2021届高考英语“典题”专项训练（二十九）

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2021高考英语“典题”专项训练（二十九）text 1GloveliesUsing a phone or palmtop computer with touch screens while wearing gloves has always been difficult.Well,with Glovelies,you no longer have to write text messages with frozen fingers.Glovelies are stylish gloves with special pads (垫块) in the fingertips to help you type or scroll (滚屏) without difficulty.They come in a range of sizes and colors.Price:￡15.00Mini VaxIt is a tiny cleaner that you plug into your computer’s USB port.Although it’s small enough to fit into your pocket,the Mini Vax is very powerful and you’ll be amazed at how much dust and dirt it manages to suck up from your computer keyboard.Your Mini Vax comes with three attachments of different sizes to help you reach all those difficult places.Color:gray/black.Price:￡8.00Cheeky ClockCheeky Clock might look like a normal digital alarm clock,but the difference is that Cheeky Clock is a clock with wheels.When the alarm goes off in the morning,Cheeky Clock jumps down from your bedside table and starts running around the floor looking for a place to hide.The alarm won’t stop until you find your Cheeky Clock and switch it off.By this point,you’ll be wide awake.It needs three AAA batteries (not included).Price:￡40.00Piano MagicHave you ever wanted to learn to play the piano but thought that pianos were too expensive and took up too much room?Then Piano Magic is for you.Piano Magic is a real four-octave (八度)(forty-nine-key) keyboard which runs from the USB port on your computer.It sounds as good as a real piano and yet fits into a small backpack.It comes with a free “Master The Piano” program which teaches you the piano as you play along.Price:￡60.001.How can you properly use Glovelies?A.By wearing them.B.By knocking on them slightly.C.By touching the screens on them.D.By connecting them with your computer.2.What is Mini Vax used to do?A.To help edit text messages.B.To improve computing speed.C.To provide power for computers.D.To clean up computer keyboards.3.Which of the following can best describe Cheeky Clock?A.Annoying but effective.B.Fashionable but inaccurate.C.Fast-moving and power-saving.D.Clock-shaped and solar-powered.text 2One of the first things you may see when you enter Clever Criminals and Daring Detectives is a wall of extremely strange words:Peg tantrums,Tip the velvet,Potatoe trap.What could these expressions mean?These colorful idioms come from A Dictionary of the Slang and Cant Languages by George Andrewes(1809).“Cant” may refer to a dialect or even a coded (加密的) language used by a group,particularly if members of that group want to keep their meaning hidden from outsiders.As you can imagine,people who operate on the shady side of society—thieves,beggars—would have good reason to make their conversation difficult to understand to casual listeners.Andrewes’ cant dictionary was published with the author’s firm intention to “expose” the language of criminals with the aim of “the easier detection of their crimes”.It’s less clear how this would work in practice;I can’t help but imagine some detectives walking around the less fashionable addresses in London with the cant dictionary in hand,stealthily turning over the pages to keep up with an overheard criminal plan.But this would have proved an ineffective means of detecting criminals,as Andrewes’ definitions were taken almost word-for-word from an earlier work by Humphrey Tristram Potter,which itself was drawn from even older sources.So if cant dictionaries weren’t an effective tool in a criminal’s tool kit,why were they in such high demand that writers kept producing them for centuries?Perhaps the cant dictionaries share some of the characteristics that made detective fiction so popular in the nineteenth century.There is certainly the attraction of a secretive look into the underworld:the average citizen may have no reason to hide their meaning behind mysterious words,but it’s rather interesting to think about those who do.Fiction writers certainly made good use of cant dictionaries in writing dialogue for shady characters:notably,Charles Dickens was highly praised for his description of Oliver Twist’s band of pickpockets,whose talk relies heavily on Andrewes’ cant research.4.What is cant?A.Criminal slang. B.Local language.C.Complex idioms. D.Specialized words.5.Why did Andrewes publish the dictionary?A.To explain word usage.B.To help criminal-arresting.C.To simplify criminal language.D.To connect criminals to detectives.6.What is the author’s opinion on the dictionary?A.It’s funny.                  B.It’s simple.C.It’s almost useless.   