．I was ill that day, otherwise I _______the sports meet.A．took part in B．would have taken part inC．had taken part in D．would take part in16．----There won’t be anywhere to park.----Oh, _______. Let’s try the subway.A．that’s a real bargain B．that’s a good pointC．that’s really something D．that’s all settled17．语音知识(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

湖南省湘潭市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（5）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident , my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day . But the next day , he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done . I was astonished . He had good reason to charge me , he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury , I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor , it was only fair that I should pay him .But every time I went to see the doctor , I had to wait about 50 minutes . He would see two or three patients at the same time ,and often stop treating one so as to see another . Yet he charged me $115 each time . The final examination report consisted of ten lines , and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met . But after that he avoided seeing me at all . He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident , yet he hardly did anything . He simply waited to collect his money . He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him . And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America . Knowing that ,they played for time,… and I left without getting a cent.My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything . It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality . Secondly ,foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America , we should see both its good and bad sides .1. The author’s roommate offered to help him because __________.A. he felt sorry for the authorB. he thought it was a chance to make some moneyC. he knew the doctor was a very good oneD. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer2. A good doctor is essential for the author to__________ .A. be properly treatedB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. recover before he leaves AmericaD. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury3. The underlined word “ charge “ in this passage means ___________.A. be responsibleB. accuseC. ask as a priceD. claim4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very ___________.A. friendlyB. greedyC. professionalD. busy5. What conclusion can you draw from the story ?A. Going to court is something very common in America.B. One must be very careful while driving a car .C. there are more bad sides in America than good sides .D. Money is more important than other things in the US.【参考答案】1—5、BDCBD【2015高考复习】阅读理解Two things I really believe in—saving money and saving the planet，and it's even better when I can do something that accomplishes both at the same time.Rainwater harvesting is just such a thing.In the near future，rainwater harvesting will be as common as twelve­year­old girls carrying cell phones.Many countries already rely heavily on rainwater.Bermuda，for example，every building on the small island collects the rainwater from its roof and stores it for later use.However，America_is_just_slightly_behind_the_curve.There are many ways you can begin harvesting rainwater and most of them are easy and e rain barrels to collect the water that would run off of your roof.You'dbe surprised how fast a fifty­gallon barrel will fill with free，usable water.New building construction offers some good ways to gather rainwater，and the cost of installation is usually offset by reduced usage very quickly.Roof drains can be piped into underground tanks，where a pump can draw it up as needed.The rainwater can even be treated to make it drinkable...but wait—there's more！If that rainwater were not collected，but allowed to run over your lawn，into the street and eventually to a stormwater treatment facility，it would pick up all sorts of pollutants on its journey—fertilizers and pesticides from the grass，motor oil，antifreeze and such from the roads，and who knows what else.Depending on where you live，the stormwater may be piped to a treatment plant or it may run in natural channels to allow nature to remove the pollutants.Either way，the treatment of stormwater is costly.If you reduce the amount of stormwater runoff from your home or office，you reduce the need for treatment.Water is rapidly becoming one of our most precious resources and it is not as abundant as you may think.In the year 2000，the United States used approximately 326 billion gallons of fresh water per day.20．What does the underlined sentence “America is just slightly behind the curve” mean?A．Americans don't show interest in harvesting rainwater.B．There is no need for Americans to harvest rainwater.C．Harvesting rainwater in America is not that common.D．Americans can't collect rainwater from the roof correctly.答案 C [句意理解题。

大联考2024届高三月考试卷（一）英语（答案在最后）本试题卷分为听力、阅读、语言运用和写作四个部分，共10页。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时、先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。

1.When did the match actually start?A.At6:45pm.B.At7:15pm.C.At7:30pm2.What does the man mean?A.He prefers study to a picnic.B.He dislikes autumn.C.He is rather busy.3.Where does,the conversation probably take place?A.In a shopping mall.B.In a supermarket.C.In the street.4.What do the speakers think of the performance?A.Moving.B.Disappointing.C.Interesting.5.Which shoes are the most expensive?A.The red ones.B.The white ones.C.The blue ones.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话威独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

【关键字】高考广西融安县2017高考英语暑假完形和阅读训练（三）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。

Maybe you never opened that account, but someone else did ——someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud（造假）. When an imposter uses your name, your credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own purpose –in short, when someone takes your personal information without your knowledge –it’s a crime, pure and simple.The biggest problem is that you may not know your identity（身份）has been stolen until you notice that something’s wrong: you may get bills for a credit card account you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, a billing cycle may pass without your receiving a statement, or you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for, and even don’t know anything about.If someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that you take three actions immediately.First, contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit offices. Tell them to flag your file with a fraud alert（警告）including a statement that creditors should get your permission before opening any new accounts in your name.Then, ask the credit offices for copies of your credit reports. Credit offices must give you a free copy of your report if it is not correct because of fraud. Review your reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized（侵权的）changes made to your present accounts. In a few months, order new copies of your reports to check your corrections and changes, and to make sure no new fraudulent activity has occurred.1. What’s the subject discussed in the text?A. What you should do if your credit card is stolen.B. What you should do if your identity is stolen.C. What an imposter always does to make money.D. What the Federal Trade Commission is about.答案解析：答案为B。

