江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练 阅读理解(71)

全国通用2012届高三英语二轮专题总复习单项选择精选（七）阅读理解For decades, people have been telling each other，“You are what you eat.”However, it doesn’t mean, for example, that if you eat a plant, you become a plant. At least, not for people.For a certain kind of sea slug (海蛞蝓, however, those words are more than just a reminder to eat well. The Elysia chlorotica is a sea slug that looks like a leaf and eats by sucking the insides out of algae(海藻．These algae, like plants, get their food by using sunlight to help make sugar.At a recent meeting of scientists, a biologist named Sidney K. Pierce reported a surprising observation in these algae­eating sea slugs. Pierce does his research at the University of South Florida in Tampa.Pierce already knew that these sea animals, just like plants, have the right chemical tools to turn sunlight into food. Surprisingly, now he’s learned that sea slugs aren’t simply stealing what they need to do this from algae. They’ve also stolen the recipe for how to make chlorophyll (叶绿素，a chemical that is vital to the process, and can make chlorophyll themselves. In other words, they have started to behave like their food.“This could be a fusion (融合 of a plant and an animal－that’s just cool，”John Zardus told Science News. Zardus is an invertebrate zoologist at The Citadel in Charleston, S．C.. Invertebrates are animals that don’t have backbones ( like slugs, and zoology is the study of animals.Inside their cells, plants have tiny structures called chloroplasts (叶绿体．These chloroplasts turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar using sunlight and a chemical called chlorophyll, which is known as photosynthesis (光合作用. Like plants, algae that get eaten by sea slugs also use photosynthesis. When Pierce’s slug eats algae, it separates out chloroplasts. Instead of digesting and excreting (排泄 chloroplasts, the sea slug absorbs them inside its own cells. Pierce and his colleagues already knew that once a sea slug has chloroplasts inside its cells, it can use photosynthesis to make food, which means it may not even have to eat for the rest of its life (about a year．But the chloroplasts use up the chlorophyll during photosynthesis, and a fresh supply is needed. Where does it come from? One idea was that when an animal absorbed chloroplasts, they came with a lifetime supply of chlorophyll.But as it turns out, that’s not the case with these sea slugs. They have stolen more than just chloroplasts.这是一篇科普文。

高中英语配套月考试题2（A）新人教版2012届高三原创月考试题二英语分钟。

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)从A、B、C、D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：We______last night, but we went to the e concert insteadA must have studiedB might studyC should have studiedD would study答案是C。

21. （2011“皖南八校”第二次联考）Shall we take ______ short break? I want to make ______ call.A. the; aB. a; theC. the; theD. a; a22. (2011安徽省“江南十校”高三联考) In my opinion, friends are more reliable than online ones.A. realB. trueC. closeD. good23.（2011泰州市高三3月调研）—Hi, Mike! Nice to meet you.—Oh, Jack, aren’ t you? It’ s surprising. I _____ I would meet you here.A. didn’t thinkB. never thinkC. hadn’ t thinkD. won’ t think 24．（2011山西临汾第二次四校联考）Which sport costs the most _____ training facilities, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?A. in terms ofB. in place ofC. by way ofD. by means of25.（2011江苏启东中学考前训练）_______to the secret papers is restricted to senior management.A. MeansB. AcceptanceC. AccessD. Advice26. （2011年浙江省“百校联盟”交流联考）The girl had hardly rung the bell _______ the door was opened suddenly, and a birthday party was waiting for her.A. untilB. sinceC. whenD. after 27．(黑龙江哈九中2011届高三上学期期末考试)—Where is my dictionary? I remember I put ithere yesterday．—Perhaps, you it in the wrong place.A．must have put B．should have putC．can have put D．might have put28.（2011江苏卷, 28）—Are you still mad at her?—Not really, but I can’ t ______ that her remarks hurt me.A．deny B．refuse C．reject D．decline29. （2011成都“二诊”）When Mary found that somebody had stolen her doll, she _____ crying her heart out.A. brought upB. picked upC. ended upD. took up30．（2011聊城二模）Babies’ health is much more likely to be affected if ______ parent smokes．A．both B．none C．neither D．either31. （海南省海口市六校2011届高三上学期第三次联考）________ many times, but he still didn’ t understand it.A. Having been toldB. Though he was toldC. To have been toldD. He was told32. (2011全国卷II) It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is _____ another to play it well yourself.A. quiteB. veryC. ratherD. much33. （2011四川卷）The school shop, customers are mainly students, is closed for the holidays.A. whichB. whoseC. whenD. w here34. (2011安徽省“江南十校”高三联考)The Greens must have been to 2010 Shanghai Expo, _____they?A. hadn’tB. didn’ tC. can’tD. weren’ t35. —Would you please lend me some money?—_______. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.A. No problemB. Out of questionC. Without questionD. No way第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练:阅读理解（24）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AAfter battling hard times and danger for over nine months, British teenager Mike Perham made history last month as the youngest person to sail solo around the world。

