1、2012届高考备考二轮复习每日精练（4）笫二节：完形填空（江西省南昌市2012届高三下学期第一次模拟测试） A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the 36 topic-happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 37 in work and life.To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to th
2、e kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 39 -plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), som plain-looking some very 40 .The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in 41 . the professor said:lf you have noticed, all the
3、nice-looking 42 . cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 43 for you to want only the best for Your belves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress. The professor continued, Believe that the cup itself adds no 45 to the coffee. ln most cases it is just more expensive
4、 and in some cases it even 46 what we drink. What all of you 47 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 48 the best cups. Now 49 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 50 in society are the cups9 which are just tools to hold and 51 life, and the different types of cups we have d
5、ont decide, nor 52 the quality oflife. lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will 53 to enjoy the coffee in it. So dont let the cups 54 you.enjoy the coffee instead. At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 55 embarrassment.36.A.hotB.sensitiveC.famousD.easy37.A.payB.joyC.experienceD.st
6、ress38.A.cookedB.tookC.returnedD.met39.A.cupsB.giftsC.platesD.drinks40.A.commonB.specialC.rareD.delicate41.A.orderB.timeC.hanclD.place42.A. prettyB. differentC. colorful D. expensive43.A.necessaryB.normalC.goodD.possible44.A.situationB.answerC.resultD.source45.A.qualityB.energyC.weightD.color46.A.ma
7、kesB.givesC.hidesD.includes47.A. finallyB. reallyC. especiallyD. nearly48.A.forB.withC.offD.to49.A.forgetB.discuss C.considerD.try50.A. positionB. relationC. workmatesD. friends51.A.createB.supportC.containD.own52.A. damageB. determineC. changeD.increase53.A.comeB. stopC.haveD.fail54.A.driveB.holdC.
8、takeD.control55.A. quietB.speechlessC.amazingD.reasonable阅读理解AAt about 4 am, after hours of being unable to sleep, of shivering in the cold mountain air and trying to silence my crying kids who kept waking up, of attempting to find a comfortable sleeping position, of listening to whether there might
9、 have been a bear outside our tent, I finally couldnt stand it any more. I complained, “Everything has gone wrong.”My wife and I were in one tent with our two young kids. A hundred yards east away was Summit Lake, where the glorious early morning mist was shimmering（闪烁）off the water. A couple miles
10、to the southwest was the base of the Lassen Peak Trail. The base was 8,000 feet above sea level, and huge snow dotted the scenery even in mid August. Further west still was Bumpass Hell, with steam rising up.As the sun crept up over the edge of the Lassen peak, we fired up the camp stove and had bre
11、akfast. Half an hour later, my six-year-old daughter and I were in the parking lot of the Lassen peak trail, getting ready to go up the mountainside. We wouldnt make it all the way, but it didnt matter. We would see nature at its extremes: the volcanic ash that layered on the earth turning the melti
12、ng snow a mysterious pink as the sun struck it; the blues of the sky shading into the blues of distant lakes, which in turn shaded into the whites and grays of the snow.My daughter grabbed my camera. She wanted to take a photo of “the composite（混合物）”of colors. Looking out over that scenery, and seei
13、ng my daughter fascinated by nature, I felt stupid about my morning complaints.Yes, camping is uncomfortable. And yes, theres a lot to be said for getting out a credit card, reserving a room in a nice hotel, and going out for a fancy meal. But theres also something wonderful about being so close to
14、raw nature. And , as important, theres something vital about getting young children out of their increasingly modern comfort zones and forcing them to meet the world around them.12.According to the passage, what contributed to the authors sleeplessness ?the cold weatherhis crying childrenfear of bea
15、rssounds of bearsthe aches of his lower backhis own complaintsA. B. C. D. 13.Which of the following maps correctly shows the places ?14.The underlined word “colors” in Paragraph 4 refers to _ .A. blue, white, gray and pinkB. white, yellow, gray and pinkC. white, green ,gray and pinkD. blue, green, w
16、hite and gray15.How did the authors feeling change from the beginning to the end ?A. CalmSatisfied.B. ExcitedFrustrated. C. SadCalm. D. RegretfulSatisfied.16.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage ?A. Nature is the glass reflecting truth. B. Nature is the best scenery des
17、igner.C. The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. D.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.BSteve Jobs made technology funThe co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six He had fought for years against cancerMourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, a
18、nd Apple stores around the worldTim Bajarin, president of a high-tech research and consulting company, said If you actually look at a tech leader, theyre really happy if they have one hit in their lifeSteve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and PixarSteve Jobs was a coll
19、ege dropoutHe was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountantThey supported his early interest in electronicsHe and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computernow just called Applein nineteen seventy-sixThey stayed at the company until nineteen eighty-fiveThat year, Steve Wozniak returned
20、 to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute（分歧）with the chief executiveMrJobs then formed his own company, called NeXT ComputerHe rejoined Apple in nineteen ninety-seven after it bought NeXTHe helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in th
21、e world todaySteve Wozniak, speaking on CNN, remembered his longtime friend as a great visionary and leader and a marketing genius（天才）President Obama said in a statement: By building one of the planets most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuityBy makin
22、g computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and funDavid Carroll is a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York CityHe says Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American b
23、usinessThe fact that he was able to redesign American commerce lop to bottom and across is really stunning （令人惊奇的）He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the greats of all time David Carroll saidSteve Jobs stepped down as Apples chie
24、f executive in August because of his healthHe died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitementApples new chief, Tim Cook, will also have to deal with the new Kindle Fire tablet computer from AmazoncomIt costs less than half as much as an iPad but also does
25、less5Why did people all over the world mourn Steve Jobs?AHe was very courageous in the face of cancer BHe became very rich though dropping out collegeCHe released a new iPhone version before death DHe revolutionized technology and made it enjoyable6Which of the following can easily prove that Jobs i
26、s a marketing genius?AAfter Apple, he founded NeXT Computer BHe made Apple very valuable once again in the worldCHe developed a series of Apple products DHe was considered the greatest industrial figure of all time7What does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 mean?AJobs was a typical example of Amer
27、ican spirit of creationBJobs enriched the American spirit of science and freedomCJobs eventually realized his American dream DAmerican people are good at inventing things8Which of the following is true according to the text?AJobss parents discouraged him from working on electronicsBJobs stayed in Apple as chief executive for about 24 yearsCJobs started his career in his family garage DRun unsuccessfully, Apple was sold to NeXT Computer第二节 36-40 ADCAD 41-45 CDBDA 46-50 CBACA 51-55 CCDAB1216 BCADB 58 DBAC
