2021届高考英语二轮复习每日一练13完型填空+短文填空+阅读理解含解析

1、每日一练13 My fianc (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were 16 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory. One agent 17 a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 18 our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look at least. We finally did and it was 20 at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a

2、nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 21 of the marriage within that home. Perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live there. Days later, we made a(n) 23 far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didnt 24 us. They renewed their offer instead. It was also much more than we could afford, but far 26 than the original asking price. The next day, we got a 27 message that a

3、nother buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the 28 directly. We made our final offer, which 29 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bid. We knew it, 30 we had to try. “Sold!” said the owner. Then he 31 : Hed seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the 34 in the price “an early wedding present.” Thats how we found our home and how I le

4、arned that when people are 35 they are not strangers, only friends we havent yet met.1. A. needed B. limited C. enough D. large2. A. recommended B. decorated C. sold D. rented3. A. below B. within C. beyond D. between4. A. relief B. concern C. love D. curiosity5. A. happinessB. prideC. challenge D. desire6. A. effort B. offer C. promise D. profit7. A. come across B. look after C. depend on D. laugh at8. A. worse B. better C. less D. higher9. A. relaxing B. disappointing C. pleasantD. regular10.

5、A. agents B. buyers C. managersD. owners11. A. already B. generallyC. still D. ever12. A. so B. or C. for D. but13. A. apologized B. complained C. criticized D. explained14. A. increase B. difference C. interest D. average15. A. kind B. polite C. smart D. energetic From my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money, and time 16 Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time yo

6、u spent in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 17 Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 18 It takes around the same amount of t

7、ime to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for future meal. 19 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. 20 And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from m

8、aking some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Try new things.B. Ability is easily improved.C. Make three or four instead.D. Understand your food better.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.The Science of Risk-Seeking Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 21

9、Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work. The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 22 As the quality of Risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk. So why arent we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one Killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans d

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