The 17-year—old made the record after he cleared the Panama Canal and then sailed through the Caribbean and got home across the Atlantic。

Mike is only three months younger than Zac Sunderland, the 17-year—old American boy who had taken the crown as the youngest solo around—the-world sailor in July.The two youngsters met in Cape Town in South Africa as they crossed the globe in different directions。

Mike insisted they were not rivals(竞争对手)。

“No。

It’s two teenagers going out there，living their dream and having the adventur e of a lifetime,” he said。

Mike may be young, but he is no stranger to sailing adventures。

2012----2013届高三限时训练（二）一．完形填空。

从１～１５各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（每题2分，共30分）Mr. and Mrs. king have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people __3__ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and __4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to __7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After __8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some __9__ and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop __10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the __11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few __12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! Y ou’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to __14__!Mr. king heard this and stood up and said __15__ to the visitors and they left soon.1. A. had B. polite C. cold D. careful2. A. help B. hurt C. hit D. watch3. A. know B. understand C. meet D. like4. A. play with B. fight with C. talk with D. catch up with5. A. cry B. shout C. noise D. laugh6. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. laugh7. A. go to work B. get up C. go to sleep D. open the shop8. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. meal9. A. clothes B. bags C. books D. food10. A. receive B. to receive C. receiving D. to accept11. A. phone B. photo C. clock D. picture12. A. minutes B. days C. weeks D. months13. A. visitor B. husband C. brother D. father14. A. go home B. go to bed C. go shopping D. have a rest15. A. hello B. goodbye C. sorry D. Nothing二．语法填空。

