2014年版高考英语二轮复习随堂达标测试7

2014年版高考英语二轮复习随堂达标测试7

限时精练三45分钟综合性过关小练习(二)‎ 注意事项:‎ ‎1. 答题前,考生务必将学校、班级、姓名写在密封线内。‎ ‎2. 请将选择题的答案根据老师批改需要填写在试卷第3页所附的答题栏内。‎ 一、 完形填空 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。‎ I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 　1　 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 　2　 person. ‎ I think my　3　 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 　4　 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 　5　 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 　6　. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(an) 　7　. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 　8　 to help. That was really a big 　9　 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 　10　 are still my best friends today. ‎ A bigger cause of my new　11　, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 　12　. Every time I came into her room, she was so 　13　 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 　14　 her, so I took her place. She let me 　15　 that making others feel good makes me feel good, too. When she died, I was 　16　, but I was very grateful to her. ‎ I think I am a much　17　 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 　18　 these experiences. They have 　19　 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 　20　 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ‎ ago. ‎ ‎(　　)1. A. since 　　B. before C. or 　D. unless ‎(　　)2. A. famous 　　B. simple C. different 　D. skilled ‎(　　)3. A. education B. career C. tour D. change ‎(　　)4. A. balance 　　B. homework C. degree D. interest ‎(　　)5. A. talked 　　B. wrote C. lied 　　　D. reported ‎(　　)6. A. careful 　　　B. lonely C. curious D. guilty ‎(　　)7. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defense ‎(　　)8. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated 　　D. happened ‎(　　)9. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step ‎(　　)10. A. us B. which C. them D. whom ‎(　　)11. A. attitude 　　　B. hobby C. hope D. luck ‎(　　)12. A. friend 　　　B. partner C. guide D. guest ‎(　　)13. A. polite 　　　B. happy C. strange D. confident ‎(　　)14. A. bothered B. answered 　　C. visited D. trusted ‎(　　)15. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see ‎(　　)16. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless ‎(　　)17. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer ‎(　　)18. A. forget 　　B. face 　　　C. improve D. analyze ‎(　　)19. A. forced 　　B. preferred C. ordered D. taught ‎(　　)20. A. miss 　　B. like 　　 C. wonder D. expect 二、 阅读理解 请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。‎ A Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that destroy buildings and crops. The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand.‎ Finally, a short, thin man approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.‎ ‎“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man. ‎ Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.‎ Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they are blown away!” ‎ The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.” ‎ Enraged(激怒) by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the hay had been covered. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coop, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could be blown away.‎ The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.‎ ‎(　　)21. Why did the farmer constantly advertise for hired hands?‎ A. Because he needed hired hands all the year round.‎ B. Because there was too much work to do on the farm.‎ C. Because he could hardly hire a farmhand.‎ D. Because he offered poor conditions for the hired hands.‎ ‎(　　)22. The farmer felt amazed because 　　　　. ‎ A. the little man was sleeping B. everything was in safety C. the wind was too strong D. he could not open the doors ‎(　　)23. What did the man mean by saying “I can sleep when the wind blows”?‎ A. He needed much sleep after working hard on the farm.‎ B. He was very brave and not afraid of wind.‎ C. He enjoyed sleeping when the wind blew.‎ D. He would get everything done before the wind blew.‎ ‎(　　)24. Which of the following statements about the little man is TRUE?‎ A. He was not afraid of storms.‎ B. He was a heavy sleeper under any condition.‎ C. He was hard-working and devoted to his work.‎ D. He was fired shortly after he tied everything down.‎ B About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.” ‎ This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.‎ The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it is certainly different. Children as they once were no longer exist. Why?‎ Human development is based not only on innate biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social route to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: Traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.‎ In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation machine has been installed in 98 per cent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information indiscriminately to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.‎ Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.