高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练2外研版.docx

1、高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练2外研版2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（2）外研版阅读理解。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。They were just grasshoppers(蚂蚱). But there were millions of them, which was why dad was so anxious to get rid of them. “Theyre totally destroying our beans, ”he told Mom over lunchtime one Saturday. “Ive been tr

2、ying to keep them out of the tomatoes, but I dont know if I can make it. ”“Isnt there something you can do about them? ”Mom asked. She was mostly concerned about the tomatoes. “I think theres a spray(喷雾)or something, ”Dad said. “Im going down to the garden center after lunch and see if they have any

3、 suggestions. ”Im pretty sure thats what he said. But what I heard was, “While Im gone, why dont you and George come up with your own plan for getting rid of the grasshoppers? ”And so thats what we did. It was the summer between fifth and sixth grade, so we were feeling pretty clever and mature. Cer

4、tainly we knew how to get rid of these grasshoppers. That seemed simple enough. Finally Ron and Don joined us but then, things got a little crazy. Before we knew it we were doing terrible experiments. I wont describe our experiments. Lets just call it“The Adventures of the Marquis de Orkin”. Dad cam

5、e home and saw these different deaths. We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dads face. “What are you boys doing? ”he asked. “Were just sort of helping to get rid of the grasshoppers, ”I said. “This isnt getting rid of grasshoppers, ”Dad said. “This

6、is killing. ”I was confused. I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. “But arent you going to kill grasshoppers with that? ”I asked. “Yes, because its something we need to do for the protection of our garden, ”he said seriously. “But Im not going to enjoy it. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者家的菜园遭到蚂蚱的破坏, 天真的作者

7、想帮助父亲除掉蚂蚱, 不想他和同伴使用的方法让父亲很生气, 父亲告诫他们: 不能杀生取乐, 要学会仁慈。1. It can be inferred from the text that. A. the tomatoes in the garden were badly damaged by grasshoppersB. the father was advised to get rid of grasshoppers with insecticideC. the father asked the author to help catch grasshoppersD. the authors w

8、ay of treating grasshoppers was interesting【解析】选B。推理判断题。由文章第三段中提到的父亲午饭后要去花卉商店寻求帮助以及倒数第二段中的I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. 可知, 花卉商店建议父亲使用杀虫剂。故选B项。2. The underlined sentence“And so thats what we did. ”means that. A. we killed the grasshoppers for funB. we carried out an experiment on the

9、grasshoppersC. we thought of a way to deal with the grasshoppersD. we were clever enough to get rid of the grasshoppers【解析】选C。推理判断题。在上一段中提到作者认为父亲的言外之意是让作者想办法除掉蚂蚱, 因此此句承接上文, 指“我们就是那样做了”, 即“我们自己想出了除掉蚂蚱的办法”。3. How did the authors father feel when he saw what the children were doing? A. Angry. B. Confus

10、ed. C. Satisfied. D. Fearful. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由文章第五段中的最后一句We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dads face. 以及文章最后一句But Im not going to enjoy it. 可知父亲看到孩子们残杀蚂蚱取乐很生气。4. In which magazine would you most probably find this passage? A. American Laboratory. B

11、. Accounts of Chemical Research. C. Readers Digest. D. Technology. 【解析】选C。文章出处题。本文的主题是“仁慈, 不杀生取乐”。此类题材的文章最有可能来自读者文摘这样的期刊。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。 Imagine looking for your lost dog. You step into a cave. But instead of the dog, you find beautiful cave paintings. You see paintings of

12、horses, deer, and bison drawn in black, brown, red and yellow. Your first question would probably be“Who did this? ”This is what happened to four French boys in 1940. They found the Lascaux caves. The paintings the boys discovered in those caves are about 17, 000 years old. They were drawn by the an

13、cient people called Cro-Magnon(克鲁马努人). Cro-Magnons looked much like people of today. They used tools, such as fishing nets. But their art was extremely good. The main cave at Lascaux is called Great Hall of Bulls, which has a picture of bulls and horses in many colours. The largest animal is 18 feet

