天津市滨海新区高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练8.docx

1、天津市滨海新区高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练8 天津市滨海新区2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（8）完形填空。When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a StraightA student，I believed I could _1_ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely inter

2、ested in the ideas he _2_ in class.When I took the first exam，I was _3_ to find a 77, Cplus，on my test paper, _4_ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained _5_.I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that _6_ because school had alwa

3、ys been easy for me. I read the books more carefully，but got another 77. Again, I _7_ with Professor Jayne. Again，he listened patiently but wouldnt change his _8_.One more test before the final exam. One more _9_ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, _10_ the meanin

4、g of the word “thorough”. But my _11_ did no good and everything _12_ as before.The last hurdle (障碍)was the final. No matter what _13_ I got，it wouldnt cancel three Cpluses. I might as well kiss the _14_ goodbye.I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The n

5、ight before the final，I even _15_ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once Id have _16_ with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jaynes office. He _17_ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you _18_， you wouldnt continue to work as hard.”I

6、stared at him, _19_ that his analysis and strategy (策略)were correct. I had worked my head _20_， as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: Aplus. It was the only Aplus given. The next year I received my scholarship. Ive always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson: you al

7、one must set your own standard of excellence.1. Atake BdiscussCcover Dget答案：A动词take在此处表示“学习(某学科)”。2A.sought BpresentedCexchanged Dobtained答案：Bhe presented in class是定语从句，修饰表抽象事物的先行词ideas。3A.shocked BworriedCscared Danxious答案：A下文提到作者去找老师理论的事，由此可判断作者对自己只得77分感到吃惊。4A.but BsoCfor Dor答案：C作者对于自己只得77分感到吃惊的原因

8、是英语是自己最好的科目，所以选表示原因的for。5A.unchanged BunpleasantCunfriendly Dunmoved答案：D从下一段中一而再、再而三发生的类似的事可知，教授对作者的争辩无动于衷。6A.reflected BmeantCimproved Daffected答案：B因为作者在学习上一直很轻松，所以不知道自己更加刻苦意味着什么。7A.quarreled BreasonedCbargained Dchatted答案：B尽管更加努力地学习，但还是只得了77分，所以作者又找教授理论，此处用reason，reason with“为说服某人而与之理论”。 8A.attitu

9、de BmindCplan Dview答案：Bchange ones mind为固定搭配，意为“改变主意”。9A.choice BstepCchance Dmeasure答案：C作者认为期末考试之前的又一次考试是打翻身仗的“机会”。10A.memorized BconsideredCaccepted Dlearned答案：D为了打翻身仗，作者全心投入到备考当中，而以前的学习很轻松，不需要这样拼命，所以这次算是真正学会了“thorough”的含义。11A.ambition BconfidenceCeffort Dmethod答案：C从But所表达的转折语意可判断出，作者觉得自己的努力并没有得到应

10、有的回报。12A.stayed BwentCworked Dchanged答案：Bgo有“进行，运转”的意思，用在此处符合上下文的语意连贯。13A.grade BanswerClesson Dcomment答案：A考试获得的是“分数”，即grade。14A.scholarship BcourseCdegree Dsubject答案：A作者一开头提到，自己一进大学就希望能获得奖学金，但几次考试下来却不尽如人意，所以觉得自己可能与奖学金(scholarship)无缘了。 15A.helped BfavoredCtreated Drelaxed答案：C作者没有了要获取奖学金的压力，所以就不逼迫自己再

11、去努力学习，以至于在期末考试的前一天晚上，竟然用看电影的方式放松自己。16A.fun BluckCproblems Dtricks答案：A抱着放松的心态面对考试，对于本就已经掌握了所学知识的人来说，考试会是一种乐趣(fun)。17A.happened BprovedCpretended Dseemed答案：D从下文教授的话可以判断出，教授知道自己的学生能考出好成绩，也知道作者知道成绩后会来找他。seem意为“看起来”，seemed to be expecting me意为“看起来正在期待我来”，符合教授当时的心理状态。 18A.valued BimaginedCexpected Dwelcom

12、ed答案：C在考试中得A是作者期望得到的成绩。expect意为“期望，希望”。19A.remembering BguessingCsupposing Drealizing答案：D听了教授的那番话，作者才明白在过去的那些考试中教授对自己的定位是对的。20A.out BoverCon Doff答案：Dwork ones head off为习惯用语，意为“不断工作学习，拼命工作学习”。阅读理解。 B“I cant tell you how pleased I am to be here. I havent seen many of you since your graduation, but I h

13、ave followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I havent appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imaginati

14、on.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There

15、 is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone starte

16、d clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.1What activity was organized for the sch

17、ool reunion?ASightseeing in the park. BA picnic on the school playground. CTelling stories about past events. DGraduates reports in the old building.2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates speech.B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates ways of tea

18、ching.C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.3. We can learn from Ms. Yates speech that she_.A. kept track of her students progress B. gave her students advice on their careersC. attended her students college graduationsD. went to her s

19、tudents wedding ceremonies4. What was Ms. Yates belief in teaching teenagers?A. Teachers knowledge is the key to students achievements.B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.C. Hardpushed students are more likely to succeed.D. Students respect is the best reward for teachers.5. Whic

20、h of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous.C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring.【要点综述】Barditch High School组织学生、教师重聚。在聚会上Ms. Yates的一席发言打动了所有的人。1. C信息理解题。根据第一段中的 “Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days.”可知答案。2. B

21、推理判断题。根据第二段描述在Ms. Yates要开始讲话时学生们的表现可知，学生们对老师过去对他们的种种教学方式是有些反感的。3. A信息理解题。通读Ms. Yates的发言，特别是从 “but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students.”中可知答案。4. C信息理解题。根据 “It was my belief that

22、 if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me”可知答案。5. D推理判断题。从 第二段最后一句“made them work harder than all the other teachers combined”以及 “I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students”可知答案。阅读理解。Belton and Canfield are

23、 two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday- makers and other tourists(观光者).Last August there was a fire at the Sea breeze Hotel in Belton. The next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper, The Belton Post:FIRE AT S

24、EABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Sea breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors: “Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beltons first hotel fire for five years.The Canfi

25、eld Times gave the news in these words on page one.ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are

26、 very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire

27、at the Sea breeze Hotel last August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yeswe know that firemen went to the hotel.Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?A. Belton and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summe

28、r.B. A fire broke out one night in Sea breeze Hotel last summer.C. It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为主旨大意题。文章前面的内容陈述了两则不同的新闻报道，后面的内容对新闻报道进行总结，由倒数第二段第二句话 “It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accide

29、nt.” 可知，答案为C。2. Which of the following are probably facts?a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.b. A cigarette started the fire.c. An old lamp started the fire.d. The fire broke out at night.e. There has never been a fire in Canfield.A. b and c B. a and d C. c and e D. a and c答案解析：答案为B。本题为

30、细节题。由第一则报道的第一句话 “Late last night firemen hurried to the Sea breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom.” 和第二则报道的第一句话 “Last night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel.”可知，火灾都发生在晚上和房间里，故答案为B。3. The Canfield Times u

31、sed the headline (标题) like this in order to make its readers think _.A. hotels in Belton often catch fireB. hotels in Belton dont often catch fireC. this was the second fire at the Sea breeze HotelD. Belton was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。Canfield Times报纸报道的新闻标题使用 “another” 意在告诉读者Belton的旅馆经常发生火灾，这样可以使得自己城市的旅游业更具有竞争力。故答案为A。4. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Belton Post by saying that _.A. the bedroom lamps were very old at the Sea br