2023-2024学年湖南株洲人教版高考专题英语高考复习1.书面表达第1题.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

A light knock on the door brought me from my kitchen. Because we had just moved into the neighbourhood. I couldn't imagine who it would be. Opening the door, an old man stood there, who was dressed in dirty clothing and wearing dirty rubber boots. His hand hung a plastic bag."Can I help you?" I asked."Would you like to buy some fresh garden vegetables?" His blue eyes were hopeful."Are they from your garden?" I looked inside his plastic bag and saw some carrots with soil."Yes." His voice was soft. "And I can get some apples from a tree in my yard. Would you like some of those, too?"My heart softened, and I wondered if he is badly in need of the bit of money. With a sigh, I said. "Please step inside and I'll get my money."The next day. he knocked at our door again. This time. my little four-year-old daughter got there first. "Oh, hello. Would you like to come in for tea?" Without a second thought. the old man stepped inside and held out a brokenbasket with several bruised（擦伤的）apples. "From my tree." he said. removing a worn cap. "You might like to make a pie."The three of us sat at the kitchen table and drank our tea. It was obvious that my daughter liked hosting a visitor in her never-ending questions. "What is your name? Where do you live? Why are your clothes so dirty?"The homeless-looking man laughed as he answered each question. His name was Mr. Locket and he lived around the corner. His wife had passed a away several years before, and his children all lived far away. He was lonely. His need for company had sent him door to door selling fruit and vegetables. Ours was the only door opened to him that day.注意：续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

2023年湖南常德中考英语完型填空真题及答案共5篇第一节完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I used to be shy and my first day at the new school made me look silly in front of the class. The ____21____ sent me to the blackboard to write my name and address.I knew my name and address, ____22____ how to spell them, knew how to write them, ____23____ standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many girls and boys looking at me made me nervous. I was ____24____ to write a single (单个的) letter.“Write down your name,” the teacher said to me. I lifted the white chalk to the ____25____. As I was about to write my name, my mind went ____26____. I could not remember my name, not even the ____27____ letter. “Just forget about us and write your name and address,” said the teacher. I wanted to write but my hand ____28____ to move. The children began to whisper (低声说). “Don’t you know your name?” asked the teacher. I looked at her and could not answer. T he teacher stood up and walked to my side, ____29____ me to give me confidence. She put her hand softly ____30____ my shoulder and asked, “What’s your name?”“Richard Wright,” I whispered. And then I ____31____ my name very quickly.“Now, can you write?”“Yes, madam.”____32____, I turned to the blackboard. I wrote my name and address down____33____ and correctly. “Good boy. You may go to ____34____ seat,” said the teacher.Today I can still remember my teacher’s words and ____35____. They meant a lot to me.21. A. teacher B. monitor C. student22. A. forgot B. knew C. remembered23. A. and B. but C. or24. A. silly B. ready C. unable25. A. blackboard B. desk C. notebook26. A. calm B. clear C. empty27. A. first B. second C. last28. A. started B. refused C. wanted29. A. staring at B. shouting at C. smiling at30. A. in B. on C. to31. A. called B. spelled C. wrote32. A. Again B. Then C. Suddenly33. A. carelessly B. nervously C. quickly34. A. his B. my C. your35. A. encouragement B. lesson C. praise第一节完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)【21~35题答案】【答案】21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. B 29.C 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. A2023年吉林四平中考英语试题及答案IV.根据短文内容，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个正确答案。

湖南湘潭县2016高考英语二轮完形填空基础选编(3)及答案完形填空.请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题历给的A. B. C。

D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Mark Twain said that ”habit is habit，and not to be flung（扔) out the window by anyone，but coaxed（劝诱）downstairs a step at a time。

" The chances of successfully changing negative behavior 36 when you make gradual changes that give you time to _ 37 _ negative patterns for positive ones.On any given day，countless numbers of us get out of bed and _ 38 _ to begin to change agiven behavior "today。

" Whether it be exercising more，drinking less, managing time 39 orsome other change in a negative behavior，we start out with high40 . In a short time，however，a vast majority of people fail and are soon doing 41 it was they thought they shouldn’t be doing。

After considerable research，some researchers believe that behavior changes usually do not 42 if they start with the change itself。

