⾼考英语资料之⾼考英语真题精选讲练七 -教师⽤Selected exercises from the college entrance exam-the seventh命题教师：Alex 彭第⼀节：完型填空。

My husband and l were enjoying wandering through the stores in a shopping center. We went into a shop that sold__41 items in hopes of finding a few last-minute _42 gifts. The pleasant smell of handmade soaps teased our__43 as we walked through the door.As l walked through the store,I__44 a wooden plaque(匾牌)hanging on a wall. I turned to take a _45 look and nodded my head "yes" at the message printed on the plaque. Moving on, I enjoyed looking at other items some salesmen in Santa Clauses in the store carried, _46 found myself being drawn back to the plaque.Standing in front of the plaque, I felt a little like a child who, when 47 the sandbox, finds some_48 treasure: a shiny coin or a lost toy. Here among the other handmade items, I found a very 49 , yet heart-touching treasure hidden in a message. A message I needed."Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass," the plaque said," It's about learning to 50 in the rain."How often in our daily lives have we put 51 on our happiness? When we get the house _52 , then we can be happy. When things 53 down with the kids, then we'll be able to do more together. There is so 54 joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the whens and thens.Looking at the plaque, I found myself unknowingly live the plaque's message. I 55 off my shoes and stockings in a light 56 and began walking 57 through the water. Maybe my neighbors thought that I had lost my 58 wisdom, but I don't care. For in that moment, I was alive. I wasn't worried about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares.The plaque now hangs in my living room. I walk past many times each day and frequently pause to ask myself " So, am I dancing in the rain?"I think I am, I know I try to. I'm _59_ taking time to pause and recognize and be grateful for the blessings that are all around me.One step 60 ,I am learning to dance in the rain.41. A. second-handed B. net-exchanged C. hand-made D. whole-sale42. A. Christmas B. birthday C. New Year D. children43. A. noses B. eyes C. minds D. mouths44. A. chose B. noticed C. recognized D. touched45. A. greedy B. soulful C. quick D. second46. A. but B. and C. so D. or14第页共页47. A. looking through B. referring to C. digging through D. adjusting to48. A. unbelievable B. unfortunate C. unexpected D. unusualte B. secret C. new D. simple50. A. walk B. enjoy C. dance D. relax51. A. troubles B. conditions C. problems D. instructions52. A. paid off B. given off C. taken off D. put off53.A.fall B. settle C. get D. break54.A.more B. little C. much D. easy55.A.moved B. slipped C. worn D. kept56.A.sun B. wind C. shadow D .rain57.A.straight B. neatly C. barefoot D. shylyst B. first C. initial D. smart59.A.regularly B. immediately C. socially D. definitely60.A.back and forth B. now and then C. little by little D. at a time参考答案：ABCBA DDACA BCDCB CDADA第⼆节：阅读理解。

Try rubbing (摩擦) the tip of your finger backwards and forwards very quickly on your coat or a blanket. It should become hot. In cold weather we sometimes rub our hands together to make them warm. The rubbing of two together which causes heat is called "friction"(摩擦⼒). In the same way, people who lived in caves rubbed a piece of wood shaped like a pencil on another piece of wood with dried leaves or grass packed nearby. The heat set the leaves or grass alight. This was a difficult way of making fire. Better ways were found by using flint(⽕⽯),but it was not until 1827 that the first matches were made in England.Chemists made up a mixture and put it on an end of a stick or match. The mixture contained a small amount of phosphorous (磷),a chemical that bursts into flame when heated slightly. The other chemicals then caught fire and burned less fiercely until the wood was alight. By rubbing the end of the match, on sandpaper, the friction easily set the phosphorous alight. These first matches could also be struck on other rough surfaces, including the leather sole(底)of a shoe.At the time, everyone thought this was a wonderful invention. Unfortunately accidents happened. A whole box of matches would suddenly catch fire if it was heated. Imagine this happening to someone warming themselves by a fire with a box of matches in his or her pocket! Even loose matches in a handbag or pocket could rub together and catch fire.What was needed was a match that would only light if struck on a special surface. In 1852,the safety match was invented in Sweden. No phosphorous was used in the match head-it was put on the outside of the matchbox24第页共页instead. This made it impossible for the match to light unless it was rubbed along the box on the special surface which contained sandpaper mixed with a little phosphorous.33. Why did people use dried leaves or grass to pack another piece of wood?A. The leaves or grass is easy to be alight.B. The leaves or grass covered the wood well.C. The leaves or grass help the air cause heat.D. The leaves or grass acted as the role of match.34. What did the chemists make the match of in 1827?A. Leather sole, sandpaper and leaves.B. Wood, leather sole and sandpaper.C. Phosphorous, wood and sandpaper.D. Phosphorous , sandpaper and flint.35. If we used the safety match, we could seeA. loose matches could catch fire fiercelyB. phosphorous wasn't needed inside matchboxesC. there were matches and sandpaper in matchboxesD. the special surface containing sandpaper and phosphorous参考答案：ACD第三节：短⽂改错。