湖北黃岡中學高考英語二輪專題訓練6
第一卷（共90分）
單項選擇（共20題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
1. Hearing the news. she rushed out, _____the book _____on the table and disappeared into the distance.
A.left; lain open B. left; lay open
C.leaving; lie open
D.leaving; lying open
2.
Bob is always ready to help others and he never______ our request.
A. turn up
B. turn over
C. turn out
D. turn down
3.
The thing that I dream of _______ a teacher.
A. becoming
B. is to become
C. to become
D. being become
4.
—What are you going to do next?
—To write a science story about outer space _____ by Science and Technology Press.
A. published
B. being published
C. to be published
D. to publish
5.
She suggested not only _____to the evening party but also give a performance in English.
A. should I go
B. did I go
C.I should go
D. my going
6.
She has always _____ her father and fell highly honored for what he has been doing.
A. looked up to
B. looked down upon
C. looked around for
D.looked forward to
7.
Come and see me whenever______ .
A.you are convenient
B. you’ll be convenient
C. it is convenient to you
D. it will be convenient to you
8.
He woke up to find himself ______ by a large number of little men.
A. surround
B. surrounding
C. surrounded
D. to surround
9.
As is known to us ail, air is to us ______ water is to fish,
A. that
B. what
C. where
D. how
10. ______ what she will say, we won't believe her.
A. In spite
B. Because of
C. As a result of
D. Despite
11. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see______the next year.
A. carry out
B. carrying out
C. carried out
D. to carry out
12. Is this watch _____ you wish to have _____?
A.that; repaired
B. which; it repaired
C. the one; it repaired
D. the one;repaired
13. _____the poem for a second time, the meaning will become clearer to you.
A. While reading
B. If reading C. When you read
D. To read
14. If human beings had been a bit less greedy and cruel, more birds and animal _____ dying out.
A. ought to avoid
B. could have been avoided
C. should have avoided
D. might have avoided
15. _____is known to us all is that America is a developed country____the First World.
A. Which; belonged to
B. As; belonged to
C. What; belonging to
D. It; belonging to
16. —It's reported that nearly 150,000 people lost their lives in Asian tsunamis (海嘯).
—Yes, _____news came as ______ shock to me.
A. the; the
B, a; a
C. the; a
D, a; the
17. The little boy with a ____ look on his face sat in the corner of the room, almost____to cry.
A. frightening; began
B. frightening; beginning
C. frightened; began
D. frightened; beginning
18. —Why are you looking so disappointed, Ken?
—The outdoor concert ______for tomorrow will be put off.
A. planning
B. planned
C. to plan
D. to be planned
19. New technology______to make sure that the cars, taxis, buses and trains we use______the air.
A. is used; not to pollute
B. has used; is not polluted
C. is being used; do not pollute
D. has been used; to pollute
20. Is this the washing-machine you want _________?
A .to repair it
B. will be repaired
C. to have repaired
D. to have it repaired
二．完型填空（共20題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項中選出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項。
Twenty years ago, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Darker. This sad news, so unexpected shook the unusually calm and
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politician off her balance. Though she did her best to
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as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual. People could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under
23. Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to
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from her shock.
One day when she was to
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at a lunch party a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the
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of her missing son again. She was totally mentally
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for the question and lost her
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Tears were rolling down her eyes
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she sobbingly(啜泣地) told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries concerned had
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to do their best to help her find her son. With that she
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down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she
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down and started to speak as planned. It was a very
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scene which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher' s
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the public do not usually see, so people began to
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about the Iron Woman' s motherly love, a
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that is common to all human race.
Later Mart returned safe and sound to his mother' s
37 , good-humored and all smiles as usual 38
nothing unusual had
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happened. The Iron Woman, however, broke down again and was
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sobbing for the second time.
