2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测7

　　2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测7

　　阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中 ，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

　　It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．

　　56．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

　　A．She was tired．

　　B．She was busy． 

　　C．She was sorry．                                        

　　D．She was confident．

　　57．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?

　　A．An artist．                                            

　　B．A cook．   

　　C．A waitress．                                             

　　D．A laundry manager．

　　58．The underlined word “chary” in Paragraph 2 means_________.

　　A．cautious              

　　B．careful                 C．unwilling               D．greedy

　　59．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Why Do You Praise Others?                           

　　B．Why do You Criticize Others?

　　C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!             

　　D．Don’t Criticize Others!

　　B

　　A few days ago I asked my son’s governess (女家庭教师) Julia to come into my study. “Be seated, Julia,” I said, “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agree on thirty dollars a month …”

　　“Forty.”

　　“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you’ve been here two months, so …”

　　“Two months and five days.”

　　“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays … you know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays …” Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but not a word.

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven-nineteen. Take nineteen off … that leaves … Hmm … forty one dollars. Correct?”

　　Julia’s left eye reddened with tears. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but still not a word.

　　“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but forget it. Then, due to your neglect, Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness, the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

　　“You didn’t.” Sobbed Julia.

　　“But I made a note of it.”

　　“Well … if you say so.”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one —— that leaves fourteen.”

　　Her eyes were filled with tears. Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen —— leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!”

　　I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.

　　“Merci (Thanks),” she whispered.

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. “For what, this ‘merci’?” I asked.

　　“For the money.”

　　“But you know I’ve cheated you —— robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci’?”

　　“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”

　　“They didn’t give you anything. No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you … I am going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope … Is it really possible to be so spineless (懦弱) ？Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws —— to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression, “It is possible.”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out. I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”

　　60. What kind of person was Julia according to the passage?

　　A. She became angry in face of injustice.

　　B. She was always ready to accept injustice.

　　C. She was too shy to express her anger.

　　D. She was reluctant to express herself.

　　61. While talking to Julia, the writer expected her _______.

　　A. to make a protest

　　B. to show gratitude

　　C. to obey

　　D. to give an explanation

　　62. At the end of the story, the writer said “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show _______.

　　A. his understanding of Julia’s anxiety

　　B. his worry about Julia’s future

　　C. his concern on the living condition of the working-class

　　D. his sympathy for the mental state of the weak

　　63. From the text, we can see the writer is actually _______.

　　A. aggressive

　　B. strict

　　C. kind

　　D. greedy

　　C

　　Grand Opening

　　Bentwood Truck Museum

　　Saturday, November 8, at 10:00 A. M.

　　After eighteen months of hard work by more than 100 volunteers, the Bentwood Truck Museum is ready to open. The old factory had been scheduled to be destroyed. When Roger Haygood heard about the plans to tear down the building, he bought it so that he could store his collection of old trucks there. Then he had the idea of turning the building into a truck museum.

　　During the past year and a half, the old building has been transformed into a treasure chest of memories. Instead of a dark and dull house, the building has become a cheery, bright home for all kinds of trucks from the past. The museum now houses 68 trucks, and we hope to have even more soon. There is a 1959 school bus, a 1942 bakery truck, and a 1937 fire engine. Our oldest vehicle is a 1919 milk truck. Our newest vehicle is a 1966 tow truck.

　　You can take a ride on a fire truck, a mail truck, or an ice-cream truck. Rides are $2.00, but you can get a ticket for a free ride at any grocery store in Bentwood.

　　Help us celebrate our grand opening by bringing your family and friends! There is something to interest everyone who attends. The Bentwood Truck Museum is a special piece of our history.

　　To get to Bentwood Truck Museum, take Route 29 (Kingston Highway) to Palmer Street.

　　Go south on Palmer Street for one block and take a left onto Norman Drive.

　　You will see the museum building and the amusement park on your left.

　　Parking is available across the street, on your right.

