高考英语能力阶段训练八
1， 完型
The worst thing is the headlines . I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel , their heads 36 in their newspapers . The headlines today 37 suicide (自杀) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say 38 by members of our community .
Something on the journey is 39 . I am not 40 anything that would indicate I am a Muslim . I normally do not 41 it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers . 42 I sense an uneasiness in the carriage . People are 43 . No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being 44 unfriendly towards me . But I think the 45 I get are different . I am being checked out , sized up . It is all a bit uncomfortable .
People are looking around for things and people 46 look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit 47 and in the coming days , as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims , that feeling is likely to get 48 . As you look around the 49 , it is difficult to know what people are thinking . Some are 50 thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do” but they 51 understand we condemn (谴责)this like everyone else .
Whoever did this didn’t 52 about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim . They just had no respect 53 human life at all . We all travel around London and we use public transport . We have a much fear as anyone else about 54 in something . But in the coming days , everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm . We will look out for each other and that’s how we will 55 this difficulty .
36．A．buried ycy B．hung C．hidden D．sunk
37．A．tell about B．talk over C．think out D．speak of
38．A．to carry on B．were carried out C．to carry out D．were carried on
39．A．different B．difficult C．easy D．interesting
40．A．putting on B．dressing C．wearing D．having on
41．A．unless B．until C．before D．after
42．A．However B．Thus C．But D．And
43．A．calm B．noisy C．quiet D．cheerful
44．A．in a way B．in one way C．in no way D．in any way
45．A．looks B．opinions C．ideas D．experiences
46．A．which B．that C．who D．whom
47．A．itself B．himself C．myself D．oneself
48．A．better B．worse C．more D．less
49．A．carriage B．bus C．train D．taxi
50．A．surely B．certainly C．probably D．hopefully
51．A．have to B．might C．are able to D．may
52．A．ask B．hear C．know D．care
53．A．with B．of C．for D．to
54．A．keeping up B．being caught up C．catching up D．being kept up with
55．A．get away B．get off C．get out D．get through
阅读 一
One of the United States’ social problems is the breakdown of the two-parent family. Today, millions of American children grow up without fathers. Too often, these children lack the love and help they badly need and which they would ordinarily receive from not one but two parents. In the old days, American parents placed the needs of their children above their own. At present, however, nearly one half of all new marriages end in divorce(离婚), with often troubling results for their children. Worse, every year, thousands of teenage, unmarried Americans become mothers outside marriage, with generally terrible results for the mothers and children alike and for American society more generally. However, Chinese continue to value whole marriages. This is not to say that Chinese marriages are all perfect-they certainly are not, judging from increasing rates of divorce and extramarital affairs－but the willingness of Chinese to set aside their own needs and stay together for the sake of the children is admirable and worthy of study.
Families, in whatever form they may take, are important to Americans. If one was to ask a group of Americans what is dearest to them, the majority would say“family”.And yet, so many Americans spend much more time at work-that is, beyond the formal forty-hour work week-than they do with their own families. Obviously, the USA is one of the most powerful in the world, owing in large measure to“workaholism”（工作狂）.It seems to me that Chinese generally find a better balance between work and family needs than many Americans do. I don’t see the number of workaholics in China that I do in the United States（or American organizations in China）.Instead, average Chinese usually head home right after work（in the office or field），have meals together, and spend time with their family members. What’s more, Chinese try to make more time for grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins than many Americans; in many cases, multigenerational families live together. Of course, like many facts of Chinese society, this is all changing; increasing numbers of“New Chinese”are working longer hours and spending less time with their families than ever before. Still, while Americans do value their loved ones. I think we have something to learn from the Chinese about finding the proper balance between work and family.
65．The main point of the passage is .
A．family plays a very important role in America.
B．there is something about family for Americans to learn from China.
C．a proper balance between work and family needs to be found for Chinese
D．the Chinese have a proper balance between work and play
66．According to the passage, the American family value in the past is that .
A．Americans love their families more than their jobs.
B．Americans often set aside their children’s needs
C．Americans have a strong work desire
D．American parents place the needs of their children above their own
67．It can be concluded from the passage that .
