2024年6月11日发(作者：勾芙蓉)
2023年高考英语模拟试卷
注意事项：
1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．
—Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train.
—_______. I also like to talk with strangers.
A
．
That is true
C．I don’t think so D．You are kidding
B
．
It sounds like fun
2．
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the ________ to achieve it.
A
．
acquisition B
．
comprehension
C．determination D．satisfaction
3．
It is so difficult a question_______ none of the kids could work it out.
A．as B．that C．which D．X
4．
________ from J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same title, the “Harry Potter” movies are universally acknowledged
as classics.
A
．
Adapting
C．Adapted D．To be adapted
People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It
5．
really ________ explanation.
A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses
B
．
Having adapted
6．
Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but _______say where he was.
A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t
7．
According to the school rule, no child be allowed out of the school, unless accompanied by his or her
own parents.
A
．
should
C．shall D．can
8．
We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely.
A
．
a; /
C．a; a D．a; the
9．
I hope when you come tomorrow, you _____ the reading and have something to share.
A
．
did
C．will be doing D．will have done
B
．
are doing
B
．
/; the
B
．
must
10．
____ up early in the morning to have a walk, I am sure, you are likely to feel active all day
．
A．Get B．Having got C．Getting D．To get
11．
— Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player?
— If you can help do some housework the whole vacation
，
you ____ have one as a reward.
A．must B．need C．would D．shall
12．
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China’s economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15
th
2009,
______a state visit to China.
A．starting B．started C．to start D．having started
13．
With the development of science, more new technology ______ to the fields of IT.
A
．
has introduced
C．is introduced D．was introduced
14．
What he liked to do was to take an idea and ______ it by finding every possible consequence.
A
．
squeeze
C．switch D．shrink
B
．
wrestle
B
．
is being introduced
15．
Mr. White, who ________ in Shanghai for seven years, is a manager of a company in Beijing.
A
．
was working
C．had worked D．has worked
16．
Please ________ your ashes before it fails on the carpet.
A
．
cut off
C．get off D．drop off
B
．
knock off
B
．
worked
17．
– Which driver was to blame?
-- Why, ______! It was the child’s fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.
A
．
both
C．either D．neither
B
．
each
18．
If these new measures don’t work, we’ll have to _______ our old system.
A
．
make up for B
．
come up with
C．break away from D．fall back on
19．
I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.
A．to invite B．inviting C．having invited D．to be invited
20．
You can get off the bus one or two stops ________ and walk the rest of the way to work every day so as to take some
exercise.
A．more early B．earliest C．early D．earlier
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21．（6分）
Three boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi. However, their lives
were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a Mastodon (
齿乳象
).
Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that
was recently plowed (
犁、耕
). “I thought it was a log,” Caid said. “I tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and I saw
teeth on it.” The bone weighed about 50 pounds. They eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub (
浴
盆
), but it took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large Mastodon bone.
“They didn’t expect to find that,” Michael’s mom said. “Now that they have, I believe that they will be more aware
of their surroundings and what they’re digging up when they are digging and playing.”
“We’ve gotten a lot of petrified (
石化的
) wood and Civil War relics from the area and that’s what I thought it was,”
the brothers’ mother said. “This is our first set of teeth we’ve found. So we thought it was their imagination. We were
quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination.”
They were exploring near the brothers’ home. Lo and behold (
真想不到
), they saw what they thought resembled a
fossil. It was the curator of paleontology (
古生物负责人
) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips,
who first identified the bone as a “very mature individual.”
The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like
elephants. They were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (
猛犸
).
1
、
How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon?
A
．
With great efforts.
C
．
Instructed by an expert.
B
．
By chance.
D
．
Through imagination.
2
、
At first the brothers’ mother thought the jawbone was________.
A
．
from people who died in the Civil War
C
．
like a log or something
B
．
the bone from a very mature individual
D
．
the prehistoric bone
3
、
The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it________.
