英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析SDZY专题强化测评十八完形填空阅读理解四

英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析SDZY专题强化测评十八完形填空阅读理解四

‎2013版英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析（SDZY）：专题强化测评（十八）完形填空、阅读理解（四）‎ ‎(限时50分钟)‎ Ⅰ. 完形填空 ‎［2011·临沂模拟］‎ One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird,　1　, a sparrow. ‎ ‎“What’s that? ” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping（重击声）. “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball, ” my wife, Anita, said. She　2　and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the　3　, ” she said, “Maybe it’s one of the little kids. ”‎ We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was　4　to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again. . . ” I said as I searched there. No　5　at all. But there was that　6　again, coming from right up there. ‎ And that’s when I　7　the sparrow. It was flying　8　just inches below the ceiling. It was　9　trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down　10　the open door. So the bird continued　11　its wings and hitting its head against the　12　. ‎ ‎“Poor thing, ” Anita said, “It must be　13　. ”‎ ‎“Well, maybe it’s because of us, ” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔）down to get outside, but that only seemed to　14　it more. “Why don’t we just　15　for a few minutes? ” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll　16　 eventually. ” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing　17　. Then suddenly, it was　18　. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone. ‎ ‎“See? ” Anita said, “I told you he’d succeed. ”‎ ‎“Yeah, ” I said, “But how many knocks on the head did it　19　him? ”‎ I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to　20　. Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide down a little bit. ‎ ‎1. A. for example B. rather than C. or rather D. as well ‎2. A. hurried B. paused C. ignored D. confirmed ‎3. A. basement B. kitchen C. garage D. hall ‎4. A. easy　　　B. happy　　　C. sorry　　　D. angry ‎5. A. sparrows B. children C. birds D. holes ‎6. A. guest　　　B. voice　　　C. knock　　　D. sound ‎7. A. watched B. found C. realized D. caught ‎8. A. carefully B. gently C. patiently D. anxiously ‎9. A. eventually B. unwillingly C. obviously D. thoroughly ‎10. A. through　　　B. over　　　C. below　　　D. beyond ‎11. A. shaking B. breaking C. striking D. injuring ‎12. A. wall B. floor C. door D. ceiling ‎13. A. clumsy B. painful C. amazed D. terrified ‎14. A. frighten　　　B. comfort　　　C. confuse　　　D. calm ‎15. A. leave　　　B. scream　　　C. relax　　　D. escape ‎16. A. put it aside B. leave it alone C. give it up D. figure it out ‎17. A. accident B. achievement C. struggle D. trouble ‎18. A. excited　　　B. tired　　　C. noisy　　　D. silent ‎19. A. cost　　　B. offer　　　C. earn　　　D. owe ‎20. A. classify B. handle C. debate D. conclude Ⅱ. 阅读理解 ‎(A)‎ When I was struggling with cancer a few years ago, my wife and I formed our own “couple caution circle”. Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness, and one day a doctor brought particularly frightening news. Staring at my reports, he said in a low voice, “It doesn’t look like you’re going to make it. ”‎ Before I could ask him a question, my wife stood up, handed me my clothes, adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said, “Let’s get out of here. This man is a risk to your health. ” As she helped me struggle to the door, the doctor came near us. “Stay back, ” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us. ”‎ As we walked together down the hall, the doctor attempted to catch up with us “Keep going,” said my wife, pushing the intravenous（静脉注射的）stand. “We’re going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on. ” Then she held up