【英语】高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Recent summer temperatures in parts of Australia were high enough to melt asphalt. As global warming speeds up the heat and climatic events increase, many plants may be unable to cope. But at least one species of eucalyptus tree can resist extreme heat by continuing to “sweat” when other essential processes stop, a new study finds.As plants change sunlight into food, or photosynthesize (光合作用), they absorb carbon dioxide through pores on their leaves. These pores also release water via transpiration(蒸腾), which circulates nutrients through the plant and helps cool it by evaporation(蒸发). But exceptionally high temperatures are known to greatly reduce photosynthesis—and most existing plant models suggest this should also decrease transpiration, leaving trees in danger of fatally overheating. Because it is difficult for scientists to control and vary trees' conditions in their natural environment, little is known about how individual species handle this situation. Ecologist John Drake of the S.U.N.Y. College of Environmental Science and Forestry and his colleagues grew a dozen Parramatta red gum (Eucalyptus parramattensis) trees in large, climate-controlled plastic pods that separated the trees from the surrounding forest for a year in Richmond, Australia. Six of the trees were grown at surrounding air temperatures and six at temperatures three degrees Celsius higher. The researchers withheld (扣留) water from the surface soil of all 12 trees for a month to imitate a mild dry spell, then induced a four-day “extreme” heat wave: They raised the maximum temperatures in half of the pods（three with surrounding temperatures and three of the warmer ones）— to 44 degrees ℃. Photosynthesis ground to a near halt in the trees facing the artificial heat wave. But to the researchers' surprise, these trees continued to transpire at close-to-normal levels, effectively cooling themselves and their surroundings. The trees grown in warmer conditions coped just as well as the others, and photosynthesis rates bounced back to normal after the heat wave passed, Drake and his colleagues reported online in Global Change Biology.The researchers think the Parramatta red gums were able to effectively sweat — even without photosynthesis — because they are particularly good at tapping into water deep in the soil. But if a heat wave and a severe drought (干旱) were to hit at the same time and the groundwater was exhausted, the trees may not be so lucky, Drake says.Other scientists call the finding encouragin g. “It's definitely good news,” says Trevor Keenan, an ecologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who was not part of the study. “It would be very interesting to know how this translates to other species,” he adds. Drake hopes to conduct similar experiments with trees common in North America.（1）How does one species of eucalyptus tree cope with extreme heat waves?A. By releasing water.B. By blocking sunlight.C. By absorbing groundwater.D. By reducing photosynthesis.（2）What did the researchers do during their study?A. They grew all the trees in artificial temperatures.B. They induced a heat wave in a dozenpods of trees.C. They created climate-controlled surroundings for trees.D. They varied trees' conditions in their natural environment.（3）The underlined phrase “ground to a near halt” in Paragraph 4 means “________”. A. continued B. substituted C. strengthened D. ceased（4）What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. Photosynthesis is necessary for the trees to sweat.B. No further experiments will be done other species.C. Other species will be transplanted to North America.D. Groundwater helps the trees survive the extreme heat.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，联合国环境科学与林业学院的生态学家John Drake 和他的同事们通过对红桉树做实验，得出结论：在极度的高温中，红桉树仍然可以通过释放水分来抵抗热浪，获得生存。

江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（3)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.AA boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage。

They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes。

When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard。

The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen，totally forgot the matter。

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed，the mother hurried him to the hospital，where he died. The mother was stunned。

She was terrified how to face her husband.When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words。

2012—2013学年度南昌市高三第二次模拟测试卷英语参考答案及评分标准第一部分：听力1.A2.B3.C4.A5.B6.A7.C8.C9.B 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.C16.A 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.B第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空21.D 22.D 23.A 24.C 25.D 26.A 27.A 28.D 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.B33.B 34.A 35.B第二节完型填空36.C 37.B 38. A 39.D 40.C 41. A 42.B 43.B 44.D 45.C 46.C 47A48.B 49.D 50 A 51. C 52.D 53.A 54.C 55.B第三部分：阅读理解56.B 57.B 58.C 59.D 60.C 61.D 62.A 63.C 64.B 65.D 66.D 67.B 68.A 69.A70.A 71.C 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.B第四部分写作第一节阅读表达76．How to be happy/ How to stay happy?77．They will lose/miss true happiness.78．Moreover/ What’s more/ In addition79．①friends, health and living conditions; ②your neighborhood ; ③sense of meaning in life．80. human happiness第二节写作One possible version:Dear editor,I’m a senior high school student in Nanchang, named Li Hua. Now many students have iPads and think it’s a fashion to use them. Using an iPad, we can listen to music, download a lot of learning materials and read them on the screen. Apparently, it is helpful to our study, especially to our English listening.Some students, however, bring their iPads to classrooms and listen to music with earphones, which makes the teacher and other students greatly annoyed. What’s worse, some of them even waste precious time in class playing video games.In my opinion, as a student, we should make good use of iPads. The classroom is a place for students to study, and therefore, concentration is badly needed for us to learn our lessons. Furthermore, the school should make a rule to guide the students to use iPads in a proper way.Yours sincerely,Li Hua。

