2017年湖南高考英语基础提升综合训练（六）
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在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式
1.It’s a (noise) place with film clips showing constantly on one of the cafe’s giant screens.
2.You have (deliberate) acted against my wishes.
3.It is only (naturally) for youngsters to seek the excitement of driving a fast car.
4.Smoking (forbid) in this office.
5.His interest in this subject gradually (decrease).
6.You are throwing your chance of becoming a success.
7.The great people are the ones who make difference to the world.
8.It isn’t them who use the world’s resources.
9.The meeting was postponed account of the chairman’s illness.
10.To be good care of every tree and bush，bird and mammal，be in harmony nature.
Ⅰ.完形填空
Visitors to the dry，hot Sonoran Desert of the Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico are amazed at the manyarmed giants.They are the saguaro cacti(树形仙人掌)，a giant which gives the landscape its 1 appearance.In the dry desert the saguaro cacti can live for more than 200 years，grow to a 2 of 20 feet，and have as many as 10 arms.
More 3 ，the saguaro cacti still persist despite the unbearable desert climate.Those that have grown to old age have 4 droughts，freeze，flash floods，and bush fires as well as the 5 caused by groups of rats that eat their seedlings(幼苗).Like all other desert 6 ，these leafless giants can store water for use during the desert’s long dry season by 7 water through their long roots.
Naturally，the great saguaro cacti are a(n) 8 part of the desert life.Actually the giants may be 9 to many animals，including woodpeckers，owls，doves，bats and insects.In addition，after a saguaro 10 the age of 10 or so，coldresistant flowers 11 at the top of the plants once a year.These flowers 12 birds，bats and bees，which come for the honey and for the tasty flowers with their black seeds.
13 the splendid saguaros are plentiful in the Southwest，they are unfortunately 14 .These giant cacti have great value in landscape gardening，and the thieves can earn thousands of dollars by uprooting and 15 them to nurseries(苗圃).To protect these southwestern 16 ，agents for the Arizona Department of Agriculture go around and 17 the desert.It’s a most important job though a hard one.But without the saguaro cacti，many desert animals would suffer a lack of 18 and loss of nesting sites.The Southwest，too，would 19 something of unique importance，since these desert giants have become a 20 of the dry region.
1.A.general B.basicC.unique D.lovely
2.A.length B.heightC.size D.width
3.A.pleasingly B.inspiringlyC.interestingly D.amazingly
4.A.lived through B.broken throughC.cut through D.got through
5.A.crisis B.damageC.destruction D.load
6.A.plants B.livesC.animals D.creatures
7.A.pouring B.squeezingC.pumping D.absorbing
8.A.independent B.vitalC.original D.mysterious
9.A.spot B.fieldC.home D.camp
10.A.turns B.takesC.meets D.gains
11.A.come up B.come outC.show off D.show up
12.A.call B.trapC.fascinate D.stick
13.A.As B.ButC.Although D.Yet
14.A.in danger B.in demandC.in need D.in control
15.A.exchanging B.tradingC.offering D.selling
16.A.treasures B.decorationsC.possessions D.creations
17.A.look over B.hand overC.watch over D.turn over
18.A.food B.sceneryC.water D.flavor
19.A.affect B.abandonC.increase D.lose
20.A.signal B.signC.mark D.symbol
Ⅱ.短文改错
I was worried about the missing bag all the evening.I tried to remember exact what I had done from the time I left the store until at the time I got home.I remembered whether I had looked at the bag while I was having lunch.So I must have it when I left the store.I remembered show it to a friends on the bus.But I had the bag then.I came directly from the bus to my house，and I must have left it on the bus.I was in a hurry to get on and forgot to check the packages lying on the floor.This is the third time that I lost a bag.I should be much careful next time.
