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高考英语冲刺导练31

天津市耀华中学2017届高考英语冲刺导练（31）

【读写应用综合训练】

一、完形填空ClozeIII精选9夹叙夹议Argumentation&Essay

IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream,whichmeantajob,amortgage（按揭）,creditcards,success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse,allofus36chasingthesamething.

Oneyear,throughaseriesofunhappyevents,itallfell37.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I38thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe39possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad40thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas41,fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheowner,rentedit,and42acornertocampin.

Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme,43slowly,theystartedteachingmethe44ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,candles,andtools,andbegan45aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina46AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof47.

WhatIhadbelievedin,allthosethingsIthoughtwere48foracivilizedlife,werenonexistentinthisplace.49onthemountain,mymostvaluablepossessionsweremy50withmyneighbors.

Fouryearslater,Imovedbackinto51.Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime,52theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto53ahandfulofpeople.Therearefourofusnowinthehouse,butovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein54ifwehadn’tbandedtogether.

TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it’sabout55wecanallgetbytogether.

36.A.separatelyB.equallyC.violentlyD.naturally

37.A.offB.apartC.overD.out

38.A.crossedB.leftC.touredD.searched

39.A.fullestB.largestC.fairestD.cheapest

40.A.atB.throughC.overD.round

41.A.occupiedB.abandonedC.emptiedD.robbed

42.A.turnedB.approachedC.clearedD.cut

43.A.butB.althoughC.otherwiseD.for

44.A.benefitB.lessonC.natureD.art

45.A.stickingB.lookingC.swingingD.turning

46.A.wildB.realC.differentD.remote

47.A.neighborlinessB.happiness

C.friendlinessD.kin

dness

48.A.uniqueB.expensiveC.rareD.necessary

49.A.UpB.DownC.DeepD.Along

50.A.cooperationB.relationships

C.satisfactionD.appointments

51.A.realityB.societyC.townD.life

52.A.creatingB.losingC.quittingD.offering

53.A.putinB.turninC.takeinD.getin

54.A.yardsB.sheltersC.campsD.cottages

55.A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.how

二、阅读理解ReadingComprehension■Test训练7

A

Nooneknowsforsurewhenadvertisingfirststarted.Itispossiblethatitgrewoutofthediscoverythatsomepeopledidcertainkindsofworkbetterthanothersdidthem.Thatledtotheconceptofspecialization,whichmeansthatpeoplewouldspecialize,orfocus,ondoingonespecificjob.

Let’stakeamanwe’llcallMr.Fielder,forexample.Hedideverythingconnectedwithfarming.Heplantedseeds,tendedthefields,andharvestedandsoldhiscrops.Atthesametime,hedidmanyotherjobsonthefarm.However,hedidn’tmakethebricksforhishouse,cuthistreesintoboards,maketheplows（犁）,oranyoftheotherhundredsofthingsafarmneeds.Instead,hegotthemfrompeoplewhospecializedindoingeachofthosethings.

SupposetherewasanothermanweshallcallMr.Plowright.Usingwhatheknewaboutfarmingandworkingwithiron,Mr.Plowrightinventedaplowthatmadefarmingeasier.Mr.Plowrightdidnotreallylikefarminghimselfandwantedtospecializeinmakingreallygoodplows.Perhaps,hethought,otherfarmerswilltradewhattheygrowforoneofmyplows.

HowdidMr.Plowrightletpeopleknowwhatwasdoing?

Why,headvertised,ofcourse.Firstheopenedashopandthenheputupasignoutsidetheshoptoattractcustomers.Thatsignmayhavebeennomorethanaplowcarvedintoapieceofwoodandasimplearrowpointingtotheshopdoor.ItwasprobablyalltheinformationpeopleneededtofindMr.Plowrightandhisreallygoodplows.

Manyhistoriansbelievethatthefirstoutdoorsignswereusedaboutfivethousandyearsago.Evenbeforemostpeoplecouldread,theyunderstoodsuchsigns.Shopkeeperswouldcarveintostone,clay,orwoodsymbolsfortheproductstheyhadforsale.

Amedium,inadvertisingtalk,isthewayyoucommunicateyourmessage.Youmightsaythatthefirstmediumusedinadvertisingwassignswithsymbols.Thesecondmediumwasaudio,orsound,althoughthattermisnotusedexactlyinthewayweuseittoday.Originally,justthehumanvoiceandmaybesomekindofsimpleinstrument,suchasabell,wereusedtogetpeople’sattention.

