2024届高考英语语法词汇综合练第一期12

　　一、单项填空

　　1.The Chinese women’s volleyball team’s winning the first Olympic gold medal since coming out on top 12 years

　　ago in Athens was an exciting moment, _______ all of us will never forget.

　　A. that

　　B. one

　　C. it

　　D. what

　　2.—Hurry up! There’s a bus coming!

　　—Why run? There will be _______ one in two or three minutes.

　　A. another

　　B. other

　　C. the other

　　D. any other

　　3.—Can you finish the difficult task in such a short time?

　　—No, it is beyond my _______.

　　A. complex

　　B. competence

　　C. comprehension

　　D. competition

　　4.—Why do you say that he is in a(n) _______?

　　—Because he doesn’t know whether should return to his country after getting the doctor’s degree in America.

　　A. situation

　　B. circumstance

　　C. interval

　　D. dilemma

　　5.Our boss promised he’d never sell our company to another firm. But when he got a good _______, he sold us down the river.

　　A. contribution

　　B. application

　　C. offer

　　D. recommendation

　　6.Some people work well _______ while others get nervous and do badly.

　　A. under way

　　B. under control

　　C. under pressure

　　D. under repair

　　7.Eventually, the President had to leave office _______ public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation.

　　A. in favor of

　　B. in response to　

　　C. in return for

　　D. in honor of

　　8.The article gives us a summary of the situation in the first part and then discusses it _______.

　　A. at issue

　　B. at length

　　C. at random

　　D. at times

　　9.According to the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, the newly learnt words will quickly be forgotten if they are not

　　_______ used in our daily English communication.

　　A. frequently

　　B. occasionally

　　C. differently

　　D. exactly

　　10.In that school, English is compulsory for all students, but French and Russian are _______.

　　A. special

　　B. regional

　　C. optional

　　D. original

　　11.Small cars are _______ of fuel, so they have more appeal for consumers.

　　A. free

　　B. short

　　C. typical

　　D. economical

　　12.China has been quite successful in its culture program development and ______ that goal does require extraordinary effort.

　　A. acquiring

　　B. preparing

　　C. concluding

　　D. achieving

　　13.The villagers in this remote mountain village often get together to ______ the cultural tradition and celebrate the festivals as their forefathers did.

　　A. make up

　　B. keep up

　　C. put up

　　D. set up

　　14.After taking a walk at the park nearby after lunch, I can relax a bit and ______ myself before I dive back into my work routine.

　　A. refresh

　　B. challenge

　　C. improve

　　D. treat

　　15.The celebration of National Hugging Day has moved beyond America’s borders. It seems the day might

　　_______ and start in other countries.

　　A. hold on

　　B. count on

　　C catch on

　　D. take on

　　16.As we all know, apples are sold by _______ weight, and socks are sold by _______ dozen.

　　A. the; a

　　B. /; a

　　C. /; the

　　D. the; the

　　17.—I hear that you’ve been shown the new plan.

　　—Oh, yes, but how to carry it out ______ at the meeting.

　　A. didn’t clarify

　　B. hasn’t been clarified

　　C. wasn’t clarified

　　D. hasn’t clarified

　　18.—The manager has come back from his business trip. He is asking you for the report.

　　—Oh, my god ! I haven’t finished it yet. But he _______ back at the company tomorrow.

　　A. was expected

　　B. will expect

　　C. expected

　　D. will be expected

　　19.Don’t worry. I’ve just sent an ambulance to you. They _______ be there any second.

　　A. could

　　B. might

　　C. would

　　D. should

　　20.We were stuck at the airport because of the heavy fog, otherwise we _______ here in time for the conference.

　　A. arrived

　　B. had arrived

　　C. would arrive

　　D. would have arrived

　　21.If you want to get your ability _______, you have to show it in your work rather than complain all day.

　　A. to recognize

　　B. recognizing

　　C. being recognized D. recognized

　　22.—Do you have anything _______, sir?

　　—My watch is always gaining time. Can you fix it?

　　A. repairing

　　B. repaired

　　C. to repair

　　D. to be repaired

　　23.Some experts hold the view that fundamental construction is _______ the key to the little island development lies.

　　A. which

　　B. what

　　C. where

　　D. why

　　24.A proposal has been put forward at a recent video conference _______ measures be taken to raise the citizens’ awareness of traffic safety.

　　A. that

　　B. as

　　C. when

　　D. which

　　25._______ the newspaper, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.”

　　A. Looking through

　　B. While I was looking through

　　C. To look through

　　D. I was looking through

　　26.Different from boys, girls tend to be cautious about expressing their real feelings and thoughts______ girls keep their privacy to themselves by nature.

　　A. in that

　　B. for fear that

　　C. as if

　　D. even though

　　27.—We shall take the condition _______ you’ve attached to this project into careful consideration.

　　—Thanks a lot.

　　A. where

　　B. when

　　C. which

　　D. what

　　28.I want to work at home on a Tuesday but _______ it turns out, sometimes it’s a Wednesday or a Thursday.

　　A. as

　　B. that

　　C. when

　　D. since

　　29.—It’s a long time _______ I saw you last.

　　—Yes, and what a pity! It will be a long time _______ we see each other again.

　　A. since; before

　　B. when; when

　　C. since; when

　　D. before; since

　　30.—If you don’t improve your performance, they’ll fire you.

