高考英语专项练习二.docx
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高考英语专项练习二
高中英语专项练习二
Part-1
Directions:
Completethepassagewiththewordsgiveninthetable.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Thereisanextraonethatyouwillfindnousefor.
A.rewardB.evidenceC.currentlyD.affectE.Benefit
F.averageG.therapyH.physicallyI.sensibleJ.lengthen
Aleadingresearcherintooldagehaswarnedthatthedreamoflivingforever,oratleastmuchlongerthanatpresent,couldturnintoacurse(祸根)ratherthanablessing.Itmaybecomepossibletolengthenthe41humanlifebycontrollinggenes---butwhatwegainmaynotbeworththepricewewouldhavetopay.
ProfessorJohnGrimleyEvensbelievesthat42,maximumlifeexpectationis115,butthatwithgene43itmightbepossibletoextendthis.Theprofessorsays,however,thata
44lifestylecanextendtheaveragelifespanofeveryoneatthemoment.
“Weknowalotalreadyabouthowpeople’slifestyles45theirlifespan.Thereisincreasing46tosuggestthatsensiblelifestylesareeffectiveinlaterlifeaswellasinearlyandmiddlelife.”
“Itisnevertoolatetogainsome47fromgivingupsmoking,fromdrinkinglessalcohol,fromtakingupsensiblepatternsofdietandexerciseandfromcontrollingbodyweight.Wealreadyknowhowto48humanlife.”
Theprofessorbelievesthattheprocessoflengtheninglifebymeansofgenetherapymightbringdangerswithit.Ifgenetherapyaffectedonlyonepartofthehumanbodybutnotallofit,peoplemightbe49capableoflivinglonger,butwouldstarttobeworsementallyatamuchearlierage.
Key:
41-45F,C,G,I,D,46-49B,E,J,H
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CorD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Withoilpricesapproachingthesymbolicmarkof$100abarrel,theworldisheadingtowardsitsthirdenergyshockinageneration.Buttoday'sriseis50differentfromtheoilcrisesinthe1970sand1980s.Itwillhaveagreaterglobalimpact.
The51oilshockswerecausedbysuddeninterruptionsinexportsfromtheMiddleEast.Butthistimepriceshavebeenrisingsteadilyas52gasolineinbothdevelopedcountriesanddevelopingeconomiesgrows.Thisistheworld’sfirstdemand-ledenergyshock.
Oilprices53$98.6ontheNewYorkMercantileExchangebeforefallingbackto$96.4atthecloseoftradinglastWednesday.Forecastsoffutureoilprices54widely.Virtuallynooneforeseesareturntothe$20oilofadecadeago.Itmeansconsumersshouldfaceaneraofhighfuel55.
Formostofthe20thcentury,56wascheapandabundant.Throughoutthe1990s,
57,oilpricesaveraged$20abarrel.Evenattoday’shighs,luckily,fortheAmericans,oilis
58thanimportedbottlewater.
Theconcerntodayisoverhowthe59sector(行业)willmeetthegrowthindemandoverthelongerterm.
Chinafacesthe60.Rapidindustrializationhascomeataprice:
Oildemandhasincreasedmorethanthreetimessince1980.Itturnedacountrythatwasonceself-sufficientintoanoil61.
Today,however,ChinaconsumesonlyathirdasmuchoilastheUS,whichburnsaquarterofthe62oileachday.Europehasmanagedtoreduceoilconsumptionthroughhighgasolinetaxes,smallcarsand63publictransportation.ButAmericanshavenot.
Expertssaynooneshouldcountonoilpricesrisingforever.Economic64intheworld’smajoreconomieswillprobablysendpricesdown.
50.A.nearlyB.generallyC.fundamentallyD.traditionally
51.A.pastB.unexpectedC.worldD.recent
52.A.supplyofB.demandforC.reservationofD.productionof
53.A.remainedB.strokeC.droppedD.hit
54.A.rangeB.reachC.areD.predict
55.A.importB.consumptionC.paymentD.costs
56.A.foodB.oilC.laborsD.material
57.A.forexampleB.howeverC.neverthelessD.therefore
58.A.consumedmoreB.cleanerC.moreexpensiveD.cheaper
59.A.industrialB.powerC.energyD.various
60.A.chanceB.challengeC.crisesD.charge
61.A.exporterB.importerC.consumerD.producer
62.A.nation’sB.region’sC.world’sD.fuel
63.A.reducingB.effectiveC.efficientD.increasing
64.A.controlB.growthC.advancementD.slowdowns
Key:
50-54CABDA55-59DBADC60-64BBCCD
Part-2
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.developedB.markedlyC.supportingD.strongE.effectively
F.designerG.similarH.lookingI.madeJ.application
TheGradeI-listedCliftonSuspensionBridgespans412metersacrosstheAvongorgeinBristol,withEgyptian-inspiredtowers__41steelchainsfromwhichtheroadwayishung.ABrunelmasterpiece,thebridgeisatrueiconofengineering.
