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高考英语快速阅读材料练习
I完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55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。
WhileIstudiedatschool,IfeltagreatdifficultyinlearningmyLatintranslations.Iwasalwaysvery36inusingadictionary,and37itmostdifficult,whiletootherboysitseemedno38.
Iformedanalliance(盟友)withaboyintheSixthGrade.Hewasverycleverand39readLatinaseasilyasEnglish.Myfriendforhispartwasalmostas40troubledbytheEnglishessayshehadtowritefortheheadmasterasIwas41theseLatinwords.Weagreedtogetherthathewould42memyLatintranslationsandthatIshoulddohisessays.Thearrangement43wonderfully.Theheadmasterseemedquite44withmywork,andIhadmoretimetomyselfinthemorning.Ontheotherhand,onceaweek45Ihadtocomposetheessaysofmyfriend.Forseveralmonthsnodifficulty46,butoncewewerenearlycaughtout.
Oneafternoon,theheadmaster47myfriendtodiscussoneessaywithhiminalivelyspirit.“Iwasinterestedinthis48youmakehere.Ithinkyoumighthavegonefurther.Tellme49youhadinyourmind.”Theheadmastercontinuedinthis50forsometimetothefearofmyfriend.Howevertheheadmaster,notwishingto51anoccasionofpraiseinto52offault-finding,finally.53himgo.Hecamebacktomelikeamanwhohadhadaverynarrow54andImadeupmymindtomakeeveryefforttostudymy55.
36.A.quickB.slowC.hardD.good
37.A.madeB.gotC.foundD.left
38.A.troubleB.differenceC.laborD.worry
39.A.mightB.wouldC.shouldD.could
40.A.veryB.littleC.muchD.few
41.A.forB.byC.inD.to
42.A.changeB.takeC.forgiveD.tell
43.A.workedB.triedC.happenedD.developed
44.A.angryB.satisfiedC.frightenedD.sad
45.A.orsoB.orelseC.asusualD.asfar
46.A.becameB.seemedC.layD.appeared
47.A.calledB.taughtC.arrangedD.sent
48.A.aimB.goalC.pointD.opinion
49.A.whyB.howC.whichD.what
50.A.excitementB.wayC.meaningD.disappointment
51.A.turnB.leaveC.growD.become
52.A.noneB.oneC.eitherD.some
53.A.orderedB.askedC.tookD.let
54.A.surpriseB.escapeC.hopeD.chance
55.A.readingB.writingC.translationsD.essays
II阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheincidenttookplaceonSunday,the25thofJune.Onthatparticularday,asouthwindhadbeengusting(劲吹)onandoffallmorning.Itwasnotstrongenoughtocauseusanyconcern,sowecarriedonwithourdailywork,notsuspectingwhatwasabouttohappen.
Thestormgaveusverylittlewarning.Blackcloudsloomedoverthedistanthorizon(地平线)sosuddenlythatweweretakenbysurprise.Eventhen,wewerenotreallyworried,asthecloudsseemedtobemovingoverourhouseandtowardsthedistantmountains.Then,justasthecloudshadmovedinland,thewindsuddenlyswungaroundinafullcircleandwewerefacingamajorstorm.
Instantly,wewerebusilypreparingfortheworst.Thewholefamilyhadexperiencedsuchastormbeforeandeveryonerememberedthedamageithadcausedtostockandcrops.Therewasverylittlewecoulddoaboutthecrops.Butweneededtoprotecttheanimalsincasetheriverfloodedagain.Myolderbrothercalledhissheep-dogandbegandrivingoursmallflockofsheeptohighergroundabovetheriver.Iftheriverflooded,theyshouldbesafethere.
Inthemeantime,myfatherwasmendingashedroofthathadpartlyfallendownaftermanyyearsoffineservice.Ifthetinflewoff,itcoulddamagethehouse.Myyoungerbrotherbeganhurriedlycarryingfirewoodundertheshelter.MyjobwastohelpMumboardupthewindows.Ifthestormdevelopedintoacyclone(旋风),theboardswouldprotecttheglass.
Thestormragedforfourhours,pouringmorerainonusthanwehadseeninthelastfiveyears.Asexpected,theriverbrokeitsbanksandcameslowlyuptowardsthehouseandthestock.Then,justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,thestormstoppedassuddenlyasithadbegun.Theanimalsweresafe,andtheroofwasstillnailedon.“All’swellthatendswell,”saidmymother.
56.Whentheblackcloudsappearedsuddenlyinthedistance,.
A.thefamilyweresurprisedB.theywereextremelyworried
C.theywerepreparingfortheworstD.theyfacedthestormbravely
57.“Therewasverylittlewecoulddoaboutthecrops”indicatesthat.
A.littledamagewouldbedonetothecropsB.theyhadeverythingreadyforthecrops
C.theyfeltunabletoprotectthecropsD.thecropsshouldbesafeenoughthere
58.Theunderlinedword“stock”inthethirdparagraphrefersto.
A.moneyownedbythefamilyB.goodsforsale
C.suppliesforfamilyuseD.farmanimals
59.Itcanbeinferredfromwhatthemothersaidthat.
A.theyhadnodamageatallB.everythingwentbeyondtheirexpectation
C.everythingwasundercontrolD.thefamilycouldhavesufferedagreaterloss
B
BusterBrownwasathief—andagoodone,too,hethought.He’dneverbeencaughtbythepolicebecausehenevertookchances.Hewasalwayspreparedforanyunforeseeneventoremergency.
