高考英语冲刺复习：英语精练18.doc

1、英语冲刺复习 英语精练（18）高考资源网 高考资源网 AWhen I was struggling with cancer a few years ago, my wife and I formed our own couple caution circle. Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness, and one day a doctor

2、 brought particularly frightening news. Staring at my reports, he said in a low voice, “It doesnt look like youre going to make it.”Before I could ask him a question, my wife stood up, handed me my clothes, adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said, “Lets get out of here. This man is a risk to

3、 your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door, the doctor came near us. “Stay back,” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us.” As we walked together down the hall, the doctor attempted to catch up with us “Keep going,” said my wife, pushing the intravenous（静脉注射的）stand. “Were going to talk to som

4、eone who really knows what is going on. Then she held up her hand to the doctor. “Dont come any closer to us.”The two of us moved as one. We escaped to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone.41. From the

5、passage we know_.A. hearing that her husband was not going to make it, the wife went out of her mindB. the wifes decision in crisis contributed to the husbands wellnessC. the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistakeD. the husband became weaker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by

6、 the doctor42. Whats the authors feeling when writing the passage?A. Angry. B. Thankful. C. Excited. D. Sad.43. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The wife was a woman hard to get along with.B. The doctor was a dangerous man.C. The wife loved her husband very much.D. The husband was a man who

7、believed everything would be OK.44. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A Happy Couple in Crisis B. Struggle with CancerC. In Crisis, Become As One D. Dont Believe the DoctorBBEIJING (Associated Press 美联社) China has a growing middle class, a tradition of expecting education and 21 millio

8、n new babies every year. Selling educational toys should be easy. While China may be the worlds biggest toy-maker, many of the best are exported. Department stores here do not have enough high quality toys. It is said that the demand for educational toys is low. A US company, BabyCare, is trying to

9、change that with a new way to sell toys in China.BabyCare works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. People who join the companys mother club can get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no extra cost, if they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the companys ed

10、ucational toys and child-care books. We want to build a seven-year relationship with those people, said Matthew J. Estes, BabyCares president. It starts during pregnancy, when the anxiety and needs are highest. BabyCare works on a one-to-one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers paid by BabyCare advi

11、se parents, explain toys that are designed for children at each stage of development to age six.BabyCare opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in central Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It plans to have 80 stores in China within six years.It is a new model for China an

12、d develops a market in young childrens education and health that no other companies are in.45. What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us? A. Educational toys and foreign toy markets. B. Problems with Chinas toy market and education. C. Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China. D.

13、 Baby population and various kinds of toys made in China.46. Which of the following is a fact according to the passage? A. Club members buy BabyCare products for free child-care advice. B. Doctors in Beijing help in making BabyCare products. C. Parents are encouraged to pay $ 18 for club activities.

14、 D. BabyCare trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost.47. BabyCare is developing its business in China by_. A. opening stores in Beijing hospitals B. offering 18-month courses on child-care C. setting up childrens education centers D. forming close relationships with parents48. Which of the following

15、 would be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Mother Club in China B. BabyCare and DoctorsC. American Company Model D. BabyCares Educational Toys in China CThe regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana(大麻). Psychologists say that se

16、nding/receiving messages or looking through the many menu options your mobile phone has, lowers a persons IQ by almost 10 points. British researchers have named this situation “infomania”. Instead of fixed on what they are doing, peoples minds are constantly focused on reacting to the technology sur

17、rounding them. This means they dont pay full attention to the work they are paid to do. The report also added that the brain can not do so many things at once. If you try to do too many things, mistakes begin to occur. And while modern technology can have huge benefits, too much use can be damaging

18、not only to a persons mind, but to their social life.The more televisions 4-year-old children watch, the more likely they are to become bullies later on in school, a newest U.S. study said. At the same time, children whose parents read to them, take them on outings and just generally pay attention t

19、o them are less likely to become bullies, said the report from the University of Washington. Researchers also found gaps in learning and understanding such things as social skills early in life makes it more difficult for children to relate with other children. Watching violence on television leads

20、to aggressive behavior.You could soon be able to add your favorite perfume to your e-mails. UK net provider Telewest Broadband is testing a system to let people send e-mails over the Internet with sweet smell. It has developed a kind of hi-tech air freshener that plugs into a PC and sprays a smell l

21、inked to the message. Telewest says it could be used by supermarkets to attract people with the smell of fresh bread or by holiday companies seeking to stir up images of sun-kissed beachers.49. What does “infomania” refer to according to the first part of the text?A. A situation in which a person us

