辽宁省营口市2014高考英语二轮 阅读理解、完形填空精品训练（8）

1 营口市营口市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空二轮精品训练 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空二轮精品训练 8 8 含答案 含答案 With alarming regularity we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills 泄露 on people nature and the environment Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals beaches and land spoiled by the oil Unfortunately when many of these chemicals are used more damage is caused to the environment especially to lives in the sea Of all of today s environmental disasters an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious Although oil is poisonous it is a natural material In the end it breaks down naturally There are of course long term effects but it is usually more serious in the short term Nature by itself works better than chemical materials but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi tech knowledge as possible In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120 000 tons of oil into the ocean If you go there today you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage Interestingly the biggest companies in the world produce cars and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run We should be thinking more about reducing our dependence on oil Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies such as cars run by solar power 太阳能 electricity hydrogen and so on Much of this research has in the past been held back by the oil gas and coal If the world s millions of cars were 10 more efficient 高效的 and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year If this happened the risks of 2 oil spills would be reduced and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher too 49 What is the passage mainly talking about A Oil spills pollution B What oil pollution is C Oil tanker accidents D How to reduce oil pollution 50 How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe A By giving a description B By making an argument C By giving an example D By drawing a diagram 51 What does the underlined word risk in Paragraph 5 refer to A Transportation depending more on oil B Poisonous oil breaking down naturally C Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea D More environmental damage being caused 52 Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage A We should build safer tankers in the near future B We should develop new technologies to cut oil use C Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines D Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea 参考答案 49 52 ACDB 结束 Violin prodigies 神童 I learned have come in distinct waves from distinct regions Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe I asked Isaac Stern one of the world s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon It is very clear he told me They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill treated in that part of the world They were not allowed into 3 the professional fields but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage As a result every Jewish parent s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West Another element in the emergence of prodigies I found is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture 培育 talent Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East In Japan a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours says Isaac Stern children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields including music When Western music came to Japan after World War II that music not only became part of their daily lives but it became a discipline as well The Koreans and Chinese as we know are just as highly motivated as the Japanese That s a good thing because even prodigies must work hard Next to hard work biological inheritance 遗传 plays an important role in the making of a prodigy J S Bach for example was the top of several generations of musicians and four of his sons had significant careers in music 53 Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because A it would allow them access to a better life in the West B Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent C they wanted their children to enter into the professional field D it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country 54 Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that A are highly motivated in the education of music B treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development C encourage people to compete with each other D promise talented children high positions 55 Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage A a natural gift B extensive knowledge of music 4 C very early training D a prejudice free society 56 Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage A Jewish Contribution to Music B Training of Musicians in the World C Music and SocietyD The Making of Music Prodigies 参考答案 53 56 ABAD 结束 I promised Michael I wouldn t mention this until the season was over Now l think it s time Early last season I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium After it ran I got a call from a man in the western suburbs He said I read what you wrote about Jordan but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw Here it comes I thought It always does Write something nice about a person and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game and I brought up what the man had said Was the man right Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood Not two boys Jordan said But four And he named them He said four names And what did they talk about Everything Jordan said Anything I ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they re paying attention to their study If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching I make sure they get it It s just one more part of Michael Jordan s life one more thing that no one knows about and one more thing Jordan does fight for The NBA season is over now and those boys have their memories So do J When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan as they surely will I ll think about those boys 5 under the streetlight waiting for the man they know to come For someone they can depend on 57 The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because A he thought highly of Jordan s deeds B he hated to see Jordan do something bad C he believed it was time to help the disabled D he