Confidently,hestoodoutsidethehouseofhisintendedvictim(受害者)andreadthesignonthefrontgateofthehouse.“Don’tworryaboutthedog—beawareoftheowner!
”itsaid.Bustersmiledandfoundhiswayin.
Thehouselookedquitenormaloutside,butinsideitwasveryexoticwithfascinatingobjectsondisplay.Ashebeganputtingthemintohisbag,adogcameintotheroom.ItstoppedwhenitsawBuster,thenwaggeditstailmadlyandwentovertohim,lickinghisoutstretchedhand.“Goodboy,”Busterwhispered.“Whatagreatguarddogyouare–tryingtolickmetodeath.”
Satisfiedhe’dmadefriendswiththedog,Busterbegantowanderroundthehouse,choosingitemstoputinhisbag.Hisskilledeyepickedoutonlythebestantiques(古董):
apairofsilvercandleholders,asilvertea-and-coffeeservice,etc.Hisnewfriend,thedog,satandwatched,asifwonderingwhatwashappening.
“Well,boy,”Busterwhisperedfinally.“Thatmightdo.AnymoreandIwon’tbeabletocarryit!
”Heswungtheheavybagintohisshoulders,justasthelightson,nearlyblindinghim.Heshieldedhiseyeswithhishand.
“You’reaverysillyperson,”thefigureinthedoorwaysaid,hisvoicedryasdust.Asthemancamecloser,Bustercouldseehewaswelldressed.Hisfaceseemedfamiliar,butBustercouldn’tquiteplacewherehehadseenhimbefore.
“Youshouldhavetakenmorenoticeofthesignoutside,”themanrasped.“IknewaboutthisattemptedrobberylastweekandIalsoknowyouwillendupbehindbarsfor20years.Fancytryingtorobthehouseoftheworld’sgreatestfortune-teller!
”
60.WhywasBustersoconfident?
A.Hewasnotafraidofdogs.B.Heknewtheownerofthehouselivedalone.
C.Hehadneverbeencaughtbythepolice.D.Thehousehadnosecurityalarm.
61.Whichofthedefinitionsisclosestinmeaningtotheword“exotic”inthethirdparagraph?
A.Messyanduntidy.B.Richandexpensive.
C.Comfortableandcalming.D.Foreignandunusual.
62.HowdidBusterdecidewhichobjectstotake?
A.Hetookthosethatwereeasytocarryinhisbag.
B.Hetookonlythebestantiques.
C.Hetookthosethatbeknewbecouldselleasily.
D.Helookedforsilverobjects.
63.WhatpunishmentwaitsforBusterBrown?
A.Aprisonsentencewithhardlabour.B.Alongprisonsentence.
C.AheavyfineD.Communityservicefor20years.
C
Earlypeoplehadverylittleeffectontheenvironment.Theylivedincavesinverysmall’clan’groups.Theycollectedorkilledonlyenoughfortheclan’ssurvival.Earlyclanswerenomadic,whichmeansthattheydidnotstayinoneplace.Instead,theymovedaround,followingtheanimalsthatweretheirmainfoodsourceandseekingareaswhereseasonalplantsgrewwild.Movingaroundseasonallyhelpedtoprotecttheenvironment.Thelandhadtimetorecoverandanimalshadtimetobreed(繁殖)beforetheclanreturnedforthenextseason.
Astimewentby,thesesmallfamilyclansjoinedwithotherstoformlargergroupsforprotection.Joiningwithotherclansgavethemmorehuntersandmorewomentohelpcutupthemeatandshareitbetweenfamilies.Eventually,peopletamed(驯养)wildanimalssuchasdogsandhorses.Peoplesettledaroundriversandfertileplainstoshareresponsibilitiesandduties.Then,peoplebegantoplantcropsinsteadofmovingtoareaswheretheplantsgrew.Thisdevelopmentchangedtheenvironment.
Traditionalformsofworkalsochanged.Somepeoplewerebetteratperformingaparticulartaskthanotherclanmembers,sotheybegantospecializeinthingstheyweregoodatdoing.Thisalsomeantthattheybegantoexchangetheirgoodsforthingsthatothersproduced.
Peoplebegantocommunicatewithdistanttribes.Landwasclearedforroads.Foreignplantsandanimalsweretransportedtoplaceswheretheyhadnotexistedbefore.Specializationalsogavepeoplemorefreetime.Soart,danceandmusicbecameimportantwaysofexpressingfeelingsandthoughts.Thiswashowmanygreatcivilizationsstarted.
Comparedtothepast,moderncivilizationhasexperiencedmanychangestobecomethehighlydevelopedsocietythatexiststoday.Populationshaveincreasedrapidly.Forestshavebeenclearedforfarms.Inventionsandtechnologyhavemadeworkeasier.
However,pollutionandotherseriousproblemshavealsoresultedfromhumanprogress.Asconcernedcitizens,itisuptoustolearnfrompastmistakesandtohelpmaintainandimproveourenvironment.
64.Earlytribesdidn’thavemucheffectonanimalpopulationbecause_______.
A.theykeptanimalsforthemselvesB.theyateonlyvegetables
C.theykilledonlyenoughforfoodD.theylovedanimals
65.Themainpurposeforsmallclanstojointog
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