虹口高考补习班新王牌秋季高三英语9

1、Reading Exercise Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In parts of Africa, wars have been going on for many years. Millions of people have lost their homes, schools, markets, and hospitals. In these conditions, food supplies 51 and people face starvation. During the past decade, international aid organizations have done their best to help prevent star

2、vation by sending food to people in the areas.However, this is a short-term solution. Most aid workers agree that giving food to a warring country is just a 52 measure. It may save some people from immediate starvation. But it doesnt change the conditions that 53 starvation. The aid workers say that the first thing to do is to try to stop the fighting. The international community needs to help the warring groups find a way to make 54 .Some international aid organizations are thinking of 55 the w

3、ay they help people in warring countries. Workers say that food shipments can 56 help keep a war going. Sudan is an example of a country that has received aid worth billions of dollars during its seventeen-year-long civil war. This aid has made very little difference in the lives of the Sudanese people, except in a 57 way. Soldiers have stolen the food and local leaders have used it to control people. Food shipments have sometimes caused people to become 58 aid. Some Sudanese farmers, for exampl

4、e, stopped planting crops after receiving food shipments. 59 , the Sudanese government has used the shipments of food against other groups of Sudanese. It has allowed food to be distributed only in areas that support the government in the civil war. This means that some areas have not 60 any food at all. One such area is the Nuba Mountains. The people of Nuba generally do not support the central government of Sudan, since they have a very 61 history and culture. Now, after pressure from internat

5、ional organization, the Sudanese government has 62 to allow international aid distributed to the Nuba people. However, the leaders of the Nuba people do not want shipments of food. What the people need, they say, is another kind of aid. Instead of food, they need material and equipment so that they can 63 . That means aid such as farming equipment, weaving equipment or supplies for beekeepers. 64 , the Nuba people want to be able to produce what they need for their families. In this way, they ca

6、n also serve as an 65 of how international aid can truly help people in the war. 51. A. workB. beginC. remainD. disappear 52. A. impressiveB. temporaryC. relevantD. feasible53. A. lead toB. result fromC. rely onD. lie in54. A. revolutionB. foodC. peaceD. money55. A. changingB. keepingC. guidingD. taking56. A. rarelyB. actuallyC. fortunatelyD. theoretically57. A. publicB. meaningfulC. lawfulD. negative 58. A. anxious aboutB. dependent onC. surprised atD. tired of59. A. FurthermoreB. HoweverC. The

7、reforeD. Instead60. A. plantedB. declinedC. receivedD. bought61. A. charmingB. similarC. mysteriousD. different 62. A. askedB. decidedC. refusedD. hoped63. A. earn a livingB. protect themselvesC. fight backD. grow food64. A. Even soB. In additionC. Above allD. For another65. A. expressionB. exceptionC. extensionD. example Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A

8、, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had never dulled his humor nor his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, “Gramp” made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soo

9、n learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions. One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said: “Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.” Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink. In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.My grandmother (“Gram”) worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, making butter, and even worki

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