1、高考英语 考前30天之备战45分钟综合性过关小练习十九考前30天之备战2012高考英语45分钟综合性过关小练习（十九）注意事项：1. 本练主要包括单项选择、阅读理解、任务型阅读三种题型。2. 请将选择题的答案根据老师批改需要填写在试卷第3页所附的答题栏内。一、 单项选择请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（） 1. On the peaceful bench and on the long chair an old couple, enjoying the beautiful evening sunset A. sat B. were sitting C.
2、was sitting D. sitting（） 2. Have you forgotten anything, sir？ Oh, I forgot to pay. You see, I am terribly sick, but I toA. didnt mean B. dont meanC. havent meant D. wasnt meaning（） 3. It is quite that the football match will be tonightA. certain; on the air B. certain; in the airC. sure; on TV D. su
3、re; in the air（） 4. Ive visited a lot of different places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them this one.A. makes B. beats C. compares D. matches（） 5. and Ill get the work finishedA. Have one more hour B. One more hourC. Given one more hour D. If I have one more hour（） 6. We agree
4、d here but so far she hasnt turned upA. having meet B. meeting C. to meet D. to have met（） 7. Mr Smith flew to New York this morning, his assistant him there this Saturday. A. joining B. to join C. will join D. wants to join8.Since his works earned him quite a reputation in Liverpool, he has stayed
5、there most of his life, _the occasional visit to his hometown.A. apart from B. but for C. instead of D. regardless of（） 9. He was puzzled by this phenomenon. He began to try every approach the best way of working it out.A. known to find B. knowing to findC. know finding D. knowing finding（） 10. With
6、 more forest , huge quantities of good earth each yearA. destroyed; is washing awayB. destroying; is being washed awayC. to be destroyed; are washing awayD. being destroyed; are being washed way（） 11. If you have made a mistake in your job, there is no in getting angry. You had better think out a go
7、od way to make up for it.A. value B. need C. point D. doubt12. The children like Mr. Black very much, who can _their attention all the time in class.A. hold B. preserve C. pay D. maintain（） 13. Do you have anything to say for yourselves？Yes, theres one point we must insist onA. why B. where C. / D.
8、how（） 14. We hope that the measure to control prices, are taken by the government, will work. A. as B. how C. that D. what（） 15. I hope little Ive been able to do has been of some use to you.A. a; that B. the; that C. a; what D. the; what二、 阅读理解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。A(原创) Most peopl
9、e today think of chocolate as something sweet to eat or drink that can be easily found in stores around the world. It might surprise you that chocolate was once highly treasured. Historians believe the Maya people of Central America first learned to farm cacao plants around two thousand years ago. T
10、he Maya took the cacao trees from the rainforests and grew them in their gardens. They cooked the cacao seeds, then crushed them into a soft paste. They mixed the paste with water and flavorful spices to make an unsweetened chocolate drink. The Maya poured the chocolate drink back and forth between
11、two containers so that the liquid had a layer of bubbles, or foam. Cacao and chocolate were an important part of Maya culture. There are often images of cacao plants on Maya buildings and art objects. Ruling families drank chocolate at special ceremonies. And, even poorer members of society could en
12、joy the drink once in a while. Historians believe that cacao seeds were also used in marriage ceremonies as a sign of the union between a husband and wife. To become chocolate, cacao seeds go through a long production process in a factory. Workers must sort, clean and cook the seeds. Then they break
13、 off the covering of the seeds so that only the inside fruit, or nibs, remain. Workers crush the nibs into a soft substance called chocolate liquor. This gets separated into cacao solids and a fat called cacao butter. Chocolate makers have their own special recipes in which they combine chocolate li
14、quor with exact amounts of sugar, milk and cacao fat. They finely crush this mixture so it is smooth. The mixture then goes through two more processes before it is shaped into a mold form. Chocolate making is a big business. The market value of the yearly cacao crop around the world is more than fiv
15、e billion dollars. Chocolate is especially popular in Europe and the United States. For example, in two thousand five, the United States bought one point four billion dollars worth of cacao products. Each year, Americans eat an average of more than five kilograms of chocolate per person. Specialty s
16、hops that sell costly chocolates are also very popular. Many offer chocolate lovers the chance to taste chocolates grown in different areas of the world.（） 16. Cacao plant was first farmed in .A. Spain B. PortugalC. America D. Britain（） 17. Reordering the following process of making a chocolate, whi