Acrier,inthehistoricalsense,isnotsomeonewhoweepseasily.Itissomeone,probablyaman,withavoiceloudenoughtobeheardovertheothernoisesofacity.InancientEgypt,shopkeepersmighthiresuchapersontospreadthenewsabouttheirproducts.Oftenthisearliestformofadvertisinginvolvedanewlyarrivedshiploadedwithgoods.Perhapsthecrierdescribedthegoods,explainedwheretheycamefrom,andpraisedtheirquality.Hisjobwas,inotherwords,nottoodifferentfromaTVorradiocommercialintoday’sworld.

41.Whatprobablyledtothestartofadvertising?

A.Thediscoveryofiron.B.Thespecializationoflabor.

C.Theappearanceofnewjobs.D.Thedevelopmentoffarmingtechn

iques.

42.Toadvertisehisplows,Mr.Plowright______.

A.praisedhisplowsinpublicB.placedasignoutsidetheshop

C.hunganarrowpointingtotheshopD.showedhisproductstothecustomers

43.ThewritermakesupthetwostoriesofMr.FielderandMr.Plowrightinorderto______.

A.explaintheoriginofadvertisingB.predictthefutureofadvertising

C.exposeproblemsinadvertisingD.providesuggestionsforadvertising

44.InancientEgypt,acrierwasprobablysomeonewho______.

A.ownedashipB.hadtheloudestvoice

C.ranashopsellinggoodstofarmersD.functionedliketoday’sTVorradiocommercial

45.Thelasttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout______.

A.thehistoryofadvertisingB.thebenefitsofadvertising

C.theearlyformsofadvertisingD.thebasicdesignofadvertising

【选练】B

Yearsago,whenIstartedlookingformyfirstjob,wiseadvisersadvised.“Barbarabeenthusiastic!

Enthusiasmwilltakeyoufurtherthananyamountofexperience,”Howrighttheywere!

“Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm.”wroteRalphWaldoEmerson．Itisthepastethathelpsyouhangontherewhenthethingsgettough.Itistheinnervoicethatwhispers,“Icandoit!

”Whenothersshout,“No,youcan’t!

”IttookyearsandyearsfortheearlyworkofBarbaraMclintock,ageneticistwhowonthe1983NobelPrizeinmedicine,tobegenerallyaccepted.Yetshedidn’tstopworkingonherexperiments.

Weareallbornwithwide-eyed,enthusiasticwonderanditisthischildlikewonderthatgivesenthusiasticpeoplesuchyouthfulair,whatevertheirage.At90,cellistPabloCasalswouldstarthisdaybyplayingBach.Asthemusicflowedthroughhisfingers,hisstoopedshoulderswouldstraightenandjoywouldreappearinhiseyes.AsauthorandpoetSamuelUlmanoncewrote,“Yearswrinklytheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.”

Enthusiasticpeoplealsolovewhattheydo,regardlessofmoneyortitleorpower.PatriciaMellratlretireddirectoroftheMissouriRepertoryTheaterinKansasCity,wasonceaskedwhereshegotherenthusiasm.Shereplied,“Myfather,longago,toldme,InevermadeadimeuntilIstoppedworkingformoney.”

Wecan’taffordtowastetearson“might-have-been”.Weneedtoturnth

etearsintosweataswegoafter“what-can-be”．Weneedtoliveeachmomentwhole-heartedly,withalloursenses-findingpleasureinthesweetsmellofaback-yardgarden,thesimplepictureofasix-year-old,thebeautyofarainbow.

46.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

A.Enthusiasmismoreimportantthanexperience.B.Enthusiasmcangivepeoplemoresuccessandfame.

C.Enthusiasticpeoplewillnevergetold.D.Enthusiasmcanmakeyousucceedandenjoylife.

47.Wecaninterthanenthusiasmismoreimportantforapersonespeciallywhen______.

A.heisintroubleB.heisgettingoldC.hecandowhatheloveD.hehassucceeded

48.TheauthormentionsPabloCasalsinthethirdparagraphtoshowthat______.

A.enthusiasmcanmakepeoplefeelyoungB.musiccanarousepeople’senthusiasm

C.enthusiasmcangivepeopleinspirationneededtosucceedD.enthusiasmcankeeppeoplehealthy

49.Howmanyexamplesarereferredinthepassagetoshowtheimportanceofenthusiasm?

A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six

50.Whichproverbmaythewriteragreewithaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.B.Don’tcryoverthespoiledmilk.

C.Loveme,lovemydog.D.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.

C

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealth,wealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings：

thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreea