1、课 时 作 业 35.阅读理解(山西省孝义市高三模拟)If you want to be productive, you must complete work. Almost everything we do has many stages to completion and in many situations, you dont actually create value until you finish the last stage. Farmers cant sell their grain until it is harvested. Automakers cant sell car
2、s that have made it 90% of the way through the assembly line (生产线). Most employers arent going to pay you for having a degree unless you finished the last class and graduated.Now all those things require starting, but if you have work in progress, the most valuable thing you can do is to pick someth
3、ing and finish it. Finishing is where you start benefiting from the value youve created. Ive noticed that many successful people arent the ones who are the smartest or have the best ideas. They are often the ones who do the best job of taking an idea and completing it. A good idea fully carried out
4、is better than a great idea that never gets completed.Does this mean you need to finish everything you start? Not necessarily, but if you dont think something is worth finishing, be honest with yourself and terminate the project. Dont leave hundreds of half finished efforts lying around physically o
5、r mentally acting like you are going to come back and pick them up. If you need to drop something, do so strategically and intentionally. If youve put significant effort into a project, you may still benefit from finishing it even if you wouldnt start it again based on changed circumstances. For exa
6、mple, if you are in your last few months before graduating from college and realize you dont want to career in what you are majoring in, you probably should go ahead and graduate because there is significant value in having the degreeeven if you dont intend to actually work in that field.What projec
7、ts do you have that are currently in progress? Can you find something and finish it?本文是一篇议论文。文章作者主要讨论了并非所有事情开始了都需要完成。1Why do many people become successful according to the author?AThey are the smartest.BThey have the best ideas.CThey start things smoothly.DThey make ideas fully completed.答案：D解析：细节理解
8、题。根据文章第二段Ive noticed that many successful people arent the ones who are the smartest or have the best ideas. They are often the ones who do the best job of taking an idea and completing it. A good idea fully carried out is better than a great idea that never gets completed.可知，成功的人是那些能够把自己的好想法付诸实践并完成
9、的人。故选D。2What does the underlined word “terminate” in paragraph 3 mean?ADevelop.BEnd.CPlan.DSupport.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第三段Not necessarily, but if you dont think something is worth finishing, be honest with yourself and terminate the project.根据语境可知，开始了的事情未必将要全部完成。如果你认为某事不值得做，要忠实于自己，并可以终止它。故选B。3According
10、 to the author, which of the following is the correct way of creating value?AA man decides to finish all he starts to do.BFarmers hurry to sell their crops before they are ripe.CA college student chooses to study until he gets his degree.DA student keeps a halffilled stamp album around for future us
11、e.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段前两句可知选项A错误；根据文章第一段Farmers cant sell their grain until it is harvested.可知选项B错误；根据文章第三段最后一句可知选项C正确；根据文章第三段Dont leave hundreds of half finished efforts lying around physically or mentally acting like you are going to come back and pick them up.可知选项D错误。故选C。4What is the best title f
