高考英语分钟限时阅读天天练 4页

‎2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第35天 第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） ks5u A gray African goose stood at the back of my father’s truck，staring into the wide shiny bumper(保险杠)--completely attracted by the image he saw there. The goose preened(整理羽毛)，waving his long 1 from side to side. It was an interesting and amusing 2 .‎ ‎ When I noticed that the goose was 3 there nearly four hours later，I thought it was 4 . So I asked my father about it.‎ ‎ “Dad，”I said. “ That old gray goose has been 5 behind your truck all day. Do you have any 6 why?”‎ ‎ “Oh，sure，”he answered without 7 .“That’s Grady. He lost his ‘wife’ a year ago，and he’s 8 without her. For nearly a month he searched the farm for her everyday. Then one day，as he 9 the shiny bumper，he caught sight of his reflection in it. I guess he thinks he’s 10 her. So every day he comes to be with her.”‎ ‎ Each and every morning，the geese wait 11 at the door of their protective shed for my father to 12 them so they can wander around the farm. When Grady is turned to loose，he leaves the others， 13 instead to be with “ his wife. ” Eagerly, he rushes to ‎ 14 my father’s truck is parked and stares into the truck’s shiny silver bumper and 15 cackles(叫)away，perhaps telling her the events that 16 while they were apart. ‎ ‎ “Isn’t it a bit strange that Grady 17 at the bumper all day long? ” I asked. ‎ ‎ “ 18 if that’s where he thinks his companion is，”my father replied. “He's 19 to her. ”‎ I was interested in the obvious affection this goose had once 20 his mate，an affection so strong that he was determined to hang on to some appearance of it after her parting. ‎ ‎1. A. 1eg B. wing C. neck D. body ‎2. A. sight B. position C. spot D. situation ‎3. A. ever B. still C. yet D. even ‎4. A. usual B. reasonable C. common D. strange ‎5. A. sitting B. moving C. standing D. 1ying ‎6. A. idea B. doubt C. opinion D. suggestion ‎7. A. delay B. hesitation C. question D. permission ‎8. A. lovely B. painful C. alone D. 1onely ‎9. A. passed B. ignored C. admired D. adored ‎10. A. 1oved B. hurt C. found D. protected ‎11. A. anxiously B. impatiently C. eagerly D. carefully ‎12. A. feed B. drive C. care D. free ‎13. A. preferring B. refusing C. deciding D. preparing ‎14. A. however B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever ‎15. A. sadly B. happily C. calmly D. comfortably ‎16. A. missed B. delivered C. fled D. occurred ‎17. A. stays B. searches C. 1ives D. gathers ‎18. A. Seldom B. Always C. Not D. Hardly ‎19. A. expected B. devoted C. stuck D. inspired ‎20. A. suffered from B. 1ived with C. did with D. shared with 第二部分：阅读理解：（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） ks5u A ‎ The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water，representing nearly 2％of the ‎ world’s total of fresh and salt water. As can be seen from the table below, the amount of water ‎ in our atmosphere is over 10 times as much as the water in all the rivers taken together. The ‎ fresh water actually available for human use in lakes and rivers and the accessible ground ‎ water amount to only about one-third of 1％of the world’s total water supply. ‎ Surface area(sq mi)‎ Volume(cu mi)‎ Percentage of total Salt water The oceans ‎139,500,000‎ ‎317,000,000‎ ‎97.2％‎ Inland seas and saline lakes ‎270,000‎ ‎25,000‎ ‎0.008‎ Fresh water Freshwater lakes ‎330,000‎ ‎30,000‎ ‎0.009‎ All rivers(average level)‎ ‎－‎ ‎300‎ ‎0.0001‎ Antarctic Icecap ‎6,000,000‎ ‎6,300,000‎ ‎1.9‎ Arctic Icecap and glaciers ‎900,000‎ ‎680,000‎ ‎0. 21‎ Water in the atmosphere ‎197,000,000‎ ‎3,100‎ ‎0. 001‎ Ground water within half a mile from surface a mile from surface ‎－‎ ‎1,000,000‎ ‎0. 31‎ Deep-lying ground water ‎－‎ ‎1,000,000‎ ‎0. 