湖北省武汉市高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练5.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5

湖北省武汉市2016高考英语阅读理解和完形填空自选训练（5）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid:

“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering（阻碍）yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefunera

l（葬礼）intheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”

Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.

Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered:

“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?

Well,atleasthe'snolongerhere.”

Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin（棺材）andwhentheylookedinsideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffin,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsoul.

Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid:

“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:

itisYOU.”

Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize（彻底改变）yourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappiness,yourrealizationandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.

Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.

Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.

1.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat________.

A.theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecome

B.ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothers

C.changingourlivesisdowntoourselves

D.wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment

2.Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause________.

A.therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB.theycouldseetheirownsoulsinside

C.theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD.whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth

3.Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?

A.Thecompanyboss.

B.Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.

C.Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.

D.Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.

4.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?

A.Theemployeeswenttothegymtojointhefuneral.

B.Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.

C.Theemployees'livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.

D.Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.

【参考答案】1—4、CDAB

社会生活类-----阅读理解。

Thisquestioncomesupnaturallyinthefirstfewweeksathomeifababyiscryingalotbetweenfeedingsinsteadofsleepingpeacefully.Youpickhimupandwalkhimaroundandhestopscrying,atleastforthetimebeing.Layhimdown,andhestartsalloveragain.

Idon’tthinkyouneedtoworrymuchaboutspoilinginthefirstmonthoreventhefirst6months.Thechancesaregreatthatsuchayoungbabyisfeelingmiserable.Ifhestopscryingwhenpickedup,it’sprobablybecausethewarmpressureonhisabdomenfrombeingheldmakehimforgethispainortension.Theanswertothisquestionreallydependsonwhatlessonsyouthinkbabiesarelearninginthefirstmonthsoflife.Itisunlikelythattheyarecapableoflearningtoexpecttheireverywishtobeattendedto24hoursaday.

Whatinfantsarelearningduringthisperiodisasenseofbasictrustintheworld.Iftheirneedsaremetlovingly,theycometofeelthattheworldisaplacewheregoodthingsgenerallyhappenandbadexperiencesaresooncorrected.

Psychologistsusetheterm“secureattachment（依赖）”totalkaboutbasictrust.Achildwhohasasecureattachmenttoaparentorcaregiverbelievesthatparentwillkeephimsafeandwillprovideforhispressingneeds.Someparentsworrythatpickingupbabiesrightawaywillmakethemoverlydependent.Iliketotelltheseparentsaboutaveryimportantstudyontheeffectspickingupcryingbabies.Babieswhoseparentstrytorespondimmediatelytotheircryingactuallycryless,andaremoreindependentaspreschoolers,comparedtobabieswhowereleftto“cryitout”.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CananInfantBeSpoiled?

B.WhyDoesanInfantCry?

C.HowDoYouDealwithanInfant?

D.ShallanInfantBePickedup?

2.Thereasonwhyaninfantcriesisthat　　　.

A.he/sheexpectstobepickedup

B.he/shedoesn’tfeelcomfortable

C.he/sheplaysatrickonpurpose

D.he/sheisingreatneedofsleep

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abdomen”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.face　　　　B.arm　　　　C.stomach　　　　D.head

4.Ifaninfantispickedupwhencrying,　　　.

A.he/shewillthinktheworldismagic

B.he/shewillformahabitofdependence

C.he/shewillseekmorehelpfromothers

D.he/shewillhaveasenseofbasictrust

5.Thepsychologiststhinkthat　　　.

A.caringaninfanttoomuchisbadforhis/herhealth

B.youcanneverspoilyourinfanttoomuch

C.aninfantbeingpickedupwillleadtolaziness

D.itismuchbettertoleaveacryingbabyaside

【参考答案】13.ABCDB　

社会生活类------阅读理解。

AlthoughIstartedlearningEnglishduringmycollegeyears,whenIenteredtheStates,IonlyunderstoodtwoEnglishwords“Yes”and“No”.WelearnedmanygrammarrulesbutwecouldnotmakethelanguageconnectionstotherealEnglishworld.Languagefrustrationworriesalmostallfirstgenerationimmigrants.Forexample,IgotaletterfromaChinese-AmericanwhohaslivedintheStatesforalongtimeandhasagoodITjobsaying“My11-year-oldgirlwritesquitewell,butasherparents,wecouldnotevenreadherarticle.”Inaddition,myChinese-Americanprofessorfriendhasdifficultyreadinganovel.ImprovingourEnglishskillshasbecomealongjourneyforallofus.Honestly,ifIhaveachance,Ireallywanttoreachouttoeveryoneintheworldwhohashadasimilarexperience:

learningasecondlanguageinadulthood.IwishIcouldencouragethemtospeakoutaboutthecultureshock,frustrationtheyfeltaboutthedifferencesbetweenWestandEast.

