1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014届高三英语二轮精品卷：语法填空和完形填空（10）II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each b
2、lank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (A)After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with _25_ experienced waitress for a few days, I was allowed to wait tables on my own. All went well that first week. When Saturday nigh
3、t came, I _26_ (give) the tables not far from the kitchen. However, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘). The restaurant was full of people _27 _I could realize that. I moved slowly, and minded every step. I remember how happy I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; It
4、 had nice handles, _28_ (make) it easier to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to believe I was a natural at this job.Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved watching you work. _29_ seems that your tray stand has been very useful to you, but we a
5、re getting ready to leave now, and my wife _30_ wait to take her walker back.”At first his message did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I _31_(set) my trays on his wifes orthopedic walker(助步器). My face was on fire. I wanted to get into a hole and hide.Since then, Ive lear
6、ned that sometimes theres no point _32_ (be) too sure of myself.(B)There are a variety of techniques used to bring about success in selling. Here are the most important ones _33_ are often mentioned by successful salespeople. Find out _34_ your customers real wants and needs are. Listen as they tell
7、 you their favours. Know all about your product and what it can do for your customers. Product knowledge is a “must” in personal selling because it creates confidence, builds enthusiasm, and makes the situation more professional. Lay emphasis on the unique advantage of your product _35_ others. Take
8、 a confident attitude in selling your product. It is _36_(effective) when the salesperson says, “May I help you?” than when he or she says “You wouldnt like to see our model, _37_you?” Prepare yourself _38_(deal) with objections. If the customer says the price is too high, you might reply, “Yes, the
9、 price may be a little higher than _39_(plan). However, actually, you will save money _40_ high quality of this product.” Dont disagree with your customer in any case when he or she says the price is too high. Use praise wisely.Section BDirections Complete the following passage by using the words in
10、 the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. accountedB. averageC. continuousD. rankE. linkF. comparisonG. additionalH. associatedI. riskJ. confirmedK. postponeTelevision watching is an activity which is known to be harmful to health and is distinct f
11、rom getting too little exercise. But a new study suggests its damaging effects may even _41_ alongside those from smoking and obesity(肥胖). Researchers who studied television viewing habits in Australia calculated that people who watch for a(n) _42_ of six hours a day shorten their life expectancy(预期
12、寿命) by almost five years.They based their calculations on data on the _43 _between television viewing and death from the Australian obesity and lifestyle study which involved 11,000 adults aged 25 and over. Applying these findings to the whole population over 25, who are estimated to have watched 9.
13、8 billion hours of TV in 2008, they concluded that it _44_ for 286,000 years of life lost equivalent to 22 minutes for each hour watched. By _45_, smoking one cigarette is estimated to shorten life expectancy by 11 minutes equivalent to half an hour of TV watching.Writing in the British Journal of S
14、ports Medicine, the authors from the University of Queensland, say the figures suggest “huge loss of life may be _46_ with too much TV viewing.” The UK and other industrialized countries are likely to be similarly affected “given the typically large amounts of time spent watching TV and the similari
15、ties in disease patterns.” The researchers add “If these figures are _47_ and shown to reflect a cause and effect relationship, TV viewing is a public health problem comparable in size to established behavioral risk factors.”Researchers from Taiwan University found even those who did as little as 92
16、 minutes exercise a week equivalent to 15 minutes a day for six days a week reduced their _48_ of death by 14 per cent. Even this small amount of exercise could _49_ one in six of all deaths similar to the effects of a stop-smoking programme. Each _50_ 15 minutes a day reduced the death rate by a fu
17、rther 4 per cent.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.To understand how Americans think about things, it is necessary to underst
18、and “the point”. Americans mention it often “Lets get right to the point”, they will say “My point is ” “Whats the point of all this?”The “point” is the _51_ or piece of information that Americans suppose is, or should be, _52_ of peoples thinking, writings, and spoken comments. Speakers and writers
19、 are supposed to ”make their points clear”, _53_ that they are supposed to say or write clearly the idea or piece of information they wish to _54_.People from many other cultures have different ideas about the _55_. Africans traditionally tell stories that express the _56_ they have in mind, rather
20、than stating out “the point” clearly. Japanese traditionally speak _57_, leaving the listener to _58_ what the point is. _59_, while an American might say to a friend, “I dont think that coat goes very well with the rest of your outfit”, a Japanese might say, “Maybe another coat would look even _60_
21、 than the one you have on.” Americans _61_ a person who “gets right to the point”. Japanese are likely to consider such a person lacking thoughtfulness and sympathy if not _62_.The Chinese and Japanese languages are characterized by vagueness and ambiguity(模棱两可). The precision and directness America
22、ns associate with “the point” cannot be _63_, at least not with any grace, in Chinese and Japanese. Speakers of those languages thus have to _64_ a new way of reasoning and expressing their ideas _65_ they are going to communicate satisfactorily with Americans.51.A. word B. idea C. place D. time52.
23、A. at the center B. on the basis C. on the part D. beyond the reach53.A. thinking B. explaining C. meaning D. stating54. A. discuss B. remember C. express D. criticize55. A. point B. information C. reasons D. feelings56. A. comments B. meanings C. secret D. thought57. A. frankly B. indirectly C. rel
24、uctantly D. truly58. A. figure out B. search for C. make up D. look over59. A. Otherwise B. However C. Moreover D. Thus60. A. tighter B. better C. thicker D. longer61. A. value B. forgive C. punish D. insult62. A. sensitive B. foolish C. rude D. loyal63. A. corrected B. achieved C. changed D. explai
25、ned64. A. learn B. consider C. suggest D. decide65. A. although B. because C. until D. ifII.Grammar and VocabularySection A25.an26.was given27.before28.making29.It30.cant31.had set32.being33.that34.what35.over36.more effective37.would38.to deal39.planned40.because ofSection B4145DBEAF4650HJIKGIII.Reading ComprehensionSection A5155BACCA5660DBADB6165ACBAD- 3 - 版权所有高考资源网