2022年高二下学期英语限时训练含答案第二节：完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分） Preparing for TomorrowSixth-grade schoolteacher Ms. Shelton believed in readiness. Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 36 . They quickly protested that the words were not on their 37 and they couldnt learn them.Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 38 . She said that she would teach them something that should be given. Ms. Shelton 39 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 40 , maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day.Ms. Shelton said those words many years ago. 41 did she know that someday one of her students-Jesse Jackson-would take them 42 . She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 43 high goals.Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “People only see what they are 44 to see.” If thats true, then it is also 45 that they only bee what they are prepared to bee. And many things in life is just about getting ready.“I want to be doing something more 46 with my life than what I am doing now,” a young man once said to me. He 47 what he was doing was just not that important. Other people have said things to me such as, “I only 48 I had a meaningful relationship.” And, “Id really like to get a better job, but I just dont see 49 .”You fill in the blanks. What is it you would like to 50 that isnt happening? Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 51 . Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 52 .Think of today as another chance to 53 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for. Today is not wasted. If you desire more from 54 , then you can use today as training. For you will experience only what you are prepared to 55 . Something wonderful can happen. And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow. 36. A. desk B. wall C. chalkboard D. door37. A. duty B. desk C. mind D. level38. A. words B. grammars C. pronunciations D. sentences39. A. started B. ended C. warned D. reminded40. A. greatness B. wealth C. honor D. failure41. A. Seldom B. Little C. Hardly D. Totally42. A. nervously B. eagerly C. seriously D. simply43. A. keep B. have C. set D. achieve44. A. prepared B. forced C. attracted D. tempted45. A. proper B. exact C. legal D. true46. A. difficult B. significant C. pleasant D. interesting47. A. boasted B. behaved C. felt D looked48. A. wish B. expect C. hope D. imagine49. A. what B. when C. why D. how50. A. survive B. happen C. gain D. win51. A.adventurous B. active C. ready D. intelligent52. A. concern B. arrange C. adore D. desire53. A. prepare B. enjoy C. imagine D. conduct54. A. history B. nature C. life D. marriage55. A. suffer B. experience C. struggle D. work第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）AEventsLong March exhibit The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the munist Red Army drew back from its besieged (被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20. Time: 10:00 am4:00 pm. Address: 1286 Hongqiao RoadAdmission: 8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners Thai elephants Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war (拔河比赛) with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.Address: 189 Daduhe RoadAdmission: 30-40 yuan Dancing dolphins Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform. Hours:10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children. 56. If you go to visit the Long March exhibit with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission? A. 16 yuan B. 23 yuan C. 30 yuan D. 20 yuan