2017年高考英语(全国)复习练习题：第53练 Word版含答案
单词识记：
ahead daily finally future
last moment pass sometimes
usually decade eventually forever
frequently gradually immediately nowadays
recently regular instant lately
短语扫描：
at a time一次；同时
at times有时
at no time绝不；从不
by the end of在……结束时；到……末为止
day in and day out天天
for a time/while暂时；一会儿
from...on 从……起
in advance提前；预先
on occasion有时；偶尔
up to now到目前为止
[跟踪训练]
在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式
1．After several delays，he (final) set out at 8 o’clock. 2．Animal scientists have been studying these monkeys for (decade)．3．But the benefits of these moves will not be (immediately)．4．The (recently) flooding in the south was a disaster.
5．This morning I (pass) the store on my way to the library.
6．We play football in the playground times.
7．I will have learnt five hundred words the end of this month. 8．The team trained day in and day for a month.
9．If you pay advance，you will receive a discount.
10．I meet him occasion at the club or in the theatre.
Ⅰ.完形填空
Not being sure where I want to start this，I will say that I lost my mom in April of this year.She was ninety-two. 1 ，I was not expecting her to 2 and I don’t think she was expecting it either.I was very close to my mom，being an only child.We did have 3 on the surface，but we still had a close relationship 4 those.
Being newly married less than a year，and having moved a couple of times 5 ，I have had more changes recently in my life than at any other point of my fifty-four years.Stability is one of the gifts that mom 6 me and it had so many 7 that I wasn’t aware of until now.My husband and I have made some 8 to mom’s home and will be moving at the end of next week.It is now our home，but it still has my 9 heart in it.It’s where I grew up，and there are many 10 that will live there with us.At the same time，I am looking forward to 11 some very happy and memorable ones with my husband.
Mom 12 such a big part in my life.Our lives were 13 woven because she gave me her values which have become deeply 14 in the woman I am today.I don’t have any children whom I could 15 these on to.However，mother’s values affect me every day with the 16 I have with others，whether I know them or not.I hope mom would be 17 of who I am，what I’ve become because of her，and of 18 I am going to live with my
19 .She gave me everything I needed to know in life：respect others，and give help to others who
20 it most.I love you，Mom，and I will never forget you.
1．A.However B．Otherwise
C．Moreover D．Though
2．A.pass out B．pass away
C．pass by D．pass down
3．A.promises B．agreements
C．differences D．similarities
4．A.in terms of B．in case of
C．in need of D．in spite of
5．A.once B．since
C．though D．either
6．A.saved B．brought
C．gave D．taught
7．A.ideas B．thoughts
C．meanings D．benefits
8．A.studies B．decisions
C．changes D．remarks
9．A.son’s B．father’s
C．mom’s D．husband’s
10．A.memories B．chances
C．choices D．dreams
11．A.receiving B．promising
C．making D．supplying
12．A.affected B．played
C．controlled D．managed
13．A.brightly B．lightly
C．roughly D．tightly
14．A.intended B．designed
C．rooted D．admitted
15．A.hold B．pass
C．drive D．reply
16．A.contact B．interest
C．trouble D．effect
17．A.free B．proud
C．full D．certain
18．A.what B．where
C．why D．when
19．A.life B．children
C．husband D．time
20．A.hunt B．need
C．treat D．consider
Ⅱ.短文改错
Today is World AIDS Day，and our school organized an activity calling “Take care of our lives，hand in hand with AIDS children”．At 8：30 am，we the volunteers gathered at the school gates and started our bike trip.It took us about one hour and a half to getting to the Red Cross
Hospital，what most AIDS children are staying.Soon after we arrived，we began to chat pleasant with them.Having got to know us well，we presented our gifts and took lots of photos.Before leaving，we have lunch together.I felt very pleasing to see that the AIDS children are not ignored and taken good care.