14、 long. There are smaller animals, such as bison, stags and a bear. There is also a strange spotted two-horned(两只角的)animal. To the left of the main cave are the most famous paintings that are the drawings of animals in many different colours. One painting is called Little Horses. On the ceiling are h

15、orses and cows. The most unusual sight may be in the Shaft of the Dead Man where there is a rhinoceros, a carefully drawn dead man, an injured bison and a bird. Why did Cro-Magnon artists do these beautiful drawings on cave walls? Did the drawings call upon some magic power? Did the Cro-Magnon peopl

16、e hope that the drawings would bring good luck? There is one thing the paintings seem to tell us. The Cro-Magnons were interested in the world. They looked at beauty and they understood it. 【文章大意】本文介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞壁画的相关情况。1. The author uses the word“you”in Paragraph 1 to. A. attract readers attentionB

17、. make it clear that this is a true storyC. give readers good directions to find the cavesD. compare modern people with Cro-Magnon people【解析】选A。推理判断题。第一段虚构了一个以读者为主人公的场景, 目的就是为了引起读者的阅读兴趣。2. Most of the drawings in the caves are about. A. boys B. tools C. humans D. animals【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知,

18、 洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。3. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Cave paintings are beautiful. B. Who found the beautiful cave paintings. C. The Lascaux caves hold colourful ancient paintings. D. Drawings of horses are on the walls of the Lascaux caves. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章开头指出了发现壁画的过程, 接下来的内容描述了这些壁画。只有C项能够全

19、面概括全文内容。A项范围太广, 且有些偏题; B、D两项只是文中的细节, 不能概括全文。4. The passage is most probably taken from. A. a research paper B. a cultural magazineC. a science newspaper D. a travel guide【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画。这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产, 因此本文最有可能来自文化方面的杂志。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。When youre an employee of

20、a company, no matter the size, its common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department. But there is another way to move aroundby creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasnt actively looking for a different job. In 2007, I was hired at t

21、he Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service representative in the distributions services department. I processed requests for distributions from our annuity(养老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a form, for example, or might have omitted securi

22、ty information. To solve the problem, Id mail the person a letter. The company had been through several combinations, so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked with the letters, the more I saw how they could be

23、 improved. Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasnt standard across all the versions. When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revampi

24、ng. She said I should stop what Id been doing and start the new work. In a relatively short time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an informal job change until a managers meeting several months later. At that meeting, a vice president who was un

25、aware of my new work mentioned that the divisions entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect person for the jobme. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks, but I was able to show that the work had value, and I wa

26、s officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009.31. According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true?A .The author admired those who got a promotion in his company.B. The author tried his best to get a promotion in his companyC. The author was eager to seek another job.D.

27、 It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions.【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据its common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department.可知看见我们周围的人们改变工作或职位是不奇怪的。故选D。32. Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Some information nee

28、ded to be united. B. Some information was overlooked.C. Some had grammatical mistakes.D. Industry terminology didnt meet the standard. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语

29、) wasnt standard across all the versions.一些信息需要统一，一些有语法错误，一些行业术语没有达到要求，只有选项B，没有提到，故选B。33. The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .A. improving B. rebuilding C. repeating D. strengthening 【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据I was able to make numerous improvements可知这些信需要提高，故选A。34.The au

30、thor started to review the letters when .A. he was hired by the companyB. his department supervisor agreed his ideaC. he was recommended at a managers meetingD. he was promoted【答案】B 【解析】细节理解题。根据When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. At

31、that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the divisions entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed.他的部门监督同意了他的观点，故选B。35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Where there is will, there is a way.B. Dont let the chance go, when it comes.C

32、. Creating a position, and earning a promotion.D. Ways to get a promotion.【答案】C【解析】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容主要叙述了人们可以换一种职位而得到提升，故选C。【由2014高考英语湖北省八校联考改编】完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When it is Toms turn for a cut, Mr. Smith places a wooden board covered with a piece of red leather across the arms of the chair, so that the barber doesnt have to bend to cut the boys ha