2012高考英語能力提升40分鐘限時(shí)訓(xùn)練1

1、高三下學(xué)期英語能力提升40分鐘限時(shí)訓(xùn)練12. The British government often says that providing children with _ to the information superhighway is of great importance.A. prevention B. protection C. allowance D. access【答案】D【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。解題關(guān)鍵：掌握短語access to意為：進(jìn)入。4. As far as I see, _ is no possibility _ he will win the tennis

2、match this time.A. it; that B. there; that C. it; whether D. there; whether【答案】B【解析】考查同位語從句的用法及there be句型。此處that he will win the tennis match this time是possibility的同位語；7. - Why didnt you buy the gold ring? - I _, but I didnt have the money.A. would have B. bought C. would like to D. had bought【答案】A【

3、解析】考查虛擬語氣。句意：-你為什么不買那個(gè)金戒指？-我本想買，但我沒有錢。9. The young man, _ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try. A. to make B. making C. made D. having made【答案】D【解析】考查分詞的用法。此處根據(jù)句意可知：那個(gè)年輕人嘗試過幾次，故用分詞的完成時(shí)；又因和主語之間是主謂關(guān)系，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞。12. During the reconstruction of the city, m

4、any modern tall buildings went up _ old shabby houses were torn down.A. where B. in what C. in which D. which【答案】A【解析】考查地點(diǎn)狀語從句的連接詞。句意：在城市重建期間，許多現(xiàn)代化的高樓在破舊房屋被拆的地方建起。14. Not until he called the secretary three times _ that the manager went to an important meeting. A. did he tell B. he told C. was he to

5、ld D. he was told【答案】C【解析】考查倒裝句。此處not until句型置于句首，主句用部分倒裝。16Try to spend your time just on the things you find_. A. worthing doing them B. worth being done C. worthy to being done D. worthy of being done【答案】D【解析】考查worth，worthy的用法。此處worth后接動(dòng)名詞的主動(dòng)式，worthy后接動(dòng)名詞的被動(dòng)式。故D正確。20. Jack went to college last ye

6、ar and left his parents ,_ to return home until he achieves his goal. A. determining not B. not determined C. not determining D. determined not【答案】D【解析】考查非謂語動(dòng)詞的用法。此處過去分詞短語作伴隨狀語，not否定不定式，故置于其前。句意：杰克去年上了大學(xué)離開了父母，決心實(shí)現(xiàn)他的目標(biāo)才回家。一、 完型填空（每小題1.5分，共30分）He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident

7、and had to get his arms removedSince then, he has had to _31_ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do _32_ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often _

8、33_. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived _34_, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do. _35_, a misfortune befell（降臨）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, _36_ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly _37_ h

9、er sisters willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly _38_. At school, she always studied hardMost of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my _39_ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）

10、_40_ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his _41_ future, whereas the girl was full of _42_ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their _43_. The boy: My younger brothers arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.They had both go

11、ne through the same ordeal（痛苦經(jīng)歷）, but their different _44_ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, _45_ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the _46_ when faced with it is the true _47_ of your character. If you choose to _48_ or escape from the ordeal, it will

12、follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the _49_ will turn out to be a fortune on which new _50_will arise. 31AliveBstandCrelyDassist【答案】C【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。他酒后駕車，出了車禍并截掉了胳膊。所以從那時(shí)起他不得不依靠他的弟弟。此處rely on意為：依靠。1,3,532AsomethingBeverythingCnothingDanything【答案】D【解析】考查不定代詞的用法。除了用腳趾寫字他完全不能做任何事

13、情。33AquarrelBshareCsupportDdislike【答案】A【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析及語境理解。隨著年齡的增大，他們都有自己的問題，他們經(jīng)常吵架。34AhappilyBlonelyCseparatelyDdisappointedly【答案】C【解析】考查副詞詞義及語境理解。最后弟弟走了去單獨(dú)生活。此處separately意為：單獨(dú)地；獨(dú)自地。35AUnfortunatelyBUnexpectedlyCSimilarlyDNaturally來【答案】C【解析】考查副詞詞義及語境理解。下文講得是一位姑娘和上文的那個(gè)人具有相似的經(jīng)歷。此處Similarly意為：相似的是。36Ale