12、or the text?AFinishing vs. StartingBWell Begun is Half DoneCPlanning vs. PerformingDIt is Easier Said than Done答案：A解析：标题判断题。根据文章大意：文章作者主要讨论了并非所有事情开始了都需要完成。所以用标题Finishing vs. Starting。故选A。.完形填空(湖南师大附中高三摸底考试)Looking at the checkout lines at the grocery, I quickly turned my handcart to line number thre
13、e. There were only two women there, and neither had kids or coupons(赠券) ! The store was my first _1_ that morning, and I had a half dozen others on my _2_ before meeting my husband for lunch.Two minutes turned into ten, and I watched as the other lines moved _3_. I moved my _4_ in the shopping handc
14、art and dug for my wallet, trying to _5_ the cashier that it was time to get a move on. Finally, after fifteen minutes, I took a breath and _6_. Then I heard the cashier tell the women in front of me: “And just like that, he told me what she looked like and _7_ one hundred dollars here to _8_ her gr
15、oceries. He said not to worry about the _9_， just give it to charity.”The story she was _10_ had taken place in the sales department. An older man had witnessed a(n) _11_ mama in need. _12_ for foods with kids around, she was sticking to her list and _13_ the items on her calculator as she went. The
16、 gentleman said he had a little _14_ on him that day, so he left one hundred dollars to _15_ her groceries and, just maybe, add a little wiggle room(回旋的余地) to her _16_.After hearing about the man who had _17_ served a fellow traveler in life, I realized that my hurry, _18_ and general worries were _
17、19_. Whats five extra minutes in a line to hear a story of a man sharing his _20_？ Suddenly, I know I could wait.本文是一篇记叙文，本文讲述作者去商店购物，非常不耐烦，即将离去时，听到一个很感人的故事，作者觉得自己的等待也是值得的。一位绅士购物时看见一位母亲带着孩子买东西，边买边计算价钱，很明显经济拮据，于是他留下100美元帮她结账并把零钱捐给慈善组织。1A.deliveryBcheckoutCjourneyDstop答案：D解析：考查名词。A.delivery投递；B.checko
18、ut结账台；C.journey旅行，旅途；D.stop停止，站。句意：这家商店是那天早晨我的第一站，和丈夫见面吃午餐之前在我的清单上还有六站要去。本句表示购物当天作者要做的许多事情之一。故D项正确。2A.notebookBlistCcriterionDadmission答案：B解析：考查名词。A.notebook笔记本；B.list清单，名单；C.criterion标准；D.admission录取，准许进入。句意：这家商店是那天早晨我的第一站，和丈夫见面吃午餐之前在我的清单上还有六站要去。作者列了一个清单，写明要做的事情。故B项正确。3A.patientlyBclearlyCquicklyDs
19、imilarly答案：C解析：考查副词。A.patiently耐心地；B.clearly清晰地，清楚地；C.quickly迅速地；D.similarly类似地。本句表示我注意到其他几条结账的队伍迅速移动，结账的速度很快。故C项正确。4A.itemsBdealersCprospectsDkids答案：A解析：考查生活常识。A.items物品；B.dealers经销商；C.prospects希望，前景；D.kids孩子。根据横线后面的介词短语in the shopping handcart可知，该物体是放在购物车里的购买的物品，所以A项符合常识。5A.orderBdebateCremindDcom
20、plain答案：C解析：考查动词。A.order点购，命令；B.debate争论，辩论；C.remind提醒，使想起；D.complain抱怨。我从购物车里拿出钱包，想提醒收银员抓紧时间迅速结账。故C项正确。6A.laughedBnoticedCappreciatedDsighed答案：D解析：考查动词。A.laughed嘲笑；B.noticed注意到；C.appreciated感激，欣赏；D.sighed叹气。句意：又过了15分钟，我做了一个深呼吸叹了一口气。强调作者焦急的心情。故D项正确。7A.leftBthrewCcostDpromoted答案：A解析：考查动词。A.left留下，离开；
21、B.threw扔，抛弃；C.cost花费；D.promoted促进，宣传。句意：他说了她的样子，留下了100美元支付她购买的东西，并且说不要担心零钱，零钱捐给慈善组织。故A项正确。8A.apply forBpay forClook forDmake for答案：B解析：考查动词短语。A.apply for申请得到；B.pay for支付；C.look for寻找；D.make for有利于；朝过去。这个申请发生在商店里，他留下了100美元支付她购买的东西。其余三项与语境和句意不符。故B项正确。9A.reputationBchangeCcontributionDdecision答案：B解析：考查
22、上下文串联。A.reputation名誉；名声；B.change变化，零钱；C.contribution贡献，捐助；D.decision决定。他留下了100美元，支付购物的钱后剩下的零钱捐给慈善组织。故B项正确。10A.adjustingBbookingCreadingDsharing答案：D解析：考查动词。A.adjusting调整，适应；B.booking预定；C.reading阅读；D.sharing分享，共同拥有。句意：她与别人分享的整个故事就发生在这个购物店里。故D项正确。11A.welldressedBgoodlookingCwornoutDeasygoing答案：C解析：考查上下
23、文串联。A.welldressed穿着得体的；B.goodlooking好看的；C.wornout破旧不堪的；D.easygoing随和的。根据下文可知一位男性给她帮助，她带着孩子一起来购物，推测出她经济状况不好，穿着破旧。故C项正确。12A.WanderingBPreparingCShoppingDBegging答案：C解析：考查上下文串联。这个故事发生在商店里，这位母亲带着孩子来购物。故动词shop符合上下文语境。故C项正确。13A.supposingBaddingCdevelopingDpresenting答案：B解析：考查动词。A.supposing认为；B.adding增加；C.de
