高考英语 专题辅导与训练精练精析（SDZY） 专题强化测评（十六）完形填空、阅读理解（二）.doc

2013版英语高考专题辅导与训练精练精析（sdzy）：专题强化测评（十六）完形填空、阅读理解（二）(限时50分钟). 完形填空i live in albuquerque, new mexico. i used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling1for their misfortune. but2time passed, i fell victim（受害者）, too. i became a single mom with no home, a huge debt, and hardly any income. as a3, i stopped giving to the people on the side of the road and became very bitter. things started to4for me. i became5enough to have a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and i soon paid6all my debts. one day we saw a homeless person with the7, “will work for food. ” my daughter said, “mommy, you8give to those people in need. ” i replied, “9they just use that money for alcohol or other10things. ” three days later, i was11to pick up my daughter from school. a man was standing on the corner, and something deep inside me said, “just12the man. ” so i rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm（热情）. he said, “god bless you, i only1377 cents. ” there sat three quarters and two pennies in my box. i gave it to him. he burst out with14and tears in his eyes, “wow, you just 15it possible for me to see my mom for christmas! thank you; the16that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes! ” it was a17ill never forget. i think that man wont forget it either, but i was the one who got the18gift in life - giving. it also19me that nothing is a coincidence（巧合）, and20has its meaning. 1. a. happyb. shamefulc. angryd. sorry2. a. asb. beforec. sinced. when3. a. ruleb. wholec. resultd. reason4. a. worsenb. changec. appeard. come5. a. possibleb. helpfulc. strongd. responsible6. a. backb. forc. offd. on7. a. signb. smilec. letterd. flag8. a. had tob. used toc. couldd. should9. a. sob. butc. andd. or10. a. badb. interestingc. meaningfuld. exciting11. a. walkingb. waitingc. runningd. driving12. a. blameb. encouragec. helpd. advise13. a. getb. earnc. needd. accept14. a. joyb. disappointmentc. prided. care15. a. keptb. madec. gotd. showed16. a. driverb. planec. card. bus17. a. mistakeb. storyc. momentd. result18. a. bestb. smallestc. beautifuld. only19. a. informsb. provesc. remindsd. puzzles20. a. nothingb. somethingc. thatd. everything. 阅读理解（a）2011莱芜模拟amsterdam (ap) shes not afraid of pirates(海盗). shes packed plenty of school books. and shes going to miss her family and her dog, spot. fourteen-year-old laura dekker jumped onto her boat wednesday and sailed off from the netherlands hoping to become the youngest person to make a voyage around the world by herself. about 100 supporters waved as laura and her father dick dekker left the southern dutch harbor of den osse in her 11. 5-meter-long sailing boat guppy, for portugal where she plans to leave her father and begin her attempt to travel around the world. last week, laura won a legal battle when a court released her from the guardianship(监护) of dutch child protection agencies. they had blocked her initial plan to depart at age 13 over fears for her safety and psychological health during the trip, which will likely take around a year. “i can be sailing now, and thats great! ” she told reporters wednesday. laura raised the black jolly rogerlike flag of the sea shepherd conservation society above the two red masts(桅杆) before sailing out. laura, who was born on a sailing boat off the coast of new zealand, has been working to counter objections to her voyage since the authorities stepped in last year. she got a bigger, stronger boat, took courses in first aid and practiced coping with sleep deprivation(缺乏). she also made at least one trip by herself across the north sea to england. the dutch court ruled that lauras preparations were adequate and it was up to her parents, who are divorced, to decide whether to let her make the attempt. her mother, babs mueller, recently withdrew(撤销) her opposition to the plan. dekkers case has fueled a global debate over the wisdom of allowing ever-younger sailors to take on the great risks of sailing the high seas alone. 21. why was laura prevented from voyaging alone worldwide previously? a. she was too young to make the voyage. b. she knew little about sailing and the sea. c. her teachers were worried about her health. d. her parents didnt want her to leave school. 22. how did laura feel when she was setting off? a. embarrassed. b. surprised. c. excited.d. anxious. 23. which statement is true about lauras mother? a. she thinks highly of lauras adventure. b. she no longer shows concern about laura. c. she decides to disapprove of lauras voyage. d. she opposed lauras attempt at the beginning. 24. what is the passage mainly about? a. lauras love for nature. b. a family that loves sailing. c. whether young children should travel alone. d. a fourteen-year-old dutch girl attempts to set a sailing record. 