天津市耀华中学2017届高考英语冲刺导练(5)

【读写应用综合训练】一、完形填空Cloze test 5记叙文 -5One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be 36 when you are not busy finding fault with it.Several years ago I 37 a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 38 by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 39 was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 40 person.Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 41 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost 42 to deal with was that the day before the 43 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 44 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 45. It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 46 her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 47 everything so harshly (刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 48 as well.Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding, 49 when we're honest, we can be sharply 50 of the world. I'm not suggesting you 51 problems, or that you pretend things are 52 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — 53 most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big 54 .Train yourself to "bite your tongue" , and with a little 55 , you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.36. A. lonely B. great C. quiet D. uneasy37. A. received B. answeredC. expectedD. rejected38. A. threatened B. interruptedC. botheredD. spoiled39. A. anything B. everythingC. somethingD. nothing40. A. caring B. boring C. interesting D. surprising41. A. attitude B. plan C. measure D. explanation42. A. urgent B. unnecessaryC. certainD. impossible43. A. occasion B. event C. accident D. adventure44. A. memory B. notice C. evidence D. choice45. A. hear B. contribute C. express D. admit46. A. aware of B. afraid ofC. curious aboutD. confused about47. A. discuss B. realize C. judge D. settle48. A. family B. life C. career D. education49. A. so B. or C. but D. for50. A. proud B. sure C. hopeful D. critical51. A. face B. create C. solve D. ignore52. A. rarer B. better C. stranger D. worse53. A. at least B. at last C. by far D. so far54. A. task B. deal C. result D. duty55. A. practice B. speech C. rest D. pity二、阅读理解Reading 1 Practising key kills 2-2◆—2—主旨大意 Main idea /Subject/Topic / Best titlePassage DIt was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice, Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional city accents. These accents were seen as "common" and "ugly". However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song 'Common People' puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may 'want to live like common people' they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.41. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain ______.A. it is time to end class distinctionB. most people belong to middle classC. it is easy to recognize a person’s classD. people regard themselves socially different42. The word "stratification" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.A. varietyB. divisionC. authorityD. qualification43. The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as ______.A. regionalB. educatedC. prejudicedD. unattractive44. British attitudes towards accent ______.A. have a long traditionB. are based on regional statusC. are shared by the AmericansD. have changed in recent years45. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The middle class is expandingB. A person’s accent reflects his classC. Class is a key part of British societyD. Each class has unique characteristics.主旨大意 Passage EThe saying that children don’t like reading any more has been proved untrue.A new study finds that 75 percent of kids between 5 and 17 say that although they love technology, they still want to read books.The Kids & Family Reading Report also says that 62 percent of kids prefer reading printed books rather than those on a computer. At the same time, those who search an author’s website or use the Internet to find books by a particular author, are more likely to read books for fun every day.The study also once again proves that the time kids spend reading books for fun decreases after the age of eight and continues to drop through the teen years. The report is a follow-up to a 2006 study. But this time the focus is on the role of technology and when kids’ interest in reading starts to drop.“Despite the fact that after the age of eight more children go online daily than read for fun daily, high frequency Internet users are more likely to read books for fun ever y day.” says Heather Carter, a writer of the report.One in four kids between 5 and 17 say they read books for fun every day and more than half of kids say they read books for fun at least two to three times a week. One of the key reasons kids say why they don’t read more often is that they have trouble finding books they like—a requirement that parents underestimate.The study also finds that parents have a strong influence on kids’ reading, but only about half of all parents begin reading to their kids before their first birthday. The percent of children who are read to every day drops from 38 percent among five-to-eight-year-olds to 23 percent among nine-to-11-year-olds —exactly the same time that kids’ daily reading for fun starts to drop.“Parents’ engagement in their children’s reading from birth all the way through the teen years can have a great influence on how often their children read and how much they enjoy reading”, adds Carter.46. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. 75 percent of kids like surfing the Internet.B. Most kids like reading books as well as technology.C. More children like to go online instead of reading books.D. Most kids are more likely to read e-books for fun every day.47. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A. nowadays all the kids still like to read booksB. most parents begin reading to their kids from their birthC. some kids like to get some information using the InternetD. the study of kids’ reading has been made befor e48. Parents should ______.A. begin to read books to kids from the age of 8B. read more books to kids as early as possibleC. encourage their kids to read at the age of 11D. help to prevent the decrease of kids’ reading49. What does the underlined w ord “underestimate” mean?A. evaluateB. ignoreC. undervalueD. request50. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Do kids still like readingB. Kids’ interest in reading dropsC. New technology on kids’ readingD. Pare nts’ influence on kids’ reading主旨大意Passage FIf there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics?It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys and girls often regardthe subjects for boys as more difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons. Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine (女性的) and attractive.However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathematics courses, there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be world-wide. Biological explanations have been offered for this, but there are other explanations too.Perhaps the difference which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in kindergarten, boys are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks. Facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supplied answers.Besides, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their boy students to do better at these subjects than their girl students. They even appear to encourage the difference between boys and girls. They spend more time with the boy students, giving them more time to answer questions and working harder to get correct answers from them. They are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom discussion. They also praise boys more frequently. All of this seems to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and to give them confidence that they are able to succeed.Such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. When it comes to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls.51. Girls are likely to think that ______.A. science courses are for both boys and girlsB. science courses make them more popularC. science courses make them successfulD. science courses are difficult for them52. The text mainly discusses ______ reasons for the difference between boys and girlsin scientific achievements.A. biologicalB. historicalC. socialD. personal53. What are boys usually encouraged to do at school?A. To get help with their homework.B. To play the leading role in class.C. To work with girl students in class.D. To learn to take care of others.54. What does the passage say about great mathematicians?A. Their teachers did not supply answers to them.B. They started learning mathematics at an earlier age.C. They showed mathematical abilities in their teenage years.D. Their success resulted from their strong interest in mathematics.55. The author would probably agree that ______.A. boys and girls learn in the same wayB. boys and girls are equal in general intelligenceC. girls are more confident in themselves than beforeD. girls should take fewer science courses than boys【语法重点复习导练】语法技能重点复习导练：句子5三、副词性从句——状语从句-1根据在副词在句中的作用，状语从句共有九类，分别为时间、地点、原因、条件、目的、结果、方式、比较、让步。