2022届湖南省湘潭市高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解On August 4, 2021, the US toymaker of Mattel showed the latest additions to the collection of Barbie Role Models series-custom, one-of-a-kind dolls modeled after six ordinary female workers. To shine a light on their efforts, Mattel is sharing their stories to inspire the next generation to take after these heroes and give back. The company does not plan on selling these dolls.Amy O’SullivanAmy O'Sullivan is an emergency room nurse at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She treated Brooklyn’s first COVID-19 patient, survived a deadly attack of COVID-19 herself, and then returned to care for others.Professor Sarah GilbertProfessor Sarah Gilbert, a professor at the University of Oxford in England has been battling the pandemic(疫情) out of the public sight. Ms. Gilbert helped develop theOxford/AstraZeneca COVID-l9 vaccine(疫苗), which has helped save the lives of millions of people worldwide.Dr. Audrey Sue CruzDr. Audrey Sue Cruz is the perfect role model for any young girl wishing to have a STEM career. The 31-year-old got a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering before turning to a medical school. Sue Cruz has been on the front lines in both hospitals and clinics during the pandemic.Dr. Kirby WhiteDr. Kirby White, a doctor in the countryside of Australia, was honored for her work in providing frontline workers with protective gowns(长袍) during the pandemic. She started the movement, Gowns for Doctors, which attracted hundreds of local volunteers and companies to make thousands of re-usable gowns. They were given away to over 750 countryside medical clinics.1．Why does the toymaker exhibit the dolls?A．To collect donations.B．To develop the market.C．To inspire the youth.D．To create civilian heroes.2．Which worker is working behind the scenes?A．Sarah Gilbert.B．Kirby White.C．Amy O’Sullivan.D．Audrey Sue Cruz.3．What do the four female workers have in common?A．They are well-known for their work.B．They have courage against COVID-19. C．They graduated from medical colleges.D．They devoted themselves to toy making.Six-year-old Kendall Rae Johnson has been in love with gardening all her life. Now, the Georgia native is the state’s youngest certified farmer. Taught by her grandmother, Kendall started her first garden on a backyard, and by her fourth birthday, she had a backyard garden filled with carrots, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and strawberries. Her green thumb just didn’t extend in the walls of her garden. She started a monthly gardening club with subscription food boxes, to help spread awareness about farming among her peers.Kendall’s journey to becoming a certified farmer didn’t happen overnight. First, she had to get a business unit at the state and federal levels. Then she joined various farming organizations associated with Georgia’s Department of Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau. This made her qualified to be certified.The ambitious grower was to apply for scholarships so she can purchase her own land and run the business, which she can legally do now that she is certified. She also hopes to raise $10,000 for an outdoor agricultural science lab to begin composting. Kendall’s mother told ABC News her daughter was “the example of young entrepreneurship and the future of Black farmers.”Black farmers are few and far between. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, of the farmers in the United States, less than 2% are black. However, Black people do have a strong history in farming. In 1920 there were nearly a million black farmers in the United States: there are just 45,000 now. But Kendall can help change that. Kendall regularly attends farming conferences and Agriculture summits and is committed to making a difference in the field. Throughout it all, she is still a kid and says her main goal is to make new friends. But along the way she also hopes to motivate those friends to grow an interest in farming.4．What can we learn about Kendall’s gardening club?A．It took her over a month to prepare.B．It made her the youngest certified farmer.C．It was created as a gift for her fourth birthday.D．It is aimed at teaching other kids about farming.5．What does the author intend to convey in paragraph 2?A．Getting certified as a farmer is not easy.B．Kendall is the youngest farmer in the USA．C．The journey to Kendall’s garden is difficult.D．Kendall is popular among farming organizations.6．What enables Kendall to buy land for her business?A．Asking for scholarships.B．Raising money by delivering speeches. C．Earning money through her science lab.D．Selling her own produce from her garden.7．What is Kendall’s wish according to the last paragraph?A．To educate the black farmers.B．To organize more farming meetings. C．To teach other kids to plant vegetables.D．To make more friends and inspire them.Tobogganing, or sledding (雪橇), likely comes before the colonization of North America. Records show that Canada’s First Peoples used small sleds to transport their belongings and food between camps, Raymond Flower writes in The History of Skiing and Other Winter Sports. But modern-day sled races can trace their origins back to the Swiss Alps in the late 1800s when British tourists decided to race in wooden luges (a sled used by one person) that locals had used to travel through snow. The origin is debatable in snowy northern New York, however, where there $ evidence that Albany held bobsled (a sled used by two or more people) races as early as 1885.Wherever they began, sled races quickly became popular. The famous Cresta Run, named after the Swiss town near the base of its course, was built in 1885 using snowbanks. The first organized competition was in 1898, hosted by the first bobsled club in nearbySt.Moritz (a city in Switzerland). It was then that sledding began to separate from the luge to include two new sports: bob sledding, and skeleton sledding (俯式雪橇).Cresta Run is considered the birthplace of the skeleton, a particularly daring form of sledding. Unlike the luge, where competitors ride feet-first on a sled with metal runners, the skeleton sledding is a steel sled with a slim appearance. Riders lie down on the sled headfirst, then drop suddenly down an ice track. Bobsledding, meanwhile, involves teams of two tofour in which the person in front controls directions and the player in back brakes when needed. It earned its name after competitors started swinging back and forth to speed up the sled.Bobsledding initially overtook skeleton sledding in popularity, becoming one of a handful of sports played at the first Winter Games in 1924. The skeleton sledding was limited to the Cresta Run for decades because other bob runs around the world were not built for the steel skeleton sled. But in the 1970s, adjustments were made to both the skeleton and bob runs in order to include the event at future winter games.8．What can we infer about Raymond Flower?A．He is a writer.B．He is good at sledding.C．He invented the sledding race.D．He set the first record of sledding.9．How does skeleton sledding differ from the luge?A．Skeleton sledding runs on metal runners.B．Skeleton sledding doesn’t have back brakes.C．Riders on Skeleton sledding sled with their feet.D．Skeleton sledding needs players to lie down on it headfirst.10．What limited the popularity of skeleton sledding?A．