14、adingBbringingCcausingDresulting 【答案】D【解析】考查固定短語的用法。此處result in意為：導(dǎo)致，結(jié)果。一場大火導(dǎo)致她失去了兩個(gè)胳膊。37Aturned toBturned downCturned offDturned against【答案】B【解析】考查固定短語的含義及語境理解。她決定拒絕姐姐的友好的幫助，她決心獨(dú)立生活。此處turned down意為：拒絕。38AaloneBfreeCindependentDsuccessful【答案】C【解析】考查形容詞詞義及語境理解。文意參看解析37.39AarmsBwingsCdreamsDpromises【答

15、案】A【解析】考查名詞詞義及語境理解。根據(jù)文意可知她失去了胳膊。40AinterviewBradioCsportsDhealth【答案】A【解析】考查名詞詞義及語境理解。他們兩個(gè)被邀請(qǐng)參加采訪節(jié)目。此處interview意為：采訪。41AhopefulBuncertainCbrightDmiserable【答案】B【解析】考查形容詞的含義及用法。那位男孩向電視主持人講述了他未知的將來而那個(gè)女孩對(duì)未來充滿了熱情。42AcalmnessBenthusiasmCpatienceDexcitement【答案】B【解析】考查名詞詞義及語境理解。那位男孩向電視主持人講述了他未知的將來而那個(gè)女孩對(duì)未來充滿了

16、熱情。43AhandsBstrengthCtoesDmouths【答案】C【解析】考查名詞詞義及語境理解。根據(jù)文意他們都失去了胳膊所以他們用腳趾寫字。44AcharactersBdesiresCopinionsDattitudes 【答案】D【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。他們不同的態(tài)度決定了不同的生活。45AunexpectedBpassiveCroughDserious【答案】A【解析】考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。不幸的災(zāi)難可能會(huì)隨時(shí)襲擊我們的生活。46AemergencyBmisfortuneCdifficultyDaccident【答案】B【解析】考查名詞詞義及語境理解。面對(duì)不幸

17、你如何對(duì)待它是對(duì)你的真正考驗(yàn)。47AtestBreflectionCdisplayDproblem【答案】A【解析】考查名詞詞義及語境理解。面對(duì)不幸你如何對(duì)待它是對(duì)你的真正考驗(yàn)。48AignoreBresistCcomplainDsuffer【答案】C【解析】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析及語境理解。如果你選擇抱怨或逃避痛苦經(jīng)歷，它將永遠(yuǎn)伴隨你。49AproblemBresultCfailureDhardship【答案】D【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。如果你選擇堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，苦難就會(huì)變成幸運(yùn)。此處hardship，misfortune，disaster為同義詞。50AsolutionsBwaysCreward

18、sDhopes【答案】D【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。如果你選擇堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，苦難就會(huì)變成幸運(yùn)。新的希望就會(huì)產(chǎn)生。How Much to TipYoure out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.Tipping, psychologists have found, is not just about service. Instead, studi

19、es have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiters choice of words, to how they carry themselves while taking orders, to the bills total. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocke

20、t by the end of the night.“Studies before have shown that mimicry (模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show that people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics them.” So Rick van Ba

21、aren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up!” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home. The results were clear it pays to mimic your cu

22、stomer. The copycat(模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cabdrivers,

23、 hair stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau (達(dá)到穩(wěn)定水平) when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $100.“Thats also a point of tipping,” Green

24、 says. “You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they werent there, youd never get any service. So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there.”55. Apart from service, how many other factors af

25、fecting the customers tipping are mentioned in the passage?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.【答案】D【解析】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiters choice of words, to how they carry themselves while taking orders,

26、 to the bills total. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.可知選D。56. These studies show that _.A. tipping can be affected by physical reactions to many different waiters factorsB. people who are being mimicked usually ti

27、p less to the person who mimics them C. the mimic waiters can get almost twice as much money as the other groupD. mimicry makes the mimicker feel bad【答案】C【解析】考查推理判斷。根據(jù)The results were clear it pays to mimic your customer. The copycat(模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other

28、group.可推知C正確。57. According to the passage, which of the following will be likely to show the right change of the tip percentages?Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010Tip ($)50 100 150 Bill ($)302010A B C D【答案】C【解析】考查推理判斷。根據(jù)In fact, tip perce

29、ntages appear to plateau (達(dá)到穩(wěn)定水平) when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percentage tip than a bill for $100.可推知C正確。71題Cbill ($)        percentage(下降)           tip(

30、$)10                  20%                            220  &#

31、160;               18%                           3.630      

32、            15%                           4.5所以C圖正確。58. We know from the passage that the writer seems to _.A. object to Mr. Greens idea about tippingB. think part of Mr. Greens explanation is reasonab