2017届高考英语语法词汇综合练第一期13
一、单项填空
1.—How do you find the speech he made yesterday afternoon?
—It’s _______ boring. How I wish he had spent more time preparing!
A. anything but
B. nothing but
C. not a bit
D. no more
2.The information on the Internet gets around much more rapidly than _______ in the newspaper.
A. it
B. those
C. one
D. that
3.Experts have pointed out that the _______ of severe punishments plays a major role in the growing food safety problem.
A. attendance
B. absence
C. presence
D. evidence
4.The patient’s family has expressed their _______ to the press in letters for the money raised.
A. purpose
B. apologies
C. gratitude
D. sympathy
5.It’s hard to say which type of tea tastes better. It’s just a(n) _______ of personal preference.
A. affair
B. problem
C. variety
D. matter
6.He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _______.
A. for long
B. once in a while
C. for good
D. once upon a time
7.He sold me the car at a cheap price and gave away the radio _______.
A. for a change
B. for my part
C. for good measure
D. for a song
8.As the national anthem goes, the Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is _______.
A. at dusk
B. at length
C. at present
D. at stake
9.In order to find a _______ solution to this long-term problem, countries need to develop so that they can either grow the food they need, or have enough money to buy this food on the world market.
A. current
B. permanent
C. impressive
D. patient
10.To my surprise, he jumped at the offer, though it did not seem very _______ to me.
A. familiar
B. appreciable
C. necessary
D. attractive
11. He’s perfectly _______ to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day, though he is badly off.
A. curious
B. proud
C. anxious
D. content
12.Change within large organizations must be _______ drastic actions.
A. caught on
B. centered around
C. split off
D. charged with
13.Speaking in an inspection in Yunnan Province, Xi Jinping called on authorities must _______ poverty removal efforts to support the building of a moderately prosperous country.
A. abandon
B. allocate
C. accelerate
D. appreciate
14.The word “ungelivable”, based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, _______ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.
A. acknowledges
B. assesses
C. declares
D. conveys
15.The media actually can play a positive role in _______ consumer issues in some new areas, such as e-commerce and online finance services, which aren’t fully covered by current laws.
A. adjusting
B. announcing
C. addressing
D. acknowledging
16.We will work together to realize our dream to build _______ world that will be safer, cleaner and healthier than
_______ one we now live in.
A. the; the
B. a; 不填
C. a; the
D. the; 不填
17.All the passengers, according to the new regulation, _______ before boarding the subway.
A. are to be inspected
B. are going to be inspected
C. will inspect
D. are about to be inspected
18.The traffic accident could have been avoided yesterday, but the driver _______ really careless.
A. was
B. is
C. were
D. had been
19.—What do you think of Peter?
—He _______ be really difficult to get along with even though he’s a nice person in general.
A. shall
B. should
C. must
D. can
20.How come a man has to face the risk of being deliberately harmed by the person he offers help to? If this was the price of helping others, I think few _______ any good deed.
A. not dare do
B. dare not to
C. should dare to do
D. would dare to do
21.Kobe Bryant, _______ the Los Angeles Lakers uniform for 20 years, played his last game on April 14 and said good-bye to his fans at the end of the season.
A. wore
B. wearing
C. to have worn
D. having worn
22.The singer’s flight was _______ due to bad weather, resulting in the show _______.
A. put out; to be canceled
B. put aside; to be canceled
C. put off; being canceled.
D. put away; being canceled
23.You must notice _______ the emergency exit is when entering the building.
A. where
B. what
C. which
D. in which
24.It also gives the interview the impression _______ you actually feel quite nervous, you’re confident.
A. that
B. even if
C. that even if
D. what
25._______ the government recovers the vehicle purchase tax and the oil prices go up continuously, the sales of the vehicle in China are still increasing every year.
A. When
B. Once
C. Since
D. While
26.—Professor Smith, I’d like to take a gap year to Africa to serve in a global anti-Aids campaign.
—Good idea, _______ you can afford the time.
A. provided that
B. in case
C. even if
D. so that
27.—When did the manager decide to construct the theory of management?
— It was last month _______ the management system suffered from a drawback.
A. when
B. that
C. which
D. where
28.Market economy is a competitive economy, _______ I think, suppliers, producers and dealers
should obey market rules and develop cooperative relation based on mutual benefits.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. how
29.It rained heavily overnight and not until this morning _______.
A. had it stopped
B. did it stop
C. stopped it
D. it stopped
30.—I’ve nothing on me except this ten yuan to donate, I’m afraid.
—Never mind. _______. We really appreciate your assistance.
A. Every little helps
B. The more, the better
C. It’s better to give than to receive
D. No one is perfect
二、完形填空
Learning a second language fuels children’s intelligence and makes their job prospects brighter.
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the fact is, in U.S.A, as in many other English speaking countries, speakers of two or more languages are in the
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. Eighty-four per cent of US people are monolingual(speakers of only one language). This leaves a small number who
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to speak two or more languages.
No matter how proud people are of their cultural roots, to speak anything
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English is a marker of difference here. That’s why fourteen-year-old Umar is
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when people comment on the fact that he is able to speak Arabic. Umar’s mother points out: “In U.S.A, it’s not
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for kids to be bilingual. But, if you speak another language to your children in U.S.A, it is thought that you are not helping them to
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society.”
But in fact, the general
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among experts is that learning a second language is good for children. Experts believe that bilinguals – people who speak
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languages – have a clear learning advantage
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their monolingual schoolmates. This
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on how much of each language they can speak, not on which language is used,
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they are learning Arabic, French, Chinese or any other language.
