2011届高考英语复习限时训练题11

限时训练题十一

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The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He___1___ me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does on seeing a close friend. A big,_____2____ smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to ____3____ his face to see if I knew him. I didn?t. Perhaps he had mistaken me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the ____4_____ that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the ___5_____ was solved. As I approached the school he was standing in the middle of the road _____6_____ his stop sign. I was in line behind four cars. Once the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars through. To the first he waved and ____7____ in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same greeting from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost awkward wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school ___8_______ more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with interest. So far I haven?t seen anyone ___9___ to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a difference to so many people?s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His ____10______ armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the trends of the whole neighbourhood. 1. A. hit B. disappointed C. presented D. bored 2. A. false B. shy C. apologetic D. bright

3. A. research B. study C. recognize D. explore

4. A. conclusion B. description C. evaluation D. introduction 5. A. argument B. disagreement C. mystery D. task

6. A. drawing back B. putting on C. handing in D. holding out 7. A. cried B. cheered C. smiled D. gestured 8. A. came B. responded C. hurried D. appeared 9. A. fail B. try C. wish D. bother

10. A. effectiveness B. cheerfulness C. carefulness D. seriousness 阅读理解

A

Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the

West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again. 36. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place B. many places tend to have more than one name C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

37. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Change suddenly. B. Change significantly. C. Disappear mysteriously. D. Disappear very slowly. 38. Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase.C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent. 39. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person B. after a place C. after an activity D. by its shape 40. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain. B. Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes. C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique. D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.

B

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