D.It’s very important.7.What made cant dictionaries widely liked?A.The beneficial influence of detective novels.B.People’s natural love for popular detectives.C.The examples in Charles Dickens’ work.D.People’s hate for criminals.text 3Coke was introduced by the Coca Cola company in 1886,making it a favorite of generations of people in over 200 countries.This list should give you some ideas on how to get more from your coke than usual.Coca Cola is an excellent rust buster (除锈剂).If you have a bunch of small rusty objects,put them in coke overnight and give them a good scrub in the morning.Coke helps to break down the rust,making cleaning much easier.Be sure to throw out the used coke when you are done with it or you might be taking a trip to the doctor.Like the previous item,the citric acid (柠檬酸) in coke can be an excellent window cleaner.This is especially useful for car windows.Pour a can of coke over the window and rub the window,and then wipe it off with a wet cloth to remove any sugary matter in the drink.As coke is full of sugar,you should clean the sticky matter off the window,or it will be not a cleaner but a dirt.For those of you who live in areas where skunk (臭鼬) smells can be an issue from time to time,one can of coke added to water with detergent (清洁剂) really helps to break the smell down.If you have been sprayed,stand in the shower and cover yourself from head to toe with coke—wait for a few minutes,and then wash yourself with a shower.Coke is an excellent hair treatment so you get two tips for the price of one with this item!Pots can sometimes get black on the bottom.The black is almost impossible to remove;this is caused by over-cooking.To remove the black and renew your pot,pour in a can of coke (or as much as you need to cover the blackened area by an inch) and put it on the stove on a low heat.After an hour or so,wash the pot as normal.8.What does the underlined word “scrub” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Start. B.Clean.C.Shake. D.Move.9.What is important while using coke to clean car windows?A.Use a dry cloth.B.Rub the window lightly.C.Don’t pour too much coke.D.Clean the sugary matter thoroughly.10.For which purpose does coke have to be mixed with other material?A.To get rid of the black on the pot.B.To break down the rust.C.To remove smells.D.To clean windows.11.What type of writing is this text?A.An advertisement.B.A review.C.A news report.D.A practical guide.text 4Contestants from around the world met in Pomona,California,this month to test their skills at things like driving a car,walking down stairs,and opening doors.Sounds easy,right?But the competitors weren’t people—they were robots!The bots were participating in the final round of the US’s DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Robotics Challenge.This event,which took place on June 5-6,tested robots on how well they could respond during a disaster and the winning team finally took home a $2 million grand prize.The DARPA challenge was created after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.An earthquake caused a tsunami,which damaged a nuclear power plant.Workers at the plant needed to shut off an important valve (阀门),but it was too dangerous for humans to reach it.The US scientists at DARPA wondered whether the disaster could have been avoided if a robot had been sent to do the job.So they set up the robotics competition. Turning a valve was just one task a robot might have to perform when entering a disaster zone.In addition to doing this,robots participating in the challenge had to navigate a course containing several other tasks:driving and exiting a vehicle,opening a door,walking over or clearing objects,cutting a hole in a wall,plus climbing a flight of stairs.Teams had to complete the challenge in one hour,and points were awarded based on how quickly the robots completed a task.They didn’t have to attempt all the tasks.To make things even more realistic,challenge organizers caused short computer-system blackouts (断电) that prevented robots and the human operators controlling them from communicating.That means teams had to program their bots to be partially autonomous (独立的).Robots also couldn’t be attached to anything that could keep them from falling down,which happened a lot.12.What do we know about this year’s DARPA challenge?A.It lasted five days.B.It was held in Japan.C.Its winner got a cash prize.D.Its winner will work in Fukushima.13.What does the underlined part “the job” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.To open a door.B.To close a valve.C.To predict a tsunami.D.To rebuild a nuclear power plant.14.The robots that participated in the US’s DARPA challenge were required to 　　　. A.challenge all the tasksB.have a good sense of smellC.complete their tasks in an hourD.act in the dark in the whole process15.What is the text mainly about?A.A nuclear disaster.B.A research program.C.A scientific