25. what does the last paragraph suggest? a. it is unwise to allow young children to take risks. b. many young children are fond of exploring nature. c. people have different opinions about lauras attempt. d. more young children may follow lauras example. （b）a migraine（偏头痛）can cause disabling pain. people may not feel back to normal for hours or even days. migraines are most common among young adults and middle-aged people. in the united states, about eighteen percent of women and six percent of men report having migraines. people who suffer from migraines can find that different “triggers”（诱因）in different people may get a headache started. stress can act as a trigger. so can chocolate in some people. many migraine sufferers say hot weather and low barometric pressure（大气压）can act as triggers. but researchers say they did not have much scientific evidence of thatuntil now. in a new study, a team examined the medical records of seven thousand hospital patients. the patients had visited the emergency room at beth israel deaconess medical center in boston, massachusetts, because of a headache. more than two thousand of them had been found to have a migraine. the team then compared those records to weather conditions in the twenty-four hours before the hospital visits. for every increase of five degrees centigrade in air temperature, the patients had a seven and one-half percent higher risk of migraine. decreases in barometric pressure two to three days before the visit also appeared to trigger headaches. the researchers found no evidence that air pollution influenced headaches. but they could not rule out the possibility of a smaller effect. a separate study has found that age, gender and where a person has extra body fat may affect the risk of migraine. it found that overweight people between the ages of twenty and fifty-five may have a higher risk. on average, those who were larger around the middle were more likely to have migraines than those of the same age with smaller waistlines. the study involved twenty-two thousand people. it was led by lee peterlin. she says early results suggest that losing weight in the stomach area may help younger people who experience migraines, especially women. 26. from the first paragraph, we can infer a migraine can _ . a. make people unable to walkb. prevent people acting normallyc. cause people to leave home for daysd. get people to suffer from mental disorder27. the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refers to _ . a. chocolate acting as a trigger b. stress acting as a triggerc. hot weather and low barometric pressure acting as triggers d. high air pressure acting as a trigger28. according to the passage, headaches are influenced least by _ . a. body weightb. barometric pressurec. air temperatured. air pollution29. in the opinion of lee peterlin, a person who has a migraine should _ . a. avoid gathering fat in the stomach area b. eat more sweet food every dayc. stay warm in good weather d. keep away from noisy places30. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. overweight people may have a lower risk of migraines. b. weather is linked to migraines. c. migraines are a headache for many people. d. women suffer more migraine than man do. （c）2011临沂模拟weve used the wind as an energy source for a long time. the babylonians and chinese were using wind power to pump water for irrigating crops 4, 000 years ago, and sailing boats were around long before that. wind power was used in the middle ages, in europe, to grind(磨碎) corn, which is where the term “windmill” comes from. we can use the energy in the wind by building a tall tower, with a large propeller on the top. the wind blows the propeller round, which turns a generator to produce electricity. we tend to build many of these towers together, to make a “wind farm” and produce more electricity. the more towers, the more wind, and the larger the propellers, the more electricity we can make. its only worth building wind farms in places that have strong, steady winds, although boats and caravans（大篷车）increasingly have small wind generators to help keep their batteries charged. the best places for wind farms are in coastal areas, at the tops of rounded hills, open plains and gaps in mountainsplaces where the wind is strong and reliable. some are offshore. to be worthwhile, you need an average wind speed of around 25 km/h. most wind farms in the uk are in cornwall or wales. isolated places such as farms may have their own wind generators. in california, several “wind farms” supply electricity to homes around los angeles. the propellers are large, to obtain energy from the largest possible volume of air. the blades can be angled to cope with varying wind speeds. some designs use vertical turbines(垂直涡轮机), which dont need to be turned to face the wind. the towers are tall, to get the propellers as high as possible, up to where the wind is stronger. this means that the land beneath can still be used for farming. 31. the first paragraph aims to tell us _ . a. the function of wind powerb. the source of wind powerc. the nations using wind powerd. the history of using wind power32. how does a wind power work? a. the generator turns the propeller blades and produces electricity. b. the tall tower helps turn the energy in the air into electricity. c. warm air rises and makes the propeller move round. d. the propeller blown round by wind turns the generator to produce electricity. 