高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮选练8.docx

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高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮选练8

四川省广安市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮选练（8）

【2014中原名校联盟一模】

完形填空。

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Forcenturies,magicianshaveusedvariouswaystoshocktheaudience.Weallhaveseenhowa36performercarefullysteps37abedofburningcoals--barefoot.Thenhewalksacross38asingleburnonhisfeet.Isitmindovermatter,orisitjustphysics?

Asitturns__39,walkingonburningcoalsisn’tthathotas40.“Thecoalsarehotenoughto41__you,butifyouwalkquicklyacrossthemyou42beingburned.”saysJonathanHall,aphysicianatPennStateUniversityinEricPennsylvania.

That’sbecausesomecoalsaremade43burningwoodchips.Woodhastwo44__properties（特性）forfire-walking,explainsHall.First,woodisaninsulator（绝缘体）--itdoesn’t__45heatverywell.“It46_timeforheattotravel47thewoodtoyourfeet.”Hallsays.Iftheperformerwalkedacrossred-hotmetal48,thatwouldtrulybe49,becausemetalconducts,ortransmits,heatverywell.Themetalwould50burnaperformer’sfeet.

Second,woodhasalowspecificheat--itdoesn’ttakemuchheatto51itstemperature.Heatisaformof52.Temperatureisa53ofheat,inunitsofdegrees.So54thecoalsarehot,thevalue（数值）ofheatenergytheycontainislow.Thus,awell-trainedperformercan55suchanamazingresult.

Still,youdon’twanttowalkonburningcoals,doyou?

36.A.daringB.dareC.roughD.fearful

37.A.atB.overC.onD.above

38.A.withB.withinC.withoutD.over

39.A.outB.onC.offD.in

40.A.imagineB.imaginedC.imaginingD.toimagine

41.A.fireB.burnC.lightD.flame

42.A.preventB.keepC.ignoreD.avoid

43.A.offB.fromC.ofD.in

44.A.idealB.classicC.favoriteD.standard

45.A.transmitB.communicateC.bringD.send

46.A.gathersB.takesC.gainsD.stands

47.A.throughB.intoC.overD.pass

48.A.unhappyB.unharmedC.unhealthyD.unprepared

49.A.charmingB.magicalC.trickyD.fashionable

50.A.instantlyB.constantlyC.frequentlyD.lately

51.A.produceB.raiseC.constructD.create

52.A.powerB.sourceC.energyD.strength

53.A.measureB.rankC.estimateD.rate

54.A.whatifB.howeverC.asifD.eventhough

55.A.achieveB.arriveC.drawD.take

【参考答案】完型：

36-45、ACCABBDBAA46-55、BABBABCADA

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

“Dr.Papaderos,whatisthemeaningoflife?

”

Theusuallaughterfollowed,andpeoplestirredtogo.Papaderoshelduphishandandstilledtheroomandlookedatmeforalongtime,askingwithhiseyesifIwasseriousandseeingfrommyeyesthatIwas.

“Iwillansweryourquestion.”

Takinghiswalletoutofhishippocket,hefishedintoaleatherbillfoldandbroughtoutaverysmallroundmirror,aboutthesizeofaquarter.Andwhathesaidwentlikethis:

 “WhenIwasasmallchild,duringthewar,wewereverypoorandwelivedinaremotevillage.Oneday,ontheroad,Ifoundthebrokenpiecesofamirror.AGermanmotorcyclehadbeenwreckedinthatplace.

 Itriedtofindallthepiecesandputthemtogether,butitwasnotpossible,soIkeptonlythelargestpiece.Thisone,and,byscratchingitonastone,Imadeitround.IbegantoplaywithitasatoyandbecamefascinatedbythefactthatIcouldreflectlightintodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine—indeepholesandcrevices（裂缝）anddarkclosets.ItbecameagameformetogetlightintothemostinaccessibleplacesIcouldfind.

 Ikeptthelittlemirror,and,asIwentaboutmygrowingup,Iwouldtakeitoutinidlemomentsandcontinuethechallengeofthegame.AsIbecameaman,Igrewtounderstandthatthiswasnotjustachild’sgamebutametaphorforwhatImightdowithmylife.IcametounderstandthatIamnotthelightorthesourceoflight.Butlight—truth,understanding,knowledge—isthere,anditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.

Iamafragment（碎片）ofamirrorwhosewholedesignandshapeIdonotknow.Nevertheless,withwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthisworld—intotheblackplacesintheheartsofmen—andchangesomethingsinsomepeople.Perhapsothersmayseeanddolikewise.ThisiswhatIamabout.Thisisthemeaningofmylife.”

1.Onhearingtheauthor’squestion,Dr.Papaderos __________ atfirst.

 A.laughedathisfoolishness    B.wasn’tsureoftheanswer

 C.doubtedhisseriousness       D.wasn’tinterestedatall

2.HowdidDr.Papaderosgetthesmallroundmirrorwhenhewasachild?

 A.Hefounditontheroadandmadeitround.

 B.AdyingGermansoldiergavehimasapresent.

 C.Hechancedtofinditinthestreetwhileplaying.

 D.Heputthebrokenpiecestogetherandmadeit.

3.WhydidDr.Papaderoslikethesmallroundmirrorsomuchasachild?

 A.Becausehewastoopoortoaffordothertoys.

 B.Becauseitcouldshinetheplaceswherethesuncouldn’treach.

 C.Becausehebelieveditwouldbringgoodlucktohim.