Its special shape.B．Its speed.C．Its steel runners.D．Its unsuitable adjustments.11．What can be the best title for the text?A．Why is sledding so popular?B．How did sledding develop in Switzerland?C．What are sledding adventures about?D．How did people kill time in North America?Notpla is a London-based firm that makes a seaweed- based substitute for single use plastic packaging. Although some of Notpla's products are suitable to be eaten, they are designed to be dissolved (溶解) after usage. The company s film wrap is made of seaweedlining instead of a conventional plastic based coating. This makes the film fully biodegradable and ideal for use as packaging for cupboard and bathroom supplies like coffee and toilet paper.According to the United Nations, 331 million kilograms of plastic garbage is produced annually around the world. Roughly 60% of the estimated 9.15 billion tons of plastic produced since the early 1950s has been taken to landfills or abandoned outdoors.Plastics harm the water, the air, and our bodies. Many experts agree that single-use plastics are unnecessary and dangerous. Some governments and towns in the Unite States have taken action. New York has banned most plastic shopping bags, while plastic straws (吸管) have been banned in Miami Beach. Overseas, India stated in August that it plans to put a wide ban on single-use plastics this upcoming summer, with the European Union already implementing this ban.Seaweed comes in a variety of species and can be harvested or farmed. Notpla uses plants that have been farmed. Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez and Pierre Paslie, the inventors of Notpla, initially considered seaweed as a solution to the world's plastic problem for several reasons. Seaweed is abundant and grows quickly. Additionally it doesn't compete with land crops and is highly favored for its ability to remove some waste products like carbon from the atmosphere.In cooperation with the online food ordering service Just Eat, the startup recently tested its product. Last year, the two companies handed out 30,000 takeaway boxes at various UK restaurants. Plans are in the works to offer the boxes across Europe in 2022. Notpla's team intends to replace single use plastic in the supply chain more generally as they scale The company recognizes the difficulty of such a job given the volume of plastics consumed around the world.12．How does the author mainly develop paragraph 2?A．By comparing facts.B．By presenting figures.C．By raising questions.D．By giving examples.13．What can best replace the underlined word "implementing" in paragraph 3? A．Lifting.B．Protecting.C．Opposing.D．Performing.14．What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A．The wide use of seaweed.B．The next goal of the new study.C．The huge market of the plastic bags.D．The advantages of choosing seaweed.15．What does the company think of its plan to replace the whole single use plastic?A．It will be unpractical.B．It will be richly rewarded.C．It will be a little tough.D．It will be rather successful.二、七选五How to Respond when Someone Judges Y ouDealing with judgment from other people can be tough, especially when it’s coming from a friend, family member, or colleague. Judgmental people are unavoidable, but you can easily deal with their criticism using positivity and compassion.Rid yourself of the judgment. Remember that a judgmental person’s words are a reflection of their own beliefs-and not yours. Critical people criticize themselves more than anyone else. ____16____.Be sympathetic. Practice sympathy to understand the source of this person’s judgment. It could be that they were judged by parents, family, or friends, in which case this person’s critical attitude would be something they learned(and not necessarily intentional). While that doesn’t excuse their behavior, having sympathy can inform your response. Say things like “____17____,” or “I see where you’re coming from, but…” when you respond to someone’s judgment.Ask for clarification. ____18____. Ask this person to explain what they said, and find out their motivation for saying it. You could ask then, “What are you trying to say? If you have constructive criticism, I’m open to hearing it.” That way, you’re giving the other person a gentle reminder to phrase their words constructively.____19____. Be polite but firm when you call out judgmental people. If somebody crosses a line and makes you feel criticized, tell them how you feel. If someone is giving you criticism you didn’t ask for, you could say, “____20____, and I have a plan that works for me.”A．Stop talking like thisB．Set boundaries in the conversationC．I understand why you feel that wayD．I feel like I need to deal with this in my wayE．I know you want to talk but this is a sensitive subject for meF．Judgmental people may not know they’re being rude or unreasonableG．So the judgment they pass isn’t actually about you, though it can feel personal三、完形填空As a child, I was crazy about flying. I spent hours watching birds fly, noting how the angle of their ____21____ affected their flight. I would then waste tons of fresh printer paper, much to the disappointment of my parents, to ____22____ various wing types by constructing paper airplanes.One day, I decided to ____23____. I built a plane out of a wooden clothes rack, with plastic bags as parachutes. After being in the air for a second, the world came ____24____ around me as I fell onto the bed with pieces of wood flying everywhere.As I grew older, my inner ____25____ to discover why produced a desire to solve problems, allowing my great ____26____ for flying to turn into a deep-seated love for engineering.I began to ____27____ myself academically, taking the hardest STEM classes offered. I also elected to participate in my school's engineering path. ____28____, I sought to solve problems that affect the real world. Inspired by the ____29____ crisis in India, I ____30____ a new purification system that can purify water more efficiently and cost-effectively than conventional plants.Working on the project, I saw the raw power of engineering — a/an____31____ idea gradually becoming reality. I was spending most of my days ____32____ the why behind things, while also discovering solutions to common problems.Thirteen years have passed since that first flight, and I have yet to ____33____ the difficulty of physical human flight. My five-year-old self would have seen the crash as a huge ____34____. But the great curiosity that I found in myself that day is still with me. It has continued to push me to challenge myself to ____35____ ever more complex problems, absorbed in the promise and applicability of engineering.21．A．eyes B．wings C．tails D．heads 22．A．take off B．make up C．put on D．test out 23．A．jump B．sing C．float D．fly 24．A．running B．burning C．crashing D．living 25．A．doubts B．pain C．drive D．conflicts 26．A．passion B．sympathy C．patience D．praise 27．A．convince B．behave C．relax D．challenge 28．A．By the way B．Most of all C．In other words D．Strange enough 29．A．river B．water C．energy D．identity 30．A．developed B．changed C．advocated D．informed 31．A．abstract B．basic C．absurd D．main 32．A．remembering B．transporting C．questioning D．seeking 33．A．announce B．reserve C．overcome D．register 34．A．eruption B．failure C．honour D．enterprise 35．A．record B．collect C．address D．accept四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

