2012年高考英语完型填充与阅读理解限时综合练习31

江苏省淮海中学高考英语增十分工程—完型填充与阅读理解—20120227（31）1江苏省淮海中学高三英语完型填充与阅读理解定时训练（31）一部分完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingday,butmygraduationdaywasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountryto36thecelebration.Butjustlikeeveryoneelseinmyclass,Ihadwatchedthe37turnfrombadtoworseinmysenioryear.Almostallofusgraduateshaddegrees,butveryuncertain38.Theweeksaheadweren’t39.Iknewmysmalluniversitytowncouldn’toffermeanyopportunities,40IpackedupmycaranddrovetoSouthernCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwouldtakea41draggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsame42asIwasbefore.Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupin43?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Daysfeltlikeweeks,weekslikemonths,andthosemanymonthsfeltlikeeverlasting44.AndthemostannoyingpartwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany45.SowhatdidIdotokeepmygoodsense?Idecidedto46.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme47.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough,sometimesalittlehopeisallyou48!Iputmy49intoachildren’sbook.BeyondtheRiverwasthestoryofanunlikelyhero,alittlefish,who50togiveuphisdream.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalotofhardworkanddetermination—Iwasoffereda51contract(合同)formyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallinto52.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwas53shortlyafter.Don’tgiveup.Evenifthingslook54now,don’tgiveup.Ifyouworkhard,thingswillalwaysgetbetter.Oftentimesourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream...allweneedisthe55topushbeyondtheriver.36.A.attendB.holdC.prepareD.enjoy37.A.environmentB.economyC.opportunityD.climate38.A.choiceB.dangerC.desireD.future39.A.quietB.busyC.easyD.long40.A.soB.butC.forD.or41.A.dayB.weekC.monthD.year42.A.townB.directionC.situationD.habit43.A.surpriseB.fearC.delightD.peace44.A.gloryB.complaintC.loveD.pain45.A.appointmentB.progressC.commitmentD.decision46.A.readB.thinkC.writeD.paint47.A.hopeB.wisdomC.pleasureD.inspiration48.A.lackB.findC.buryD.need49.A.disapprovalB.disagreementC.dissatisfactionD.disadvantage50.A.refusedB.managedC.failedD.decided51.A.writingB.translatingC.publishingD.reviewing52.A.ruinB.placeC.piecesD.despair53.A.rewardedB.paidC.firedD.hired54.A.differentB.unimportantC.strangeD.tough55.A.courageB.chanceC.timeD.dream第二部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional‘thankyou’andreplaceditwiththelessformal‘cheers’,accordingtoasurvey.Althoughtheaveragepersonwillsay‘thankyou’nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytothrowina‘cheers’or‘ta’whereit’sneeded,ratherthanrisksoundingoldfashioned.Onein20nowsay江苏省淮海中学高考英语增十分工程—完型填充与阅读理解—20120227（31）2‘niceone’instead,whileyoungergenerationsaremorelikelytooffera‘cool’thana‘thankyou’.‘Merci’,‘fab’andeven‘gracias’werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,aswas‘muchappreciated’.Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,2011,saidaformal‘thankyou’wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.Mostpeopledeclaredthatsayingthankyouwassomethingdrilledintothembytheirparents.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileafifthavoidsayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould—onatleasttwooccasionseveryday.Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthebrunt(压力)ofourbadmannerswithhalfadmittingthey’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem—manyjustifying(为……辩解)thelackofthanksbecausetheirfamily‘alreadyknowI’mgrateful’.Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.Athirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote—but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheybotheredtosendone.AquarterofBritishpeoplesaythankyouwithfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeannoyedatnotgettingthegratitude(感激)theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.56.Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”________.A.whentheyareingoodmoodB.completelyoutofhabitC.whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD.purelyoutofpoliteness57.Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.A.abandonedB.usedC.sharedD.grasped58.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.A.differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionableB.peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadaysC.athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeopleD.peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.B.Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.C.Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.D.Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.BTwotalentedSheffieldHighSchoolpupilshavejustfoundoutthey’vebeenshortlistedinthetopfiveoftheircategoriesinthenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwards.NatalieChan-Lam(Year12)