湖北省武汉市高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练6.docx

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湖北省武汉市高考英语阅读理解和完形填空自选训练6

湖北省武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解和完形填空自选训练（6）

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Irina，now46，neverimaginedshe’donedaymakealivingasaballoonartist.Thedaughterofanengineerandateacher，shewontopacademicawardsinhighschool，wentontomedicalschoolandbecameanemergencyroomphysicianinasmallcity.

“Ilovedthescienceofmedicine，”shesaystoday，“butbeingadoctorwasveryhard.Isawthingspeopledon’tnormallysee—womengivingbirthinthestreet，peoplegettingdrunkandkillingsomeone.”Medicationswerescarce，makingitverydifficulttotreatthoseinneed.WhenIrinawas33，agirlfriendshowedheramagazinephotoofanAmericannamedWesPatterson.Theybeganexchangingletters，andmarriedthatDecember.Irinatookapublicrelationsjob.Then，afewyearsago，shewatchedamanatapartytwistaskinnyballoonintotheshapeofadog.Kismet!

Irinasoonpurchasedatinypumpandasupplyofballoonsandbeganpracticingonthesidewalks.Observerschallengedhertocreateallkindsoffigures.Now，Irinasays，“There’snothingIcan’tmake.”

Manyyearsago，Irina’shusbanddevelopedaseriousdiseasewhichnowkeepshimhomebound.“Butheisaverywonderfulman，”Irinasays.Thankstohernewcareer，sheisabletosupportthemboth，performingaboutfiveeventsweeklyandearningasmuchas$2,000perappearance.

“Irina’sawonder，”saysMarleneBerg，chiefdevelopmentofficerfortheFloridaHeartResearchInstitute.“Sheturnedtheeveningintomagic.”“Mywholelifehasbecomemagic，”Irinasays，“andit’sallcomefromaballoon.”

1．What’sIrina’sjobnow?

A．Anemergencyroomphysician.B．Aresearcher.

C．Apublicrelationsworker.D．Anartist.

解析：

　根据文章第一段第一句“Irina，now46，neverimaginedshe’donedaymakealivingasaballoonartist”可知，Irina目前的工作是“气球艺术家”。

答案：

　D

2．Wecanconcludefromtheunderlinedword“kismet”that________.

A．Irinawasluckyenoughtomeettheman

B．Thepartywasorganizedwellbytheman

C．Kismetwasthenameoftheman’sdog

D．Theshapeofadogiseasytomakeinto

解析：

　上一句提到Irina曾经从事过公共关系工作，碰到这位气球艺人是她的人生转折点，从此她声名鹊起，从而可以推断，画线词是说她很幸运。

答案：

　A

3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutIrinaisNOTtrue?

A．Herfatherandmotherbothreceivedgoodeducation.

B．Shestudiedverywellwhenshewasinhighschool.

C．Herhusbandgaveuphisjobinordertosupporther.

D．She’sbeenbusyandpopularamongpeoplearound.

解析：

　文中只提到她的丈夫因患重病而不得不呆在家里，未提到他是为了支持妻子而放弃工作。

根据第一段第二句可判断A、B两项正确；根据倒数第二段末句可知她每周大约要演出5次，因此会很忙碌，再结合最后一段的内容可知她很受欢迎，所以D项也是正确的。

答案：

　C

4．AllthefollowingwordsbelowcanbeusedtodescribeIrinaexcept________.

A．ProudB．Hardworking

C．HonestD．Clever

解析：

　根据第三段末句可判断她很“自豪”，根据第一句可知她很“刻苦”；她现在几乎可以用气球做成各种形状的东西，由此可推断她很“聪明”。

答案：

　C

5．Themainpurposeofthispassageis________.

A．tointroduceIrinaandherwonderfulwork

B．toencouragepeopletoworkattheballoon

C．totellreaderstochangetheirjobsifnecessary

D．toremindusoftheimportanceofmedicine

解析：

　通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Irina及她的出色的工作。

答案：

　A。

阅读理解

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

OneeveninginFebruary2007.AstudentnamedPaulaCeelybroughthercartoastoponaremoteinWales.Shegotouttoopenametalgatethatblockedherpath.That'swhensheheardthewhistlesoundedbythedriverofatrain.HerRenaultClioparkedacrossarailwayline.Secondlater,shewatchedthetraindraghercaralmostakilometredowntherailwaytracks.

Ceely'snearmissmadethenewsbecausesheblameditonherGPSdevice（导航仪）.Shehadneverdriventheroutebefore.Itwasdarkandrainingheavily.CeelywasrelyingonherGPS.Butitmadenomentionofthecrossing."Iputmycompletetrustinthedeviceanditledmerightintothepathofaspeedingtrain,"shetoldtheBBC.

Whoistoblamehere?