17、ch one is TRUE?The nibs are crushed into a soft substance called chocolate liquor.Workers must sort, clean and cook the seeds.They finely crush this mixture so it is smooth.They break off the covering of the seeds to remain the inside fruit, or nibs.Chocolate makers add their own special recipes to
18、the chocolate liquor.A. B. C. D. （） 18. Whats the probable meaning of the underlined word “crush” in Paragraph 3 of this passage?A. Break into small pieces. B. Compress with strength.C. Press softly. D. Break off.（） 19. We can infer from the passage that .A. the production of chocolate was very easy
19、 in the ancient timesB. chocolate has a very long history since ancient timesC. chocolate could be found easily in the Maya timesD. chocolate making was made from the covering of cacao seeds （） 20. From the passage, the nib can be found in .A. the covering of cacao seed B. cacao seedC. the inner of
20、cacao seed D. the wrapper of cacao seedB(原创) People from many countries find it difficult to understand how the majority of Americans live comfortable life without the support of a public welfare system. Medical care in the US is expensive; university education can cost $20000 per year; living well
21、after a worker retires requires more money than will be paid through the Social Security System. Most Americans prepare for these needs by saving a part of their salaries in saving banks; others invest in industries or service corporations in hope of receiving greater profit Most Americans also buy
22、insurance. Private companies sell insurance of many kinds. In buying insurance, a working person agrees to pay a certain sum of money every month at regular intervals. In exchange, he or she receives money when the need arises. Life insurance guarantees a sum of money to the survivors of the person
23、in case of death. Medical and hospital insurance guarantees payment of large medical and hospital bills. There are also dental insurance and insurance that pays money when a home burns down. An American can also insure a car, furniture or other personal belongings Other benefits for working American
24、s are provided by the companies they work for or the labor unions to which they belong All large companies and many smaller ones offer their worker benefits. These benefits can include free or low-cost medical insurance and life insurance. Many companies also have retirement plans. The companies put
25、 money aside to pay their workers when they retire. There are also profit sharing plans through which extra money is put aside for workers when the company makes a great deal of money Many labor unions also have special funds from which workers can receive monthly checks when they retire or if they
26、become disabled and cannot work. Some unions also pay for medicine that the workers need but may not be purchased by medical insurance. Some pay workers a small amount of money if they lose their jobs The cost of higher education is usually paid by a combination of private savings, income from a par
27、t time job held by the student, and low interest loans or grants of money given to the needy students by the federal government but administrated by the university. （） 21. How do most of the Americans pay for their huge expenses of living？A. By working for long hours.B. By setting up their own compa
28、nies.C. By saving a part of their salaries.D. By working for service corporations.（） 22. The author mentions all of the following kinds of insurance EXCEPT A. life insurance B. dental insuranceC. fire insurance D. children insurance（） 23. An insurance system is that you pay a certain sum of money at
29、 regular intervals and you get paid A. in case of the right need B. before you pass awayC. also at regular intervals D. when the hospital bills are large（） 24. When a worker becomes old or disabled in the USA, he may get a small sum of money from A. his company B. the governmentC. his labor union D.
30、 a welfare agency（） 25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A. Most American people enjoy free medical careB. Though the cost of higher education is high, students can find ways to deal with itC. There are more insurance companies in the USA than in any other countryD. Disabled p
31、eople are looked down upon in the USA. They live in poverty三、 任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。 Individuals should pay for their higher education A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non graduates. Meanwhile, social
32、 mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources of the government. Using taxpayers money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them Full government funding is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish univer