her hand to the doctor. “Don’t come any closer to us. ”‎ The two of us moved as one. We escaped to the safety and hoped of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone. ‎ ‎21. When hearing his progress, what did the author’s wife usually do? ‎ A. She would give a present to the doctor. ‎ B. She would give her husband a big hug. ‎ C. She would not say anything about the progress. ‎ D. She would keep quiet and cry ‎22. From the passage we know ________ . ‎ A. hearing that her husband was not going to make it, the wife went out of her mind B. the wife’s decision in crisis contributed to the husband’s wellness C. the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistake D. the husband became weaker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by the doctor ‎23. What’s the author’s feeling when writing the passage? ‎ A. Angry. B. Thankful. ‎ C. Excited. D. Sad. ‎ ‎24. What can be inferred from the passage? ‎ A. The wife was a woman hard to get along with. ‎ B. The doctor was a dangerous man. ‎ C. The wife loved her husband very much. ‎ D. The husband was a man who believed everything would be OK. ‎ ‎25. What would be the best title for the passage? ‎ A. A Happy Couple in Crisis B. Struggle with Cancer C. In Crisis, Become As One D. Don’t Believe the Doctor ‎(B)‎ As summer comes near, many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. However, studies have found that children typically forget between one and three months’ worth of school learning during the summer months. Spelling and math abilities suffer the most, while reading is not really influenced by the time off. The most probable reason for this is that most children read at least occasionally outside of the classroom, whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides. However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting. ‎ The original purpose of summer vacations was to let farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today. Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles, have moved to a year-round school calendar, which may help reduce the academic decline that occurs during the long summer vacations. Most cities still use the normal nine and a half-month calendars. To improve skills and to maintain a good level of preparation, experts recommend trips to museums, summer camps, and visits to libraries to keep kids mentally active and interested throughout the summer. ‎ There are other educational systems that provide vacations while still keeping students’ skills sharp(敏锐的). For example, in Japan, students attend class for seven weeks continuously, followed by two weeks of vacation. This continues throughout the year. In Italy, students attend class six days per week, but finish at 1: 30 PM each day, so that school does not dominate their life the way that it does in America. ‎ Educational specialists fear that the three-month summer vacation stops the continuity of learning. Just as students become accustomed to new concepts in reading, writing, or critical thinking skills, they “shut down” for an extended period. When they go back to school after the long summer vacation, they take up to two months to return to their previous level of understanding. And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes. ‎ ‎26. Spelling and math abilities suffer the most during the summer months because children ________ . ‎ A. take the summer vacation too seriously B. do little work of math or spelling C. don’t like spelling and math D. have to help work in the fields ‎27. What can be learned from the passage? ‎ A. Students read in summer vacations. ‎ B. Nowadays no children work on farms in summer vacations. ‎ C. The United States has cancelled summer