　　64. Where is Bentwood Truck Museum?

　　A. On Norman Drive.

　　B. On Palmer Street.

　　C. On Kingston Highway.

　　D. On Route 29.

　　65. In which of the following can visitors take a ride?

　　A. A milk truck.

　　B. An ice-cream truck.

　　C. A bakery truck.

　　D. A school bus.

　　66. What is special about this museum?

　　A. It is built on the ruins of an old building.

　　B. It offers visitors free rides to the museum.

　　C. It exhibits trucks dating back to 200 years ago.

　　D. It’s transformed from an old factory by volunteers.

　　67. What’s the purpose of writing this passage?

　　A. To introduce the old history of Bentwood Truck Museum.

　　B. To persuade readers to attend the opening of the museum.

　　C. To explain why Bentwood Truck Museum was set up.

　　D. To call on the visitors to take a ride in old trucks.

　　D

　　For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a long life span means that the nation’s elderly population is sure to increase greatly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change brings big questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, we’re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology（老年学）.

　　Lawyers can specialize in “elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates（个人财产） to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says.

　　Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria”. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”

　　68. “… Old is suddenly in” (in Paragraph 1) most probably means ______.

　　A. America has suddenly become a nation of old people

　　B. Gerontology has suddenly become popular

　　C. More elderly professors are found on American campuses

　　D. American colleges have realized the need of admitting older students

　　69. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population ______.

　　A. will provide good job opportunities in many areas

　　B. will put an unbearable burden on society

　　C. may lead to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination

　　D. will create new fields of study in universities

　　70. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?

　　A. Retirees who are business-minded.

　　B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes.

　　C. College graduates with an MBA or law degree.

　　D. Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology

　　71. Why can businessmen make money in the elder market?

　　A. Retirees are more generous in spending money.

　　B. They can employ more gerontologists.

　　C. The elderly possess a large purchasing power.

　　D. There are more elderly people working than before..

　　E

　　ScienceDaily (July 5, 2009) — Researchers from the University of Haifa-Oranim have managed to make out the "self-irrigating" mechanism（构造） of the desert rhubarb（沙漠大黄）, which enables it to harvest 16 times the amount of water collected by other plants in the Negev Desert. This is the first example of a self-irrigating plant worldwide.

　　The desert rhubarb grows in the mountains of Israel's Negev desert, where average rainfall is particularly low (75 mm per year). Unlike most of the other desert plant species, which have small leaves so as to reduce water loss, this plant is unique in that its leaves are particularly large; each plant's rosette （莲座型丛叶）of one to four leaves reaches a total diameter（直径） of up to one meter.

　　Prof. Simcha Lev-Yadun, Prof. Gidi Ne'eman and Prof. Gadi Katzir came across this unique plant while studying the field area with students of the Department of Science Education-Biology of the University of Haifa-Oranim, and noticed that its waxy leaves are unusually large. They observed an exceptionally ridged（成脊状的） structure on each leaf.

　　The scientists explained that these deep and wide depressions（凹陷）in the leaves create a "channeling" mountain-like system by which the rain water is channeled toward the ground surrounding the plant's deep root. Other desert plants simply absorb the rain water that goes through the ground in its immediate surroundings.

　　The desert rhubarb is able to harvest quantities of water that are 16 times the amount of water harvested by the small-leafed plants of the Negev desert region. When the research team watered the plant artificially, they observed how the water flows along the course of the leave's depressions to the ground surrounding the plant's single root and then goes through the ground to a depth of 10 cm or more. Under the experimental conditions, water goes through the ground only as deep as 1 cm.

　　"We know of no other plant in the deserts of the world that functions in this manner," the researchers concluded.

　　72. The desert rhubarb’s "self-irrigating" mechanism_______.

　　A. enables it to survive with fewer leaves

　　B. works in many other desert plants in the world

　　C. helps it collect much more water than other plants

　　D. prevents the plant from losing water and heat

　　73. Which of the following helps other desert plants adapt to the dry climate?

　　A. Thin roots.

　　B. Small leaves.

　　C. Deep depressions.

　　D. The ridged structure.

　　74. Scientists discover the desert rhubarb can irrigate itself with its_______.

　　A. leaves

　　B. root

　　C. flowers

　　D. fruit

　　75. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. How plants’ “self-irrigating” mechanism works

　　B. How plants growing in the desert survive

　　C. The desert plants growing in the Negev Desert

　　D. The world’s first “self-watering” plant discovered

　　阅读理解

　　56-59 DDCC

　　60-63 BADC

　　64-67 ABDB

　　68-71 BADC

　　72-75 CBAD