A
．
helps people to know more about the Civil War
B
．
teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundings
C
．
promotes the research on more prehistoric creatures
D
．
attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
4
、
Which of the following can be the best title for the article?
A
．
Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in Mississippi
B
．
Not Petrified Wood Nor Civil War Relics
C
．
First Identifying Bone as a “Very Mature Individual”
D
．
Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon Jawbone
22．（8分）
An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having around 60 dead
ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors thought they entered her body through the
ears.
Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her parents that
she felt there was something stuck in her eyes, and when they checked, they did find a small ant in one of her eyes. They
didn’t pay much importance to it, as they assumed the insect had gotten there by accident, but it wasn’t long before the
girl again started reporting pain in her eyes. They discovered more dead ants, and this time, they took her to hospital.
A local doctor told Ashwini’s parents that the insects must have first entered her body through the ears and then
somehow made their way to her eyes. He gave her some eye-drops to help with the irritation, but the girl still has
（刺激）
5 to 6 ants pulled from her eyes daily. A week ago, the Daily Mail reported that Ashwini’s eyes produced around 60 dead
ants in a period of 10 days.
As doctors in Belthangady were left scratching their heads about how the ants reached Ashwini’s eyes or what they
could do to stop the unusual phenomenon, she was taken to an eye hospital in Moodabidri, where her family hope to get
some answers.
IB Times reports that Ashwini’s parents feared she had been affected by some evil spirit, so they also took her to an
astrologer
（占星家）
who told them that the ants in the eyes were caused by something called Naga Dosha. But who
knows?
1
、
Why did Ashwini recently make news headlines?
A
．
Because of her love for insects. B
．
Because of her extraordinary skills.
C
．
Because of her strange experience. D
．
Because of her abilities to control ants.
2
、
How did Ashwini’s parents react when finding an ant in her eye?
A
．
They didn’t take it seriously. B
．
They tried their best to comfort her.
C
．
They sent her to hospital immediately. D
．
They didn’t think it was just an accident.
3
、
The underlined part in paragraph 4 most probably means “ ”.
A
．
feeling angry about B
．
showing disagreement about
C
．
being optimistic about D
．
feeling puzzled about
4
、
What can be inferred about Ashwini from the text?
A
．
Her eyes no longer produce dead ants.
B
．
Eye-drops are of little help to her eyes.
C
．
The dead ants cause no harm to her eyes.
D
．
Only the astrologer has found out the truth.
23．（8分）
There is a lot to learn about the creations of Beatrix Potter—not only is she the author and illustrator of
one of the world's most famous children's books,The Tale of Peter Rabbit,but also a pioneering conservationist with the
spirit of a scientist.
"Potter grew up as the daughter of a wealthy Victorian family,but along with her brother who filled an entire floor
of their large house in London with all sorts of animals,"said Anne Lundin,a retired professor for the UW-Madison
School of Library and Information Studies.
"As an adult,she was a frustrated botanical illustrator and field was not open to her because she was
female,"Lundin was urged to tum the charming illustrations and stories she wrote in letters to children into
wrote 23 books in all—a body of work that has inspired plays,ballets,films and an astonishing amount of
merchandise.
"The Tale of Peter Rabbit is probably the most famous children's book in the world,which was published in 1902
and has really stood the test of 's been translated into 36 parents and grandparents will share it
with the next generation,"said Lundin.
Potter also made a mark on the world through her land conservation."In many ways,she was like Peter Rabbit,
venturing into a world of adventure and withdrew from London as soon as she started making some money on
her books to the Lake District and became an extremely important farmer and preserved and
passed on 15 farms and over 4,000 acres,which were given back to the country as gifts in the 20th century,"said Lundin.
Even though she was born 150 years ago,she was amazingly modern—her embracing of the natural world,
commented Jennifer Blatchley Smith,an artistic director of the show Peter Rabbit Tales to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of Potter's birth.
1
、
What helped Beatrix Potter to write The Tale of Peter Rabbit successfully ?