vacations. ‎ D. The nine and a half-month calendars help improve skills. ‎ ‎28. What is one of the advantages of Japan’s and Italy’s educational systems? ‎ A. They provide students with shorter vacations every year. ‎ B. The students have more free time of their own to play. ‎ C. They offer vacations without affecting students’ skills. ‎ D. The students attend class for longer time every week. ‎ ‎29. What does the underlined phrase “shut down” in the last paragraph probably mean? ‎ A. Stop learning. ‎ B. Get sick. ‎ C. Go on vacation. ‎ D. Concentrate on their studies. ‎ ‎30. What is the best title for the passage? ‎ A. How to Spend Summer Vacations？‎ B. No More Summer Vacations. ‎ C. Summer Vacations: Change or Not D. New Educational Systems Needed ‎(C)‎ ‎［2011·鹰潭模拟］‎ You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible! ‎ Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time. ‎ Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect. ‎ When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you，you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down. ‎ Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker，or a relative. In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that. ‎ Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible. ‎ ‎31. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________ . ‎ A. make a comparison B. offer an evidence C. introduce a topic D. describe a daily scene ‎32. How can negative people have effect on us? ‎ A. By influencing our emotion. ‎ B. By telling us the nature of life.‎ ‎ C. By changing our ways of thinking. ‎ D. By comparing their attitudes to life with ours. ‎ ‎33. Some negative people base their happiness on ________ . ‎ A. other people’s pity for them B. making other people unhappy C. building up a positive attitude D. other people’s respect for them ‎34. According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us，we are advised to ________ . ‎ A. change negative people’s attitudes to life B. show our dissatisfaction to negative people C. make negative people feel ashamed of themselves D. communicate with negative people as little as possible ‎35. What is the author’s attitude towards negative people? ‎ A. Favorable. B. Critical. ‎ C. Indifferent. D. Supportive. ‎ ‎(D)‎ ‎［2011·福州模拟］‎ You may feel it is difficult to make a choice standing in front of the produce section of your local supermarket. In one hand, you’re holding a traditionally grown Granny Smith apple. In your other hand, you have one that’s been organically grown. Both apples are firm, shiny and green. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium（钠） and cholesterol （胆固醇）. ‎ The traditionally grown apple costs less and is a proven family favorite. But the organic apple has a label that says “USDA (the U. S. Department of Agriculture) Organic”. Does that mean it’s better? Safer? More nutritious? Several differences between organic and non-organic foods exist. Become a better informed consumer for your next trip to the supermarket.‎ ‎ The word “organic” refers to the way farmers grow and process products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water protection and reduce pollution. Farmers who grow organic produce and meat don’t use traditional methods to fertilize, control weeds or prevent livestock(牲口） disease. ‎ Here are other differences between traditional farming and organic farming. ‎ Traditional farmers Organic farmers Apply chemical fertilizers to promote plant growth.‎ Apply natural fertilizers to feed soil and plants.‎ Apply insect poisons to reduce pests and disease.‎ Use beneficial insects and birds to reduce pests and disease.‎ Give animals antibiotics（抗生素）, growth hormones（激素）and medicines to prevent disease and promote growth, housing.