22、es his mobile phone too much.B. A situation in which a person has his IQ lowered using his mobile phone.C. A situation in which a person performs badly at work.D. A situation in which a person lowers his IQ using his mobile phone improperly.50. According to the second part of the text, _ are less li

23、kely to become bullies. A. children whose parents care about them B. children whose parents give them more freedom C. children whose parents direct them over watching TV D. children whose parents stop them watching TV51. The children who watch TV frequently will not _. A. be aggressive B. be likely

24、to become bullies C. have difficulty in communicating with other children D. understand socially skills as easily52. The new system provided by Telewest Broadband can _. A. be used as a kind of air freshenerB. make people have imagination of sun kissed beachersC. make people smell fresh breadD. make

25、 e-mails smelly over the InternetDHidden in our subconsciousness (意识) is a perfect mental picture. We see ourselves on a long trip that goes across the continent. We are traveling by train. Out of the windows, we think in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing

26、, of cattle feeding on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, or row upon row of corn and wheat, of flat lands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls.But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we

27、 will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw (拚图玩具) puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles(通道) ,condemning the minutes for loitering-waiting, wa

28、iting, waiting for the station.When we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry, “When Im 38.” “When I buy a new 450SL Mercdes Benz!” “When I put the last kid through college.” “When I have paid off!” “When I get a promotion.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after!

29、Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us. “Relish (appreciate) the moment is a good motto, actually it isnt the burdens of today that drive man mad. I

30、t is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go

31、 along. Then the station will come soon enough. 53. Why does the author describe the mental picture?A. To lead us into a perfect world. B. To let people enjoy the scenery.C. To introduce an actual trip of his. D. To compare it to our lifes journey.54. How do people feel when theyre on their trip?A.

32、Puzzled. B. Happy. C. Relaxed. D. Impatient.55. What does the author mean by Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today in Paragraph 4?A. Regret and fear are responsible for the loss of today.B. We must be careful of the two thieves : regret and fear.C. Regret and fear stop us from enjoyin

33、g our present life.D. Were frequently challenged by the two : regret and fear.56. Why does the author write the passage?A. To teach us a good lesson. B. To tell us the right attitude to life.C. To advise us to forget our worries. D. To stop us wandering along the aisles.EI am sure that everybody in

34、his/her life has used computers. Nowadays you can feel their presence everywhere at home，at school，at work and they certainly make life easierOn the other hand，there are people who cant work with themAnyway，I believe their presence is a good thing. Life with them seems easier, less difficult and mor

35、e comfortable You can use them to choose your meal，to withdraw your money, and also save your time，because these operations are all controlled by computers. Therefore you can hardly imagine the modern world without them；the whole planet seems to be one big computer societyNevertheless，problems can o

36、ften appear in this area, tooTo have a computer means you have to be quite welloff and have the necessary skills to use itHowever，think about questions like “Are computers so available for everyone, or rich and poor people，for people from villages and people from cities. Arent they too expensive？Is

37、everyone able to learn how to use them and not everyone has the chance to access and work with them，how could everything in the future be dependent on them？”Therefore，I think our society will be split into two partsOne part will work with them and enjoy the benefits that computers can bring and the

38、other part will be pushed out and will actually be far behind the other groupAnother question that bothers me is，on the one hand，computers are important and good things in our life，but they arent everythingThey are good as a help at school，quite often as entertainment，especially for young people，as

39、an necessary tool to help in research etc，but I think we shouldnt be so dependent on them，because computers are only machines and machines cant feel anything be human and sympathetic，and every action performed by computer can be interfered with another person，which could cause these machines to cras

40、h or work badlyIn conclusion，I would like to say I am not against computersI use computers，too，but people should be wary all the time57. By saying “wary”（In the last paragraph）,the writer is trying to say “People should_.A. be strongly for the use of computers because of its convenienceB. be careful

41、 with computers that will also cause problemsC. master more necessary computer skillsD. not do something that causes computers to work badly58. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？59. In the third paragraph，the author presents his idea by_A. asking questions for people to

42、think aboutB. giving examples to support his argumentC. raising questions and answering themD. expressing his opinion directly60. The writers main purpose in writing the passage is_A. to encourage us to use computers in our societyB. to advise us to say no to computers from now onC. to remind us to care about the problems that computers bring.D. to inform us that the computer has become a necessary part of our life41-44 ABCC 45-48 CADD 49-52 BADB 53-56 DDCB 57-60 BBAC高考资源网参考答案高考资源网高考资源网