2021高考英语(四川专用)二轮复习定时训练(9).docx

定时训练(9)
Ⅰ.完形填空
体裁：谈论文　话题：个人情感　时间：15分钟
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner(横幅)across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I __1__ certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and __2__ would win the race.At other times I would __3__ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous __4__ hoping to reach that banner a little faster.__5__，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any __6__．I finally decided one day to __7__ and take a break.It was then that I saw my __8__ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I __9__ hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their __10__ and even when I was __11__ with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn't have the __12__ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is what you think you should be.__13__ is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the __14__ life we think we should have and __15__ the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found __16__ your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you __17__ that others love you just as you do.
Don't be a tortoise or rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of __18__ with you everywhere you go.__19__ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are __20__ there.
【语篇导读】　本文为谈论文。当我们满怀期盼、行色匆忙地去追赶幸福时，幸福其实就在我们身边，只是毫不起眼罢了。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1．A.forgot B．missed
C．overcame D．accomplished
解析　作者在谈论自己最初对幸福的理解。他认为只有先成就了事业，才能最终获得自己想要的幸福。上句中的“...across the finish line of a long race”示意本空答案为accomplish(完成，实现)。overcome战胜，克服；forget遗忘；miss思念，错过。
答案　D
2．A.safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet
解析　本句中作者把自己比作乌龟。首先，C、D两项意思相近，同比排解；其次，依据英语叠词的修辞手段，不难看出A、B两项中，与slow意思相近的词是steady，slow and steady意思是“稳扎稳打的”。
答案　B
3．A.act B．run C．jump D．walk
解析　本句中作者把自己比作兔子。在通往幸福的道路上，作者有时表现得像(act like)一只急功近利的兔子。
答案　A
4．A.place B．height C．speed D．time
解析　由下文hoping to reach that banner a little faster(期望更快到达那条横幅)提示可知这里指的是速度。
答案　C
5．A.Generally B．Gradually
C．Unfortunately D．Firstly
解析　在漫长的追求幸福的过程中，作者渐渐地(gradually)明白了一个道理。generally一般地，通常；unfortunately不幸地，圆满地；firstly首先。
答案　B
6．A.clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
解析　作者渐渐明白，无论向着那条横幅跑多久，它都不会离你更近。
答案　C
7．A.settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
解析　依据下文的and take a break (休息一会儿)可推断出答案选D项。sit down坐下；settle in 定居；start off 动身；stop by顺路访问。
答案　D
8．A.happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
解析　当作者停下追赶的脚步，坐下来休息时，他发觉幸福原来就在身边。
答案　A
9．A.studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
解析　依据下文的to support my family(养家)可知，这里指努力工作。A：学习，争辩；B：斗争，战斗；C：练习，熬炼。
答案　D
10．A.laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
解析　和孩子们一起玩耍，听到的自然是他们的欢乐声，而不是complaint(投诉)，story(故事), breathing(呼吸)。
答案　A
11．A.lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
解析　依据下文的with my wife at my side looking after me (妻子陪在我身边照看我)可推断，这里指作者生病的时候。
答案　C
12．A.courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
解析　幸福就在身边，发觉它需要的是才智(wisdom)，而非士气(courage)、机会(chance)或力气(strength)。
答案　C
13．A.Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
解析　依据上文“你认为你应当的样子”以及下文“你原来的样子”可推断出，这两句话是相对而言的。tension(紧急)的反义词是relaxation(放松)。stress压力；failure失败；pain苦痛。
答案　B
14．A.real B．perfect C．common D．colorful
解析　人们不应当一味地去追求所谓的完善的生活，从而错过了身边的幸福。
答案　B
15．A.enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
解析　追求完善的生活不会带来幸福，幸福在当下，享受在当下。
答案　A
16．A.from B．on C．over D．in
解析　幸福在你的内心和灵魂里。
答案　D
17．A.realize B．believe C．hope D．admit
解析　幸福是一种内心的感受，所以只有当你意识到(realize)别人爱你正如你爱他们一样的时候，你才会发觉幸福。
答案　A
18．A.sorrow B．responsibility
C．fortune D．joy
解析　无论走到哪里都要欢快。选项中只有D项与文章中心词happiness相符合。sorrow哀痛；responsibility责任；fortune命运。
答案　D
19．A.Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take
解析　动词take 可以表示“to go with sb from one place to another，especially to guide or lead them带去，引领”，这里指将自己带离这场竞赛。carry sth out执行；make sth out辨认清楚，填写；push sth out大量生产。
答案　D
20．A.never B．still C．already D．ever
解析　要明白在提到爱与幸福的时候，你就已经身处其中了。
答案　C
Ⅱ.阅读理解
体裁：谈论文　话题：社会关注　时间：6分钟
More than one in four children alive in Britain today will celebrate their 100th birthday，official figures showed.The special figures show a huge social change，with today's children likely to survive far longer than their parents or grandparents.Of the 12.4 million children aged 16 and under，3.3 million (27%) will become someone who is a hundred years old or older.In a class of 30 children，eight can live to be 100.And the rest of the children are likely to get to an old age，even though they will not make it to three figures.
Experts warned that children may live to 100，but that they will not get their state pension until they are 70 or beyond.The state pension age is rising to 66 for both men and women by 2022，and the Government has warned it will continue to rise.Laith Khalaf，a pension expert，said，“Living to an old age is lucky if you can afford it，but a nuisance if you can't.Those without enough savings will be depending on the state pension which will be changed.”