24、veloping发展，开发；D.presenting呈现。一位老人看见一位穿着破旧的需要帮助的妈妈。在与孩子一起购买食品时，她坚持按购物清单购物，边走边用计算器累加所购物品的价格(不买多余的东西，怕超过预算)。买东西要精打细算。故B项正确。14A.principleBtimeCextraDquantity答案：C解析：考查上下文串联。看到这位母亲如此拮据，一起购物的绅士身边恰好有额外的100美元，所以他就用这100美元帮她付账了。故C项正确。15A.coverBsuitCcarryDpurchase答案：A解析：考查动词。A.cover支付，覆盖；B.suit适合；C.carry携带；D.pu
25、rchase购买。根据上文可知看到这位母亲如此拮据，一起购物的绅士身边恰好有额外的100美元，所以他就用这100美元帮她付账了。故A项正确。16A.basketBbudgetCpropertyDresponse答案：B解析：考查名词。A.basket篮子；B.budget预算；C.property财产；D.response回复，回应。对方提供的帮助可以给这位拮据的母亲的预算提供回旋的余地，也就是说让她可以更宽裕地购买所需要的东西。故B项正确。17A.rarelyBquietlyCobviouslyDoccasionally答案：B解析：考查副词。A.rarely很少，罕见地；B.quietly
26、安静地；C.obviously明显地；D.occasionally偶然地。听完这个人的故事，他悄悄地给一起的同路人提供服务，我意识到我的着急、焦虑和担忧都是不恰当的。对方并没有直接告诉接受帮助的母亲，而是偷偷地提供帮助。故B项正确。18A.anxietyBhappinessCattentionDeagerness答案：A解析：考查上下文串联。根据上文可知我上午有好几件事情要做，在结算处结账的时候我很着急。后来我意识到我的着急、焦虑和担忧都是不恰当的。故A项正确。19A.treatedBrespectedCrejectedDmisplaced答案：D解析：考查动词。A.treated治疗，对待；
27、B.respected尊敬；C.rejected拒绝；D.misplaced错位，错放，不恰当的。我们应该多为别人着想，我意识到我的着急、焦虑和担忧都是不恰当的。故D项正确。20A.noticeBmistakeCcontentDlove答案：D解析：考查上下文串联。本文介绍的是一个很温情的故事，一位绅士购物时看见一位母亲带着孩子买东西，边买边计算价钱，很明显经济拮据，于是他留下100美元帮她结账并把零钱捐给慈善组织。这是一个分享大爱的故事。故D项正确。.语法填空(洛阳市高三统考)The Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City, is the _1_
28、 (large) and most well _2_ (reserve) imperial (皇帝的) residence in China today. It is divided into an outer and an inner court with a rectangular shape, 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters in _3_ (wide) from east to west. It has a splendid history since the Ming Dynasty, and it _4_ (reb
29、uild) and repaired many times in the past. I was so excited to visit it _5_ my family last summer vacation. After we passed through the Front Gate, a lot of palaces appeared. The tour guide told us there were almost 8,700 rooms in the Palace Museum. During the Ming Dynasty, construction began in 140
30、6. _6_ took 14 years to build the Forbidden City. I was _7_ ( real) surprised that the workers could build it so well _8_ even today it is not out of style. I could not remember all the names of the buildings, but I took hundreds of beautiful _9_ (photo) on the way. I think I will never forget the _
31、10_ (amaze) trip I had in Beijing, China and I can go there next time with my friends.本文讲述了去年暑假，作者和家人一起去游览故宫的经历。1largest解析：考查最高级。故宫被称为紫禁城，它是现在中国最大的，也是保存最好的皇帝住所。由and most可知，这里用最高级，所以填largest。2reserved解析：考查非谓语动词。reserve与其逻辑主语The Palace Museum之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词，故填reserved。3width解析：考查固定短语。in width宽度上，是固定短语
32、，所以填width。4was_rebuilt解析：考查时态和语态。“它”和“重建”之间是被动关系，所以用被动语态；表示发生在过去的事情，用一般过去时，综上所述，用一般过去时的被动语态，填was rebuilt。5with解析：考查介词。去年暑假，我和我的家人一起去参观故宫，我非常激动。表示“和我的家人一起”，所以填with。6It解析：考查形式主语。不定式to build the Forbidden City是真正的主语，句首需要一个形式主语，所以填It。7really解析：考查副词。修饰形容词surprised，用副词，所以填really。8that解析：考查固定句型。工匠们建造得太好了，以
33、至于今天看起来都不过时。so.that太以至于，所以填that。9photos解析：考查名词单复数。被hundreds of修饰，所以用名词复数，故填photos。10amazing解析：考查v.ing。v.ing修饰物，v.ed修饰人，这里修饰trip，所以用v.ing，故填amazing。.短文改错(枣强中学月考)During the travel back to my hometown, in the plane, I sat next to an old lady who looked very scary. She closed her eyes tight and grasped
34、her red bag on her lap. I thought I might be nervous, so I planned to chat with her to make her to feel relaxed. We talk a lot about our families and experiences. When the flight over, I also helped her carry her luggages. She was so grateful about my help that she gave me the big hug when we were going to leave. Then we waved goodbye. She kept on turning back to see me unless we couldnt see each other any long.答案