湘潭市最新高考英语阅读理解专题练习及答案一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解At first, Michael Surrell didn't see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbors' home. He and his wife had just parked around the corner from their own house in Allentown, Pennsylvania, when they got a call from one of his daughters, "The house next door is on fire!" He went to investigate. That's when he saw two women and a girl hysterical (歇斯底里的)on their porch."The baby's in there!" one of the women cried. Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, instinctively ran inside. "The baby" was 8-year-old Tiara Roberts, the woman's granddaughter and a playmate of Surrell's three youngest kids, then 8, 10, and 12. The other two on the porch were Tiara's aunt and cousin.Entering the burning house was like "running into a bucket of black paint," Surrell says. The thick smoke caused him to stumble blindly around, burned his eyes, and made it impossible to breathe. The conditions would have been hazardous for anyone, but for Surrell, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (慢性阻塞性肺疾病), they were life-threatening. He was the last person who should have run into a burning building--- he has lung disease. But that didn't stop him.After a few minutes in the smoke filled house, he retreated outside to catch his breath. "Where is Tiara?" he asked desperately." The second floor." her aunt shouted back.Surrell knew he couldn't hold his breath for long. So he uttered a little prayer, "Well, Lord, this is it. You gotta help me, because I'm not coming out without that little girl." Taking a deep breath, he went in a second time.The darkness was overwhelming. Yet because the house had a similar layout to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. He turned to the right and was met by intense heat. He was already out of breath."Baby girl, where are you?" His throat and lungs burned as if he'd inhaled fire instead of the smoke and soot in the air. Every blink stung his eyes. All he could hear was the crackling and popping of burning wood. ①.Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl. An ominous thought crossed his mind: I'm probably gonna die up here.Finally he touched something. A shoe, then an ankle. He pulled Tiara toward him. ②Her body was limp and she wasn't breathing. He scooped her into his arms and stood. He felt the heat of the flames on his cheeks. Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly into the blackness. The next thing he knew, he was at the front door, then outside. Surrell put Tiara down on the porch.③. A voice told him, "You have to breathe for her." He started CPR -the first time he'd ever done so. The women stood behind him, praying silently. Soon a soot-filled cough came from Tiara's throat. Surrell gave five more breaths. She coughed again. Her eyes flickered. He gave one final breath. She opened her eyes and took a breath on her own.④.Their eyes met. Surrell hugged her tight and said, "Uncle's got you." Soon after, his throat closed off.Surrell woke up in the hospital a couple of days later, having suffered severe burns to his windpipe and the upper portion of his lungs. He spent over a week in the hospital. Tiara was released from the hospital after a few days. The fire exacerbated Surrell's pulmonary condition, and he feels the effects even two years later. As a result, he takes extra medication that helps open his airways. "It's a small price to pay," he says. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Wouldn't giveit a second thought."（1）Michael Surrell ran to save "the baby" mainly because______.A.he was on the scene casuallyB.he was driven by instinctC.his daughter was in dangerD.his own house was at risk（2）Why should Surrell be the last person to run into a burning building?A.The fire department had been called.B.He was 64 years old at that time.C.The condition was life-threatening.D.He had chronic pulmonary disease.（3）In the course of rescue, Surrell______.A.had to move out for breath because of smokeB.was prevented by the overwhelming smokeC.made it to the second floor without any troubleD.could clearly hear the sound made by the baby（4）Which blank could the sentence "Then a weak but distinct voice emerged" be best put in?A.①B.②C.③D.④（5）From the last paragraph, we can learn that______. .A.Surrell came back to life a week laterB.Tiara had to stay in hospital for weeksC.Surrell's disease became more seriousD.Tiara needed further extra medication（6）What can be a suitable title for the passage?A.Breathe for HerB.Struggle to surviveC.A small price to payD.A man with lung disease【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）A（5）C（6）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病的人不顾个人安危去邻居家着火的房子里成功救出小女孩，因此造成他肺部疾病加重，但是他对自己所做的从不后悔。