参考答案
1.noisy 2.deliberately 3.natural 4.is forbidden 5.decreases 6.away 7.a 8.up 9.on 10.with
知识运用与写作能力专练
Ⅰ.1.C [根据下文可知，树形仙人掌有多达10个手形分支，所以形状“独特”，unique独特的，符合题意。故选C。general普通的;basic基本的;lovely可爱的。]
2.B [根据前面的“giant”及后面的“20 feet”可知，此处表示的是“高度”，height高度，符合题意。故选B。length长度;size尺寸;width宽度。]
3.D [根据上文可知，游客对树形仙人掌的形状惊讶不已，现在更令人惊讶的是它们的适应能力，amazingly令人惊讶地，符合语境。故选D。pleasingly令人愉快地;inspiringly鼓舞人心地;interestingly有趣地。]
4.A [根据上下文可知，树形仙人掌“经历”了恶劣环境的考验，live through经历，符合语境。故选A。break through突破;cut through抄近路穿过，走近路;get through接通电话，通过考试。]
5.B [除了要经受恶劣的气候外，树形仙人掌还要遭受老鼠的“破坏”，damage破坏，符合题意。故选B。crisis危机;destruction毁灭;load负担。]
6.A [像沙漠里其他所有的“植物”一样，plant植物，符合题意。故选A。life生命;animal动物;creature生物。]
7.D [树形仙人掌通过它们的长根茎吸收水。absorb吸收，符合语境。故选D。pour倒，灌;squeeze挤压;pump抽水。]
8.B [根据下文可知，作为许多动物赖以生存的食物和家园，树形仙人掌是沙漠“极为重要的”一部分，vital极重要的，符合语境。故选B。independent独立的;original原始的;mysterious神秘的。]
9.C [根据最后一段的倒数第二句“But without the saguaro cacti...loss of nesting sites”可知，树形仙人掌可能是许多动物的栖息地。home家园，符合语境。故选C。spot地点;field田地;camp营地。]
10.A [树形仙人掌长到10岁左右。turn意为“达到(一定年龄或时间)”，其后可以直接跟数字。故选A。take带走;meet遇到;gain获得。]
11.B [根据上下文可知，这里指树形仙人掌开花了，come out(花朵)开放，符合题意。故选B。come up走近，被提到;show off炫耀;show up露面，到达。]
12.C [根据下文中的“which come for the honey”可知，树形仙人掌的花吸引了一些动物，fascinate使着迷，深深吸引，符合题意。故选C。call召集;trap困住;stick粘贴。]
13.C [在西南，尽管这壮丽的树形仙人掌很多，但它们却面临着危险。逗号前后表示让步关系，although尽管，符合语境。故选C。as因为;but但是;yet然而。]
14.A [根据上题解析可知，in danger处于危险之中，符合题意。故选A。in demand需求大，受欢迎;in need需要;in control掌管。]
15.D [根据此空前的“These giant cacti have great value in landscape gardening，and the thieves can earn thousands of dollars...”可知，树形仙人掌被偷去卖钱，sell卖，符合语境。故选D。exchange交换;trade交易，以物易物;offer提供。]
16.A [根据全文可知，树形仙人掌是应该受到保护的沙漠珍宝，treasure珍宝，符合语境。故选A。decoration装饰;possession财产;creation发明，创造。]
17.C [为了保护这些珍宝，农业部派代理人保护沙漠，watch over监督，保护，符合语境。故选C。look over浏览;hand over移交;turn over翻转。]
18.A [没有了树形仙人掌，就意味着动物们“食物”的短缺，food食物，符合题意。故选A。scenery风景;water水;flavor味道。]
19.D [西南部也将失去这些极具重要性的东西，lose失去，符合题意。故选D。affect影响;abandon遗弃，放弃;increase增加。]
20.D [因为这些沙漠巨型植物已经变成了这个干燥区域的标志。symbol标志，符合题意。故选D。signal信号;sign迹象;mark记号。]
Ⅱ
I was worried about the missing bag all the evening.I tried to remember exactly(exact) what I had done from the time I left the store until at the time I got home.I remembered that(whether)或whether\ I had looked at the bag while I was having lunch.So I must have ∧had it when I left the store.I remembered showing(show) it to a 或 friend(friends) on the bus.So(But) I had the bag then.I came directly from the bus to my house，and I must have left it on the bus.I was in a hurry to get off(on) and forgot to check the packages lying on the floor.This is the third time that I ∧have lost a bag.I should be more(much)或∧more careful next time.