It also increases the possibility of millions of people surviving until their 100th birthday with a poor quality of life because of poor health and little money.Millions of older people have no pensions，no savings and no plans about how they are going to pay for their retirement other than to carry on working.If the older population demands more resources，then they have to come from their own wealth or the government.
Laith said，“Millions of people will be spending over a third of their lives in retirement.It is high time that we reformed the state pension system.We want to make it fair for future generation.”
【语篇导读】　官方数据表明，现在的英国儿童会比他们的长辈活得更久。令人担忧的是，这将会给政府带来巨大的养老负担。
1．From the first paragraph we can learn that ______．
A．today's children probably live longer than their parents
B．few of British children are expected to live to an old age
C．more than 30% of children aged 16 can live to be 100
D．20% of British children will celebrate their 100th birthday
解析　考查细节理解。依据文章第一段的其次句“The special figures show a huge social change，with today's children likely to survive far longer than their parents or grandparents.”可知，现在的英国儿童可能会比他们的长辈活得更久，故选A。
答案　A
2．The underlined word “nuisance” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______．
A．somebody who is disabled
B．somebody who is dishonest
C．something that causes trouble
D．something that is incorrect
解析　考查词义猜想。依据上下文可知，画线词所在句表示“假如你能够担当养老的费用，长寿是一种幸运，但假如担当不起，那就会是一种麻烦”，故nuisance＝something that causes trouble，答案为C。
答案　C
3．What kind of life will people living to 100 probably face?
A．A high quality of life because of the development of technology.
B．A low quality of life because of bad health and limited money.
C．A high quality of life because of the increase in food price.
D．A low quality of life because of the present government.
解析　考查细节理解。依据第三段的第一句“It also increases the possibility of millions of people surviving until their 100th birthday with a poor quality of life because of poor health and little money.”可知，活到100岁的人可能会面临因身体差、资金有限而造成生活质量降低的问题，即B项正确。
答案　B
4．What can be inferred from the text?
A．The retirement age will be raised to 70 or beyond.
B．The government will provide job chances for the retired.
C．The state pension age for men is different from that for women.
D．It will increase the government's pressure if more children live to 100.
解析　考查推理推断。依据第三段的最终一句“If the older population demands more resources，then they have to come from their own wealth or the government.”可知，假如人活得更久，就会需要更多的资源，这无疑会增加政府的负担，即D项正确。
答案　D
Ⅲ.阅读表达
(2022·资阳一诊) “Brazil has become one of the developing world's great successes at reducing population growth，but more by accident than design.While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates，Brazil has had better result without really trying，” says George Martine at Harvard.
Brazil's population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990，and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average.Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990，an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.
Martine puts it down to，among other things，soap operas and installment(分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s.Both played an important，although indirect role in lowering the birth rate.Brazil is one of the world's biggest producers of soap operas.Globo，Brazil's most popular television network，shows three hours of soaps six nights a week，while three others show at least one hour a night.Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.
“Although they have never really tried to，work in a message towards the problems of reproduction(生育)，they describe middle and upper class values：not many children，different attitudes towards sex，women working，” says Martine.“They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behaviour and other values，which were put into a very attractive package.”
Meanwhile，the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers(消费者)．“This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible(不全都的) with unlimited reproduction，” says Martine.
1．What is the passage mainly about? (no more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________
解析　依据第一段第一句可知文章讲的是巴西诞生率的下降。
答案　Brazil has successfully reduced its population growth.
2．What's Brazil's population growth rate between 1981 and 1990? (no more than 4 words)
________________________________________________________________________
解析　由其次段第一句可知答案。
答案　1.93% a year.
3．What are the two main factors in helping Brazil lower its birth rate? (no more than 6 words)
________________________________________________________________________
解析　由第三段第一句可知巴西的人口诞生率的下降是由于电视剧和分期付款造成的。
答案　Soap operas and installment plans.
4．How long does the most popular television network in Brazil show soap operas every week? (no more than 2 words)
________________________________________________________________________
解析　由第三段第四句可知答案。
答案　18 hours.
5．What changes have soap operas brought to Brazilians? (no more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________
解析　由第四段其次句可知这些电视剧转变了巴西人的价值观和行为。
答案　They have changed people's values and behaviours./They have gradually changed people's way of life.
Ⅳ.书面表达
假设你校开展了“争做环保卫士”的活动。只要向学校交废旧电池和报纸等，便可获得“环保卫士”卡片一张。请你据此写一篇120词左右的英语报道，向校英语报社投稿，内容要点包括：
1．简要介绍该活动；
2．发表你对该活动的看法；
3．提出其他有关环保的建议；
4．参考词汇：爱护人，监护人： guardian；电池：battery
【参考范文】
Recently an activity has been going on in our school which is called “Becoming a Guardian to Protect the Environment”．Students are asked to hand in used batteries，newspapers and so on to get a card as a reward.I think we can benefit a lot from this activity.
Firstly，this activity will help to raise our environmental awareness and save resources.Secondly，the used batteries are harmful to the environment.Recycling them has been of great importance in terms of conserving natural resources，environment protection and human health.
Meanwhile，we can still do a lot more to help protect the environment.For example，we should remember to turn off the light before we leave the room.And we shouldn't leave the tap water running after we use it.