高考英语-冲刺导练-专题练习（三十一）（含答案与解析）

高考英语专题练习（三十一） 冲刺导练 一、完形填空 I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 36 chasing the same thing. One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 37 I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56．I 38 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 39 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 40 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 42 a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me, 43 slowly, they started teaching me the 44 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 45 around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 46 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 47 What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 48 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 49 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 50 with my neighbors. Four years later, I moved back into 51 I saw many people were having a really hard time, 52 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 53 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in 54 if we hadn’t banded together. The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 55 we can all get by together. 36．A．separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally 37．A．off B．apart C．over D．out 38．A．crossed B．left C．toured D．searched 39．A．fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest 40．A．at B．through C．over D．round 41．A．occupied B．abandoned C．emptied D．robbed 42．A．turned B．approached C．cleared D．cut 43．A．but B．although C．otherwise D．for 44．A．benefit B．lesson C．nature D．art 45．A．sticking B．looking C．swinging D．turning 46．A．wild B．real C．different D．remote 47．A．neighborliness B．happiness C．friendliness D．kindness 48．A．unique B．expensive C．rare D．necessary 49．A．Up B．Down C．Deep D．Along 50．A．cooperation B．relationships C．satisfaction D．appointments 51．A．reality B．society C．town D．life 52．A．creating B．losing C．quitting D．offering 53．A．put in B．turn in C．take in D．get in 54．A．yards B．shelters C．camps D．cottages 55．A．when B．what C．whether D．how 二、阅读理解Reading Comprehension A No one knows for sure when advertising first started. It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them. That led to the concept of specialization, which means that people would specialize, or focus, on doing one specific job. Let’s take a man we’ll call Mr. Fielder, for example. He did everything connected with farming. He planted seeds, tended the fie ... ...