felt sure he needn t keep the promise then 58 A man in the western suburbs made a call to A know why Jordan stopped in a bad area B get a chance to become famous himself C let the writer know Jordan was not that nice D offer an example to show how Jordan helped others 59 Jordan talked with the boys because he A needed their support B had promised to do so C liked to teach them to play basketball D wanted to make sure they all studied well 60 The text implies that Jordan is A an excellent basketball player B good at dealing with problems of life C always ready to make friends with young people D willing to do whatever he can for the good of society 参考答案 57 60 ACDD 结束 维 A 完形填空 每题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 选材相似度 设题相似度 6 难度系数 WranglersWranglers andand StranglersStranglers Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin who seemed to have amazing creative 1 talent They were would be poets novelists and essayists They were extraordinary in their 2 to put the English language to its best use These promising young men 3 regularly to read and critique 评论 each other s work And critique it they did These men were merciless with one another They 4 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces They were heartless tough even mean in their 5 The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 6 of this special club called themselves the Stranglers 扼杀者 In order to 7 the women of literary talent in the university 8 to start a club of their own one comparable to the Stranglers They 9 themselves the Wranglers 争论者 They too read their 10 one another But there was one great difference The criticism was much softer more 11 more encouraging Sometimes there was almost no criticism at all Every effort even the weakest one was 12 Twenty years later an alumnus of the university was making an exhaustive 13 of his classmates careers when he 14 a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers Of all the 15 young men in the Stranglers no one had made a significant literary 16 of any kind From the Wranglers had come six or more successful 17 some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings who wrote The Yearling Talent between the two Probably the same Level of 18 Not much difference But the Stranglers were strangled while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a an 19 The Stranglers 20 an atmosphere of argument and self doubt The Wranglers highlighted the best not the worst 语篇解读 本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章 一所大学里有两个文学小组 他们对待 他人的作品的方式不同 一个小组主要采用批评的方式 而另一个小组采取的却是鼓励的方 7 式 后来 两个小组的组员所取得的文学成就完全不同 1 A architectural B artistic C literary D musical 答案 C 考查语境逻辑 从后面的 They were would be poets novelists and essayists 可知他们即将成为诗人 小说家等 由此可知他们拥有了不起的文学天赋 architectural 建筑的 artistic 艺术的 musical 音乐的 2 A strength B ability C performance D power 答案 B 考查语境中名词的辨析 从前面的 talent 可知他们很有文学天赋 所以 此处是指他们在语言方面有着非凡的能力 strength 力量 力气 performance 表演 power 权力 力量 3 A gathered B organized C challenged D collected 答案 A 考查语境逻辑 结合后面的 to read and critique 评论 each other s work 可知他们聚集在一起来阅读和评论彼此的作品 4 A turned B translated C combined D divided 答案 D 考查固定搭配 结合后面的 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces 可知他们把最微小的文学表达都分解成很多份 来批评他人的作品 turn into 把 变成 translate into 把 翻译成 combine 不与 into 连用 5 A appreciation B criticism C assessment D judgment 答案 B 考查语境逻辑 根据前面的 critique 评论 each other s work 可知此 处表示他们在评论的时候一点也不留情面 appreciation 欣赏 assessment 估计 评 估 judgment 判断 6 A leaders B organizers C members D arrangers 答案 C 考查语境逻辑 从后面的 of this special club called themselves 可知此处是指这个俱乐部的成员 leader 领导者 organizer 组织者 arranger 组织者 经办者 7 A participate B practice C succeed D compete 答案 D 考查上下文暗示 结合后面的 the women of literary talent in the university 8 to start a club of their own one comparable to the Stranglers 可知这个大学的具有文学天赋的女同学们决定组建一个她们自己的俱乐部来和那些男同学们 竞争 participate 参加 practice 练习 succeed 成功 8 8 A determined B agreed C promised D dreamed 答案 A 考查语境逻辑 此处指这些女同学们下决心来开办自己的俱乐部 agree 同意 promise 允诺 dream 梦想 9 A regarded B called C thought D recognized 答案 B 考查上下文暗示 结合前面的 called themselves the Stranglers 扼 杀者 可知此处是指这些女同学把自己称为 Wranglers regard 认为 think 思考 认为 recognize 承认 10 A works B letters C books D papers 答案 A 考查语境逻辑 她们也读她们彼此的作品 letter 信件 book 书籍 paper 论文 11 A fantastic B critical C positive D serious 答案 C 考查上下文暗示 从后面的 more encouraging 可知她们的批评多是积极 的 具有鼓励性的 fantastic 荒诞的 critical 批评的 serious 严肃的 12 A required B spared C made D encouraged 答案 D 考查语境逻辑 由上文可知 Wranglers 的特点就是 鼓励 故选 D 此 处表示她们鼓励每一次尝试 哪怕是最微弱的尝试 require 要求 spare no effort 不遗余力 make every effort 努力 B C 两项均与语境不符 13 A experiment B study C analysis D judgment 答案 B 考查语境逻辑 这里表示一个校友对他的同班同学所从事的职业进行了研究 experiment 试验 实验 analysis 分析 judgment 判断 14 A reflected B resolved C explained D noticed 答案 D 考查上下文暗示 根据后面的 a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers 可知通过研究他发 现了 Stranglers 和 Wranglers 在文学成就方面的巨大差别 reflect 表明 表达 resolve 解决 explain 解释 15 A optimistic B confident C bright D honest 答案 C 考查上下文逻辑 从第一段中 a group of brilliant young men 可知此处是指那些聪明的男同学 optimistic 乐观的 confident 自信的 honest 诚实的 16 A achievement B influence C contribution D improvement 9 答案 A 考查上下文暗示 结合前面的 in the literary accomplishments 以及 上下文内容可知他们没有人取得骄人的文学成就 influence 影响 contribution 贡献 improvement 改进 改善 17 A engineers B writers C doctors D lawyers 答案 B 考查语境逻辑 从后面的 some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings who wrote The Yearling 可知她们中有的人成为了著名的作家 engineer 工程师 doctor 医生 lawyer 律师 18 A courage B patience C education D skill 答案 C 考查语境逻辑 此处表示他们的教育水平没有什么不同 courage 勇气 patience 耐心 skill 技能 19 A reward B favor C honor D lift 答案 D 考查固定搭配 此处指 Wranglers 互相帮助 互相鼓励 give sb a lift 帮某人一把 20 A ruined B lightened C promoted D enjoyed 答案 C 考查语境逻辑 这里指 Stranglers 创造了一种争辩与自我怀疑的氛围 ruin 毁灭 lighten 减轻 使变明亮 enjoy 享受 喜欢 结束 高考预练 1 Such poets as Shakespeare widely read of whose works however some difficult to understand A are are B is is C are is D is are 答案 A 解析 考查主谓一致 主句中的主语应为 poets 谓语动词用复数 其后的非限制性定语从句 的主语应为 some of whose works 谓语动词也应是复数 故选 A 2 一 When shall we restart our business 一 Not until we our plan A will finish B are finishing C are to finish D have finished 答案 D 解析 考查动词时态 在状语从句中 经常用一般现在时表将来时 用现在完成时表将来完 10 成时 此处为 until 引导的时间状语从句 故用现在完成时 选 D 意为 直到我们完成我 们的计划 我们才重新开始我们的生意 3 The lawyer listened with full attention to miss any point A not trying B trying not C to try not D not to try 答案 B 解析 考查现在分词短语做伴随状语及动词不定式的否定式 句中 listen 和 try not to miss 为同时进行的动作 故用现在