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1、高二英语能力训练（六）一、 完形填空A man was cleaning his car with a special brush when a little girl who had been _36 him said, “My daddy has a brush like that to clean his car too.” “Really!” said the man. “What kind of 37 does your daddy have?” The little girl answered, “Oh, he hasnt got a car yet, _38 hes got th
2、e brush to clean it.” Well, I suppose you have to start 39 ! The important thing is that youdo 40_. And to do that, we first have to decide what kind of life we want. Its 41 how many of us want to live forever, when we cant even decide what to do with our life now! Like the guy who said, “Im going t
3、o 42_ putting things off, starting tomorrow.” You see, _43 others have made decisions for you, you can still decide 44 youll respond and handle the life thats been handed to you. You still have 45 of your own attitudes. Happiness is an attitude and choice, no matter what 46 youre in. Remember, you c
4、an always find someone 47 than you who you can help. Its only when we stop looking at our own problems and 48 to make others happy that we ourselves can be 49 happy. But if you choose not to make a decision, that also is your decision youll 50_. There are many smart, talented people who have never e
5、njoyed the 51 they could have, simply because they could not make a decision and discipline themselves to follow through with it. Remember, if your life doesnt 52_, its going to stay the same! Its that simple. So to move on 53 where you are, you must first decide where youd _54_ be. If you cant chan
6、ge your mind, you cant change your life. The great writer Tolstoy said, “Everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change _55_.” So ask yourself right now. Whats the one decision I need to make to change my life? Just think a minute36. A. noticing B. watching C. glaring D. observing37.
7、 A. car B. life C. brush D. view38. A. however B. as C. but D. while39. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. nowhere40. A. help. B. work C. finish D. start41. A. impossible B. natural C. strange D. likely42. A. stop B. start C. avoid D. continue43. A. in case B. even if C. now that D. only if44
8、. A. how B. why C. what D. that45. A. power B. control C. authority D. sense46. A. situation B. condition C. case D. surrounding47. A. better off B. worse offC. more difficult D. much easier48. A. give out B. leave out C. go out D. reach out49. A. truly B. fully C. just D. simply50. A. agree with B.
9、 live with C. start with D. end with51. A. success B. idea C. work D. challenge52. A. appear B. regain C. change D. preserve53. A. with B. from C. to D. until54. A. rather B. quite C. hardly D. just55. A. yourself B. herself C. itself D. himself二、 阅读理解 ADear Editor, When a new school term is about t
10、o begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers praised the cancellation (取消) of exams because they believe “Tests dont tell the whole story”. As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is genera
11、lly a good student, and that a students final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the years work. Of course there are exceptions (例外), but they do not have the frequency (频率) that would give an unfair picture of a students ability. The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent (= h
12、ardworking) exam studies, and good marks are almost certain indications (指示) of a students future performance. The opposite is, almost certainly, incompetence - lacking the skill and ability to do a job successfully. There is no acceptable replacement for competition of quality. How can teachers and
13、 future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the students mark for it? Any institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misleading (误导人的) , if not ignorant (无知), and surely the“graduates”of such institutions will lack trustworthi
14、ness (信赖)，not to mention being rejected (= refused) by foreign universities for graduates or other studies. When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison with others are at the bottom of most of ban-exam talks. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best. Id like you to consider my opinion and give some guidance. Yours truly,