Vinss Millon, a professor of Foreign Language Training, says: “A lot of studies have
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that children who speak more than one language sometimes learn one language more
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, but in the end they do as well as their monolingual schoolmates, and often better, in other subjects.”
The view is that there is a(n)
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in general intelligence from the effort of learning another language. A few other
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agree that “Bilinguals tend to use language better as a whole. They also
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greater creativity and problem-solving ability, and they learn further languages more easily”.
With all of the benefits, why do we not show more
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for learning other languages? Parents and teachers
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in bilingual education say it is pressure from friends at school, general
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to other languages in English-speaking countries, and problems in the school system that are to blame.
1. A. And
B. So
C. But
D. Thus
2. A. minimum
B. maximum
C. minority
D. majority
3. A. claim
B. pretend
C. decide
D. plan
4. A. more than
B. less than
C. rather than
D. other than
5. A. excited
B. embarrassed
C. disappointed
D. appreciated
6. A. common
B. unusual
C. unique
D. general
7. A. fit in
B. build up
C. contribute to
D. figure out
8. A. distinction
B. commission
C. announcement
D. agreement
9. A. one
B. two
C. three
D. more
10. A. beneath
B. beyond
C. over
D. of
11. A. determines
B. focuses
C. comments
D. depends
12. A. if
B. whether
C. when
D. because
13. A. rejected
B. released
C. revealed
D. reminded
14. A. slowly
B. rapidly
C. easily
D. efficiently
15. A. outcome
B. improvement
C. advantage
D. tendency
16. A. parents
B. learners
C. schoolmates
D. professors
17. A. display
B. produce
C. inspire
D. discover
18. A. concern
B. respect
C. enthusiasm
D. intelligence
19. A. involved
B. impressed
C. competing
D. replacing
20. A. opinions
B. obstacles
C. senses
D. attitudes
三、任务型阅读
The hottest apps
IF you’re one of those people who likes to take a look at their phone from time to time, you’re not alone. Using apps has now become part of everyday life. But with so many on the market that claim to be the best, which ones should you download onto your phone to have fun with? Below, four have been picked out for you.
Evernote
In the world of note taking, Evernote is the king. It allows users to create electronic files such as text, photos, audio, and videos. It also lets you organize your files, tag (标记) them, and search them easily.
One of the most useful features on the app, though, is being able to log onto any device with your Evernote account and use your files. The app automatically stores your content in the cloud storage, and syncs (同步) it with your other devices.
Another feature that is new in the latest version of the Evernote app is “Places”, which allows you to sort the files, photos, audio or video you have created by the location where you created them.
So if you need some organization in your life, Evernote is the app for you.
Candy Crush Soda Saga The original Candy Crush Saga took the world by storm, leaving millions addicted to its endless
candy-popping levels.
But now there is a new challenge: Candy Crush Soda Saga. The app is similar to the original, but different enough to draw you in with a few new features. The app is still a match-3 game, which means that you have to move a piece of candy until there are three matching ones.
There are a few new features, though, such as soda bottles, which burst into purple liquid when you match three of them. There are also hidden gummy (粘性的) bears in this new version, and to complete the levels, you must clear the candies to reveal the hidden bear. These new features make the game a little harder than the old version, and you can expect to spend more time on each level.
So if you liked the original Candy Crush game, Candy Crush Soda Saga will be a new treat with much of the same fun as before.
Moment Cam
Moment Cam brings you some of the most useful and wanted features a camera app can have, such as adjusting the flash, sequence shots (连拍), adjusting the timer, and selecting different-sized frames for photo sharing sites. But what sets the app apart from all the others is the selection of simple, minimal buttons that you hardly notice are there.
The best thing about the app is not what it does, but what it leaves out. For once this app is not full of too many confusing and useless features. Instead, it is simple, clean, and easy to use.
If you love taking photos on your phone, Moment Cam might be just what you never knew you were looking for. Lychee FM
You may have listened to a lot of radio programs. Do you now dream of making your own? With Lychee FM, you no longer need expensive hardware and complex software to do just that. You can record your shows and finish editing them within the app. Then you can upload your program to all the listeners on Lychee FM or share it through your social networks.
Apart from making your own programs, you can also listen to more than 15,000 stations through Lychee FM. One such popular show is called nühanzi, meaning “tough girls”. It discusses how women can handle just about everything. There are also shows on many other topics like sports, comedy, and music. The hosts include famous people such as music producer Gao Xiaosong, and many other creative people.
The hottest apps
Reasons for
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▲Using apps has now become part of everyday life.
▲With so many on the market
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to be the best, it’s hard to decide which one should be downloaded.
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of apps
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and comments
Evernote ▲It allows users to create files such as text, photos, audio, and videos.
▲It also enables your files to get
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and tagged.
▲Another new feature in the latest version is “Places”, which allows you to sort the content.
Candy Crush Soda Saga ▲There are hidden gummy bears in this new version.
▲The old version is not
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than the new one.
▲The app is
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to the original, but different enough to be a new treat with much of the same fun as before.
Moment Cam ▲The selection of simple, minimal buttons that you hardly notice is
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the app differs from all the others.
▲It is simple, clean and easy to use.
Lychee FM ▲With the app, you no longer need expensive hardware and complex software to make your own radio programs.
▲
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making your own programs, you can also listen to more than 15,000 stations through the app.
▲The shows
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many topics like sports, comedy, and music. The hosts include many famous and creative people.