（整理版高中英語）高二英語上學期25分鐘限時閱讀天天練第1天

1、高二英語上學期25分鐘限時閱讀天天練第1天i完形填空 have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch tv on a weekend? now you 36 do both at the same time. home shopping television networks(網絡) have become a 37 for many people to shop without 38 having to leave their homes.some shoppers are 39 of dep

2、artment stores and supermarkets 40 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 41 of finding anything they want to buy. theyd rather sit quietly at home in front of the tv set and 42 a friendly announcer describe a product 43 a model shows it. and they can 44 around the clock, buying something

3、45 by making a phone call.department stores and even mail-under companies are 46 to join in the success of home shopping. large department stores are busy 47 their own tv channels(頻道)to encourage tv shopping in the future. 48 can ask questions about products and place 49 , all through their tv sets.

4、will shopping by television 50 take the place of shopping in stores? some industry managers think so. 51 many people find shopping at a 52 store a great enjoyment. and for many shoppers, it is still important to 53 or try on dresses they want to buy. thats 54 specialists say that in the future, home

5、 shopping will 55 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代) it. 36a. mustb. shouldc. shalld. can37a. program b. wayc. reasond. purpose38a. everb. neverc. stilld. once39a. proudb. fondc. tiredd. careful40a. fightingb. strikingc. treatingd. stopping41a. senseb. doubtc. hoped. fe

6、eling42a. seeb. watchc. letd. notice43a. untilb. sincec. ifd. while44a. shopb. waitc. turnd. deliver45a. suitablyb. cheaplyc. simplyd. hardly46a. nervousb. luckyc. equald. eager47a. putting up b. making upc. setting upd. looking up48a. guestsb. assistantsc. managersd. customers49a. ordersb. goodsc.

7、booksd. answers50a. lastlyb. finallyc. especiallyd. fortunately51a. thenb. yetc. howeverd. therefore52a. generalb. popularc. reald. true53a. designb. makec. weard. touch54a. howb. whyc. whatd. when55a. existb. practiced. followd. appear ii閱讀理解 a mom was a teacher most of her life. when she wasnt in

8、the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren: correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent “book of the month club topic. mom made learning fun. it was sad for my three brothers and me to see her s

9、uffering in later years. at eighty-five, she suffered a stroke and she went steadily downhill after that. two days before she died, my brothers and i met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. while we waited for the staff to lift her back into bed, mom fell asleep. not w

10、anting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly. after several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a sound coming from across the room. we stopped talking and looked at mom. her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. we went to her side.

11、 “whirr, she said weakly. “where? i asked. “mom, is there something you want? “whirr, she repeated a bit stronger. my brothers and i looked at each other and shook our heads sadly. mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could master said, “not was, say were!it suddenly occurred to

12、us that mom was correcting brother jims last sentence. “if it was up to mejim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “thanks, mom, he whispered. we smiled at each other -remarkable teacher. 56. when mom said, “whirr, what did she really want to do?a. she wanted to tell her sons her will. b. she wanted to

13、 have something to eat before she died. c. she wanted to correct the mistakes jim made while talking. d. she wanted to teach her sons more because she was dying. 57. which of the following statements is not right? a. mom was a good teacher and never wanted to stop her teaching. b. mom was always mak

14、ing her teaching fun. c. mom didnt forget her teaching until she died. d. mom was no longer a teacher when she was at home. 58. what does the writer think of his mother? a. he loved her but was tired of his mothers teaching at home. b. his mother should forget her teaching and enjoyed the rest of he

15、r life. c. his mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching. d. his mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired. 59. which of the following is the best title of this passage? a. once a teacher, always b. moms will c. a teachers life d. a teachers devotionbdesert ants on their

16、expeditions for food use clues to lead themselves in the homeward direction, but with few landmarks in the poor land, scientists have wondered how the insects always take the most direct route and know exactly how far to march.the new study shows that counting their steps is an important part of the

17、 scheme.over the years, scientists have proposed several theories for how ants find their way home. one is that they do it like honeybees and remember visual clues, but experiments showed ants can travel in the dark. another theory is that because ants run at a steady pace, they could time how long

18、it took them to get to and from. other studies have shown that once ants find a good source of food, they teach other ants how to find it.the ant “pedometer technique was first proposed in 1904, but it remained untested until now. scientists trained desert ants to walk along a straight path from the

19、ir nest entrance to a feeder 30 feet away. if the nest or feeder was moved, the ants would break from their straight path after reaching the expected spot and search for their goal.try that on stilts. they glued stilt-like extentions to the legs of some ants to lengthen stride. the researchers short

20、ened other ants stride length by cutting off the ants feet and lower legs, reducing their legs to stumps.the ants on stilts took the right number of steps, but because of their increased stride length, marched past their goal. stump-legged ants, meanwhile, fell short of the goal. after getting used to their new legs, the ants were able to adjust their pedometer.60. what is the passage mainly about?a. ants marching depends on counting their steps b. desert ants know how to look for food c. the secret for ants marching is known to all d. ants know how far their food is61. a