31‎ Total (rounded)‎ ‎－‎ ‎326,000,000‎ ‎100.00‎ ‎21. What’s the best title of this passage?‎ ‎ A. Fresh Water in the World B. Water Supply of the World ‎ C. Salt Water of the Earth D. Protection of the Water in the World ‎22. It can be seen from the table______.‎ ‎ A. humans will have to use sea water in the future ‎ B. there is enough fresh water for man to use ‎ ‎ C. Water in the atmosphere is the least ‎ D. the sea water takes up 98％of the water on earth ‎23. The fresh water that humans can use is _________.‎ ‎ A. about 1,086,700 cu mi B. about 6,300,000 cu mi ‎ C. about 680,000 cu mi D. about 2,000,000 cu mi ‎24. Where does the majority of fresh water exists?‎ ‎ A. In Arctic Icecap and glaciers. B. In Deep ground. ‎ ‎ C. In the Antarctic Icecap. D. In the atmosphere. ‎ ‎25. What are the two places where equal amount of fresh water is stored?‎ ‎ A. Freshwater lakes and all rivers(average level)‎ ‎ B. Antarctic Icecap and water in the atmosphere ‎ C. Ground water within half a mile from surface and Deep-lying ground water. ‎ ‎ D. Deep-lying ground water and Arctic Icecap and glaciers Lost ‎ B A historic plane crash leaves 48 passengers alive, and trapped on a remote island in the South Pacific. The chance of being found and rescued is fairly small，so the survivors inclu-‎ ding doctor Jack，now freed prisoner Kate，Iraqi military vet ‎ Sayid，an unruly girl Shannon and a mysterious man named Locke etc. have to deal with a set of challenges. But they soon realize that it was far more than mere chance that brought them together，and each of them has a purpose that will help them ‎ unlock the island’s secrets. ‎ ‎ When Michael Schofield’s brother, Lincoln Burrows is convinced and sentenced to prison for a crime he didn’t commit，Michael，an engineer Prison Break who purposefully robs a bank for getting himself sent to the prison he helped ‎ design in order to help his brother escape from death row. ‎ The tagline of Desperate Housewives is“Everyone has a dirty laundry ‎(丑事)”. One day，Mary Alice Young in her perfect house，in the love- ‎ liest of suburbs，takes her own life，then states the events that follow for us. Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood，after the mysterious suicide(自杀)of the suburban ‎ housewife ‎“24 ”, one of the most innovative. breathtaking and ‎ highly praised drama series on television. “ 24 ” covers one day in the life of 图 ‎ counter-terrorism agent(反恐机构) Jack Bauer per season，who prevents a ‎ ‎ political murder，fights the bad guys of the world，stops a nuclear attack ‎ and fights bioterrorism. Viewers will be able to follow several key charac-‎ ters through a day that none of them will ever forget. ‎ ‎26. The purpose of these four short passages probably is ________.‎ ‎ A. advertising films B. praising films ‎ C. expressing the writer’s opinion about films D. describing films ‎27. You will see scenery of an island in the film of ________.‎ ‎ A. 24 B. Desperate Housewives C. Lost D. Prison Break ‎ 28. Why does the man rob a bank on purpose in the film?‎ ‎ A. H e needs much money to prove that his brother was innocent. ‎ ‎ B. He hopes to give his brother a happy life. ‎ ‎ C. He wants to attract the police’s attention in order to save his brother. ‎ ‎ D. He wants to be sent to prison to get his brother out of prison. ‎ ‎29. In the film Desperate Housewives we may see ________.‎ ‎ A. successful women B. failures of women C. excited women D. mad women ‎30. The film“24”describes several characters who ________.‎ ‎ A. prevent a nuclear war B. act bravely to fight against terrorism ‎ C. who live on a wild island D. get rid of terrorism in the world 语言知识点滴积累 ‎ New words ‎ New phrases ‎ New sentences 参考答案 ‎ 1—5 CABDC 6—10ABDAC 11—15BDACB 16—20DACBD ‎21—25BDACC 26—30ACDBB