高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练6.docx

1、高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空自选训练6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，now 46，never imagined shed one day make a living as a balloon artist.The daughter of an engineer and a teacher，she won top academic awards in high school，went on to medical school and became an emergency room phys

2、ician in a small city.“I loved the science of medicine，” she says today，“but being a doctor was very hard.I saw things people dont normally seewomen giving birth in the street，people getting drunk and killing someone.” Medications were scarce，making it very difficult to treat those in need.When Irin

3、a was 33，a girlfriend showed her a magazine photo of an American named Wes Patterson.They began exchanging letters，and married that December.Irina took a public relations job.Then，a few years ago，she watched a man at a party twist a skinny balloon into the shape of a dog.Kismet!Irina soon purchased

4、a tiny pump and a supply of balloons and began practicing on the sidewalks.Observers challenged her to create all kinds of figures.Now，Irina says，“Theres nothing I cant make.” Many years ago，Irinas husband developed a serious disease which now keeps him homebound.“But he is a very wonderful man，” Ir

5、ina says.Thanks to her new career，she is able to support them both，performing about five events weekly and earning as much as $2,000 per appearance.“Irinas a wonder，” says Marlene Berg，chief development officer for the Florida Heart Research Institute.“She turned the evening into magic.” “My whole l

6、ife has become magic，” Irina says，“and its all come from a balloon.”1Whats Irinas job now?AAn emergency room physician. BA researcher.CA public relations worker. DAn artist.解析：根据文章第一段第一句“Irina，now 46，never imagined shed one day make a living as a balloon artist”可知，Irina目前的工作是“气球艺术家”。答案：D2We can conc

7、lude from the underlined word “kismet” that_.AIrina was lucky enough to meet the manBThe party was organized well by the manCKismet was the name of the mans dogDThe shape of a dog is easy to make into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：A3Which of the following state

8、ments about Irina is NOT true?AHer father and mother both received good education.BShe studied very well when she was in high school.CHer husband gave up his job in order to support her.DShes been busy and popular among people around.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

9、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：C4All the following words below can be used to describe Irina except_.AProud BHardworkingCHonest DClever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：C5The main purpose of this passage is_.Ato introduce Irina and her wonde

10、rful workBto encourage people to work at the balloonCto tell readers to change their jobs if necessaryDto remind us of the importance of medicine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。 One evening in February 2007. A student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a

11、stop on a remote in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . Thats when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. Ceelys ne

12、ar miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing. I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train

13、, she told the BBC. W ho is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, But our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. An

14、d its not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards. The problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes.

15、A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with

16、the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesnt say.Its a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a

17、small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe its also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.The game between humans and their smart de

18、vices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived

19、 with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.( )1.WhatdidPaulaCeelythinkwasthecauseofheraccident?A.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.C. The railway works failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didnt tell her about the crossin

20、g( )2. Thephrase “nearmiss”(paragraph2)canbestbereplacedby_.A.closebitB.heavylossC. narrow escapeD.bigmistake( )3. WhichofthefollowingwouldRickStevensonmostprobablyagreewith?A. Moderntechnologyiswhatwe cantlivewithout.B.Digitaltechnologyoftenfalls shortofoutexpectation.C.Digitaldevicesaremore reliab

21、lethantheyusedtobe.D.GPSerrorisnottheonly causeforCelerysaccident.( ) 4. In the writers opinion, Stevensons argument is_.A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based( ) 5.What is the real concern of the writer of this article?A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The rel

22、ationship between humans and technologyC.Theshortcomingsofdigital devicesweuse.D.Thehuman unawarenessoftechnicalproblems.4.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。由文章The problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology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。What can help you

23、 make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money youll earn later.The idea that popularity could have a serious impact on ones earning potential

24、shouldnt come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of differe

25、nt situations, said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you occasionally feel depressed, said Xu. She believed that all this he

26、lps you earn a higher salary”.Maybe thats why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Face books 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.But what does a friend mean? Should

27、friends be regarded as a form of currency?“Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定义) of friend,” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times

28、 in the US.( ) 1.The new study from the University of Essex in Britain shows that _.A. if you have more friends you will not live happily. B. the more friends you have in school, the more money youll earn in your late life. C. the less friends you have, the poor lives you will live.D. friends can ma

29、ke more money for you. ( ) 2. According to Xu Yanchun, when you have lots of friends, it means_A. You have the ability to earn more money.B. You will not feel lonely. C .You are quite content with your life. D. You have the ability to get along with others in various situations.( ) 3. Whats the main

30、 idea of the passage ?A. The passage mainly tells us something about the friendship. B. Friends plays an more important part in our daily life than anything else.C. Friends are currency.D. Friends give you success. ( ) 4. We can learn from the passage that _.A. If you have more friends, you can make

31、 a fortune in the future.B. Graduating from college means that you can make a fortune in the future.C. Friends means a form of currency. D. Friends can make you wider social circle and make you feel better when you feel depressed. 【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A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money youll earn