‎ Give animals organic food and allow them access to the outdoors. Use preventive measures—such as a balanced diet and clean housing—to help minimize disease.‎ ‎* Organic or not? Check the label. ‎ USDA has started an organic certification program that requires all organic foods to meet strict standards which regulate how such foods are grown, handled and processed. Any farmer or food manufacturer who labels and sells a product as organic must be USDA certified as meeting these standards. Only producers who sell less than $5, ‎000 a year in organic foods are exempt （免除） from this certification. ‎ If a food bears a USDA Organic label, it means it’s produced and processed according to the USDA standards. The seal is voluntary, but many organic producers use it. ‎ ‎36. What does the first paragraph want to tell us? ‎ A. It is difficult to tell organic food from traditional food. ‎ B. The organic food and the traditional food are both delicious. ‎ C. The organic food is better than the traditional food. ‎ D. Both organic food and traditional food contain much nutrition. ‎ ‎37. The main purpose of the passage is ________ . ‎ A. to promote the sales of organic food in supermarket B. to introduce two different ways of choosing food in supermarket ‎ C. to persuade people to think twice when purchasing traditional food D. to provide information about organic and traditional food for consumers ‎38. According to the passage, the traditionally grown apple ________ . ‎ A. costs less but tastes worse than an organic one B. doesn’t look the same as an organic one C. has proven itself acceptable by the family D. contains more fat, sodium and cholesterol ‎39. Which of the following methods belongs to organic farming? ‎ A. Using chemicals to kill insects and prevent disease. ‎ B. Using rotted plants as fertilizer to promote plant growth. ‎ C. Using growth hormones （激素） to speed up animals’ growth. ‎ D. Using insect poisons to reduce pests and disease. ‎ ‎40. From the passage we know the organic certification program ________ . ‎ A. is not meant for all producers of produce B. makes it a requirement to attach a USDA Organic label C. sets limitations on the sales of organic produce D. requires all foods to satisfy the strict government standards 答案解析 ‎【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。作者几年前的一天，碰到一只麻雀被困在车库内，它老是朝上飞而不降低一下高度，结果怎么也飞不出去。作者由此想到，我们在现实生活中是不是也会有此种情况呢？答案是肯定的。因此我们要学会不要老是“upward”，适当“downward”也许意味着成功。‎ ‎1.【解析】选C。短语：for example例如; rather than而不是；or rather更确切地说；as well也。根据下文，此处的小鸟就是指麻雀。因此，空格之后的sparrow是对前面bird的进一步解释。故答案选C。‎ ‎2.【解析】选B。前面的“sounds like”和后面的“listened more devotedly”，这说明Anita也并没有把握，所以暂时停下手中的活，认真听一听。故答案选B。‎ ‎3.【解析】选C。根据文章倒数第四段的“We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone. ”可知，麻雀是被困在车库里。故答案选C。‎ ‎4.【解析】选A。根据此处的语境，此处作者是在强调Jonathan的个性，平常老是制造麻烦。故答案选A。‎ ‎5.【解析】选B。前面提到作者和妻子都在怀疑可能是孩子在搞破坏，因此就到那里查看，结果根本就没有发现孩子的身影。故答案选B。‎ ‎6.【解析】选D。上文第二段作者提到自己听到轻轻地撞击的声音。所以，此处sound比较适合语境。‎ ‎7.【解析】选B。当作者再一次听到从上面传出的声音后，发现了这只麻雀。动词watch强调仔细观察，不适合语境。后面的“It was flying”表明realize不合适。故答案选B。‎ ‎8.【解析】选D。根据下文的“trying to get out”可知，此时，麻雀在车库的天花板底下飞是非常着急的，因为它急于出去却找不到出口。故答案选D。‎ ‎9.【解析】选C。根据下文的“but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down”，说明小鸟想飞出去的企图还是十分明显的，只是找不到出路。thoroughly彻底地；obviously明显地；eventually最终地；unwillingly不情愿地。故答案选C。‎ ‎10.【解析】选A。前面提到“but down”，这说明小鸟要想出去，应该是从开着的门出去（the open door）。故答案选A。‎ ‎11.【解析】选C。为了能够飞出去，这只鸟不断地飞，拍打着自己的翅膀。故答案选C。‎ ‎12.【解析】选D。因为这只鸟老是朝上飞，因此，老是碰到头，与天花板相撞。故答案选D。‎ ‎13.【解析】选D。根据下文的“Well, maybe it’s because of us，”正是由于我们，说不定这只小鸟才是如此害怕的，因此而乱飞。故答案选D。‎ ‎14.【解析】选A。本来作者是打算引导这只小鸟让它低飞从门口飞出，句中的“but”表明作者并没有成功，小鸟更加害怕。因为前面作者已经猜测出小鸟可能是由于害怕。故答案选A。‎ ‎15.【解析】选A。根据下文“So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear. . . ”，作者和妻子只是要离开车库几分钟。