2022届湖南省湘潭市高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题一、听力选择题1. Where did the speakers probably just leave from？A．A cafe．B．A gym．C．An office．2. What does the man mean?A．He has nowhere to put the tree.B．He will move away in a few days.C．He is glad to accept the woman's offer.3. What will the speakers probably do next?A．Turn on a fan.B．Leave the office.C．Set off the alarm.4. What is Tony?A．A teacher.B．A writer.C．A photographer.5. What may the man want to try?A．Football.B．Volleyball.C．Tennis.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who is the woman?A．Mr. Green’s secretary.B．Mr. Smith’s secretary.C．The operator.2. When will Mr. Green come to Tokyo?A．In the last week of October.B．In the middle of November.C．At the beginning of December.3. How long will the meeting last?A．week.B．Three days.C．Five days.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What color are the trousers the woman wants to buy?A．Pink.B．Black.C．Brown.2. Which season will it be when the woman arrives in Europe?A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Winter.3. What will the woman buy?A．A white sweater.B．Black trousers.C．A cotton jacket.8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

湘潭市最新高考英语阅读理解专题练习及答案一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to justify giving up juicy burgers and delicious steaks? Probably not, according to researchers who reviewed data from 12 clinical trials involving about 54,000 people. In a series of controversial papers, the researchers argue that the increased health risks tied to red meat are small and uncertain, and that cutting back likely wouldn't be worth it for people who enjoy meat.Those conclusions go against established medical advice. They were swiftly attacked by a group of famous U.S. scientists who took the unusual step of trying to stop the papers from being published until their criticisms were addressed.The new work does not say red or processed meats like hot dogs and bacon are healthy, or that people should eat more of them. The team's reviews of past studies generally support the ties to cancer, heart disease and other bad health outcomes. But the authors say the evidence is weak, and that there's not much certainty meat is really the cause, since other diet and lifestyle factors could be at play.If the latest example of how divisive nutrition research has become, with its uncertainties leaving the door open for conflicting advice. Critics say findings often aren't backed by strong evidence. Defenders counter that nutrition studies can rarely be conclusive because of the difficulty of measuring the effects of any single food, but that methods have improved.Based on their analyses, the researchers said people do not have to cut back for health reasons. But they noted that their own advice is weak, and acknowledged that they didn't consider factors such as animal welfare and the environment. Indeed, the case that meat production is bad for animal welfare and the environment is stronger than the case that it's bad for human health, according to an editorial that accompanies the report.Not all of the report authors agreed with its conclusions. Three of the 14 researchers said they support reducing red and processed meats. A coauthor of one of the reviews is also among those who called for a publication delay.Those who pushed to postpone publication also questioned why certain studies were included in the reviews while others were left out.As for his own diet, Dr. Gordon Guyatt, a member of the international research team that conducted the reviews, said he no longer thinks red or processed meats have significant health risks. But he said he still avoids them out of habit, and for animal welfare and environmental reasons.（1）What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?A.To introduce a new relationship between health and eating red meat.B.To urge more people to keep away from eating red meat regularly.C.To present a new controversial view on impacts of eating red meat.D.To criticize nutrition studies for lacking of conclusive evidence.（2）What is the author's attitude towards the new research?A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Disapproving.D.Objective.（3）Guyatt's avoiding red meats has the weakest connection with_______.A.health risksB.diet habitsC.animal welfareD.environmental protection（4）What can we learn from the recent research?A.Red meats don't have significant health risks.B.Reducing meat consumption will be worth it.C.The report authors have reached a consensus.D.Consuming red meat will do good to health.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，作者对于吃红肉是否与癌症和心脏病有关引用了研究发现、结果、例子等客观数据和事实来写这篇文章。