2012高考阅读理解专项训练1、（1分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he hadput Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、（1分）Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me ￡5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”“Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、（1分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York Citywhen she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming fora doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、（1分）In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eatspaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.”If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1分）Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、（1分）When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!” They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means__________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD.invented14、（1分）The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1分）The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman,Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD.two-thirds4. In March, each of the staff working in the Guidance Department has to interview (会见)about ______ parents.A. 10B. 20C. 15D. 55. May is always the busiest month because the parents want to ______.A. discuss schedules with the staffB. have something done to help their children’s promotion(升级)C. know how their children are getting on with their lessonsD. do something good for the school or the staff16、（1分）Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family—his parents his brothers, their wives and children. They family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.。

2012届高三2月份精题专练英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ALast week，Bill Gates retired from full-tine．rime work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft．He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in nineteen seventy-five．Mister Gates leaves Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry．Microsoft grew at a time when personal computers，or PCs，were replacing big mainframe computers as the main computing tools．He showed that huge profits could be made in software as PCs increasingly were found “on every desk and in every home．”Early on，Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect．” That is．software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it．Now，free Internet software threatens to replace PC-based software．Devices like “smart phones” connect people to the Internet．Google has become a 1eader in Internet Web searching and advertising．Microsoft has struggled to change with the new computer environment．Its efforts to sell music and its latest operating system，Vista，have not been big successes．And an attempt this year to buy Yahoo for over forty-seven billion dollars failed．In the last several years，Bill Gates has slowly given control of Microsoft to others．In two thousand，he gave the job of chief executive officer to Steve Ballmer, a friend of his since their years at Harvard University．Mister Ballmer has been with Microsoft since nineteen eighty．Still，it is hard to overestimate the influence of Bill Gates on computing．He developed the business model that put the Windows operating system on about ninety percent of the world’s one billion PCs．Microsoft now has almost ninety thousand employees．At fifty—two years old，Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world．He is worth about fifty-eight billion dollars．He remains Microsoft’s biggest shareholder．Mister Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation．The foundation is the world's largest charity with over thirty-seven billion dollars．It provides money for health, education and other projects，mostly in developing countries．61．Bill Gates retired from full-time work in Microsoft because ．A．he had earned enough moneyB．Google t hreatened Microsoft’s leading placeC．PCs were out of fashionD．of a reason that was not mentioned62．Which of the following statements is true about Bill Gates?A．Bill Gates set up Microsoft on his own in 1975．B．Bill Gates failed to buy Yahoo．C．Bill Gates was the chief executive officer when he retired．D．Bill Gates is the richest mall in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation．63．Microsoft grew at a time when ．A．‘smart phones’ connect people to InternetB．Vista was put into marketC．Personal Computers were on every desk and in every homeD．Computers became the main computing tools[来源:Z,xx,]64．Microsoft’s’ network effect’ probably means．A．the more people use PCs，the more software they will buyB．the more people use Internet，the more money Microsoft can makeC．the better product, the more valueD．the later operating system，the better softwareBAttention Tim HortonsStainless Steel Travel Mug OwnersLid Recall--15 oz Stainless Steel Travel MugA fault at the cup has been recognized．The fault may result in some lids lifting slightly from the body of the mug，and could probably cause injury from hot liquid leaking．Therefore，we have given an immediate lid recall notice．This recall notice is related only to Tim Hortons15 oz stainless Steel Travel Mugs sold between October 2005 and January 2006．The bootom of the mug is stamped with distributor's（经销商）name，Thermo Serv. There is no printing on the handle of the mug．At Tim Hortons，we value out customers’ safely above anyt hing else．So, whether your lid is leaking or not，in the interest of your safety, we are requesting that you bring your mug to your nearest Tim Hortons（excluding Esso Tim Hortons）．where they will exchange the lid for a new lid that fits safely．The new lids will be available February l，2006．Please do not use your mug until you exchange the lid．Here’s what you do：●Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one．●New lids will be available February 2,2006．●Return your travel mug to a Tim Hortons store．●Your lid will be exchanged for a new lid．If you prefer to return the entire mug，bring it back at any time for a full repayment．If you have any questions regarding hisrecall，please contact us at：Toll Free Number：l—888—508一77l78：30 a.m.~5：00 p.m. Eastern Standard TimeTim Hortons65．This advertisement is trying to ．A．introduce a new type of mugsB．persuade people to buy a new steel mug lidC．inform people of exchanging a lidD．warn against the danger of using the faulty mug66．The advertisement is mainly aimed at those who ．A．often travel aroundB．have 15 oz Stainless mugsC．want to buy 1 5 oz Stainless mugsD．are selling the Tim Hortons mugs[来源:学&科&网]67．Your lid will be exchanged for a new one ．A．if the distributor’s name is on the handle of the mugB．if you go to the nearest Esso Tim HortonsC．if you bought the mug in February 2006D．if your lid is not leaking68．According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?A．People should stop using the Tim Hortons15 oz stainless steel travel mug immediately．B．People can return the lid between October 2005 and January 2006．C．People can get the money back if they return the faulty mug．D．Tim Hortons does its duty to care about the customers’ safety．CSpace travel used to be a young man’s game，but when John Glenn went into space aboard Discovery, four generations of men and women could gaze into the sky and think “That could be me someday．”At the same time Glenn wa s looking down and doing some thinking of his own．“It’s quite something，”he said, “to look down on this blue planet。

