高中英语高考英语冲刺导练30.docx

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高中英语高考英语冲刺导练30

【读写应用综合训练】

一、完形填空ClozeIII记叙文2013精选-8山东卷

Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople36Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga37person.

Ithinkmy38startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy39andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever40toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally41.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda（n）42.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI43tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig44forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof45arestillmybestfriendstoday.

Abiggercauseofmynew46,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy47.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso48becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever49her,soItookherplace.Sheletme50thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgoodtoo.Whenshedied,Iwas51,butIwasverygratefultoher.

IthinkIamamuch52persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot53theseexperiences.Theyhave54metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I55whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.

36.A.sinceB.beforeC.orD.unless

37.A.famousB.simpleC.differentD.skilled

38.A.educationB.careerC.tourD.change

39.A.balanceB.homeworkC.degreeD.interest

40.A.talkedB.wroteC.liedD.reported

41.A.carefulB.lonelyC.curiousD.guilty

42.A.argumentB.gameC.experimentD.defence

43.A.daredB.offeredC.hesitatedD.happened

44.A.dreamB.problemC.dutyD.step

45.A.usB.whichC.themD.whom

46.A.attitudeB.hobbyC.hopeD.luck

47.A.friendB.partnerC.guideD.guest

48.A.politeB.happyC.strangeD.confident

49.A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.trusted

50.A.explainB.guessC.declareD.see

51.A.homelessB.heartbroken

C.bad-temperedD.hopeless

52.A.quieterB.busierC.betterD.richer

53.A.forgetB.faceC.improveD.analyze

54.A.forcedB.preferredC.orderedD.taught

55.A.missB.likeC.wonderD.expect

二、阅读理解ReadingComprehensionTest题材62013山东卷B

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?

In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（评论家）weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.

61.ManyofGershwin’smusicalworkswere______.

A.writtenaboutNewYorkersB.ComposedforPaulWhiteman

C.playedmainlyinthecountrysideD.performedinvariousways

62.WhatdoweknowabouttheconcertorganizedbyWhiteman?

A.ItattractedmorepeopletotheatresB.Itprovedjazzcouldbeseriousmusic

C.ItmadeGershwinleaderoftheorchestraD.Itcausedadebateamongjazzmusicians.

63.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?

A.HecreatedoneofhisbestworksB.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger

C.HearguedwithFrenchcriticsD.Hechangedhismusicstyle

64.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ManyofGershwin’sworkswerelostB.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported

C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwinD.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin’sdeath.

65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?

A.TalentedandproductiveB.SeriousandboringC.popularandunhappyD.Friendlyandhonest

C

Youcan’talwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelvaevdoesn’tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.That’swhyhecreatedlampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrainsensingumbrella.

ThedesignersayshecomeupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy（伞蓬）builtintoastreetlamp.”hesaid.

Thelampbrellaisastandard-lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors（传感器）thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.

Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.

Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightingstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.

Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbeinstalledonmystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.

66.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatethelampbrella?

A.Topredictaheavyrain.B.Tochecktheweatherforecast.

C.Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.D.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella.

67.WhatdoweknowfromBelyaev’swordsinParagraph2?

A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience.B.itrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg.

C.Streetlampsareprotectedbycanopies.D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain.

68.Whichofthefollowingshowhowthelampbrellaworks?

A.motor→canopy→sensorsB.sensors→motor→canopy

C.motor→sensors→canopyD.canopy→motor→sensors

69.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutthelampbrella?

A.Itsmovingspeed.B.Itsappearance.C.Itsinstallation.D.Itssafety.

70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct.

B.Thelampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.

C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical.

D.ThelampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow.

D

Sparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.Someyearsago,thegrouptowhichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrowshowednosignofdeclining,thechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystate.Withmoreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarket,theSparrowmenuhadtostruggleforattention.Andtomakemattersworse,itsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.

Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEO,CarlPearson,decidedtobuildupitsmarketshare.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.Sparrowhadtodevelopanewpromotionalcampaign.

PearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbrand.Thechain’sownernowfavoredrebrandingSparrowasMarcy’srestaurants.Pearsonresisted,arguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.Pearsonstronglybelievedthatnumberswerethekeytosuccess,ratherthancustomers’spendingpower.Finally,theowneracceptedhisidea.

Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstars.Insteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproduct,theintensionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.

Pearsonalsomadeotherdecisions