A
．
Her life and work experiences.
B
．
Her specialty in animated
（动画）
pictures.
C
．
Her success in becoming a botanical scientist.
D
．
Her interest in animals in childhood alone.
2
、
What does the word "frustrated" in the third paragraph mean?
A
．
Disappointed. B
．
Devoted.
C
．
Motivated. D
．
Inspired.
3
、
What is Beatrix Potter?
A
．
A botanist and artist.
B
．
An extremely important farmer and successful scientist.
C
．
A writer,conservationist and farmer.
D
．
An artistic director.
4
、
Why does the author write the article?
A
．
In celebration of Potter's 150th birthday.
B
．
In honour of Potter's new contributions.
C
．
In praise of Potter's spirit of selflessness.
D
．
In support of Potter's book promotions.
On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way—the sky was blue and
24．（8分）
the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around , from some scrolling text
on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel
from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. Suddenly, the bones of the house shook,
the power went out, and the wind began to roar through blown-out windows. We had three flights of steps to navigate to
the relative safety of the first floor, where a closet fixed underneath a brick staircase might be the firmest place to wait
things out. Everything around rattling, we struggled forward, uncertain whether we would make it.
As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass flew everywhere. A three-foot-long
tree branch whipped, missing us by inches.
By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the
closet floor, but the wind kept him outside. I grasped his arm as the tornado constantly sucked the door open and tried
to bring him with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown
right out the back of the house and into the bay. Then everything stopped. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t
believe it was over.
The storm lasted four minutes. Four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses
left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.
1
、
The author and her husband were caught unprepared by the tornado mainly because ________.
A
．
they were watching the presidential debate on the TV
B
．
they missed the first alert from the TV
C
．
no signs indicated the disaster
D
．
the government didn’t warn them of the severe weather
2
、
The author didn’t feel the pain in her keens and scalp because____________________.
A
．
she lost her consciousness B
．
she was concerned about her husband’s safety
C
．
she got to the closet safe and sound D
．
she was glad that the tornado was over
3
、
How did we feel after the tornado?
A
．
blessed B
．
depressed
C
．
annoyed D
．
shocked
4
、
Which word best describe the experience?
A
．
interesting B
．
adventurous
C
．
unpredictable D
．
educational
25．（10分）
A Competitive Sport
Over the years, cheerleading(
啦啦队
) has taken two primary forms:
game-time cheerleading and competitive cheerleading. Game-time cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and
lead them with team cheers, which should not be considered a sport. However, competitive cheerleading is more than a
form of entertainment. It is really a competitive sport.
Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity. The majority of the teams require a certain level of
tumbling (
翻腾运动
) ability. It’s a very common thing for gymnasts, so it’s easy for them to go into competitive
cheerleading. Usually these cheerleaders integrate lots of their gymnastics experience including their jumps, tumbling,
and overall energy. They also perform lifts and throws. This is where the “fliers” are thrown in the air, held by “bases”
in different positions that require strength and working with other teammates.
Competitive cheerleading is also an activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared. It is
awarded points for technique, creativity and sharpness. Usually the more difficult the action is, the better the score is.
That’s why cheerleaders are trying to experience great difficulty in their performance.
Besides, there is also a strict rule of time. The whole performance has to be completed in less than three minutes
and fifteen seconds, during which the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Any performance beyond
the limit of time is invalid.
Another reason for the fact that competitive cheerleading is one of the hardest sports is that it has more reported
injuries. According to some research, competitive cheerleading is the number one cause of serious sports injuries to
women. Emergency room visits for it are five times the number than for any other sport, partially because cheerleaders
don’t use protective equipment. Smiling cheerleaders are thrown into the air and move down into the arms of the
teammates, which may easily cause injuries. Generally, these injuries affect all areas of the body, including wrists,
shoulders, ankles, head, and neck.
2024年6月11日发(作者：勾芙蓉)
2023年高考英语模拟试卷
注意事项：
1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。
2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．
—Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train.
