2014年版高考英语单项填空、阅读理解二轮提分专练6

2014年版高考英语单项填空、阅读理解二轮提分专练6

‎(十二)单项填空(并列句、状语从句)‎ ‎＋阅读理解 ‎ (限时30分钟)‎ Ⅰ.单项填空 ‎1．(2013·天津12区二模)He never thought that his success came ________ he least wanted it.‎ A．until B．since C．when D．while 答案：C　考查状语从句。句意：他从没想到，他的成功在他最不想要的时候来了。until直到；since自从，既然；when当……时候；while当……时候，从句中的动词一般为延续性动词。根据状语从句中谓语wanted，非延续性动词，排除D项；until和since不符合句意，排除A、B两项，故选C项。‎ ‎2．(2013·河南开封四模)One more week, ________ we will accomplish the task better.‎ A．or B．but C．unless D．and 答案：D　考查连词。句意：再给一周，我们就会更好地完成任务。or表示选择；but表示转折；unless除非，表示条件；and表示递进。本句相当于If we are given one more week，we will accomplish the task better.故选D项。‎ ‎3．(2013·山东青岛2月质检)________ you need something, please don't hesitate to let me know.‎ A．Even though B．In case C．As though D．Even if 答案：B　句意：万一你需要什么东西，请毫不犹豫地让我知道。A：即使；虽然；B：万一；C：好像；D：即使，纵使。根据句意，选B项。‎ ‎4．(2013·河北教学质检)After a year, doctors diagnosed him with a disease so rare ________ it affects just one in 8 million children.‎ A．after B．that C．as D．since 答案：B　句意：一年以后，医生诊断出他患了一种很罕见的疾病，这种病如此罕见以至于八百万孩子中只有一个孩子可能会得此病。句中so rare判断设空处用that，构成“so...that...”句型。‎ ‎5．(2013·辽宁大连双基测试)________ a man's age, he can reduce it several years by wearing a confident smile.‎ A．Whichever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However 答案：B　考查状语从句。句意：无论一个人年龄有多大，他都能通过面带充满自信的微笑使他年轻好几年。其中注意，问年龄多大，应该用“What's your age？”，因此选用whatever。‎ ‎6．(2013·甘肃兰州名校高三检测)The professor told me to start the research right now, ________ I was sure to fall behind.‎ A．or B．so C．but D．and 答案：A　句意：教授让我立刻开始研究工作，否则我肯定会落后的。根据句意选用or，意为否则。‎ ‎7．(2013·吉林长春三校高三调研)You know that some people say more but do less ________ others do the opposite.‎ A．once B．while C．when D．as 答案：B　句意：你知道有些人说的多干的少，而其他人恰恰相反。前后两句为相互对比关系，故选while，意为“而”。‎ ‎8．(2013·吉林长春高中毕业班第一次调研)I'll make some sandwiches, just ________ we get hungry later.‎ A．even if B．as though C．if only D．in case 答案：D　考查连词。句意：我要做一些三明治，万一我们一会儿饿了。even if“即使”；as though“好像”；if only“要是……就好了”；in case“万一”，故选D项。‎ ‎9．(2013·乌鲁木齐高三第一次诊断性测验)Life is filled with things we have no control over, ________ ourselves, we can control.‎ A．for B．and C．so D．but 答案：D　考查连词。句意为：生活充满了我们无法掌控的事，但是，对于我们自己，我们可以控制。前后句子之间为转折关系，故选but。‎ ‎10．(2013·乌鲁木齐高三第一次诊断性测验)If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, ________ great it is.‎ A．what B．how C．however D．whatever 答案：C　考查让步状语从句。句意：如果我们有坚强的意志，那么就可以克服任何困难，无论困难有多大。根据句意，选C项。‎ ‎11．(2013·北京朝阳模拟)Jim came back early last night. It was not yet eight o'clock ________ he got home.‎ A．before B．that C．when D．until 答案：‎ C　句意：Jim昨晚回来得早。还不到八点他就到家了。when有“当……的时候”的含义，引导时间状语从句，故选C项。before意为“在……之前”；that是强调句的结构词，但是此句不符合强调句结构；until意为“直到……”，均不符合句意。‎ ‎12．(2013·河北普通高中高三质量监测)________ I couldn't fully understand what he wanted to show in his paintings, I thought his works were quite impressive.‎ A．As B．Since C．If D．While 答案：D　考查状语从句。句意：尽管我不能充分理解在他的画里他想要展现什么，但我觉得他的作品给人的印象很深刻。While在此处表示“尽管”，引导让步状语从句。‎ ‎13．(2013·宁夏银川一中高三第四次考试)________ scores of times, but he still couldn't understand it.‎ A．Having explained B．Having been explained C．Though it was explained D．It was explained 答案：D　考查句子结构。本句中的but是并列连词，由此可知but前后都是完整的分句。表转折意义的句中，but与though不能同时用，故D项正确。‎ ‎14．(2013·甘肃兰州名校高三检测)The police set about arresting the suspect ________ they found enough evidence to prove him guilty.‎ A．immediate B．as long as C．the moment D．as far as 答案：C　考查状语从句。句意：警方一找到足够证明他有罪的证据，就着手逮捕了这名嫌疑犯。the moment意为“一……就……”，引导时间状语从句。immediate是形容词，不能引导时间状语从句，只能用immediately；as long as“只要”，as far as“远到……”，均不符合句意。‎ ‎15．(2013·山西太原部分中学高三统一检测)She looked after the orphan ________ he were her own child.‎ A．as if B．even though C．now that D．in case 答案：A　考查状语从句。句意：她照料这个孤儿就像他是自己的孩子一样。此处as if的意思是“好像”，引导方式状语从句。even though“即使”；now that“因为”；in case“以防”，均与句意不符。‎ Ⅱ.阅读理解 A ‎(2013·山东潍坊一模)‎ Whenever anyone measures educational success, East Asian countries are always top scorers. But in a recent league table, a European country, Finland, was top of the class. South Korea was still in second place, though. Britain was at number 6.‎ In Korea the school day is long—typically 7 or 8 hours, followed by hours of private tutoring in the evenings. All_this_hothousing leaves Korean students so tired, they sometimes fall asleep in class next day. Worries about the effects of late night cramming(考试的突击准备) led the government to force cramming schools to close by 10 p．m. Finnish children spend the least time in class in the developed world, often finishing just after lunch, with about one hour of homework a day. Private tuition is uncommon. The British and American school day is quite long in comparison, around 6 hours, and secondary school pupils do 2 or 3 hours of selfstudy a night.‎ The Korean education system, like many in Asia, is intensely competitive, with students even competing to get into the best cramming schools, to help them get ahead. Finnish education is far less cutthroat. Classes are all mixed ability, and there are no league tables. British schools again occupy the middle ground, with quite high levels of competition for places at university, and schools and universities battling to come top of league tables for everything from exam results to student satisfaction. Korea and Finland both do well, yet their education systems are so different.