湖北省高考英语复习专题训练17

　　二轮专题训练

　　Part 1.阅读理解

　　A

　　The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.

　　This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.

　　“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Cirinna, the councilor(议员) behind the new law.

　　“It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attention,” she told a Rome newspaper.

　　The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.

　　“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve(值得) our respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

　　Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines(罚款) and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.

　　The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $ 598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.

　　The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dog’s tails to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.

　　1．The new law passed in Rome will __________.

　　A．help improve fishing environment B．guarantee better conditions for goldfish

　　C．stop people from catching goldfish D．discourage keeping goldfish at home

　　2．People in Rome believe that the civilization of a city can be judged by its __________.

　　A．exchanges with other cities

　　B．protection for ancient ruins

　　C．awareness of animal protection D．recognition of animal lovers

　　3．The underlined word “compassion” in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to _______.

　　A．pity

　　B．praise

　　C．suppor D．popularity

　　4．People may break the law in Turin if they _________.

　　A．keep their dogs or cats in cars

　　B．feed homeless animals in car parks

　　C．raise their cats near ancient ruins D．shut their dogs home all day long

　　B

　　A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, reduced to waist-high rains, smelly and dirty.

　　Before the trip, I’d had my car fixed. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate. “You from New Orleans?” she asked. I said I was, “No charge,” She said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened.

　　As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage（抵押贷款）on our ruined house. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. We’d began to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California. He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for Slate, the online magazine, and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”) a new house across the lake from New Orleans.

　　It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we have no plans to go back. Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to let his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. The rent was rather reasonable. I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kennedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months.

　　Throughout this painful experience , the kindness of strangers ha s done much to bring back my faith in humanity .It’s almost worth losing you worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance.

　　5．The garage employee’s attitude toward the author was that of A．unconcern B．sympathy C．doubt D．tolerance ．What do we know about James Kenedy?

　　A．He was a written of an online magazine.

　　B．He was a poet at the University of Florida

　　C．He offered the author a new house free of charge.

　　D．He learned about the author’s sufferings.

　　7. It can be inferred from the text that

　　.

　　A．the author’s family was in financial difficulty

　　B．rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster

　　C．houses were difficult to find in the hurricanestricken area

　　D．the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank

　　．The author learned from his experience that

　　A．wordly possessions can be given up when necessary

　　B．generosity should be encouraged in some cases

　　C．people benefit from their sad stories

　　D．human beings are kind after all. Princeton University

　　Location

　　The University is in Princeton, New Jersey. It is an hour's train ride south of New York City and an hour's train ride north of Philadelphia.

　　Students

　　There are 4,600 undergraduates (本科生). There are also 1,900 graduate students, but Princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates.

　　Faculty

　　Princeton has about 700 full-time Faculty members (教员). There are another 300 or so part -time and visiting faculty. All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

　　Degrees

　　Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees: the bachelor (学士) of arts (AB) degree and the bachelor of science in engineering (BSE) degree.

　　Academic Year

　　All academic year runs from September to late May and lasts two terms (fall and spring). A normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses.

　　Residences

　　Princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students. Freshmen and second-year students are required to spend their first two years in one of five colleges. Each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers.

　　Fees and Expenses (Academic Year 2004-2005)

　　Tuition (学费): $29,910

　　Room and board: $ 8,387

　　Other expenses (books, telephone, etc.): $ 3,083

　　Total: $ 41,380

　　9. How many kinds of faculty members are there in Princeton University?

　　A. One.

　　B. Two.

　　C. Three.

　　D. Four.

　　10. In Princeton University, an undergraduate will pay at least ________ for the Academic Year 2004-2005 besides tuition.

　　A. $ 41,380

　　B. $ 52,850

　　C. $ 11,470

　　D. $ 8,387

　　11. In what way is Princeton University different from other American universities according to the text?

　　A. It has five colleges.

　　B. Its students are mainly undergraduates.

　　C. It provides housing for all undergraduate students.

　　D. All the faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

　　12. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees.

　　B. An academic year lasts about nine months in Princeton University.

　　C. Undergraduates should spend their first two years in one of five colleges.

　　D. It's about an hour's train ride from Princeton University to the north of New York City.

　　D

　　Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory (华丽的皇冠).

　　At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.

　　In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.

　　Rips great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence (勤劳), for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybodys business but his own.

　　If left to himself, he would have whistled ( 吹口哨) life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness (懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house -- the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.

　　13. Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains? A. They are on the west of the Hudson River. B. They are very high and beautiful in this area. C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family. D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.

　　14. The hero of the story is probably_____________. A. hard-working and likes all kinds of work B. idle and hates all kinds of jobs C. simple, idle but very dutiful D. gentle, helpful but a little idle

　　15. The underlined words "henpecked husband" in the last paragraph probably means a man who

　　. A. likes hunting

　　B. is afraid of hens C. loves his wife

　　D. is afraid of his wife

　　16. What would be the best title for the text? A. Catskill Mountains.

　　B. A Mountain Village. C. Rip Van Winkle.

　　D. A Dutiful Husband.

　　Part 2. 完成句子。

　　1.

　　(为了谋生), Mr Smith had to write and sell stories. (make)

　　2.Steve Jones is an environmental expert who tries to

　　(让动植物免遭濒危). (keep, endanger)

　　3.I’m not interested in

　　(你是否喜欢那项计划). (plan)

　　4.

　　(我刚一到达), my uncle hugged me and tried to give me courage .（arrival）

　　5. He was just about to say something

　　(正在这时，海伦转过身来).(turn)