淮阴工学院教务系统-四年级下册数学期末

高考英语考前训练每天7道题第428天 2020



1,We went _____ our plan carefully before we carried it out.
A. throughB. offC. outD. with

2,Insurance companies provide a service to the community by
protecting it against expected and unexpected disasters. Before
an insurance company will agree to insure anything, it collects
accurate figures about the risk. It knows, for example, that the
risk of a man being killed in a plane accident is less than the
risk he takes in crossing a busy road. This enables it to quote
(报价) low figures for travel insurance. Sometimes the risk may
be high, as in motor-racing or mountaineering. Then the company
charges a much higher price. If too many climbers have accidents,
the price rises further. If the majority of climbers fall off
mountains, the company will refuse to insure them.
An ordinary householder may wish to protect his home against fire
or his property against burglary (入室行窃). A shopkeeper may wish
to insure against theft. In normal cases, the company will check
its statistics and quote a premium (保险费). If it is suspicious
(可疑的), it may refuse to quote. If it insures a shop and then
receives a suspicious claim, it will investigate the claim as a
means of protecting itself against false claims. It is not unknown

for a businessman in debt to burn down his own premises so that
he can claim much money from his insurance company. He can be sure
that the fire will be investigated most carefully. Insurance
companies also accept insurance against shipwreck or disaster in
the air. Planes and ships are very expensive, so a large premium
is charged, but a reduction is given to companies with an
accident-free record.
Every week, insurance companies receive premium payments from
customers. These payments can form a very large total running into
millions of dollars. The company does not leave the money in the
bank. It invests (投资) in property, shares (股票), farms and
even paintings and stamps. Its aim is to obtain the best possible
return on its investment. This is not as greedy as it may seem
since this is one way by which it can keep its premiums down and
continue to make a profit while being of service to the community.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ____.
A. insurance companies protect the community against disasters
B. insurance companies often collect accurate figures about the
risk
C. insurance companies base their decisions on the risk involved
D. insurance companies charge different prices in the same cases
2. The insurance company will usually investigate a suspicious
claim to ____.
A. refuse to quote the insurance fee B. make sure

that the claim is reasonable
C. decide how much the company should pay D. find out when
the accident happened
3. The underlined word “premises” in Paragraph 2 most probably
means “____”.
A. insurance contract (合同) B. land and buildings C. debt
papers D. financial papers
4. The purpose of this passage is to ____.
A. encourage people to invest in insurance companies
B. persuade people to insure against unexpected disasters
C. explain how insurance companies operate
D. advise people how to insure their life and property

3,ARK(Absolute Return for Kids)works with seven Home-Start
centres across the UK to provide understanding，trained volunteers
to support problem families．Through this early intervention(干
预、介入)we aim to solve child and family problems before they
become so intractable that social service intervention is
required．
Problem families in the UK often receive too little assistance
too late．Low social service capacity(能力)means families often
reach breaking point before receiving any support．Social workers
have little time to build trust with the family and develop all
understanding of specific problems．What is more，social workers

can be regarded by families as a threat一“They come to take our
children away”．
Parents(with children under five)who suffer from illness，
disability，addiction，poverty or other pressures receive visits
from a trained volunteer one afternoon a week to support and advise
them through period of crisis．Where possible the volunteer comes
from a similar background to the people calling for help，or has
personal experience of similar problems．
The effectiveness of Home-Start's longstanding programme has been
proved by a number of research reports．One study of problem
families assisted by Home-Start volunteers found：
·Nearly 40％ of surveyed mothers reported reduced depression．
·42％ of families reported improvements in managing their
children．
·Child behavioral problems reduced by 50％．
Since ARK’s involvement this success has been recognized in the
Government’s Green Paper Every Child Matters．The paper
recommended enlarging the programme to ensure Home-Start services
are available in every community in the UK．The Government has
now provided￡5 million to help Home-Start achieve this goal．
1．The main purpose of ARK’s work with Home- Start is to ______．
A．train volunteers to support problem families
B．build good relationship with the problem families
C．solve child and family problems at the beginning

D．save every problem child in place of social services
2．The underlined word “intractable”(in Paragraph 1)most probably
means _____．
A．serious B．particular C．attractive D．sensitive
3．It can be inferred from the passage that __________．
A．the UK government can usually help problem families in time
B．social workers enjoy high popularity among problem families
C．the volunteers must share the same background with the people
needing help
D．social service can’t satisfy the needs of problem families
4．In the UK，Home-Start services are now _______．
A．spread to every corner B．proved to be effective
C．thought of as a threat D．run by the government

4,I____togoforawalk,butsom eonecalledandIcouldn’tgetaway.
lan

5,People have five s____, that is, sight, hearing, smell, taste
and touch.
6,－Have you ________ any information?
－No, I’m going to ____________ the business department.
A．picked up; call at B．picked out; call on
C．got; call on D．received; drop in

7,A66-year- oldBritishwomanJenniferMurrayandherco-pilot,56-yea
r-oldColinBodill,havesetarecordbyflyingaroundt heworldoverboth

oppedfor
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Theirflyingadventu reismadeevenmoreimpressivebythefactthatin20
03M urrayandBodillsufferedseriousinjuriesaftercrashing intoanAn
tarcticiceshelfduringablizzard（暴风雪）. < br>ThejourneyendedwhenthepairarrivedbackatFortWort hAllianceAirpo
rt,TexasonMay23
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,thesam eairporttheyhadsetoutfromlastDec.5
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eveditthistime; we’vedonewhatnootherpilothaseverdonebefore.”
S hesaiditwouldmakehersadtoleavethehelicopterthathad beenherhom
eforfivemonths.
Murray,wholearnt toflyhelicoptersattheageof54,wasthefirstwoman
t opilotahelicopteraroundtheworldin1997andin2000thef irsttodoit
solo(单人飞行).
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portunitytotakepartinaglobalenvir onmental,
ovisitedtheseschoolsduringourjourney, actingasthedynamiclink.”
Jennifercontinued,“It iscertaintherewassometrepidationonourpar
taswes tartedthisjourney,andcrossingtheRonneIceShelfwhere wecra
r,whatdrovemeonwasouruniquepro

jectwiththeRGS,theenthusiasmtheschoolsandchildrenw ereshowingf
ortheproject,andofcoursethegenerous supportandencouragementfro
moursponsors（赞助者）.”
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dcrossingtheRonneIceShelfwherethe ycrashedlasttimewasdull.
erandColinflewahelico pterthrough26countriesinfivemont
hs.
wasthe firstpilottoflyahelicopteraroundtheworldandthef
irsttodoitbyherselfin2000.
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totheso uthpoleduringablizzard.
’sthemainpurposeoftheirjourney?
oraisemoneyforpoorchildrenworldwide.
ntedtoexploretheAntarctica.
goodchancetopr ovetheirabilityandtheywouldhelptoaccomp
lishthe iruniqueprojectwiththeRGS.
ntedtovisit30school sandgavechildrentheopportunitytota
kepartinthep roject.
sthebesttitleofthepassage?
d-breakingwomanpilot.
erMurrayandherco- pilot.
ingadventure
helicopteraroundtheworldoverbothpoles.

erlinedword“trepidation”inthelastparagraphmayp robablym
ean_____.
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答案

1, A
2, CBBC
3, 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B
4, C考查时态。hadplanned发生called和couldn’tgetaway之前。

5, senses
6, A
7, BCDA