湖州市高考英语阅读理解和完形填空暑假自练13及答案.docx

1、湖州市高考英语阅读理解和完形填空暑假自练13及答案阅读理解。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。 It is probably the strangest sport anyone has ever invented. And at first sight, it looks like the easiest. Competitors have to do two things. The first is to stand still. The second is to place their hands anywhere on the body of a

2、car, and keep it there. This is where things start getting difficult. Lots of people are doing the same thing. And the winner of the“handathon”contest is the person who can carry on doing it for the longest time. That person gets to own the car. It still seems to be an easy thing to do. At the begin

3、ning it is. Anyone can stand still. But when the contest has been going for four or five days, standing still seems like the most difficult job in the world. And keeping the hand in place over this time becomes an act of serious attention. After a few days, the hand seems to belong to someone elseso

4、meone who wants to go home and get some sleep. Competitors are allowed to take a five-minute break every hour to eat, drink or do whatever else is necessary. No one is allowed to lean on the car for support. Winners need to be able to show great powers of attention. They also need to be able to deve

5、lop special skills. Maybe the popularity of the handathon is due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. Entrants in the Longview handathon certainly dont seem to do much preparation. Most say they will prepare by“getting lots of sleep”. Others say they will“eat health

6、y food”or“pray for success”. The whole event gives ordinary people the chance to do something interesting and win something in the end. Handathons are competitions, but there is little rivalry(敌对)between competitors. They help each other out and keep each others spirits up. People who drop out early

7、 return with food, drink and encouragement. 【文章大意】双手放在车身任何部位, 静立不动, 你能坚持多久? 本文介绍了一项看似简单, 实则类似于马拉松的运动形式“handathon”。1. The reason why the sport is called“handathon”is that competitors. A. cover a long distanceB. keep hands in place for longC. wave hands as long as possibleD. do the same thing as in a

8、marathon【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第二段可知, 这种运动在形式上和马拉松是一样的。2. What ability is likely to be needed most in a handathon? A. Standing without any support. B. Not leaning on the car. C. Eating and drinking in five minutes. D. Having strong powers of attention. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段的倒数第二句Winners need to be able to show

9、great powers of attention. 可以得到答案。3. Why is handathon popular? A. Someone can win with special training. B. It doesnt need to make any preparation. C. Anyone who is interested can join in it. D. People get along well with each other in it. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第五段中的Maybe the popularity of the handathon is

10、due to the fact that it is not necessary to be a trained athlete to enter. 一句可知, 它流行的原因是不需要进行专门的训练, 换句话说, 只要有兴趣就可以参加。4. Which of the following about handathon is NOT right? A. The person who takes part in it should stand still. B. The person who takes part in it has to place his hands anywhere on th

11、e body of a car, and keep it there. C. The person who takes part in it can have a break during the course of the competition. D. Handathons are competitions, so competitors dont encourage each other. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知D项错误。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。【2013潍坊5月模拟】When you tidy your me

12、ssy bedroom，it gets a lot easier to find things.Dreams may work the same way for a messy brain，helping you learn by organizing memories and ideas.To test how much dreams can help learning，Robert Stickgold had some students play a shapefitting game called Tetris (俄罗斯方块) for a few hours and then go to

13、 sleep.Soon they were dreaming of falling Tetris shapes.Interestingly，the worst Tetris players had the most Tetris dreams and improved their game the most.Similar tests have shown the same results for all kinds of skills.As we dream，many important tasks are getting done.The brain decides what to kee

14、p and what to forget.It is connecting new experiences to older learning.In fact，the brain is learning all night long.Another important task of dreams may be to help us deal with emotions (情绪)At night，emotions are in the drivers seat.People who have had an upsetting experience often dream about it af

15、terward.Often the dream event changes somehowanother way the brain tries to make the memory less upset.So if your best friend moves away，you might dream that youre the one whos moving.In fact，dreams have a proven power to improve mood，and people who dream about whats bothering them usually feel bett

16、er sooner than those who dont.Everybody dreams for a couple of hours every nightin the course of your life，youll spend about 25 years asleep and 6 years dreaming.Theres probably no single answer to the question why we dream，but there doesnt have to be.One dream might help you remember your math fact

17、s，while another might lead to a new invention，or give you a fun，crazy story to tell your friends.Its all in a nights work for our busy，mysterious brains.1Robert Stickgolds test shows that_.Agames are useful for memoryBdreams can help improve skillsCplayers stop learning in dreamsDtasks can only be s

18、ettled through dreams2We can learn from Paragraph 4 that_.Adreams can get rid of sufferingsBonly drivers can deal with emotionsCone may be less upset after a dreamDdreams can copy what one experienced3Which of the following does the author probably agree with?ADreaming does harm to ones mood.BDreami

19、ng affects the quality of sleep.CIts hard to find out the secrets of dreaming.DIts not so important to know the cause of dreaming.4What does the text focus on?ADreams and memories. BDreams and emotions.CThe benefits of dreams. DThe patterns of dreams.5In which part of a magazine can this text be fou

20、nd?AEntertainment. BTourism.CScience. DAdvertisement.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了梦的好处，即可以改善学习和情绪。1解析：推理判断题。根据第二段可知，为了证实梦对学习有帮助，Robert Stickgold做了这次实验，而实验结果表明选手的技能有所提高，根据本段最后一句“Similar tests have shown the same results for all kinds of skills.”可推知，梦对学习各种技能都是有帮助的，故选B。答案：B2解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Another important tas

21、k of dreams.emotions (情绪)”和最后一句“In fact，dreams have a proven power to improve mood.”可知，梦有助于改善心情，故选C。 答案：C3解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Theres probably no single answer to the question why we dream，but there doesnt have to be.”可知，作者认为关于我们为什么会做梦的解释不止一个，但也没必要非要有一个解释。答案：D4解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要说明了梦的好处：有助于改善学习和情绪。答案

22、：C5解析：推理判断题。根据文章主旨可知，文章是关于梦的科学研究方面的知识，所以最可能在杂志的有关科学的栏目里找到此文章，故选C。答案：C。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。Students who date (约会）in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use than their single classm

23、ates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence ，but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships, said Pamela Orpinas ，study author and professor in the College of Public Health a

24、nd head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the u

25、se of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires (调查表）about the students* academic efforts. He found some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students da

26、ted infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,1 according

27、to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.Dating a classmate may have the same emotional complications of dating a co-worker, Orpinas s

28、aid, when the couple break up. they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps witness the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and divert (转移）attention from studying.”4tDating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middl

29、e school，”Orpinas concluded.41.According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_A. have poorer academic performances B. be more likely to hurl othersC. enjoy better school lives D. are less likely to use alcohol and tobacco【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Students who date (约会）in middle school have

30、significantly worse study skills,可知约会的学生成绩一般都不好。故选A。42.When doing his study, Orpinas_.A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th gradeB. completed a survey and a report each yearC. completed questionnaires about the students academic effortsD. found that the students study skills have connectio

31、n with their frequency of dating【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据：At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,可知学生的成绩和约会的频率有关。故选D。43.Study skills may include t

32、he following behaviors and qualities Except_A. being diligent B. bcing well organizedC. being kind and helpful D. finishing assigned schoolwork【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.可知没有提到C项。故选C。44. What can possibly