　　—I know. _______.

　　A. I can see the handwriting on the wall

　　B. I’m as cool as a cucumber

　　C. It’s a confidential source

　　D. It’s hard to please all

　　二、完形填空

　　This morning I was at my favorite table at a local restaurant when an elderly couple walked in. They both had gray 　 1 　 and the woman was wearing a soft pink sweater under her coat. I noticed that when they got in line they were 　 2 　 hands. It touched my heart. I watched them for a while, thinking about my own 　 3 　. I spoke to the manager and told her that I wanted to 　 4 　 pay for the couple’s breakfast. “Just tell them someone with a name that is not made public was in a low 　 5 　 today and watching them being so 　 6 　 to one another lifted his spirits.”

　　When the manager told them the news, I 　 7 　 to be engaged in my writing. Out of the 　 8 　 of my eye, I could see the couple looking around trying to 　 9 　 which of the many customers was the 　 10 　 person who paid for their meal. In truth, it gave me a warm feeling to do it, to honor them for the 　 11 　 they’d given me. Giving not only 　 12 　 the receiver but also the giver. It’s an activity that makes us realize we’re all

　　　 13 　. That association plays a big part in making the world a(n) 　 14 　 place for people to live in,

　　　 15 　 end you are in. I know I always feel happy when I’ve done 　 16 　 small things for someone else, so I 　 17 　 look for opportunities to give.

　　It doesn’t matter what you do for someone else or what the 　 18 　 value of what you give is. Just take the initiative(主动权)and perform an act of 　 19 　 for someone and notice how you feel. And the best way to give is without 　 20 　 that you will get something in return.

　　1. A. coats

　　B. skin

　　C. hair

　　D. gloves

　　2. A. holding

　　B. rubbing

　　C. raising

　　D. clapping

　　3. A. career

　　B. future

　　C. present

　　D. experience

　　4. A. publicly

　　B. generously

　　C. quickly

　　D. secretly

　　5. A. state

　　B. voice

　　C. condition

　　D. mood

　　6. A. tied

　　B. accustomed

　　C. attached

　　D. related

　　7. A. intended

　　B. pretended

　　C. decided

　　D. hurried

　　8. A. corner

　　B. bottom

　　C. top

　　D. edge

　　9. A. bring out

　　B. watch out

　　C. turn out

　　D. figure out

　　10. A. curious

　　B. modest

　　C. wealthy

　　D. mysterious

　　11. A. help

　　B. advice

　　C. joy

　　D. inspiration

　　12. A. improves

　　B. benefits

　　C. acknowledges

　　D. distinguishes

　　13. A. separated

　　B. devoted

　　C. prepared

　　D. connected

　　14. A. comfortable

　　B. magical

　　C. wonderful

　　D. interesting

　　15. A. wherever

　　B. whatever

　　C. whichever

　　D. whenever

　　16. A. even

　　B. still

　　C. also

　　D. yet

　　17. A. cautiously

　　B. actively

　　C. voluntarily

　　D. attentively

　　18. A. economic

　　B. physical

　　C. mental

　　D. permanent

　　19. A. aggression

　　B. kindness

　　C. will

　　D. unity

　　20. A. imagination

　　B. reservation

　　C. expectation

　　D. explanation

　　三、任务型阅读

　　Age has its privileges in America, and one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age — in some cases as low as 55 — is automatically entitled to dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one’s need but by the date on one’s birth certificate. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses— as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners. ???

　　People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them; yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent(有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that “elderly” and “needy” are synonymous (同义的). Perhaps that once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population. To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor. But most of them aren’t. ???

　　It is impossible to determine the impact of the discounts on individual companies. For many firms, they are a stimulus to revenue. But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense, directly or indirectly, of younger Americans. Moreover, they are a direct irritant in what some politicians and scholars see as a coming conflict between the generations. ???

　　Generational tensions are being fueled by continuing debate over Social Security benefits, which mostly involve a transfer of resources from the young to the old. Employment is another sore point. Buoyed (支持)by laws and court decisions, more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job — thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers. ???

　　Far from a kind of charity they once were, senior citizen discounts have become a formidable economic privilege to a group with millions of members who don’t need them. ???

　　It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others. Senior citizen discounts only enhance the myth that older people can’t take care of themselves and need special treatment; and they threaten the creation of a new myth, that the elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups. Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting against — discrimination by age.

　　Outline Details

　　Introduction Age determines whether an American can be given a discount, which is a common (1)________in American business life today.

　　Origin of senior citizen discount ●Since the senior citizens are often treated as people who are in(2)________, they are given such priority.

　　(3)________

　　situation ●The situation has changed a lot where the majority of the elderly are not poor at all.

　　●Younger Americans were at a/an (4) _________ directly or indirectly due to the discounts given to the elderly, thus leading to conflicts between generations.

　　●The number of older Americans (5) _________ to work rather than retire is on the increase, which means (6) _________ opportunities for young workers.

　　●It is no longer a kind of charity because millions of senior citizens don’t need the priority (7) _________.

　　Conclusion It’s unwise to offer discount priority to the elderly.

　　●It will mislead people to think they are unable to (8) _________ to themselves.

　　●People may think that they are ungrateful and they’re hurting the (9) _________ of other age groups.

　　●Actually senior citizen discounts, to some extent, (10) _________ against their age.