organization.D.A robotics competition.text 5I guess the best place I’ve ever been to is Marrakech.I first went there many years ago.I was living and working in Casablanca,which was about four or five hours from Marrakech.We had a long weekend,and Dave and I were looking for something to do.　1　 So we all left Casablanca on a Tuesday evening after work.Malik’s family lived in a fantastic house very near to the main square with the market,Djemaa el-Fna.His mother cooked us dinner and then we all went to the square.We sat on the roof of a café,drinking tea and watching the people in the square below us.　2　 There were people buying and selling absolutely everything.You could also listen to story-tellers,watch snake charmers,acrobats (杂技演员),and so on.　3　 Their faces were blue and they had come from the desert in the south of the country. There’s so much to see and do.Koutoubia Mosque is spectacular and all the tourists go there.The views are wonderful,with the Atlas Mountains in the distance.And the town has great restaurants.　4　 But it’s the square,Djemaa el-Fna,and the shopping streets around it,that make Marrakech really special.Every time I go back to Marrakech,I go straight to the square and sit at my favorite café.　5　 But right now,I don’t even have a job and the last time I went was three years ago. A.In fact,everything about it is great.B.Dave was my best friend at the time.C.It really was such an interesting place.D.I have only visited Marrakech once.E.On Saturday,I even saw a group of men on camels!F.If I ever have the money,I’d love to buy a house there.G.A guy we worked with,Malik,invited us to come and stay with his family.text 6“Amy left several emotional calls for you on our answering machine while you were gone,” announced my husband, Jim, as I walked in the door, extremely tired after four hours of driving across the state. For the last three days I had accompanied my twelve-year-old granddaughter, Rachel, during her competition at the Florida State Science Fair where she won second place in Junior Chemistry. “Amy was extremely upset and crying when she left her messages,” continued Jim. “She needed to talk to her Grandma.”My mind raced. What could be wrong with this happy fourth grader who last week flew from her home in Maryland and spent her spring break with us in Florida? Just four days ago I took her to the airport for her return flight, and smiled when the busy airline employee handling the Unaccompanied Minor paperwork stared at my cute granddaughter and said, “You are the most beautiful little girl, in your cotton hat with the big sunflower in front.”“People made six compliments (赞美) about my hat today, Grandma,” said Amy as we headed toward security. “Remember all the people who told me they liked it when we went shopping this morning?”My thoughts returned to Jim's descriptions of Amy's emotional calls. I couldn't bear to listen to them.“Why was she so upset?” I asked.“She lost her sunflower hat on the plane and was so miserable that she couldn't sleep. She had placed it on top of her bag of books, under the seat in front of her, and then realized it was missing while she was at the baggage carousel (行李传送带). She and her dad rushed back to the plane and had the attendants (服务人员) check around her seat but the hat was gone.”My heart sank.注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:“I have to leave,” I told Jim as I grabbed my keys and headed toward the door.______________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:Unexpectedly, Amy's mother, Betsy, flew down at the weekend to celebrate my birthday and she was amazed when she saw the hat.______________________________________________________________________________________           参考答案：1．ADA2．DBCA3．BDCD4．CBCD5．GCEAF “I have to leave,” I told Jim as I grabbed my keys and headed toward the door. I knew where I could buy a big sunflower. I drove to the arts and crafts store, found their only big sunflower and bought it. I rushed home, searched through my collection of hats, and grabbed the cotton one. I sewed the sunflower in front, smiled at the new hat I'd created, and called Amy, “I've replaced your hat, sweetie. Now, you can feel better and sleep tonight.”    Unexpectedly, Amy's mother, Betsy, flew down at the weekend to celebrate my birthday and she was amazed when she saw the hat. “Let me take this back to Amy. She'll be excited!” The next evening I checked my e-mails and discovered a video titled “The hat”. I watched as Betsy opened her suitcase and handed the hat to Amy who was speechless. Amy walked to a mirror, posed in the hat, then ran to the camera and said, “Grandma, I love you. And thank you for getting me another hat. I like it better than the other one!” I was pleased that I had made my granddaughter happy.