2010届高考英语25分钟限时阅读天天练46

2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第 46天

第一部分：阅读表达 （共15分） s5u Here are a few tips to help you, the workaholic, re - focus and get the best out of life．

EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP! Make it a point to get at least eight hours of sleep and plenty of rest．Don't believe that you can always \．\lost sleep or rest time because it is not physiologically possible．

STRICTLY FAMILY ON WEEKENDS! Resolve to make Saturdays and Sundays strictly for family time．And stick to this! Mondays until Fridays you make an excuse not to relax and spend time with your family because it's work time, why not make a similar excuse for Saturdays and Sundays?

GET SOME FOOD IN! Make sure you get food in your stomach．Workaholics are known to be food - skippers．If you can't afford to get off your desk or from doing paperwork, have food delivered to you．It's always a good idea if you have crackers on your drawer to ease the hunger pangs．

WORK UP THOSE MUSCLES! Exercise, exercise, exercise! Set aside at least an hour each day or every other day for exercise．Your body needs to be conditioned, and working non - stop isn't going to give it the proper physical conditioning it needs．Since most workaholics tend to have their behinds stuck on their chairs, it's even more important that you get some exercise．

WORK TO LIVE! Always keep in mind that you work so you can live and have a comfortable life．Always remember that you don't live to work．Working is just one of the many useful and fruitful activities you do that enables you to live a good life and gives your family their needs．Don't make work your life．

If you start following the tips outlined today, then you've just taken the first step to________! 1．What is the best title for the passage? （Please answer within 10 words）

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Taking exercise can make you in good condition and endless work will does harm to your health． 3．Fill in the blank in the passage with proper words of phrases to complete the sentence．（ Please

answer within 10 words）

4．Which suggestion benefits you most? Why? （Please answer within 30 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

第二部分：阅读理解：（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） s5A

I'm a pig, my son is a rabbit, I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about our Chinese zodiac signs（十二属相）．

Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign．That's why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon．

Pigs were first domesticated by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world．We don't just use pigs for their meat．The bones and skin are used for glue and footballs．The hair is used for insulation （绝缘材料） and artists' brushes．The fat is used to make floor waxes, rubber and plastics．Amazingly, pigs are a source of nearly 40 pharmaceutical （调药剂） drugs and their heart valves （瓣膜） can be used in surgery to replace human ones．

Here are two examples to make people happy．In 1995 the film Babe starred a loveable talking pig as its main character．The film won an Oscar and was nominated （提名） for 6 more．In England you can even go to watch pig racing．A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by starting pig races on his farm．The events have been very successful People don't just want to eat pigs, it seems!

Pig is also used in the English language．To say that something is unlikely to happen, you can say \．Hungry? Well then, you can \．And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they \．

If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal．The year of the pig is filled with good fortune．Happy Chinese New year! 6．Why does the author say he is a pig?

A．Because he was born in the year of 1995．

B．Because he is interested in a pig and has good fortune． C．Because he was brought into the world in 1971． D．Because he believes in a pig． 7．What can be inferred from the passage? A．Most parts of the pig are useful． B．Pigs are the only material of floor waxes． C．We use pigs for their meat．

D．The heart valves of pigs are the same as human ones． 8．Why does the author talk about the film Babe?

A．To show pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment． B．To prove pigs can work as actors． C．To introduce the film to readers． D．To make readers happy．

9．If you think poor Peter can have the chance to become an astronaut, you may say “ ”. A．saved his bacon C．Pigs might fly A．About Pigs C．Chinese Zodiac Signs

B．pig out D．chauvinist pig B．Year of the Pig D．Chinese Pigs

10．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

B

Beijing West Railway Station is the biggest railway station I have ever seen．I once joked, \will never know how many people there are in China unless you go to Beijing West Railway Station．\

I usually bought hard - berth （硬卧） tickets when I traveled by tram in China．The first thing I noticed is that Chinese berths are much smaller than those in other countries．Though I had to crouch on the berth, I could still manage to sleep on it, as I'm not that tall．

China's trains operate efficiently．The work is distributed well among the attendants and trains depart punctually．The friendly nature of the Chinese passengers turns a trip on the train into a big family gathering, and they often share their food with other passengers．Foreigners, on the other hand, will say \．On Chinese trains, I often saw such a funny ritual: old couples would argue about whether they should put their luggage on or under the rack; young people would begin to fiddle with their mobile phones as soon as they were settled in their seats．

I like traveling by train in China because it is cheap, safe and comfortable．In India and Spain, people are always knocking off the metal parts of the train to sell them for money．Bit by bit, the train is destroyed．That's why there are signs on the train, warning, \on Dutch and French trains which read \No Sticking\to stop people from sticking pictures on the trains．On the other hand, on Chinese trains you can find signs like this, \．\11．The passage is mainly about _____．

A．experiencing China by traveling on trains B．a foreigner's view on Chinese trains C．different train systems in the world

D．a foreigner's impression on traveling in China A．The biggest railway station in the world B．The good management of Chinese trains．

C．The smaller hard - berths compared with other countries． D．The large population of China．

A．Chinese passengers are friendlier than foreigners．

B．Dutch and French trains are more special with pictures stuck on them． C．It's a pity that trains in India are often stolen． D．Young people pay more attention to their luggage． A．Critical．

B．Curious．

C．Positive． B．a ceremony D．a story

D．Strange．

22．What did Beijing West Railway Station remind the writer of?

23．Which of the following statements matches the writer's opinion?

14．What's the writer's attitude toward Chinese train system? 15．The underlined word \．

A．a rare phenomena C．a common scene

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参考答案

1．Tips and advice for workaholics/ Tips to help the workaholics/ How to refocus and get the best out of life

2．Your body needs to be conditioned, and working non - stop isn't going to give it the proper physical

conditioning it needs．

3．live/lead a healthy, successful and happy life/ to get the best out of life/ enjoy your life 4．说出任何一条建议并给出原因，就可得分。

5．工作仅仅是你所做的许多有用并且富有成效的活动之一，它可以使你过上好的生活，供给家人所需。 6-10 CAACB

11-15 BDACC