21. A.unhappy B. unsuccessful
C. unhurried
D. unhealthy
22. A. seem B.look
C.act
D. pretend
23. A. construction B. control
C. difficulties
D. pressure
24. A.learn B. separate
C. reduce
D. recover
25. A. arrive B.eat
C.speak
D.call
26. A. subject B. object
C. argument
D. report
27. A. ready B. unprepared
C. famous
D. anxious
28. A.life
B. son
C. belief
D. self-control
29. A. because B. that
C.thus
D.as
30. A. permitted B. admitted
C. promised
D. managed
31. A.fell B.wrote
C. broke
D. brought
32. A.sat B. calmed
C.turned
D.handed
33. A. moving B. merry
C. fanny
D. serious
34. A. thought B. action
C. position
D. character
35. A. worry B.think
C.net
D.talk
36. A. habit B.hobby
C. feeling
D. thought
37. A. office B. attention
C. side
D. home
38. A.as if B.as
C.so that
D.though
39. A. never B. ever
C. yet
D. already
40. A.made B.heard
C.felt
D.seen
三．閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40
閱讀下面的短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D中，選出最佳選項
A
In 1939 two brothers,Mac and Dick McDonald,started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino,California.They carefully chose a busy corner for their location.They had run their own businesses for years,first a theater,then a barbecue（烤肉）restaurant,then another drive-in.But in their new operation,they offered a new,shortened menu:French fries,hamburgers,and sodas.To this small selection they added one new idea:quick service,no waiters or waitresses,and no tips.
Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents.Cheese was another four cents.Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity（一致性）,for the brothers had developed a strict routine （程序）for the preparation of their food,and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine .Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular,particularly for lunch.People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime.The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened.They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.
Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954,when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines.He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise（特許經營）other copies of their restaurants.The agreement struck included the right to duplicate（復制）the menu,the equipment,even their red and white buildings with the golden arches（拱門）.
Today McDonald’s is really a household name.In 1976,McDonald’s had over $ l billion in total sales.Its first twenty-two years in one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.
41．This passage mainly talks about ______.
A．the development of fast food services
B．how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business
C．the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald
D．Ray Kroc’s business talent
42．Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except______ .
A．a drive-in
B．a theater
C．a cinema
D．a barbecue restaurant
43．We may infer from this passage that ______.
A．Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc.
B．the place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in
C．forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants
D．Ray Kroc was a good businessman
44．The passage suggests that _______.
A．creativity is an important element of business success
B．Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers
C．Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc
D．California is the best place to go into business
B
Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house.In the children’s opinion,they had something that they couldn’t explain or understand about him and that excited their imagination.He stirred Maggie’s anger,however,so that she often said to her husband,“It’s a mercy that brother of yours doesn’t come oftener.”
In fact James came once a year,unexpectedly,around eight o’clock in the evening,and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother.His arrival was a signal to the childreen that their bedtime would be delayed.Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them.He took no notice of them,as if he was unable to see children,at least until the time came for him to go.Indeed,after his first greeting and a careless kiss,James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add,“You’ll be getting on with the supper,Maggie.”Such was his regard for her.
Maggie paid him back in her own way.She kept the children up,the four of them,to keep her company,she said,but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’voice.Very late,they dropped off to sleep in their chairs.Then,when James was about to go,Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left.That gave her some satisfaction,for James,though rich,was unwilling to give or share what he had.He always went home by the last train,just after two o’clock.
Maggie’s children secretly stared at their uncle.They could not forget that he had,in their mother’s words,“lost two wives and taken a third.”They wondered about those two unfortunate,lost ladies.They asked each other what their fate had been,and if neither could ever be found again.James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her.The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowded her outside the door.
45．Maggie never prepared anything special for James because ______.
A．he was a man difficult to please
B．she never knew when he was coming
C．she was too busy looking after her children
D．he never stayed long enough for a meal
46．What do we know about James’ behaviour?
A．He was a kind man,with love for the family.
B．He was unselfish,especially towards his brother.
C．He was anxious to please the family,especially the children.
D．He was rude to his sister-in-law
47．Maggie felt pleased when_______ .
A．she paid James the money that she owed him
B．James gave some money to the children
C．she had to wake James up to catch his train
D．James thanked her for the nice supper
48．The children did not realise that two of James’wives_______ .
A．were dead
B．suffered from loss of memory
C．had run away from him
D．might reappear one day
C
In contrast, exactly correct measurement of time is very important in modem,industrialized societies.This is because industrialized societies require the helpful efforts of many pople in order to work.For a factory to work efficiently （well,quickly and without waste），for example,all of the workers must work at the same time.Therefore,they must know what time to start work in the morning and what time they may go home in the afternoon.Passengers must know the exact time that an airplane will arrive or depart.Students and teachers need to know when a class starts and ends.Stores must open on time in order to serve their customers.Complicated societies need clocks and calendars.Thus,we can see that if each person worked according to his or her own schedule, a complicated society could hardly work at all.