—_______. I also like to talk with strangers.
A
．
That is true
C．I don’t think so D．You are kidding
B
．
It sounds like fun
2．
The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the ________ to achieve it.
A
．
acquisition B
．
comprehension
C．determination D．satisfaction
3．
It is so difficult a question_______ none of the kids could work it out.
A．as B．that C．which D．X
4．
________ from J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same title, the “Harry Potter” movies are universally acknowledged
as classics.
A
．
Adapting
C．Adapted D．To be adapted
People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It
5．
really ________ explanation.
A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses
B
．
Having adapted
6．
Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but _______say where he was.
A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t
7．
According to the school rule, no child be allowed out of the school, unless accompanied by his or her
own parents.
A
．
should
C．shall D．can
8．
We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely.
A
．
a; /
C．a; a D．a; the
9．
I hope when you come tomorrow, you _____ the reading and have something to share.
A
．
did
C．will be doing D．will have done
B
．
are doing
B
．
/; the
B
．
must
10．
____ up early in the morning to have a walk, I am sure, you are likely to feel active all day
．
A．Get B．Having got C．Getting D．To get
11．
— Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player?
— If you can help do some housework the whole vacation
，
you ____ have one as a reward.
A．must B．need C．would D．shall
12．
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China’s economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15
th
2009,
______a state visit to China.
A．starting B．started C．to start D．having started
13．
With the development of science, more new technology ______ to the fields of IT.
A
．
has introduced
C．is introduced D．was introduced
14．
What he liked to do was to take an idea and ______ it by finding every possible consequence.
A
．
squeeze
C．switch D．shrink
B
．
wrestle
B
．
is being introduced
15．
Mr. White, who ________ in Shanghai for seven years, is a manager of a company in Beijing.
A
．
was working
C．had worked D．has worked
16．
Please ________ your ashes before it fails on the carpet.
A
．
cut off
C．get off D．drop off
B
．
knock off
B
．
worked
17．
– Which driver was to blame?
-- Why, ______! It was the child’s fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.
A
．
both
C．either D．neither
B
．
each
18．
If these new measures don’t work, we’ll have to _______ our old system.
A
．
make up for B
．
come up with
C．break away from D．fall back on
19．
I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.
A．to invite B．inviting C．having invited D．to be invited
20．
You can get off the bus one or two stops ________ and walk the rest of the way to work every day so as to take some
exercise.
A．more early B．earliest C．early D．earlier
第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21．（6分）
Three boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi. However, their lives
were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a Mastodon (
齿乳象
).
Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that
was recently plowed (
犁、耕
). “I thought it was a log,” Caid said. “I tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and I saw
teeth on it.” The bone weighed about 50 pounds. They eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub (
浴
盆
), but it took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large Mastodon bone.
“They didn’t expect to find that,” Michael’s mom said. “Now that they have, I believe that they will be more aware
of their surroundings and what they’re digging up when they are digging and playing.”
“We’ve gotten a lot of petrified (
石化的
) wood and Civil War relics from the area and that’s what I thought it was,”
the brothers’ mother said. “This is our first set of teeth we’ve found. So we thought it was their imagination. We were
quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination.”
They were exploring near the brothers’ home. Lo and behold (
真想不到
), they saw what they thought resembled a
fossil. It was the curator of paleontology (
古生物负责人
) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips,
who first identified the bone as a “very mature individual.”
The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like
elephants. They were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (
猛犸
).
1
、
How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon?
A
．
With great efforts.
C
．
Instructed by an expert.
B
．
By chance.
D
．
Through imagination.
2
、
At first the brothers’ mother thought the jawbone was________.
A
．
from people who died in the Civil War
C
．
like a log or something
B
．
the bone from a very mature individual
D
．
the prehistoric bone
3
、
The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it________.
A
．
helps people to know more about the Civil War
B
．
teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundings
C
．
promotes the research on more prehistoric creatures
D
．
attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
4
、
Which of the following can be the best title for the article?
