福建专用2018年高考英语一轮复习新人教版配套课时规范练：规范练11
WtuWgifWtuWgif1课时规范练课时规范练 11(必修必修 3 Unit 1).阅读理解(2018·重庆一中第三次检测)Throwing food at total strangers is not something acceptable in most settings.However,at Bunols La Tomatina festival,it is not just accepted but encouraged.Thats because the purpose of the event which is held yearly on the last Wednesday of August is to attack friends and total strangers with as many tomatoes as possible.How does this sleepy town of 10,000 residents become the birthplace of this popular event that features a product it doesnt even grow?Nobody knows for sure,but there is lots of folklore(民间传说).The popular one links to some teenagers who were forbidden to take part in a town parade(游行).The youngsters were so upset that they began attacking the floats(花车) with tomatoes from a nearby vegetable vendor.Soon all bystanders joined them,and a food battle began.Some people believe that it all began when some unhappy residents decided to throw tomatoes at a city official during a town celebration.Whatever the beginning,the fight was so fun that the locals returned to repeat the event every year on the last Wednesday of August.After several attempts to stop them failed,the officials succumbed and in 1957,La Tomatina became an official festival.However,it remained a well-kept secret known only to the locals for many years.Then in the 1980s,word of this fun event started to spread and began attracting people from all over the world to it.Today,La Tomatina is one of Spains most popular festivals,second only to Pamplonas Running of the Bulls.1.What can we learn about the origin of Bunols La Tomatina festival?A.It is very frightening.B.Its origin remains a mystery.C.It was considered illegal.D.It was caused by some children.2.How did the locals react to the fight in the first several years after it started?A.They were unsatisfied with it.B.They considered it a bit boring.C.They showed great interest in it.WtuWgifWtuWgif2D.They didnt dare to participate in it.3.What does the underlined word “succumbed” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Gave in.B.Took part.C.Turned up.D.Watched out.完形填空(2018·黑龙江哈尔滨六中检测)I was always puzzled about the question,“What has made other peoples success look so easy while I have to struggle for it?”Not too long ago,I was faced with what appeared to be a brick wall.After 1 a corporate environment for greener pastures(更好的职位),I found that the other side wasnt any 2 ,nor did there seem to be any grass at all.No matter what I 3 to do,I was always knocked back to square one(退回原点). I began to 4 my own confidence:maybe I had made a fatal error.Maybe I should go back to what I did before. 5 ,it seemed to be a much more secure and safer environment.As I thought about my 6 ,I received a card in the mail from a friend of mine who knew how I was 7 .The card 8 :“Persistence prevails when all else fails”. I sat there reading that card,once,twice,three times.What did these words 9 to me?Were these words just that?Only words,nothing more?When youre faced with a(n) 10 future,and when all you try seems to go 11 ,maybe there will be more truth in these words than I have realized. To make a long story short,I did persevere; 12 paid off with a good dose of patience,which helps me realize that a new 13 doesnt lead to success overnight. 14 ,in my former corporate career,I had invested years of education and training to become 15 .Why should it be different when I 16 a new business venture? 17 is the incapacity to learn from your mistakes.Success is the 18 to learn and to persevere in order to 19 your goal.Life can be filled with failures,but only those who dont persevere 20 failure as the way it has to be. 1.A.joiningB.leavingC.workingD.choosingWtuWgifWtuWgif32.A.greenerB.worseC.largerD.brighter3.A.preferredB.likedC.managedD.attempted4.A.doubtB.buildC.gainD.find5.A.In factB.At firstC.At mostD.At least6.A.careerB.futureC.failureD.purpose7.A.strugglingB.thinkingC.tryingD.growing8.A.readB.toldC.madeD.had9.A.writeB.learnC.meanD.pay10.A.clearB.brightC.emptyD.uncertain11.A.nowhereB.anywhereC.everywhereD.somewhere12.A.courageB.persistence C.wisdomD.kindness13.A.methodB.storyC.viewD.beginning14.A.After allB.Above allWtuWgifWtuWgif4C.In allD.In general15.A.specialB.ambitiousC.successfulD.respectful16.A.operatedB.soldC.ownedD.started17.A.LossB.FailureC.DespairD.Sorrow18.A.wayB.possibility C.capacityD.chance19.A.reachB.setC.stickD.understand20.A.controlB.beatC.acceptD.meet.语篇填空Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires,Asias biggest building,and fancy new hotels.But for tourists like me,pandas are its top 1. (attract). So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base,where ticket money helps pay for research.I 2. (allow) to get up close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre.From tomorrow,I will be their UK ambassador.The title will be 3. (official)given to me at a ceremony in London.But my connection with pandas goes back 4. my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s,5