故答案选A。‎ ‎16.【解析】选D。既然是Anita建议他俩离开，很明显是希望小鸟能够静下心来找到出去的路。根据下文的“I told you he’d succeed”可以知道妻子的意图。动词短语：put aside放到一边、储存；leave alone不管、不顾；give up放弃；figure out解决、计算出。故答案选D。‎ ‎17.【解析】选C。此处指两人还能听见这只小鸟在努力挣扎着飞出去。故答案选C。‎ ‎18.【解析】选D。根据后面“our uninvited guest was gone”，小鸟已经飞走了，因此，也就突然没有声音了。故答案选D。‎ ‎19.【解析】选A。作者的意思是说：尽管小鸟最后成功地飞出门外，但是为此它又碰了多少次头呢？动词offer表示“（主动的）提供”，earn表示“赢得”，owe表示“欠”，cost表示“花费，付出”。故答案选A。‎ ‎20.【解析】选B。根据此处的语境，作者的意思是“我们经常会遇到一些我们无法解决的形势，但是……”。classify分类；handle处理、解决；conclude得出结论；debate争论。故答案选B。‎ ‎【文章大意】文章讲述了一对夫妻的一段感人经历。丈夫生病住院，妻子因医生对丈夫的不良劝告而执意离开医院，为了病情的好转，夫妻二人的心已凝聚在一起。‎ ‎21.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文中第一段的Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. 可知。‎ ‎22.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第二段妻子的回答：Let’s get out of here. This man is a risk to your health. 可知她很生气。‎ ‎23.【解析】选B。推理判断题。由首段的my wife and I formed our own “couple caution circle”和最后一段最后一句I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone. 可知丈夫对妻子的感激之情。‎ ‎24.【解析】选C。推理判断题。整篇文章中妻子的举动都代表着她对丈夫的爱，故C项正确。‎ ‎25.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章开头中的“couple caution circle”与In Crisis, Become As One意义相近，也概括了文章大意。‎ ‎【文章大意】暑期过后，你是否感到学习吃力？本文围绕暑期的设置对学生学习的影响这一论点展开论述。暑假对学生影响最大的就是他们的数学和拼写能力。‎ ‎26.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting. 可知B项正确。‎ ‎27.【解析】选A。推理判断题。由第一段的. . . most children read at least occasionally outside of the classroom, whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides. 可知多数孩子们假期还是读一点东西的。‎ ‎28.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第三段内容可知：日本和意大利的学生假期并不影响他们的技能发展。‎ ‎29.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。本段第一句指出：三个月的假期阻止了学生学习的进程。接着又分析了这一现象：学生本来已经适应了学习过程，但因为假期而中断。‎ ‎30.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章围绕暑假的设置对学生的影响展开论述，最后点明：whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes. 故只有C项与其相近。‎ ‎【文章大意】文章讲述了有消极情绪的人往往把自己的快乐建立在别人的痛苦之上，对于这样的人，我们还是离远点好。‎ ‎31.【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第一段可以概括得知，这是用一个电话的实例来引出下文要谈论的话题。‎ ‎32.【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章第二段第二句It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time可知，消极的人是通过改变我们的情绪来影响我们。‎ ‎33.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章第三段They only feel glad when they make others feel bad可知，消极的人是把自己的快乐建立在别人的痛苦之上的，故B是正确的。‎ ‎34.【解析】选D。细节理解题。由文章第五段Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people及say what needs to be said as little as possible可知，与消极的人尽量少说话，故D项正确。‎ ‎35.【解析】选B。推理判断题。通过概括全文可以得知，作者对negative people持批评态度，故选B。A项赞成的，C项冷漠的，D项支持的，都不符合题意。‎ ‎【文章大意】文章介绍了有机食物与传统食物的区别以及辨别方式。‎ ‎36.【解析】选A。细节理解题。第一段第一句概括了本段内容，强调了区别有机食物与传统食物的困难。‎ ‎37.【解析】选D。写作意图题。文章开头提出疑问：你能辨别有机食物与传统食物吗? 下文介绍了它们各自的特点，故文章的写作目的是为了使读者了解这两种食物。‎ ‎38.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第二段第一句The traditionally grown apple costs less and is a proven family favorite. 可知C项正确。‎ ‎39.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由表格中的Apply natural fertilizers to feed soil and plants. 可知B项正确。‎ ‎40.【解析】选A。推理判断题。由倒数第二段的Only producers who sell less than $5, ‎000 a year in organic foods are exempt from this certification. 可知A项正确。‎ ‎【知识积累】‎ ‎1. Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. (阅读理解·C)‎ have no choice but to do别无选择只能做某事。‎ 句意：有时我们别无选择只能与消极情绪的人交流。‎ ‎2. You may feel it is difficult to make a choice standing in front of the produce section of your local supermarket. (阅读理解·D)‎ feel it is difficult to do感觉做某事很困难 make a choice做选择 standing in front of the. . . supermarket为分词短语作时间状语。‎ 句意：当你站在当地超市的农产品区时你可能会感到很难做出选择。‎ ‎【拓展提升】‎ 句型转换 As summer comes near, many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. (阅读理解·B)‎ ‎→ ______________________________ , many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. ‎ 答案：With summer coming near