加练半小时英语答案精析
第53练时间类
高考高频单词与短语识记排查
1．finally 2.decades 3.immediate 4.recent 5.passed 6.at7.by8.out9.in10.on
知识运用与写作能力专练
Ⅰ.1.A[空格处所在句与上句之间是转折关系，再结合空格后的逗号可知选A。]
2．B[文中“I lost my mom”表明母亲已经去世。pass out昏迷，失去知觉；pass away去世；pass by通过，经过；pass down使世代相传，流传。故选B。]
3．C[下文中的“we still had a close relationship”表明，母女表面上有不同，故选C。] 4．D[虽然有不同之处，但我们关系很亲密。]
5．B[根据句中的having moved可知，自从结婚时起，我们搬了几次家。]
6．C[give sb.gifts给某人礼物。]
7．D[“我”现在才体会到稳定的很多好处。]
8．C[“我”和丈夫修缮了一下母亲的房子，下周末就要搬进去了。]
9．C[因为是母亲的房子，所以“我”依然认为这里仍是母亲心系的地方。]
10．A[在自己长大的地方，有很多回忆。]
11．C[“我”盼望着与丈夫一起在这里留下幸福而美好的回忆。]
12．B[play a part in sth.在……中起作用。]
13．D[第一段最后一句中的a close relationship说明了母女关系很亲密，故选D。] 14．C[rooted in扎根于……。]
15．B[pass...on to sb.把……传给某人。]
16．A[have contact with与……接触。]
17．B[由语境和空后的介词of可知选B。be proud of...为……而骄傲。]
18．B[上文提及作者要搬到母亲家居住，因此选B。]
19．C[由第二段第三句“My husband and I．..will be moving at the end of next week.”可知选C。]
20．B[尊重他人，帮助那些最需要(need)帮助的人。]
Ⅱ.
Today is World AIDS Day，and our school organized an activity calling
called“Take care of our
lives，hand in hand with AIDS children”．At 8：30 am，we the volunteers gathered at the school
gates
gate and started our bike trip.It took us about one hour and a half to getting
get to the Red Cross
Hospital，what
where most AIDS children are staying.Soon after we arrived，we began to chat
pleasant
pleasantly with them.Having got to know
us
them well，we presented our gifts and took lots of
photos.Before leaving，we have
had lunch together.I felt very
pleasing
pleased to see that the AIDS children
are not ignored and taken good care ∧of.
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2. The underlined sentence in the passage means that you’d better ask for a raise ______. A. when the employer has a normal pulse rate B. when the employer is in a good mood C. when the company has a good financial situation D. when the company’s practices are more flexible 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The employer will give you a raise because of your personal reasons. B. You should show them that you’re worthy of a salary increase. C. You can tell your boss the exact number of salary increase you want D. Schedule a meeting with your boss but don’t push too hard. 4. It can be inferred in the last paragraph that ______. A. If your boss won’t give you a raise, you’d better take fewer responsibilities. B. It is a wise way to get a raise by letting your boss know you are doing more. C. Only if you find a proper time to talk with your boss will you get a raise. D. You should schedule a meeting within a few months to discuss the matter again. B Here’s one number to keep in mind during your next cell phone conversation: 50. A new experiment shows that spending 50 minutes with an active phone pressed up to the ear increases activity in the brain. This brain activity probably doesn't make you smarter. When cell phones are on, they emit (发出) energy in the form of radiation that could be harmful, especially after years of cell phone usage. Scientists don't know yet whether cell phones are bad for the brain. Studies like this one are attempting to find it out. The 47 participants in the experiment may have looked a little strange. Each one had two Samsung cell phones attached to his or her head — one on each ear. The phone on the left ear was off. The phone on the right ear played a message for 50 minutes, but the participants couldn't hear it because the sound was off. With this set-up, the scientists could be sure they were studying brain activity from the phone itself, and not brain activity due to listening and talking during a conversation. After 50 minutes with two phones strapped to their heads, the participants were given PET scans. The PET scan showed that the left side (the side with the phone turned off) of each participant's brain hadn't changed during the experiment. The right side of the brain, however, had used more glucose, which is a type of sugar that provides fuel to brain cells. These right-side brain cells were using almost as much glucose as the brain uses when a person is talking. This suggests th at the brain cells there were active ― even without the person hearing anything. That activity, the scientists say, was probably caused by radiation from the phone. Henry Lai, who works at the University of Washington in Seattle, is uncomfortable with the data related to cell phones. Holding a cell phone to your ear during a conversation is “not really safe,” Lai told Science News. Lai is a bioengineer at the University of Washington in Seattle. He wrote an article about the new study for a journal, but he did not work on the study. Bioengineers bring together ideas from engineering and biology. For those who don't want to wait to find out for sure whether cell phones are bad for the brain, there are ways to talk more safely. You can have short and sweet conversations, use a