Buttodaywecouldgrowasuspensionbridge,buildingitoutofartificialspidersilkwoventogethertoproducestrongstrands.InSeptember2010,scientistsintheUSannouncedtheyhad__42transgenicsilkwormscapableofspinningartificialspidersilk.BiologistsattheUniversityofNotreDame,theUniversityofWyomingandKraigBiocraftLaboratoriestookDNAfromspidersandaddedittothatofsilkwormstomodifythesilktheyproduce.Whenthesesilkwormsspintheircocoons,theycreateacombinationofsilkwormsilkandspidersilkwith__43__improvedelasticityandstrength.
“It’saroundfivetimesas__44__assteelofthesamedensityandit’snowpossibletoproducethisbiopolymeronthelargescale,”saysarchitectMagnusLarsson.“Soitcouldbeusedfor__45__suchasbulletproofvests,biomedicaluses,structuralfabrics—evensuspensionbridges.”
Larsson’sredesignwouldrecreatethesuspensionbridgewithaspider’sweb-likestructure__46__fromthissilk.Thesuspensionbridge’stowersareoneoftheiconicelementsofitsdesign.Iftheyremaininour21st-centurystructure,theartificialsilkcouldbespunbetweenthem,ina__47_patterntoaspider’sweb.“Wecouldalsobuildtheroadwayfromthismaterialandcarscouldrunoverit,”saysLarsson.“It’ssostrong.Seriousexperimentsarebeingcarriedout__48__atusingthisasabuildingmaterialaswespeak.”
“Morebiotecturethanarchitecture,wewould__49__growournewspidersilksuspensionbridge,”concludesLarsson.“We’dcreateoneofthemostimpressivefeastsofhumanengineeringinthe21stcentury.”
Key:
41-49CABDJIGHE
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Whilesomeofthebestprofessionalbig-wavesurfersintheworldlookedoutover40-footwavescrashingontotheshoresofOahu’sWaimeaBay,the__50__seemeddisappointinglyclear.TheQuicksilverInvitationsurfingcompetitionhadtobecanceled.Thewaveswerejusttoo__51__.
Butonthatsamelate-Januaryday,relativelyunknownbig-waveriderGregRusshadtobephysically__52__bylifeguardsfromlaunchingoutintothebiggestsurfinmorethanadecade.Theguardswereinterferingwithhisrighttomake__53__,hesaid.
Theincentive:
$50,000fromthesurf-equipmentmanufacturerK2toanyonewhocanridethebiggestwaveoftheyearandgetit__54__.
Fromiceclimbingtomountainbikingtobig-wavesurfing,morepeoplearebecomingextremeathletes,puttingtheirlivesindangerforthe__55__thrill.ButtheK2contest,andthegrowingpopularityofextremesportsworldwide,hasraisedquestionsaboutthefinancialandhuman__56__forathletesandrescuerswhowatchoverthem.Formany,theincidentatWaimeaperfectly__57__thedangersunleashedwhenbigmoney,bigegos,andbigchallengesaremixed.
Althoughexactfiguresonhowmanyextremeathletesexistarehardtocomeby,isolatedstatisticalevidence__58__arapidincrease.Forexample,thenumberofclimbers__59__toclimbAlaska’s20,300-footMt.McKinley---thetallestpeakinNorthAmerica---increasedfrom695in1984to1,100in1997.
“It’sanumbersdeal,andclearlytherearemorepeoplegettinghurtthantherewerewhenIstarteddoing__60__20yearsago,”saysDanBurnett,amissioncoordinatorwiththeall-volunteerSummitCountySearchandRescueGroupinColorado.“We’rerespondinginareasnowthatevenfouryearsagoIwouldhavethoughtwedidn’tneedtocheckbecause__61__goesthere.”
Somestrideshavebeenmadetowardcreatinga(n)__62__extreme-sportsworld.Threeyearsago,DenaliNationalParkinAlaska,__63__,institutedamandatory$150feeforclimbersseekingtoascendMt.McKinley.Thefeepaysforaneducationalprogramthatparkrangerscreditwithdramatically__64__thenumberofsearch-and-rescuemissionsandfatalities.
50.A.decisionB.surpriseC.devotionD.mission
51.A.smallB.lightC.bigD.deep
52.A.restartedB.restrainedC.relatedD.recorded
53.A.progressB.moneyC.preparationsD.limits
54.A.ondutyB.onsaleC.onfilmD.onaverage
55.A.apparentB.strangeC.astonishingD.ultimate
56.A.consequenceB.willingnessC.penaltyD.position
57.A.becomesB.appearsC.scoresD.illustrates
58.A.picksoutB.pointstoC.picksupD.pointsout
59.A.attemptingB.agreeingC.lookingforwardD.demanding
60.A.engineeringB.awardC.rescuesD.researches
61.A.somebodyB.nobodyC.anyoneD.none
62.A.cheaperB.easierC.furtherD.safer
63.A.inawordB.aboveallC.forinstanceD.inadditionto
64.A.increasingB.reducingC.acceptingD.promoting
Key:
50-64ACBBCDADBACBDCB
Part-3
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.developedB.markedlyC.supportingD.strongE.effectively
F.designerG.similarH.lookingI.madeJ.application
TheGradeI-listedCliftonSuspensionBridgespans412metersacrosstheAvongorgeinBristol,withEgyptian-inspiredtowers__41steelchainsfromwhichtheroadwayishung.ABru
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