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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］

Onedayafewyearsagowehadaguestoftheuninvitedvariety.Infact,itwasabird,　1　,asparrow.

“What’sthat?

”IaskedwhenIfirstheardthegentlethumping（重击声）.“ItsoundslikeJoeisoutsideplayingbasketball,”mywife,Anita,said.She　2　andlistenedmoredevotedly.“It’scomingfromthe　3　,”shesaid,“Maybeit’soneofthelittlekids.”

Werushedoutthedoor.Jonathan,ouryoungest,was　4　tomaketrouble.“Ifhe’smakingholesinthewallagain...”IsaidasIsearchedthere.No　5　atall.Buttherewasthat　6　again,comingfromrightupthere.

Andthat’swhenI　7　thesparrow.Itwasflying　8　justinchesbelowtheceiling.Itwas　9　tryingtogetout,butcouldn’tseethatthewayoutwasn’tup,butdown　10　theopendoor.Sothebirdcontinued　11　itswingsandhittingitsheadagainstthe　12　.

“Poorthing,”Anitasaid,“Itmustbe　13　.”

“Well,maybeit’sbecauseofus,”IsaidasImovedtowardit.Itriedtoshowthebirdhowtoglide（滑翔）downtogetoutside,butthatonlyseemedto　14　itmore.“Whydon’twejust　15　forafewminutes?

”Anitasuggested.“I’msurehe’ll　16　eventually.”Sowewentbackintothehouse,wherewecontinuedtoheartheongoing　17　.Thensudd

enly,itwas　18　.Welookedintothegarage,andouruninvitedguestwasgone.

“See?

”Anitasaid,“Itoldyouhe’dsucceed.”

“Ye

ah,”Isaid,“Buthowmanyknocksontheheaddidit　19　him?

”

I’vethoughtaboutthatlittlesparrowthroughtheyears.Justlikethatsparrow,weoftenmeetsituationswedon’tknowhowto　20　.Borntogoupward,wedon’tevenconsiderthepossibilitythatsomethinggoodmighthappenifwestopflapping（拍打）aroundandjustglidedownalittlebit.

1.A.forexampleB.ratherthan

C.orratherD.aswell

2.A.hurriedB.paused

C.ignoredD.confirmed

3.A.basementB.kitchen

C.garageD.hall

4.A.easy　　　B.happy　　　C.sorry　　　D.angry

5.A.sparrowsB.children

C.birdsD.holes

6.A.guest　　　B.voice　　　C.knock　　　D.sound

7.A.watchedB.found

C.realizedD.caught

8.A.carefullyB.gently

C.patientlyD.anxiously

9.A.eventuallyB.unwillingly

C.obviouslyD.thoroughly

10.A.through　　　B.over　　　C.below　　　D.beyond

11.A.shakingB.breaking

C.strikingD.injuring

12.A.wallB.floor

C.doorD.ceiling

13.A.clumsyB.painful

C.amazedD.terrified

14.A.frighten　　　B.comfort　　　C.confuse　　　D.calm

15.A.leave　　　B.scream　　　C.relax　　　D.escape

16.A.putitasideB.leaveitalone

C.giveitupD.figureitout

17.A.accidentB.achievement

C.struggleD.trouble

18.A.excited　　　B.tired　　　C.noisy　　　D.silent

19.A.cost　　　B.offer　　　C.earn　　　D.owe

20.A.classifyB.handle

C.debateD.conclude

Ⅱ.阅读理解

（A）

WhenIwasstrugglingwithcancerafewyearsago,mywifeandIformedourown“couplecautioncircle”.Anytimeadoctorcamewithnewsofmyprogress,mywifewouldgivemeabighug.Thereportswereseldomgoodduringtheearlystagesofmyillness,andonedayadoctorbroughtparticularlyfrighteningnews.Staringatmyreports,hesaidinalowvoice,“Itdoesn’tlooklikeyou’regoingtomakeit.”

BeforeIcouldaskhimaquestion,mywifestoodup,handedmemyclothes,adjustedthetubesfastenedtomybodyandsaid,“Let’sgetoutofhere.Thismanisarisktoyourhealth.”Asshehelpedmestruggletothedoor,thedoctorcamenea

rus.“Stayback,”demandedmywife.“Stayawayfromus.”

Aswewalkedtogetherdownthehall,thedoctorattemptedtocatchupwithus“Keepgoing,”saidmywife,pushingtheintravenous（静脉注射的）stand.“We’regoingtotalktosomeonewhoreallyknowswhatisgoingon.”Thensheheldupherhandtothedoctor.“Don’tcomeanyclosertous.”

Thetwoofusmovedasone.Weescapedtothesafetyandhopedofadoctorwhodidnotconfusediagnosiswithconclusion.Icouldneverhavemadethatwalktowardwellnessalone.

21.Whenhearinghisprogress,whatdidtheauthor’swifeusuallydo?

A.Shewouldgiveapresenttothedoctor.

B.Shewouldgiveherhusbandabighug.

