高三英语完形填空和任务型阅读限时训练10
高三英语限时阅读训练（十）
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially — a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48 “Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
36．A. face B. find C. accept D. notice
37．A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work
38．A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited
39．A. polite B. important C. fine D. special
40．A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect
41．A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular
42．A. friends B. study C. family D. work
43．A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra
44．A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious
45．A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting
46．A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording
47．A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising
48．A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words
49．A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless
50．A. save B. reduce C. protect D. stop
51．A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying
52．A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded
53．A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed
54．A. as B. when C. if D. since
55．A. always B. just C. more D. different
任务型阅读在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。每空格只填一个单词。
United States President George W. Bush is expected to issue a directive (法令) in the next few weeks. It will give the US Air Force a green light for the development of space weapons, US media reported last week.
This would potentially start a new global arms race, some experts warn.
However, last Wednesday the White House explained that it is not considering putting weapons in space. It said it is making a shift in US space policy to allow for protection of satellites.
But some defense analysts and arms control advocates argue that the policy will clear the way for the US to put both defensive and offensive weapons in space.
“No one should be fooled,” said Theresa Hitchens, an American weapons expert.
The US is now restricted by a 1996 directive signed by President Bill Clinton. Plans for space weapons were vetoed (否决)by the Clinton cabinet. The directive emphasized the peaceful use of
space, in agreement with almost unanimous (一致的) global opinion.
The US military has place importance on space and has sent up numerous satellites for troop communications and to provide intelligence and data to guide bombs to their targets.
The US Air Force wants to develop space-based weapons that can strike targets anywhere in the world within 90 minutes of receiving the order to open fire.
These new weapons under development cover a wide range. They include hunter-killer satellites and orbiting weapons. And they use lasers, radio waves or even dense metal tubes, known as “Rods from God”, dropped from space to do the damage.
There many barriers to the setting up of this kind of program, experts say.
First is the cost. It is estimated that the budget may be US $220 billion to US $1 trillion.
The technical difficulties of developing reliable space weapons are also a problem.
And, the program will draw strong criticism from around the world. Experts worry about starting a space arms race.
Title: A New Space (1) _____________ Race
Issue US President George Bush will agree to develop space weapons.
(2)_________ ____
(3)_________________
__
Potentially(4) ________a new global arms
race
The White House Protecting (5)_____________
The US Military
a. Communicating between troops
b. (6) __________ intelligence
and data
c. Developing space-based weapons
The international
community
Using space (7) ______________
Weapon
(8)
__________ Hunter-killer satellites and orbiting weapons, lasers, radio waves or even dense metal tubes
(9)
__________ a. High cost
b. Technical difficulties
c. World’s (10) ____________
高三英语限时阅读训练（10）
三、完型填空：
36．命题意图：考查特定语境中使用恰当动词的能力。
解题思路：文章开头交待了一句话“我是一个对电话有瘾的人”，以下叙述围绕此句展开。face“勇敢面对，承认……的存在，呈现于……之前”，通读全文之后，紧接这句之后作者展开了回忆，所以应选face取“呈现于……之前”之意，而不应选notice“注意到”，A为正确答案。
37．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当时间短语的能力。
解题思路：据上下文，37空后from...to sleep是37空的同位语，所以应选B．all the time(总是)，而A为“时不时地，偶尔”。
38．命题意图：考查特定语境中使用恰当动词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下语境，应为等着接电话，所以C为正确答案。此外，43空后有waiting for后暗示。
39．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当形容词的能力。
解题思路：A．polite有礼貌的，B important重要的，C．fine好的。又据40空后的worse，39空应填fine，此题也体现了后暗示，所以C为正确答案。
40．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当名词的能力，即同义词辨析。
解题思路：根据上下文，此处是指爱打电话的形势变得更为糟糕了。Situation=state of affairs，at a certain time事态，情势(尤指在某一时间内)；condition=the present state of things目前的情况。所以正确答案应为B。
41．命题意图：考查根据特定语境选用恰当副词的能力。
解题思路：根据后文，finally，addiction，41空程度应比addiction小，前后也已交待，我打电话并不是有规律的，故排除B。对电话的利用也不是不同寻常或特殊的，所以正确答案
应为A，由经常使用转变成了上瘾。
42．命题意图：考查根据特定语境选用恰当名词的能力
解题思路：根据全文，“我”已经工作，在49空前有At work作后暗示，所以正确答案为D。
43．命题意图：考查根据特定语境选用恰当冠词和形容词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文，以及39空后的a quick chat作前暗示，正确答案应为A。
44．命题意图：考查根据特定语境选用恰当形容词的能力。
解题思路：人在等待时心情是焦急的，这符合常理故正确答案应为D。
45．命题意图：考查根据特定语境选用恰当非谓语动词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文，“我”在打电话时告诫自己说“仅仅再打一个”，但由于上了瘾却控制不住，A．force为强迫，D．Limit为限制。所以正确答案为B。
46．命题意图：考查在特定语境中选用恰当动词的能力。