A
．
Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in Mississippi
B
．
Not Petrified Wood Nor Civil War Relics
C
．
First Identifying Bone as a “Very Mature Individual”
D
．
Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon Jawbone
22．（8分）
An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having around 60 dead
ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors thought they entered her body through the
ears.
Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her parents that
she felt there was something stuck in her eyes, and when they checked, they did find a small ant in one of her eyes. They
didn’t pay much importance to it, as they assumed the insect had gotten there by accident, but it wasn’t long before the
girl again started reporting pain in her eyes. They discovered more dead ants, and this time, they took her to hospital.
A local doctor told Ashwini’s parents that the insects must have first entered her body through the ears and then
somehow made their way to her eyes. He gave her some eye-drops to help with the irritation, but the girl still has
（刺激）
5 to 6 ants pulled from her eyes daily. A week ago, the Daily Mail reported that Ashwini’s eyes produced around 60 dead
ants in a period of 10 days.
As doctors in Belthangady were left scratching their heads about how the ants reached Ashwini’s eyes or what they
could do to stop the unusual phenomenon, she was taken to an eye hospital in Moodabidri, where her family hope to get
some answers.
IB Times reports that Ashwini’s parents feared she had been affected by some evil spirit, so they also took her to an
astrologer
（占星家）
who told them that the ants in the eyes were caused by something called Naga Dosha. But who
knows?
1
、
Why did Ashwini recently make news headlines?
A
．
Because of her love for insects. B
．
Because of her extraordinary skills.
C
．
Because of her strange experience. D
．
Because of her abilities to control ants.
2
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How did Ashwini’s parents react when finding an ant in her eye?
A
．
They didn’t take it seriously. B
．
They tried their best to comfort her.
C
．
They sent her to hospital immediately. D
．
They didn’t think it was just an accident.
3
、
The underlined part in paragraph 4 most probably means “ ”.
A
．
feeling angry about B
．
showing disagreement about
C
．
being optimistic about D
．
feeling puzzled about
4
、
What can be inferred about Ashwini from the text?
A
．
Her eyes no longer produce dead ants.
B
．
Eye-drops are of little help to her eyes.
C
．
The dead ants cause no harm to her eyes.
D
．
Only the astrologer has found out the truth.
23．（8分）
There is a lot to learn about the creations of Beatrix Potter—not only is she the author and illustrator of
one of the world's most famous children's books,The Tale of Peter Rabbit,but also a pioneering conservationist with the
spirit of a scientist.
"Potter grew up as the daughter of a wealthy Victorian family,but along with her brother who filled an entire floor
of their large house in London with all sorts of animals,"said Anne Lundin,a retired professor for the UW-Madison
School of Library and Information Studies.
"As an adult,she was a frustrated botanical illustrator and field was not open to her because she was
female,"Lundin was urged to tum the charming illustrations and stories she wrote in letters to children into
wrote 23 books in all—a body of work that has inspired plays,ballets,films and an astonishing amount of
merchandise.
"The Tale of Peter Rabbit is probably the most famous children's book in the world,which was published in 1902
and has really stood the test of 's been translated into 36 parents and grandparents will share it
with the next generation,"said Lundin.
Potter also made a mark on the world through her land conservation."In many ways,she was like Peter Rabbit,
venturing into a world of adventure and withdrew from London as soon as she started making some money on
her books to the Lake District and became an extremely important farmer and preserved and
passed on 15 farms and over 4,000 acres,which were given back to the country as gifts in the 20th century,"said Lundin.
Even though she was born 150 years ago,she was amazingly modern—her embracing of the natural world,
commented Jennifer Blatchley Smith,an artistic director of the show Peter Rabbit Tales to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of Potter's birth.
1
、
What helped Beatrix Potter to write The Tale of Peter Rabbit successfully ?
A
．
Her life and work experiences.
B
．
Her specialty in animated
（动画）
pictures.