C.Shewouldnotsayanythingabouttheprogress.

D.Shewouldkeepquietandcry

22.Fromthepassageweknow________.

A.hearingthatherhusbandwasnotgoingtomakeit,thewifewentoutofhermind

B.thewife’sdecisionincrisiscontributed

tothehusband’swellness

C.thehusbandwasdiagnosedwithcancerbymistake

D.thehusbandbecameweakerandweakerasaresultofthetreatmentconductedbythedoctor

23.What’stheauthor’sfeelingwhenwritingthepassage?

A.Angry.B.Thankful.

C.Excited.D.Sad.

24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thewifewasawomanhardtogetalongwith.

B.Thedoctorwasadangerousman.

C.Thewifelovedherhusbandverymuch.

D.ThehusbandwasamanwhobelievedeverythingwouldbeOK.

25.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AHappyCoupleinCrisis

B.StrugglewithCancer

C.InCrisis,BecomeAsOne

D.Don’tBelievetheDoctor

（B）

Assummercomesnear,manychildrenarereallyhappytoforgetaboutschoolforafewmonths.However,studieshavefoundthatchildrentypicallyforgetbetweenoneandthreemonths’worthofschoollearningduringthesummermonths.Spellingandmathabilitiessufferthemost,whilereadingisnotreallyinfluencedbythetimeoff.Themostprobablereasonforthisisthatmostchildrenreadatleastoccasionallyoutsideoftheclassroom,whethernewspapers,magazines,books,orvideogameguides.However,theirmathandspellingskills

onlygetexercisedintheschoolsetting.

Theoriginalpurposeofsummervacationswastoletfarmchildrenhavetimeofftohelpworkinthefieldsinthehighgrowingseason,butthisreasonisnolongervalidsincefewerkidsactuallyworkonfarmstoday.SomecitiesintheUnitedStates,suchasLosAngeles,havemovedtoayear-roundschoolcalendar,whichmayhelpreducetheacademicdeclinethatoccursduri

ngthelongsummervacations.Mostcitiesstillusethenormalnineandahalf-monthcalendars.Toimproveskillsandtomaintainagoodlevelofpreparation,expertsrecommendtripstomuseums,summercamps,andvisitstolibrariestokeepkidsmentallyactiveandinterestedthroughoutthesummer.

Thereareothereducationalsystemsthatprovidevacationswhilestillkeepingstudents’skillssharp（敏锐的）.Forexample,inJapan,studentsattendclassforsevenweekscontinuously,followedbytwoweeksofvacation.Thiscontinuesthroughouttheyear.InItaly,studentsattendclasssixdaysperweek,butfinishat1:

30PMeachday,sothatschooldoesnotdominatetheirlifethewaythatitdoesinAmerica.

Educationalspecialistsfearthatthethree-monthsummervacationstopsthecontinuityoflearning.Justasstudentsbecomeaccustomedtonewconceptsinreading,writing,orcriticalthinkingskills,they“shutdown”foranextendedperiod.Whentheygobacktoschoolafterthelongsummervacation,theytakeuptotwomonthstoreturntotheirpreviouslevelofunderstanding.Andsothedebatecontinues:

whethertocontinuethepresentvacationsortoseekchanges.

26.Spellingandmathabilitiessufferthemostduringthesummermonth

sbecausechildren________.

A.takethesummervacationtooseriously

B.dolittleworkofmathorspelling

C.don’tlikespellingandmath

D.havetohelpworkinthefields

27.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Studentsreadinsummervacations.

B.Nowadaysnochildrenworkonfarmsinsummervacations.

C.TheUnitedStateshascancelledsummervacations.

D.Thenineandahalf-monthcalendarshelpimproveskills.

28.WhatisoneoftheadvantagesofJapan’sandItaly’seducationalsystems?

A.Theyprovidestudentswithshortervacationseveryyear.

B.Thestudentshavemorefreetimeoftheirowntoplay.

C.Theyoffervacationswithoutaffectingstudents’skills.

D.Thestudentsattendclassforlongertimeeveryweek.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“shutdown”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Stoplearning.

B.Getsick.

C.Goonvacation.

D.Concentrateontheirstudies.

30.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoSpendSummerVacations？

B.NoMoreSummerVacations.

C.SummerVacations:

ChangeorNot

D.NewEducationalSystemsNeeded

（C）

［2011·鹰潭模拟］

Youwakeupinthemorning，thedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtime.Thenthetelephonerings，yousayhello,andthedramastarts.Thepersonontheotherendhasadepressingtoneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.Youarestillinawonderfulmood?

Impossible!

Communicatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.Itmaynotchangewhatyouthink，butcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeeldepressedforamomentoralongtime.

Lifebringsupsanddowns，butsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.Theyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbad.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers’pityorrespect.

Whenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeople，yourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracted.Whenthedagger（匕首）ofanegativepersonisputinyou，youfeeltheheavyfeelingthatallinall，bringsyoudown.

Sometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeople.Thiscouldbeaco-worker，orarelative.Inthiscase，saywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossible.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativ