1、为明学校学生限时训练 英语高三阅读每日一练 使用时间: 组编人: 阅读限时练15 (限时：25分钟)Task 1：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。Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire house，garage，and yard inspected at any timewith no warning.Inspections were a regular part of lighthous
2、e (灯塔) living，and a keepers reputation depended on the results.A few times each year，an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station.The inspections were supposed to be a surprise，but keepers sometimes had advance notice.Once lighthouses had telephones，keepers would call each other to war
3、n that the inspector was approaching.After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard, the keepers family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.As soon as someone spotted the boat，everyone would do lastminute tidying and change into fancy clothes.The keeper then
4、 scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap.Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.Despite the serious nature of inspections，they resulted in some funny moments.Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did
5、not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection.At the time，people did not have dishwashers in their homes.In an effort to clean up quickly，Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan，covered them with a cloth，and stuck them in the oven.If the inspector opened the oven door，it wo
6、uld look like bread was baking.He never did.One day，Glenn Fursts mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house.Like floor wax，the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood.This time，though，she used a little too much oil.When the inspector extended his
7、hand to greet Glenns mother，he slipped on the freshly oiled surface.“He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight，” Glenn later wrote.After he steadied himself，he shook Glenns mothers hand，and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.1What do
8、es Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station?AIt was carried out once a year.BIt was often announced in advance.CIt was important for the keepers fame.DIt was focused on the garage and yard.2The family began making preparations immediately after _.Aone of the members saw the boat
9、Ba warning call reached the lighthouseCthe keeper put on the dress uniform and cap来源:学科网Dthe inspector flew special flags in the distance3Mrs.Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would_.来源:学科网Aresult in some funBspeed up washing themCmake her home look tidyDbe a demand from the inspector4I
10、f the inspector had opened the oven door，he would have seen_.Aan empty panBmany clean dishesCpieces of baked breadDa cloth covering something5The inspector waved his arms _.来源:学|科|网Ato try his best to keep steadyBto show his satisfaction with the floorCto extend a warm greeting to Glenns motherDto e
11、xpress his intention to continue the inspection来源:学#科#网Task 2：词汇积累1inspect v._ 2spot v_3result in _4clean up_5shiny adj._6reputation n._Task 3：语法填空As _1_ thirdgeneration native of Brownsville，Texas，Mildred Garza never planned _2_ (move) away.Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San An
12、tonio to help their children，she _3_ (polite) refused.Only after a year of friendly _4_ (discuss) did Ms Garza finally say yes._5_ was four years ago.Today all three generations regard the move as a success，_6_ (give) them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.Task 4：短文改错
13、(下面文字有五处错误，请改正)Moving is not for everyone. Almost every a grandparent wants to be for his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices，but sometimes it is wise to say no and visit frequently instead of. Having your grandchildren far away is hard，especially knowing your adult child is strug
14、gling, and giving up the life you know may be harder.Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard，the keepers family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.分析：这是一个复合句。After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard为_状语从句，其中从句the inspector was aboard作动词note的_语，从句who could notice the boat first作动词see的_语。来源:学|科|网译文：_