C
．
Her success in becoming a botanical scientist.
D
．
Her interest in animals in childhood alone.
2
、
What does the word "frustrated" in the third paragraph mean?
A
．
Disappointed. B
．
Devoted.
C
．
Motivated. D
．
Inspired.
3
、
What is Beatrix Potter?
A
．
A botanist and artist.
B
．
An extremely important farmer and successful scientist.
C
．
A writer,conservationist and farmer.
D
．
An artistic director.
4
、
Why does the author write the article?
A
．
In celebration of Potter's 150th birthday.
B
．
In honour of Potter's new contributions.
C
．
In praise of Potter's spirit of selflessness.
D
．
In support of Potter's book promotions.
On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its way—the sky was blue and
24．（8分）
the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around , from some scrolling text
on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel
from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.
No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. Suddenly, the bones of the house shook,
the power went out, and the wind began to roar through blown-out windows. We had three flights of steps to navigate to
the relative safety of the first floor, where a closet fixed underneath a brick staircase might be the firmest place to wait
things out. Everything around rattling, we struggled forward, uncertain whether we would make it.
As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass flew everywhere. A three-foot-long
tree branch whipped, missing us by inches.
By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the
closet floor, but the wind kept him outside. I grasped his arm as the tornado constantly sucked the door open and tried
to bring him with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown
right out the back of the house and into the bay. Then everything stopped. In those first quiet moments, I couldn’t
believe it was over.
The storm lasted four minutes. Four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses
left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.
1
、
The author and her husband were caught unprepared by the tornado mainly because ________.
A
．
they were watching the presidential debate on the TV
B
．
they missed the first alert from the TV
C
．
no signs indicated the disaster
D
．
the government didn’t warn them of the severe weather
2
、
The author didn’t feel the pain in her keens and scalp because____________________.
A
．
she lost her consciousness B
．
she was concerned about her husband’s safety
C
．
she got to the closet safe and sound D
．
she was glad that the tornado was over
3
、
How did we feel after the tornado?
A
．
blessed B
．
depressed
C
．
annoyed D
．
shocked
4
、
Which word best describe the experience?
A
．
interesting B
．
adventurous
C
．
unpredictable D
．
educational
25．（10分）
A Competitive Sport
Over the years, cheerleading(
啦啦队
) has taken two primary forms:
game-time cheerleading and competitive cheerleading. Game-time cheerleaders’ main goal is to entertain the crowd and
lead them with team cheers, which should not be considered a sport. However, competitive cheerleading is more than a
form of entertainment. It is really a competitive sport.
Competitive cheerleading includes lots of physical activity. The majority of the teams require a certain level of
tumbling (
翻腾运动
) ability. It’s a very common thing for gymnasts, so it’s easy for them to go into competitive
cheerleading. Usually these cheerleaders integrate lots of their gymnastics experience including their jumps, tumbling,
and overall energy. They also perform lifts and throws. This is where the “fliers” are thrown in the air, held by “bases”
in different positions that require strength and working with other teammates.
Competitive cheerleading is also an activity that is governed by rules under which a winner can be declared. It is
awarded points for technique, creativity and sharpness. Usually the more difficult the action is, the better the score is.
That’s why cheerleaders are trying to experience great difficulty in their performance.
Besides, there is also a strict rule of time. The whole performance has to be completed in less than three minutes
and fifteen seconds, during which the cheerleaders are required to stay within a certain area. Any performance beyond
the limit of time is invalid.
Another reason for the fact that competitive cheerleading is one of the hardest sports is that it has more reported
injuries. According to some research, competitive cheerleading is the number one cause of serious sports injuries to
women. Emergency room visits for it are five times the number than for any other sport, partially because cheerleaders
don’t use protective equipment. Smiling cheerleaders are thrown into the air and move down into the arms of the
teammates, which may easily cause injuries. Generally, these injuries affect all areas of the body, including wrists,
shoulders, ankles, head, and neck.