‎ However, there are some similarities between Korea and Finland. In those countries, teachers have high status in society, and education is very highly valued. Those attitudes can't change quickly. But it can be done. They might be the star pupils now, but until the 1970s, Finland's education system was poor. Their thoroughly different approach to schooling has taken them to the top in just a generation.‎ 文章介绍了最新全球教育成就排名，芬兰第一、韩国第二，并对一些国家的教育制度进行了比较。‎ ‎1．The students spend the least time in school in ________.‎ A．the UK B．Finland C．the USA D．‎Korea 答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知，芬兰学生在校学习时间最短。‎ ‎2．According to the text, we think in Korea ________.‎ A．students spend more time in studying B．students are tired of studying in class C．students leave their school early D．students are always top scorers 答案：A　细节理解题。结合第二段第一句及全文可知，韩国学生花费在学习上的时间较多。‎ ‎3．The underlined phrase “All this hothousing” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ________.‎ A．private evening tutoring B．selfstudy at home C．longhour study D．school study 答案：C　词义猜测题。根据上下文之间的逻辑关系，不难看出All this hothousing指代上文提到的the school day和hours of private tutoring，故C项正确。‎ ‎4．From Paragraph 3, we can know that ________.‎ A．Finnish students are less stressed in study B．there're also many cramming schools in ‎Britain C．students in Korea are the most competitive in ‎Asia D．British schools are less competitive than universities 答案：A　细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，芬兰学生之间的竞争远没有那么激烈。‎ ‎5．According to the author, the key to improving education is ________.‎ A．the attitude B．the schooling time C．star pupils D．new teaching approach 答案：A　推理判断题。在最后一段作者提到，教师社会地位高以及对教育的高度重视是韩国和芬兰共同具有的特征。再根据Those attitudes can't change quickly.But it can be done.可推断出，作者认为改善教育的关键是态度。‎ B ‎(2013·北京高考)‎ Does Fame Drive You Crazy?‎ Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today's stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center ‎ of much of the world's attention. Paparazzi(狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids(小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature!‎ According to psychologist Christina Villarreal, celebrities—famous people—worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time，” Villarreal says, “they feel separated and alone.”‎ The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B．C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his soldout readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain(抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about filmstars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.‎ Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.‎ If fame is so troublesome, why aren't all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.‎ Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.‎ 本文为议论文。作者主要对现在的名人没有隐私的问题发表了自己的看法。‎ ‎6．It can be learned from the passage that stars today ________.‎ A．are often misunderstood by the public B．can no longer have their privacy protected C．spend too much on their public appearance D．care little about how they have come into fame 答案：B　推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二、三、四句“They are at the center of ‎ much of the world's attention.Paparazzi camp outside their homes，cameras ready.Tabloids publish thrilling stories about their personal lives.”可知现在的明星没有隐私，故选择B项。‎ ‎7．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?‎ A．Great heroes of the past were generally admired.‎ B．The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.‎ C．Wellknown actors are usually targets of tabloids.‎ D．Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.‎ 答案：B　主旨大意题。此段通过列举历史上的名人所遇到的麻烦来证明名人所遇到的问题由来已久，故选择B项。‎ ‎8．What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?‎ A．Availability of modern media.‎ B．Inadequate social recognition.‎ C．Lack of favorable chances.‎ D．Huge population of fans.‎ 答案：A　细节理解题。根据第四段所描述内容可知以Internet为代表的现代媒介令名人们的处境更加不易，故此题选择A项。‎ ‎9．What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity?‎ A．Sincere. B．Sceptical.‎ C．Disapproving. D．Sympathetic.‎ 答案：D　观点态度题。通读全文可以发现，作者对现代名人没有批判、怀疑或是鼓励，倒是同情他们没有隐私、体谅他们难处的句子频繁出现，故此题应选择D项，sympathetic同情的。sincere真诚的；sceptical怀疑的；disapproving不赞同的。‎ 疑难词汇解读 ‎1．psychologist n．心理学家 psychology n．心理学 child psychology儿童心理学 ‎2．celebrity n．名人 celebrities of stage and screen 舞台和影视界名人 长难句子分析 Although being famous might sound like a dream come true，today's stars，feeling like zoo animals，face pressures that few of us can imagine.尽管成名或许听起来就像梦想实现了一样，可如今的明星感觉就像动物园的动物，承受着很少有人能够想象的压力。‎ 本句是复合句，although引导让步状语从句；feeling like zoo ‎ animals是现在分词短语作状语，主句为today's stars face pressures that few of us can imagine。‎