2012届高考英语二轮复习每日精练[12]

第二节完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。When Jackie came to his first piano lesson in his mother's car, he was already 11 years old．I 1 students begin at an earlier age, but owing to his insistence, I took him as a student．_2_ Jackie tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm．At the end of each lesson he'd say, "My mom's going to hear me play someday．" But it seemed 3 ．I only knew his mother from a(n）_4 as she waited in her aged car but never slopped in．

Then one day Jackie stopped coming to our lessons．I thought about calling him but _5_because of his lack of ability, that he had decided to quit．I also was glad that he stopped coming-he was a bad 6 for my teaching!

Several weeks later I mailed to the students' homes a letter on the 7 concert．Surprisingly, Jackie received and asked me if he could be in the concert I told him that the concert was not for dropouts, but for 8 pupils．He said that his mom had been sick and unable lo take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing．I don't know what led me to agree _9_．

The night for the concert came．The high school gymnasium was packed with parents and friends．I 10 Jackie last in the program．I thought that any damage he would do would come at the end of the program and the negative effect would reduce to the 11 ．

The concert went off smoothly. Then Jackie came up on stage. His clothes were 12 and his hair looked messy. ―Why didn’t his mother 13 make him comb his hair for this special night?‖ I thought.

I was surprised when Jackie chose Mozart’s Co ncerto #21 in C Major and not 14 for what I heard next. 15 , after six and a half minutes he ended up very well. Everyone 16 with excitement. I ran up on stage and put my arms around Jackie in joy. ―I’ve never heard you play like that! How’d you do it?‖ ―Well…remember I told you my mom was sick?‖ he explained, ―Actually she had cancer and 17 this morning. And…she was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play in heaven. I wanted to mak e it special.‖ There wasn’t a 18 eye in the house that evening.

I 19 how much richer my life had been for taking Jackie as my pupil. He was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it is he that taught me the meaning of perseverance and love and maybe even taking a(n) 20 in someone.

1．A．approve B．favour C．support D．prefer 2．A．As long as B．As far as C．As much as D．As well as

3．A．hopeless B．worthless C．priceless D．effortless 4．A．access B．distance C．imagination D．channel

5．A．assumed B．proved C．confirmed D．suggested 6．A．effect B．consequence C．candidate D．advertisement7．A．upcoming B．easygoing C．outstanding D．outgoing 8．A．former B．temporary C．formal D．current 9．A．practically B．eventually C．properly D．entirely 10．A．set off B．break in C．put up D．leave out 11．A．perfection B．advantage C．minimum D．benefit

12．A．neat B．folded C．fancy D．wrinkled

13．A．on the whole B．at least C．in the meanwhile D．as well

14．A．prepared B．expected C．imagined D．supposed

15．A．Thus B．However C．Therefore D．Indeed

16．A．became conscious B．got annoyed C．went wild D．grew impatient

17．A．passed away B．went out C．picked up D．took off

18．A．swelled B．dry C．widened D．damp

19．A．suspected B．wondered C．reflected D．evaluated

20．A．chance B．action C．measure D．effect

第三部分阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备）and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a uniquespace journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ''If those old people next – door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.''

1. Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

A. Because she didn't want others to hear her play.

B. Because she didn't want to disturb others.

C. Because she didn't have a large house.

D. Because she liked to play in strange places.

2. Brenda started to give concerts _______ .

A. after she practiced in her space bubble

B. when she became part of the unique space journey

C. after she became a real musical astronaut

D. when people came to see her in the space bubble

3. Brenda became famous because _______ .

A. she made a space suit

B. she became a real musical astronaut

C. she played drums in her space bubble

D. she played drums in a band

4. Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

A. kind, hardworking and clever

B. brave, kind and hardworking

C. lovely, brave and kind

D. nervous, kind and clever

5. We can draw a conclusion from the passage that: " _______".

A. He laughs best who laughs last

B. It's never too old to learn

C. Two heads are better than one

D. One good turn deserves another

B

When we say older people shrink, we don't mean they become tiny enough to fit in your pocket! We just mean that it's common for older people to become a little shorter over time. This kind of shrinking can't be reversed, although people can slow or stop this process. But why does shrinking happen at all?

Because of gravity (that force that keeps your feet on the ground) , cushions between the bones in the spine (脊骨), get compressed（压缩, which makes a person lose a little height and become shorter.

Another reason why some older people shrink is because of osteoporosis (骨质疏松). Osteoporosis occurs when bone is broken down and not enough new bone material is made. Over time, bone is said to be lost because it's not being replaced. Bones become smaller and weaker and can easily break if someone with osteoporosis is injured.

Older people —especially women, who generally have smaller and lighter bones to begin with —are more likely to develop osteoporosis. As years go by, a person with osteoporosis can get small breaks in bones that are called compression fractures. These breaks cause collapse of the spine and over time the person with osteoporosis can become hunched over (驼背).

Did you know that every day you shrink a little, too? You aren't as tall at the end of the day as you are at the beginning. That's because as the day goes on, water in the disks of the spine gets compressed due to gravity, making you just a tiny bit shorter. Don't worry, though.Once you get a good night's rest, your body recovers, and the next morning, you're standing tall again!

Smoking and drinking alcohol can make this problem worse. Want to do something right now to build strong bones? I believe what I will say will help you.

6. Which of the following statements is true?

A. For shrinking, people can do nothing about it.

B. If someone is injured, he will become shorter.

C. Women have smaller and lighter bones than men.

D. We aren't as tall at the end of the day as we are at the beginning.

7. What should we do if we don't want to shrink faster?

A. We should try to reduce gravity.

B. We should be careful not to be hurt by others.

C. We should sleep as long as possible.

D. We should keep away from smoking and drinking alcohol.

8. What is the topic of the passage?

A. How can we stop shrinking?

B. Why do we shrink?

C. Some tips on how to keep tall.

D. How to live a healthy life.

9. About osteoporosis we know that _______.

A. gravity is one of the causes of osteoporosis

B. once our bone is broken down, osteoporosis will occur

C. women are more likely to develop osteoporosis

D. if we develop osteoporosis, we are more likely to be shorter

10. What will the author talk about in the paragraph to be followed?

A. Tell us how to grow taller.

B. Tell us how to become healthier.

C. Tell us how to avoid being shrinking.

D. Tell us what to do to have strong bones.

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第三部分：阅读理解

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