三模前完形填空专题练09
题组一
Why Study History?
People live in the prent. They plan for the 36 . History, however, is the study of the past. Given all the 37 and pressures that come from living in the prent and 38 what is yet to come, why bother with what has happened? Given all the available branches of knowledge, why insist—as most 39
systems do—on history? And why urge many students to study even more history than they are 40 to?
Any subject of study needs 41 : supporters must explain why it is worth 42 . Like most widely accepted 43 , history attracts people who simply 44 the information and modes of thought involved. But for people who are less interested in the subject and more 45 about why they should bother with it, a clearer explanation of its purpo is required.
46 do not perform heart transplants, improve highway design, or arrest criminals. In a society that quite correctly expects education to rve 47 purpos, history’ s functions can em more difficult to
48 than tho of engineering or medicine. History is in fact very uful, actually 49 , but the products of historical study are often less 50 and immediate than tho of other subjects.
History helps us understand people, societies and how they 51 ．For example, how can we
52 past wars and future threats without using historical materials? Unfortunately, major aspects of the society’ s operation cannot be t up as preci experiments. 53 , history must rve, however imperfectly, as our 54 , helping us understand who we are and why we do what we do. This, fundamentally, is why we cannot 55 history.
36. A. process B. conquence C. future D. environment西江温泉
37. A. caus B. demands C. alternatives D. orders
38. A. avoiding B. fearing C. celebrating D. anticipating
39. A. financial B. social C. educational D. political
40. A. required B. invited C. forced D. permitted
41. A. innovation B. exploration C. justification D. revolution
42. A. asssment B. attention C. expectation D. mention
43. A. subjects B. concepts C. topics D. concerns
44. A. provide B. receive C. share D. like
学记作者45. A. doubtful B. worried C. thoughtful D. certain
46. A. Supporters B. Historians C. Audiences D. Teachers
47. A. public B. multiple C. different D. uful
48. A. define B. expect C. satisfy D. ignore
49. A. optional B. attractive C. accessible D. esntial
50. A. valuable B. interesting C. instructive D. obvious
51. A. imagine B. behave C. fight D. fade
降落伞的制作52. A. prevent B. remember C. evaluate D. declare
53. A. Conquently B. Alternatively C. Fortunately D. Admittedly
54. A. library B. laboratory C. clinic D. muum
55. A. make up for B. give in to C. get clo to D. stay away from
题组二
Even if you’ ve never been to Phoenix in Arizona, you probably know this about the place: its terrible
36 . From June to September, the temperature can easily climb up to an unbearable point. But that doesn’ t
37 hikers from attempting the 1.3-mile hard walk to the top of the city’ s famous Camelback Mountain. Signs 38 that the trail is extremely difficult. If you continue, a posted checklist suggests at least a liter of water per person. And 39 you’ re still not stopped, another 40 farther up declares: “If you’ re halfway through your water, turn around!”关于思考的成语
41 many people hardly pay any attention to the warnings. Fortunately, Scott Cullymore does. When he’ s not 42 非诚勿扰钟鸣万圣节问候语 his carpet-cleaning company nearby, the 53-year-old Cullymore can be found hiking up and down Camelback a couple of times a day, 43 cold bottles of water to 44 hikers. He has helped so many hikers that he has 45 a heavenly nickname: the Water Angel. “I’ d like a more manly name, but, you know,” he joked. Cullymore was on Camelback Mountain one day in 2015 46 a British tourist died after being lost for nearly six hours in the hot July. That experience 47 him to start helpi
ng people 48 caught by the unforgiving version of Mother Nature. “They lack deep understanding of the mountain, and they feel too 49 of what they can do, and so they get themlves in trouble,” he told the Arizona Republic. If a hiker has a flushed face and is not sweating anymore, Cullymore says that he 50 his backpack, pulls out a frosty bottle, and hands it to the person. “It’ s 51 that we’ re safe in the middle of the city. You can die up here, and no one would know.” One hiker who enjoyed the 52 of offered water agrees. “You think you know the hot weather, but then you get out here in the dert and it 实然 53 两方协议 you like a blanket. You have no way to get out,” said Austin Hill, who was hiking with a high school friend. They were 54 , he said, pointing to Cullymore. “We ran into this Good Samaritan(乐善好施者) here.” And with that, the Water Angel goes 55 another hiker in trouble.
