2010年高考英语考前热身训练题(顺德区教研室选编).doc

2010年高考英语考前热身训练题 （一） II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分） 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Many everyday expressions in English are made from colors. We say we are in the pink when we are in good health. It is easy to understand how this 1 was born. When my face has a nice fresh pink color, it is a sign my health is good. If I look 2 and gray, I may need a doctor. “Red” is a 3 color than “pink”. And the Americans use it to express heat. In English the small hot peppers found in many Mexican foods are called “redhots” for their color and their fiery 4 . We say that fast fiery music is “redhot”, especially the kind called “Dixieland jazz”. “Blue” is a cooler color. The traditional blue music of American blacks is the 5 of redhot music. It is slow, 6 and soulful. Duke Fllington and his orchestra recorded a famous song, mood Indigo about the deep blue color “indigo”. In the words of the song, “You ain’t been blue till you had that mood indigo. To be blue, of course, is to be sad.” While the color “green” is natural for trees it is an unnatural color for humans. When someone does not feel well, someone who is sea-sick, 7 , we say he looks green. When someone is angry, because he does not have what someone else has, we say he is 8 . Some people are green with envy because someone else has more dollars, or green backs. Dollars are called green backs because that’s the color of the back side of the money. The color “black” is often used in expressions. People 9 a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. A blacklists is illegal now. But 10 , some employers shared blacklists of people who should not be given work. 21. A. explanation B. explosion C. experiment D. expression 22. A. white B. pale C. weak D. blue 23. A. hotter B. more colorful C. better D. darker 24. A. smell B. taste C. appearance D. sound 25. A. opposite B. similar C. difference D. optimistic 26. A. soft B. painful C. bitt