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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