‎ ‎(　　)25. According to the author, feeling depressed is 　　　　. ‎ A. a sure sign of a psychological problem in children’s mental development B. something rarely expected in children’s mental development C. an inevitable thing in children’s mental development D. something usually experienced in children’s mental development ‎(　　)26. What does the underlined word “innate” in Paragraph 4 mean?‎ A. Something a person is born with. B. Something a person is tired of.‎ C. Something a person is expected of. D. Something a person is dreaming of.‎ ‎(　　)27. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the last paragraph?‎ A. Communication through print helps children develop their reading skills.‎ B. Communication through print helps children access more social information.‎ C. Communication through print helps children command a complex code of symbols.‎ D. Communication through print helps children read different materials at random.‎ ‎(　　)28. What is the attitude of the author towards today’s children?‎ A. He feels shocked by their premature behavior.‎ B. He thinks it is a phenomenon unworthy of note.‎ C. He considers it a positive social development.‎ D. He seems to be concerned about the tendency.‎ C Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offer, according to a study led by a Michigan State University scholar that has implications for the fast-growing e-commerce industry. The findings may come as a surprise given that shopping online is an anonymous(匿名的)process that seemingly can give consumers more confidence to drive a hard bargain, said Don Conlon, Professor of Management in MSU’s Broad College of Business.‎ But the study found that participants who made their own offers were less successful in sealing the deal and, when they were successful, worried they overpaid. Many shoppers found the process of researching an offer to be a hassle. “Americans are very busy, and it’s less time-consuming to be the one receiving the offer rather ‎ than the one proposing the offer,” Conlon said. “People tend to be happier when they’re in the receiver role.” ‎ Online spending in the United States is expected to jump 45 per cent in the next four years, from $226 billion this year to $327 billion in 2017, according to Forrester Research Inc. Nevertheless, researches into this prosperous market remain largely focused on the strategies of companies, rather than those of shoppers. Conlon’s study is, obviously, a rare exception.‎ Conlon got the idea for the study after considering the difference between two popular sites for hotels and airline flights, priceline.com, which takes bids, and hotwire.com, which provides offers. Using these two models, Conlon and his fellow researchers conducted a series of experiments with more than 850 people who were charged with booking a fictional hotel room and acquiring a fictional antique car. Not only did participants prefer to receive bids, Conlon said, but they also secured more deals in that receiver role. Further, when they had to make the bids, they were left more mentally taxed and regretful.‎ From an industry perspective, putting customers in the receiver role may help fill more hotel rooms and airplane seats. “If you’re a business with a lot of products,” Conlon said, “you may want to be the one making the offers. However, when selling single items, such as an antique car, accepting bids may be a better option since that typically drives up the price,” he said.‎ ‎(　　)29. What can we learn from Para.1?‎ A. The result of the study gives customers more confidence.‎ B. Scholars aren’t surprised at the findings of the study.‎ C. Online shoppers don’t bargain as much as expected.‎ D. E-commerce industry drives more hard bargains.‎ ‎(　　)30. It can be concluded from Conlon’s experiments that 　　　　. ‎ A. online shopping is time-consuming B. given prices help promote online sales C. online businesses provide a lot of products D. receiving offers makes online shoppers regretful ‎(　　)31. The underlined word “taxed” in Para.4 probably means “　　　　”. ‎ A. burdened B. numbed C. relieved D. challenged ‎(　　)32. The passage is mainly about 　　　　. ‎ A. the big advantages of online shopping B. the rapid development of online shopping C. online shoppers’ preference for taking offers D. online companies’ strategies to improve service ‎　　　　　　　　　‎ ‎45分钟综合性过关小练习(二)‎ 一、 完形填空 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己从一个以自我为中心的没有朋友的人转变到关心他人，帮助他人，与人相处和谐的过程，说明做一个对别人有益有帮助的人是幸福的、成功的。文章首尾两段都点出了文章的主旨大意。‎ ‎1. B　‎ ‎2. C　‎ ‎3. D　‎ ‎4. C　‎ ‎5. A　‎ ‎6. B　‎ ‎7. C　‎ ‎8. B　‎ ‎9. D　‎ ‎10. C　‎ ‎11. A　‎ ‎12. A ‎13. B ‎14. C　‎ ‎15. D　‎ ‎16. B　‎ ‎17. C　‎ ‎18. A　‎ ‎19. D　‎ ‎20. B　‎ 二、 阅读理解 A 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了受恶劣环境的影响，一位农场主费尽周折才雇到了一位工人。在暴风来临之际，这位工人却安稳入睡，这让农场主很生气，但当农场主看到这位工人已做好了全部准备工作后，他明白了这位工人之前说的“I can sleep when the wind blows.”的真正含义。这件事情体现了这位农场工人的勤劳和未雨绸缪的策略。‎ ‎21. C　‎ ‎22. B　‎ ‎23. D　‎ ‎24. C　‎ B 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过自己的一次亲身经历，引出了“当今孩子的变化”这一话题，并分析了如今孩子更加成人化的原因，表示了对此问题的极大关注。‎ ‎25. B　‎ ‎26. A　‎ ‎27. D　‎ ‎28. D　‎ C 本文是一篇说明文。网上购物时，因为买主和卖主之间是匿名交易，所以这似乎能够给购物者更大的信心去与经销商进行讨价还价，但是研究发现，网购者一般只是接受网站的报价，而不愿意讨价还价。‎ ‎29. C　‎ ‎30. B　‎ ‎31. A　‎ ‎32. C　‎