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In parts of Africa, the sky is filled with a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts that are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path.And in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. The radio station is in one of Senegal’s worst affected regions.This is West Africa’s biggest lo cust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they move, they breed, and increase their number and will soon threaten Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach Asia.Experts say the great damage to crops in areas already suffering from food shortages and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the region are not well equipped to fight the pest.Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough. “We ar e now treating 6,000 hectares per day with pesticide, but we need to treat20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to limit the crisis, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization warned.1. The purpose of offering people rice for catching locusts in Senegal is ________.A. to get more people to eat rice so as to leave less for locustsB. to get more people involved in the war on the locustsC. to prevent more people from starvationD. to get more people to listen to the radio report on locusts2. Which of the following is not the reason for West Africans going hungry?A. Locust disaster causes the great damage to crops.B. Food supply is far from the need of the people.C. These regions are affected by the war.D. Governments are unwilling to fight the pest.3. It can be concluded that, in order to end the locust disaster, ________.A. leaders of 12 countries in West Africa should call on their people to take actionB. insects experts should be sent to these regionsC. other countries outside Africa should keep close watch on their own landsD. Help from all over the world is in urgent demand4. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Food shortage in Africa.B. International aid to Africa.C. The insects attack on Africa.D. Terrible storm in Africa.1. B 推测题。

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Ⅰ. 单项选择1、The drama Story of Yanxi Palace____a lot of praise since its first show months ago.A．wins B．win C．will win D．has won2、South Africa president Nelson Mandela passed away________December 5th, 2013________the age of 95.A．on; in B．in; at C．on; at D．at; in3、______ was born being good at all things. As an English learner, you ca n’t be excellent without enough practice. A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Anybody4、— What did you do after school yesterday?— I ______ basketball with Peter.A．play B．will play C．played D．has played5、- The government has taken many actions to prevent pollution.- I hope that in the future there will be _____ pollution and a lot _____ clear, blue skies.A．less; more B．more; less C．fewer; more D．less; many6、---Hi, Kate, would you like to hang out with me this afternoon?---I’m afraid not. I can’t go out I finish my report.A．when B．unless C．if7、I the school bus this morning. Luckily, Tony's father gave me a ride.A．took B．caught C．saw D．missed8、If you ________ your homework now, you ________ it before dinner.A．start; finish B．will start; will finishC．start; will finish D．will start; finish9、In the future people will live longer and more and more people will celebrate their birthdays.A．one hundred B．hundred C．hundreds of D．hundredth10、—Why didn’t Jane come to the party yesterday?—She was ill and suffered a lot ________ a bad headache.A．for B．at C．fromⅡ. 完形填空11、It was my first day at Grade 6.And the first lesson was 1 English.When I was doingnothing,Mr.Gough,our new English teacher, 2 into the classroom.To my surprise,he held up a book,The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe,and asked “Who 3 it?” I put myhand up,because Poe was my favorite writer.Mr.Gough asked if I really understood 4 the author tried to say in his book.My reply made him smile,and he asked me 5 an essay on that subject.After that,English classes became a new interest for me.Mr.Gough thought that students had to 6 a play to understand it.“Don’t just read it,” he said.As time passed,we developed a real friendship.He encouraged me to be a 7 in the future.When I left school,he said to me,“You have a gift for writing,Tony,and one day you’ll come to realize how 8 it is.Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”9 have passed.Now,every time I sit down to write 10 ,I think of Mr.Gough.He was more than just an English teacher,because he also taught me useful lessons in life.1．A．boring B．bored C．interesting D．interested2．A．walks B．walked C．was walking D．is walking3．A．reads B．read C．has read D．had read4．A．if B．when C．what D．how5．A．wrote B．writing C．to write D．written6．A．work out B．act out C．put out D．come out7．A．teacher B．actor C．waiter D．writer8．A．useful B．beautiful C．careful D．thankful9．A．A year B．Some year C．Years D．Every year10．A．anything new B．something new C．new anything D．new somethingⅢ. 语法填空12、用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词.It’s four o’clock in the afternoon. Some students1．(talk) about the future. Here is one of their predictions.I believe we will be able to live in the space. There2．(be) many big clean hotels in the space. We can fly our rockets to the space hotel there. And also we 3．play) sports and enjoy all kinds of interesting food in the sky. — John Lisa Hawkins loves riding her BMX bike （极限单车）and her dream is to go to the Olympics. Lisa first got interested in BMX racing at the age of ten. Once she hired(租) a bike for a pound and immediately 4．(fall) in love with the sport. “It was the best pound I ever spent,” she says. Lisa is only 16 but she 5．already have) lots of success, and got first prize in a world BMX competition last year. BMX racing is quite a dangerous sport. But this didn’t keep herfrom6．(want) to do more competition. Lisa exercises every day. Like many sports people, she7．(believe) in luck as well as hard work.Ⅳ. 阅读理解A13、根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