 D.Becauseittoldhimalotaboutwhatlifereallymeanttohim.

4.Theunderlined“metaphor”inthe7thparagraphmostprobablymeans _____.

 A.symbol     B.source    C.light   D.purpose

5.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

 A.ASpecialGameintheChildhoodB.ABrokenPieceofMirror

 C.Dr.Papaderos’Experience D.TheMeaningofLife

【参考答案】1—5、CABAD。

阅读理解。

RedheadedbirthdayboyJakeBalcom,newly11,walkedintotheprincipal’sofficeatCentennialLaneElementarySchoolinEllicottCityreadyforhisbigsurprise.Hisnamehadbeenannouncedovertheloudspeakermomentsearlier.Todaywasgoingtobespecial.

Backintheday—like,beforefifthgrade—Jake’sparentswouldbringcupcakestoschoolinhishonor.Butthisyear,forthefirsttime,hisHowardCountyschoolhasforbiddenparentsfrombringing“edibletreats”forstudents’birthdays.Thatmeansnomorecupcakes,brownies,chocolatechipcookies,birthdaycake,icecream,RiceKrispiestreatsorpizza.Instead,JakegotahandshakefromPrincipalRobertBruceandacolorfulpencilandacard.

“Wehopethatyouhaveaterrificbirthday,”thecardread.

Jakejustsmiled,andwentbacktoclass.

CentennialLaneispartofamovementacrosstheWashingtonareaandthecountrytotakethebattleagainstchildhoodobesitytooneofeducation’smostbelovedfunctions:

theschoolparty.Butsomeareworriedthatthefightisgoingonesteptoofar—andtakingsomeofthefunoutofbeingakid.

Schools,wheremanychildreneattwooftheirday’smeals,arebeingpushedtothefrontlinesofthebattleagainstkiddybulge.Afederallawrequiresschoolstocreatewellnesspoliciesthatencouragestudentstobemoreactiveandeatmorehealthfully.SomeschoolsinVirginiahavestartedexerciseclubs.InMaryland,schoolsarecrackingdownonvending-machinejunkfood.

AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention（CDCP）,theproportionofoverweightchildrenages6to11hasskyrocketedinrecentdecades,from7percentin1980to16percentin2002.Among12to19-year-olds,therateofobesitymorethantripled,from5percentto16percent.Healthofficialshavecalledobesityapandemic（流行病）.

AtCentennialLane,theprincipalsaidsomeparentshavecomplainedabouttheschool’snewpolicy,andothershaveadaptedbybringinginnonfoodtreats—suchasrulersorerasers.

JakeBalcomsaidhemissedbringingtreatstoschool.Buthewasn’ttoobotheredbytheirabsencebecausehehadcelebratedhisbirthdaywithfriends.Theywenttoseethemovie“Wallace&Gromit:

TheCurseoftheWere-Rabbit”andsharedhisbirthdaycakeathishouse.

1.WhatisJakeBalcom’sreactiontohisgiftsforhis11-year-oldbirthdayfromhisschool?

A.Hefeltpuzzledbythegiftsquitedifferentfromtheformerones.

B.Healmostfeltthesameasbeforebecausehehadcelebratedhisbirthdaywithfriends.

C.Hepreferredchocolatechipcookies,birthdaycake,icecreamthanpencilsandcards.

D.Hewouldratherhaveabirthdaypartythanahandshakefromtheprincipal.

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题为细节推理题。

由第四段“Jakejustsmiled,andwentbacktoclass.”和最后一段“Buthewasn’ttoobotheredbytheirabsencebecausehehadcelebratedhisbirthdaywithfriends.”可知，答案为B。

2.Theunderlinedphrase“kiddybulge”（inParagraph6）means“______”.

A.parents’giftsB.childrne’sparties

C.kids’overweightD.children’sexercises

答案解析：

答案为C。

本题为词义推测题。

结合该词所在的下文“…thatencouragestudentstobemoreactiveandeatmorehealthfully.SomeschoolsinVirginiahavestartedexerciseclubs.InMaryland,schoolsarecrackingdownonvending-machinejunkfood.”和下一段的首句“…theproportionofoverweightchildrenages6to11….”可知，答案为C。

3.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?

A.Parentsallagreethatthefightagainstchildhoodobesityisgoingtoofar.

B.AccordingtoCDCP,theproportionofoverweightchildrenhashadatendencyofincreasing.

C.Forthisyear’sHalloweenparty,kidscanenjoywhattheylikeasusual.

D.JakeBalcomisaprimaryschoolpupilinfourthgrade.

答案解析：

答案为B。

本题为细节题。

由倒数第三段的数据“…from7percentin1980to16percentin2002.Among12to19-year-olds,therateofobesitymorethantripled,from5percentto16percent...”可知，肥胖儿童的比例已经呈现增长趋势，故答案B正确。

由第五段“…totakethebattleagainstchildhoodobesitytooneofeducation’smostbelovedfunctions:

theschoolparty.Butsomeareworriedthatthefightisgoingonesteptoofar—andtakingsomeofthefunoutofbeingakid.”可知，选项A错误。

由第二段“Thatmeansnomorecupcakes,brownies,chocolatechipcookies,birthdaycake,icecream,RiceKrispiestreatsorpizza.Instead,JakegotahandshakefromPrincipalRobertBruceandacolorfulpencilandacard.”可知，选项C错误。

由第二段首句“Backinthe