33. the best places for building the wind farm are places where _ . a. boats and caravans can often be seenb. isolated farms dont have enough electricityc. there are less human activitiesd. the wind is strong and reliable34. we can infer from the passage that _ . a. wind farms will not take up too much farming land b. wind farms need no fuel because wind is freec. the blades can be angled to turn to face the wind wherever it comes fromd. the higher and larger the towers are, the stronger the wind is35. what can be a suitable title for the passage? a. where to build a wind farm. b. abc of the using of wind energy. c. how to make best use of wind. d. wind energy is the best energy. （d）i needed to get some money so, after christmas, i took a job in the clothes department at grahams for the first fortnight of the january sale. i cant say that i enjoyed it, but it was an experience ill never forget. i could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? now i know the secret! firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; ome of these things are slightly reduced. secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldnt sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. clever! lastly, they buy in “seconds” (clothes not in a perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply. when i arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. this made me very nervous. when the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. the moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. i couldnt believe my eyes; this wasnt shopping, it was a battlefield! one poor lady couldnt keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind. clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colors and styles they wanted. quarrels broke out. mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through peoples legs and get hold of things they couldnt get near themselves. within minutes i had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. where had the famous english queue gone? the whole day continued like that, but i kept my temper(脾气)! i was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, grahams were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this. in the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. as long as it was a bargain it was ok. you wont believe this but as soon as i got home i crashed out for four hours. then i had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale. 36. why does the author describe the shopping as a battlefield? a. because there were too many products to choose from. b. because many people flooded in panic buying products. c. because the time for shopping is limited. d. because the people are in great need of the products. 37. which of the following statements is true? a. the customers gave up the queuing for which the english are famous. b. the customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted. c. small children enjoyed crawling through peoples legs. d. the security guards were fearless of the crowd. 38. in the authors opinion, why were grahams happy to make their expensive store into “battlefield”? a. there were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales. b. they were eager to show that they were clever at doing business. c. they could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes. d. they wanted to make more money by having sales. 39. the expression “crashed out” means _ . a. chatted with her friendsb. slept soundlyc. broke downd. dined out40. what would be the best title for the passage? a. the best bargain. b. hunting for a job. c. sale fever. d. a pleasant fortnight. 答案解析【文章大意】作者是一位有善心的女士，过去常常给无家可归者以金钱资助，但后来由于自己也身陷债务，就暂时停止了施舍。后来，她又开始帮助别人，同时，自己也觉得很快乐。通过帮助他人，她意识到自己获得了人生中最好的礼物给予。1.【解析】选d。考查形容词。我之所以常给无家可归者钱是因为我为他们的不幸感到难过（sorry）。b项shameful“羞耻的”。2.【解析】选a。考查连词。此处的as表示时间的推移，意为“随着”。用since引导时间状语从句时，主句常用完成时。b、d项不合语境。3.【解析】选c。考查名词。as a rule通常；as a whole总体上；as a result相当于so，意为“因此，由于的结果”；as a reason作为一个原因。随着时间的推移，我也成为一名受害者，成为一名无家可归的单身母亲，且负债累累，几乎毫无收入。因此，我就不再资助这些无家可归者了。4.【解析】选b。考查动词。停止资助他们后，我的情况开始好转。b项表“变化”，正合语境。a项指“恶化”，与下文意思矛盾。5.【解析】选d。考查形容词。responsible负责任的。根据下文，作者还有一个女儿，所以她感到有责任有一个家，不能四处流浪，无家可归。6.【解析】选c。考查介词。很快通过自己的努力她还清了所有债务。四个选项中只有pay off表示“还清”；pay back意为“偿还”，但不指“还清”。7.【解析】选a。考查名词。根据常识，无家可归者应该手中拿着牌子，上面写着“（我）愿意为吃饭而替人干活”。用牌子更醒目，更吸引人。8.【解析】选b。此题属于原词复现。根据本文开头的“i used to give”可知。9.【解析】选b。考查连词。面对女儿的问话，我说不帮助他们是因为如果给他们钱的话，他们会拿去买酒喝或者干其他坏事。这与资助人的意图是相反的，故用but。10.【解析】选a。考查形容词。根据其前的just use that money for alcohol可知此处肯定是指不好的事。11.【解析】选d。考查动词。从下文的rolled down my window（摇下窗子）可知这里的“窗子”应指“车窗”，故此处应是作者开车去接女儿。12.【解析】选c。考查动词。根据下文作者所做的事可以看出这次她想帮一下该男子。路边的人是需要她帮助的，当然不是需要她的鼓励或建议。13.【解析】选c。考查动词。根据下文，该求助者缺钱，故是“需要77美分”，而不是“挣”、“得到”或“收下”这么多钱。14.【解析】选a。考查名词。作者给了他钱后，该男子非常高兴，且激动地流出了泪水。15.【解析】选b。考查动词。是你使我有可能在圣诞节去看望母亲。此处make表“使”，正合句意。16.【解析】选d。考查名词。由该男子差77美分就可以坐车回家了，说明他所乘的交通工具应是相对便宜的公共汽车。快要过节了，客运公司搞优惠活动，而不可能是某个司机这样做的，故a项不正确。17.【解析】选c。考查名词。作者的小小举动使该男子非常感激，同时能使他与母亲在圣诞节团聚，所以作者觉得这对于她自己和该男子是永生难忘的时刻（moment）。18.【解析】选a。考查形容词。这使我认识到我获得了人生中最好的礼物给予。19.【解析】选c。考查动词。这件事也提醒（remind）我一切都不是巧合的，每件事都有其自身的意义。inform“通知”。20.【解析】选d。考查代词。见上题分析。【文章大意】文章讲述了一位14岁的女孩laura打算冒险环球航行，从而成为独自环球航行最年轻的人的事。21.【解析】选a。细节理解题。由第四、五段可知。22.【解析】选c。细节理解题。由第五段的“i can be sailing now, and thats great! ” she told reporters wednesday. 可知她很兴奋。23.【解析】选d。细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句：her mother, babs mueller, recently withdrew her opposition to the plan. 可知。24.【解析】选d。主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了14岁的laura尝试独自环球航行的事。故选d。25.【解析】选c。推理判断题。由最后一段的dekkers case has fueled a global debate over the wisdom of allowing ever-younger sailors可推知人们对laura的行为褒贬不一。【文章大意】这是一篇有关健康话题的文章。偏头痛给人带来很大的痛苦，那么什么会引起它的发作呢？压力、巧克力等都能引发偏头痛。最新的研究表明，天气和肥胖也会造成偏头痛。26.【解析】选b。推理判断题。从第一段中的“a migraine can cause disabling pain. people may not feel back to normal for hours or even days. ”可知，