IhavemainlyfocusedonmyEnglishwritingsince2008afterIfound“LiteracyVolunteers”,anorganizationthatspeciallyfocusesonhelpingimmigrantsimprovetheirEnglish.Idecidedtochallengemyself,writingastorylikeanAmerican.IsawmanywonderfulAmericansthere.AssoonasImetmyteacherAlice,IaskedhertobemyprivatelanguagetutorandhavetakenTimsEnglishclass.EveryweekAliceandIhaveworkedonmyEnglishessayssentencebysentence.

ToobservetheculturedifferencesbetweenWestandEast,occasionally,IpostedafewofmyEnglishessaysonline.ImentionedpreviouslyaboutAmericanculture;whenpeoplereadthesamearticleorevenfacethesamesituation,AmericanandChineseactverydifferently.Inmyviewpoint,thesedifferencesmakeAmericathestrongestcountryintheworld.Iknowyouhavetherighttoexpressyourownopinions,butaccusingotherswithoutproofisnotacceptable.

1.Thepurposeofthepassageis　　　.

A.toshowhowhardaChinese-AmericanlivesinAmerica

B.toshareherexperienceofimprovingherEnglish

C.toimplygrammarrulesarenotimportant

D.towarnChinese-AmericansofEnglish

2.Theunderlinedword“frustration”inthefirstparagraphmeans　　　.

A.failureandsetbacks　　　　

B.wordsandproblems　　　　

C.understandingandprogress　　　　

D.slangandidioms

3.IftheauthorhadagoodmasterofEnglish,　　　.

A.shewouldopenaschoolforChinese-Americans

B.shewouldliketohearsthedifferencesspokenout

C.shecouldlendahandtothechildrenforlearning

D.shemightearnsomemoneybygivingadvice

4.Inthepassage,“LiteracyVolunteers”is　　　.

A.onlyintendedtohelptheChinese-Americans

B.anorganizationwhichissetuptomakeaprofit

C.ofgreatusetopeopleliketheauthor

D.aschoolshowinghowtoenjoyliterature

5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat　　　.

A.AmericansandChineseareofthesameideaaboutsomething

B.cultureshockonlyexistsbetweenChineseandAmericans

C.accusingothersfreelycanbeacceptableinAmerica

D.culturedifferenceshavegreatinfluenceonthepeople

【参考答案】14.BABCD　

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Inafewyears,youmightbeabletospeakChinese,Korean,Japanese,French,andEnglish—andallatthesametime.Thissoundsincredible,butAlexWaibel,acomputerscienceprofessoratUS’sCarnegieMellonUniversity（CMU）andGermany’sUniversityofKarlsruhe,announcedlastweekthatitmaysoonbeareality.Heandhisteamhaveinventedsoftwareandhardwarethatcouldmakeitfareasierforpeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagestounderstandeachother.

Oneapplication,calledLectureTranslation,caneasilytranslateaspeechfromonelanguageintoanother.Currenttranslationtechnologiestypicallylimitspeakerstocertaintopicsoralimitedvocabulary.Usersalsohavetobetrainedhowtousetheprogramme.

Anotherprototype（雏形机）cansendtranslationsofaspeechtodifferentlistenersdependingonwhatlanguagetheyspeak.“Itislikehavingasimultaneoustranslatorrightnexttoyoubutwithoutdisturbingthepersonnexttoyou,”Waibelsaid.

Prefertoread?

So-calledTranslationGlassestranscribe（转录）thetranslationsonatinyliquid-crystal（液晶）display（LCD）screen.

Thenthere’stheMuscleTranslator.Electrodescapturetheelectricalsignalsfromfacialmusclemovementsmadenaturallywhenapersonismouthingwords.Thesignalsarethentranslatedintospeech.Theelectrodescouldbereplacedwithwirelesschipsimplanted