解题思路：leave messages to sb．为一固定短语，所以A为正确答案。
47．命题意图：考查在特定语境中选用恰当形容词的能力
解题思路：根据上下文，“我”打电话已上瘾并且下文有through the day，所以应为足够的电话，故C为正确答案。
48．命题意图：考查在特定语境中选用恰当名词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文“朋友还没来得及关好门，我已径直走向了电话”，所以不管朋友同意与否，因为“我”已上瘾，“我”一定会打电话的。所以排除B、C，saying为格言，谚语，with the words“说了这些话之后立即”，所以正确答案为D。
49．命题意图：考查在特定语境中选用恰当形容词的能力。
解题思路：据上下文，“我”已上瘾，故别人阻止我打电话我会发疯，所以B为正确答案。
50．命题意图：考查在特定语境中选用恰当动词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文，此处应为stop sb．from doing sth．，而protect sb·from doing sth．“保护某人免于做……”，故正确答案为D。此题较简单。
51．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当动词的能力。
解题思路：本句中the police caught me肯定是由于我破坏了什么东西，这是常识，所以正确答案为A。
52．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当过去分词的能力。
解题思路：据上文，此句的施动者为the police，所以C为正确答案。
53．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当过去分词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文及现在完成时中有for短语时不能跟短暂性动词连用，排除
A、C项，D项语意不通，所以B为正确答案。
54．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当连词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文应为“自从我不用phone box已有好几天了”，只有since有此用法，而套用其他几个连词语意都不通，故正确答案应选D。
55．命题意图：考查特定语境中选用恰当形容词或副词的能力。
解题思路：根据上下文，我努力不看电视的原因是因为电视上总是有人打电话，而我又是电话迷，正确答案为A。
1. Arms
2. Opinions
3. Experts
4. starting
5. satellites
6. providing
7.peacefully
8. range
9. Barriers 10. criticism
任务型阅读专项练习和答案
任务型阅读专项练习和答案 一、英语任务型阅读 1．阅读信息，为每段选择恰当的标题。 Here is a page from a magazine named Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in the future. ________⑴Cars will run on solar power（太阳能）or electricity and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down by itself. ________⑵Because there won't be any spare land, new cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels. People will live on the upper level, and the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories. ________⑶Biotechnology will make food better and healthier. Plants that are not affected by insects or illnesses will be developed. The taste of fruits and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer. ________⑷New technology will be used to make TVs that are only 5cm thick. They will have pictures that are as clear as photos. Electrical appliances will be quieter and will be controlled by computer. They will also use 50% less power. ________⑸Many new ways to cure illnesses will be successful by using products of genetic engineering （基因产品）. Cures will be found for the flu and the common cold. However, some new illnesses will appear. 【解析】【分析】文章大意：介绍了未来社会在能源交通，城市建设，生物技术以及医药方面的一些变化。 A. Better and healthier food will be developed with the help of biotechnology. 在生物技术的帮助下，将开发出更好、更健康的食品。 B. TVs made by new technology are not only 5cm thick but also as clear as photos. 新技术生产的电视机不仅有5厘米厚，而且像照片一样清晰。 C. Cars will be much cleaner and safer if they run on solar power or electricity. 如果汽车使用太阳能或电力，将会更加清洁和安全。 D. Some new illnesses will appear though many new ways to cure illnesses will be successful. 一些新的疾病将会出现，尽管许多治疗疾病的新方法将会成功。 E. The future cities will be built in the sea because of less land. 未来的城市将建在海里，因为陆地较少。 （1）根据文中语句Cars will run on solar power（太阳能）or electricity and will be much cleaner. 提示可知，此段讲述的是新能源汽车的优点，故选C。
高三英语30分钟限时训练2
高三英语限时训练二（30分钟，满分100分） 一．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(2018全国III卷) 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。 I’m not sure 1 is more frightened, me or the female gorilla (大猩猩) that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I’m walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I’m face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at 2 top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the 3 (loud) of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid 4 (look) directly into his eyes so he doesn’t feel 5 (challenge). My name is Mireya Mayor. I’m a 6 (science) who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching 7 these three western lowland gorillas I’d been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried. When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find 8 (they) alive. True to a gorilla’s unaggressive nature, the huge animal 9 (mean) me no real harm. He was just saying: “I’m king of this forest, and here is your reminder!” Once his message was delivered, he allowed me 10 (stay) and watch. 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________ 二．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(2018年6月浙江卷) Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese 1 (dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners 2 come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap 3 can be to eat out. I still remember 4 (visit) a friend who’d lived here for five years and I 5 (shock) when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time. While regularly eating out seems to 6 (become) common for many young people in recent years, it’s not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be 7 (afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even 8 (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in 9 (weigh) problems. If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum’s home 10 dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket. 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________
高三英语任务型阅读练习