江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读表达+写作（1）第一节阅读表达阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求。

答案写在答卷纸上）[1]It's safe, it's simple, and it works: Drinking right amounts of water really can help you lose weight, new research shows．[2]In what researchers claim is the first-ever trial of the effect of water consumption on weight loss, scientists from Virginia Tech found that dieters who started each meal with two glasses of water lost nearly five pounds more, on average, than dieters who did not, over the course of 12 weeks．There's no shortage of clear evidence about how water might work to control your appetite （食欲）．It ________________ so you don't eat so much; it keeps down your thirst so that you don't turn to calorie－rich sodas or juices．But until now, the researchers say, there has been no true evidence that water's appetite-controlling benefits ever translate into actual weight loss．Now there is．In the 12-week study period, dieters instructed to drink water with every meal lost an average of 15．5 pounds; dieters given no instructions lost, on average, just 11 pounds．[3]Perhaps the most surprising thing about the finding is how little we still know about healthy water consumption in general．In fact, although doctors and public health authorities regularly remind us to drink more water, very few studies give any insight into what our ideal quantity may be．[4]The new results today suggest that many people could indeed stand to drinka little more water than they do．But if you're looking to lose weight, be aware that it is actually possible to drink too much water, and you probably won't help matters any by drinking too much water at a time．In extreme cases, it can even be deadly．A couple of glasses with each meal, however, should be no problem at allfor a healthy person．1．What is the main idea of the text？（no more than 8 words）_________________________________________________________________ ___2．Complete the following statement with proper words．（no more than 2 words）Enough obvious evidence ________________ how your appetite might be under the control of water．3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 3 words）_________________________________________________________________ ___4．Why should we avoid drinking too much water at a time？（no more than 6 words）_________________________________________________________________ ____5．What does the word "it" （Line 1, Paragraph 1）probably refer to？（no more than6 words）_________________________________________________________________ ____第二节写作假设你参加所在年级的英文写作比赛，请按如下要求完成一篇短文：1.简要描述下图内容，并点明主题；2.联系实际，表达该图带给你的启示注意：1.词数不少于120个；3.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称阅读表达1．Drinking water can help lose weight．2．has proved3．fills you up4．Because it might cause / lead to / result in death．5．Drinking right amounts of water．书面表达【参考范文】The picture shows us a simple truth; If too many drops of water are put together, they will become a sea. Many trees standing together form a forest and many people make up a society. It conveys a message to us. A whole is made up of many small parts that are closely related. Nothing or no one could exist alone.The picture sets us thinking deeply; our society is made up of many people who have different personality and characters. If we want to create a harmonious society, we must live in harmony with others. On the other hand, since everybody is related to others, we should be responsible for what we say and what we do so that we can develop a pleasant relationship with others, which makes it possible for us to enjoy our life to the fullest.。