高邮市第二中学 高二英语阅读天天练 主备人:王芳 责任人: 2014-12-4天道酬勤 第 1 页，共 6 页 熟能生巧天天练 13121. The ability _ an idea is as important as the idea itself.A. expressing B. expressed C. to express D. to be expressed22. -Joan, what _ in your hand?-Look! Its a birthday gift for my grandma.A. had you held B. are you holding C. do you hold D. will you hold23. The players _ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game. A. selecting B. to select C. selected D. having selected24. I knew that would over d iscourage him, he would never give up wanting to be a director A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing25. Julia was good at German, French and Russian, all of _ she spoke fluently.A. who B. whom C. which D. that 26. One-third of the country _ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _ black people.A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is27. In 1492, Columbus _ on one of the Bahama Islands, but the mistook is for an island off India.A. lands B. landed C. has landed D. had landed28. -No one _ be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball.-Oh, you are really his big fan.A. can B. need C. must D. might29. Do you wake up every morning _ energetic and ready to start a new day?A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt30. It is the most instructive lecture that I _ since I came to this school.A. attended B. had attended C. am attending D. have attended31. Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious _ the problem itself is.A. what B. that C. which D. why32. Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours _ a decision.A. they reached B. did they reach C. they reach D. do they reach33. Jack wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _ he had done something very clever.A. as if B. in case C. while D. though34. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _ by science.A. are making B. are made C. will make D. will be made35. Its not what we do once in a while _ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.A. which B. that C. how D. when高邮市第二中学 高二英语阅读天天练 主备人:王芳 责任人: 2014-12-4天道酬勤 第 2 页，共 6 页 熟能生巧2People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply arent taking the time to say a simple “ hello. ” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to 36 the way I was doing things.My 37 came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who 38 her books out of her locker. Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to 39 because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself. No one h ad stopped to 40 her.“OK,” I thought to myself, “this is where I should have changed.”My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man 41 by himself waiting for the library to open, so I sat down next to him and began a 42 . It was difficult to g et started, and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every 43 from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it. And who could blame him?People arent used to making an 44 chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how 45 it is needed, doesnt just happen. It takes people like us to make i t possible. I 46 you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someones day a little brighter. Together, we can really make society come 47 as a whole.36. A. change B. explain C. learn D. show37. A. trouble B. doubt C. wish D. opportunity38. A. took B. dropped C. got D.pulled 39. A. come out B. stand by C. go back D. turn up 40. A. please B. greet C. help D. praise 41. A. sitting B. walking C. riding D. running 42. A. discussing B. lesson C. report D. conversation 43. A. joke B. response C. cry D. story 44. A. unchangeable B. unprepared C. unforgettable D. unfinished 45. A. desperately B. frequently C. simply D. widely 46. A. allow B. warn C. order D. advise47. A. later B. straighter C. closer D. slower 高邮市第二中学 高二英语阅读天天练