RickStevenson,whotellsCeely'sstoryinhisbookWhenMachinesFailUS,fingeratthelimitationsoftechnology.Weputourfaithindigitaldevices,hesays,

Butourdigitalhelpersaretoooftennotuptothejob.Theyarefilledwithsmallproblems.Andit’snotjustGPSdevices:

Stevensontakesusonatourofdigitaldisastersinvolvingeverythingfrommobilephonestowirelesskeyboards.

Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesdigitaltechnology,whiletheremaybeanumberofotherpossiblecauses.Amap-makermighthaveleftthecrossingoffapapermap.MaybeweshouldblameCeelyfornotpayingattention.Perhapstherailwayauthoritiesareatfaultforpoorsignalingsystem.OrmaybesomeonehasstudiedtherelativedangersandworkedoutthattherereallyissomethingspecificwrongwiththeCPSequipment.ButStevensondoesn’tsay.

It’saproblemthatrunsthroughthebook.Inasectiononcars,Stevensongivesanaccountoftheadvancedtechniquesthatcriminalsusetodefeatcomputer-basedlockingsystemsforcars.Heofferstwoindependentsetsoffiguresoncartheft;bothshowasmallriseinsomepartsofthecountry.Hes

aysthatonceonceagainnotallnewlockshaveprovedreliable.Perhaps,butmaybeit’salsoduetotheshortageofpolicemenonthestreets.Orchangingsocialcircumstances.Orsomecombinationofthesefactors.

Thegamebetweenhumansandtheirsmartdevicesiscomplex.Itisshapedbyeconomicsandpsychologyandthecultureswelivein.Somewhereinthemixofthoseforcestheremaybewayawiseruseoftechnology.

Ifthereissuchaway,itshouldinvolvemorethanjustanawarenessoftheshortcomingsofourmachines.Afterall,wehavelivedwiththemforthousandsofyears.Theyhaveprobablybeenfoolingusforjustaslong.（） 1 .What did P

aula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?

 A. She was not familiar with the road.           

 B. It was dark and raining heavily then.   

C.Therailwayworksfailedtogivethesignal.

D.HerGPSdevicedidn’ttellheraboutthecrossing

（）  2.The phrase“near miss” （paragraph 2） can best be replaced by _______.     

A. close b

it          B. heavy loss             C.narrowescape         D. big mistake      

（） 3.Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?

A.Modern technology is what wecan’t live without.

B. Digital technology often fallsshort of out expectation.    

C. Digital devices are morereliable than they used to be.   

D. GPS error is not the onlycause for Celery’s accident. 

（）4.Inthewriter’sopinion,Stevenson’sargumentis________.

A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.well-based

（）5.Whatistherealconcernofthewriterofthisarticle?

A.Themajorcausesoftrafficaccidentsandcarthefts.

B.Therelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology

C. The shortcomings of digitaldevices we use.           

D. The humanunawareness  of technical problems.

4.【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。

由文章Theproblemwithhisargumentinthebookisthatit’snotclearwhyheonlyfocusesdigitaltechnology可知。

5.【答案】B

【解析】主旨大意题。

本文讨论了人与现代科技的关系。

阅读理解。

Whatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?

Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou'llearnlater.

Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone'searningpotentialshouldn'tcomeastoomuchofasurprise.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlife,socialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.

“Ifapersonhaslotsoffriends,itmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituations,"saidXuYanchun,17,fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhen,whototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding."Also,friendsalwayshelpeachother.Theynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressed,"saidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyou"earnahighersalary”.

Maybethat'swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism（交友狂症）.AwomanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook's5,000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.

Butwhatdoesafriendmean?

Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency?

“Callmeuncoil,butIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseems,however,thatthisisnolongerthedefinition（定义）of‘friend',”saidMeghanDaum,whoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUS.

（）1.ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_________.

A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappily.

B.themorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremoneyyou'llearninyourlatelife.

C.thelessfriendsyouhave,thepoorlivesyouwilllive.

D.friendscanmakemoremoneyforyou.

（）2.AccordingtoXuYanchun,whenyouhavelotsoffriends,itmeans_____

A.Youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoney.

B.Youwillnotfeellonely.

C.Youarequitecontentwithyourlife.

D.Youhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations.

（）3.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.

B.Friendsplaysanmoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelse.

C.Friendsarecurrency.

D.Friendsgiveyousuccess.

（）4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.

A.Ifyouhavemorefriends,youcanmakeafortuneinthefuture.

B.Graduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuture.

C.Friendsmeansaformofcurrency.

D.Friendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepressed.

【文章大意】：

文章主要向人们讲述了朋友在人们生活中的重要作用。

你在上学时拥有越多的朋友，那么你以后就会有越多的财富。

1.【考点分析】细节理解题。

【参考答案】B。

【解题思路】从文中第一段的AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschool,themoremo