高三英语阅读练习 Few people need to be told not to overspend on credit or debit cards or to curb impulse shopping. You know you shouldn’t, even if you always do. What you need are solutions. Whatever your problems with money, you can change—but it’s going to take work. After all, you’re trying to break lifelong patterns. Start with these strategies. Strategy 1 A lot of people set themselves up for failure because t hey have a mindset of either indulgence (放纵) or deprivation (克制). If you try to deprive yourself of too much, where you spend almost nothing, then you end up giving up, and you indulge, and then you overspend. So if you have an unrealistic plan, you’re prob lose control. Good habits happen when planned; bad habits happen on their own. Strategy 2 Changing your mindset is effective in solving the problem. Take Smith-Acuna for example. She says she had a couple in therapy who constantly quarreled about . They would always argue about how what she feels has become a monetary cliché much money they were spending at Starbucks. The wife loved capping off each workday with a drink. Ultimately, the wife ended up quitting her Starbucks habit. Instead of replacing her drink with nothing, she got something else, something free, in return. Strategy 3 ood start if you switch from paying for merchandise and services with a It’s a g easy when you’re using plastic to debit or credit card to paying with cash. It’s mindlessly swipe and fall into a pattern of not thinking or noticing how much you actually spending. You can divide up your money and put it into envelopes, marking down on the envelopes what each pile of money is for. That can make it easier to see where your money is going. Strategy 4 Get a receipt for every purchase. Breaking up your expenses into categories like food, clothing, housing, medical care and so on, but also labeling each expense as a need or a want. Be realistic as to what is really necessary. A need is something where credit. At the you would die or go to jail if you didn’t spend the money or ruin your end of the month, total up all the categories. Do this, and you’ll be more educated about how much money you actually have, and how much you have left over for fun stuff. Strategy 5 There is probably a reason you developed bad habits, which are often adopted on the road easier traveled. So if you’re suddenly balancing your bank accoun day, or you’re regularly putting money into an emergency fund, plan to give yourself some sort of prize for the past two weeks. You’ve been saving money or spending it more wisely, so you can probably afford it.
2020届 二轮复习阅读理解专项训练(任务型阅读)
2020届二轮复习阅读理解专项训练（任务型阅读） 1 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。 China Using Mobile Apps to Follow Spread of Coronavirus People in China are using apps on mobile phones to follow and perhaps help slow the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. Some of the apps provide the latest information about areas hit by the virus, while others collect data on infected persons. The Chinese government is working with two of the country’s largest technology companies to keep track of the disease. The two, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings, created color-based systems that record the health of individuals and identify carriers of the coronavirus. In February, Alipay, a payment app operated by Alibaba, released a system that uses colored QR Codes to show the health of people in the city of Hangzhou. A QR code is a sign a smartphone can read with its camera. Once the sign is recognized, the phone takes the user directly to an internet link with information about a subject. After completing the questionnaire, users receive a mobile phone message. It includes a color-based QR Code that relates to the health situation they described. Users with a red code are told to quarantine themselves for 14 days and continue reporting their condition by using Alibaba’s DingTalk messaging app. Users with a yellow code are told to stay in quarantine for 7 days, while those with a green code can travel freely. Chinese state media said the Alibaba system would be deployed at train stations, along major roads and other travel checkpoints. They added that the system is also being used in some neighborhoods. People are asked to show QR Codes when entering their apartment buildings. Customers are asked to do the same before entering the local supermarket. Alipay said it was working with the government to expand the system nationwide. Tencent, which operates China’s popular messaging app WeChat, reported the launch of a similar QR Code-based tracking system. Tencent developed the system with help from China’s National Development and Reform Council, which is currently in use in the southern city of Shenzhen. Officials said they expected it to be deployed to other parts of Guangdong province soon. Even before the latest systems were announced, many Chinese were already using mapping and travel apps in an effort to avoid areas with coronavirus infections. One of the apps, developed by WeChat, uses official reports to identify places in the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou where coronavirus cases have been confirmed.
高三英语二轮复习完形+阅读限时训练
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