A．in the author’s eyes, the breakdown of the two-parent family in China will be more serious than that in
the U. S. in the future.
B．today young Americans should reduce their material comforts in the interests of their children’s future
C．Chinese marriage is said to be all perfect
D．at present, nearly one half of all new marriages end in divorce in China
68．What does the author think according to the passage?
A．Children living in one-parent families badly need their parents’ love and help
B．Children with one-parent need their parents’ money badly.
C．Chinese value whole marriage more than before. D．Work is dearest to most Chinese.
二
In many ways, the earliest periods of photography are the most satisfying. Learning to use the controls is easy and comes quickly, and you can measure the results in terms of sharp and correctly developed pictures. Once you have mastered that, you can start on the second step of your photographic work. Using these basic skills in a wide variety of situations to give the pictures you want, noticing what you see through the viewfinder and turning that into the most effective picture becomes totally interesting.
All good photographs have one thing in common; there is no doubt what the subject of the picture is meant to be. Every photographer must use those same standards to his or her work, not only to the finished results but to the subject before he or she takes it. Always work out quite clearly what the subject of the picture is to be and why you are taking the picture. For example,“I am going to take a picture of this street to show the different styles and ages of the buildings and that people have been living, working and shopping in them since time began.”By doing this you have a better idea of what to include in the picture and what to leave out. How often have you been shown photographs taken by people away on a trip somewhere? The judgment is always similar, something about“the car park is out of the picture to the left”, or“you can’t quite see from this picture but if you go up the street”. The photographs are usually collections of buildings, people, parked cars, possibly a distant look of an ancient church, and best of all, a figure which you are told is Aunt Henrietta, disappearing in the middle distance. When photographers show you their pictures, they have a clear idea of what they want to bring to your attention, but it often does not appear in the picture. If they had given just a little of their time to think about their future judgment before taking the picture, then the picture would relate its own story. Good pictures can show their subjects quickly and easily.
69．What does the author mean by saying“in many ways, the earliest periods of photography are the most satisfying”?
A．The skills of photography are not as satisfactory nowadays as before
B．The earliest pictures were the best pictures people have ever taken
C．The present-day photography depends more on technology than on art
D．Learning to produce a sharp and correctly developed picture is only the first step in photography and is easily learned.
70．What will it bring you if you decide the purpose of the photograph in advance?
A．Allows you to leave out unnecessary material B．Allows you to stand in the best place
C．Helps you to vary the subjects of your pictures D．Means you waste less time.
71．Many photographers fail because .
A.their pictures include the buildings and people B.the details are not clear in their pictures
C．the subjects of their pictures are not obvious
D．the explanation given for their pictures is mistaken
72．What book is this passage most likely taken from?
A．A book on photography for news reporters B．A book on how to photograph people
C．A book on choosing the right camera. D．A book on improving photographic techniques.
三，对话填空
Jack: Have you heard the news that someone rode a horse to school?
Jane: What? Rode a horse to school? It ⑴s_______ so strange to me.
Jack: But that’s true. A newspaper says recently two American ⑵g_____ did it.
Jane: How come?
Jack: That is⑶ b______ of rising oil prices. ⑷L________ far away from their school,
Mellissa Evans and Chapa Steven went to school by car. And as oil prices
kept rising, they thought their horses would save ⑸ t______ money.
⑹A___________ the trip will take hours, hay(干草) is much ⑺ c_______ than gas.
Jane: That’s right.
Jack: But the girl’s ⑻c_________ ideas may not last long.
Jane: But why?
Jack: The school has told them that keeping horses at school is ⑼ a________ the school rules.
Jane. I see.
Jack: And many people have ⑽s_______ from the oil prices rising in America, so they wish to
get down the oil prices soon.
Jane: So do people in our country.
1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.___________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________
Key:
36~40 ADBAC 41~45 ACCDA 46~50 BCBAC 51~55 ADCBD
B D B A，D A C D
1.sounds 2.girls 3.because 4.Living 5.them
6.Although 7.cheaper 8.creative 9.against 10.suffered