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The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”. But this meaning does not tell us very much. Unlike the other disciplines（学科）,philosophy cannot be defined by what you study ,because it is actually unlimited. Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy: are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosophy. For this reason you get a Doctorate（博士学位）of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in biochemistry, or computer science, or psychology.Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy. Logic is the science of argument and critical thinking. It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasoning .The history of philosophy involves the study of major philosophers and period in the development of philosophy.Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancement. It is necessary for understanding other disciplines. Only philosophy questions the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relation to other discoveries. And through the study of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field.There are a number of general uses of philosophy. It strengthens one’s ability to solve problems, to communicate, to organize ideas and issues, to persuade, and to take what is the most important form a large quantity of data. These general uses are of great benefit in the career field, not necessarily obtaining one’s first job after graduation, but for preparing for position of responsibility, management and leadership later on. It is very shortsighted after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job. The useful skills developed through the study of philosophy have significant long-term benefits in career advancement. No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to resolve human conflict.1.According to Paragraph 1. Philosophy can best be described as the study of .A.social sciencesB.natural sciencesC.both social and natural sciencesD.the subject matter of politics2.With the study of philosophy, you can .A.become a great leaderB.succeed in everythingC.find a good job soon after graduationD.make progress in your career development3.According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?A.Philosophy is an independent discipline.B.Logic helps you to become a better thinker.C.The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits.D.The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define.4. From the passage, we can concludeA.not all the subjects have to do with philosophyB.a person will get a Ph. D. if he/she studies philosophyC.philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjectsD.philosophy is the only solution to all the problems in the world【参考答案】C D B C阅读理解。

高中2021高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练〔3〕完形填空【2021·高考模拟】What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right？Perhaps you don’t even try any more because you think what you do is not__1__enough.Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time，__2__however hard we work，it seems that there is__3__someone else who can do it much better.I have always enjoyed music and it is__4__to me that every musician has a__5__of their own.My father__6__several instruments and when he played with others，it was not difficult to__7__his sound in a group.Whether it was a guitar or another instrument，he had his own__8__sound.I__9__heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student，“__10__else can make the sound that you make.〞 The sound that you make may not be the same as anyone else’s，but who is to say which is__11__.It is said that__12__is in the eye of the beholder (观看者)．Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the__13__！Every person has a different tone of voice that__14__only to them，__15__we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of __1617__be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.Each person has a(n)__18__on the world in some way.Someone else can do what you do，but they cannot do it__19__in the same way that you do it.The next time you feel__20__，remember nobody else can make the sound that you make.1.A．easy B．goodC．simple D．hard2．A.because B．althoughC．when D．if3．A.seldom B．always C．never D．sometimes 4．A.satisfying B．convincing C．inspiring D．interesting 5．A.gift B．sound C．life D．song6．A.played B．designed C．created D．checked 7．A.turn down B．call up C．pick out D．give off 8．A.loud B．powerful C．perfect D．special 9．A.once B．yet C．even D．still 10．A.Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody 11．A.bigger B．better C．deeper D．lower 12．A.beauty B．interest C．patience D．honesty 13．A.speaker B．receiver C．listener D．looker 14．A.devotes B．adds C．adapts D．belongs15．A.but B．yetC．and D．for16．A.running B．walkingC．jumping D．speaking17．A.must B．mightC．would D．could18．A.choice B．opinionC．duty D．effect19．A.exactly B．carefullyC．cautiously D．seriously20．A.annoyed B．puzzledC．discouraged D．bothered语篇解读无论你怎么努力，生活中总有人做得比你好，但你也不要因此而气馁，因为没有人能发出你所发出的声音，你是独一无二的。