高一英语初高中衔接完形阅读训练练习含答案

1、高一英语初高中衔接练习完形填空：I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14, he said, "You're never going to be 2 but a failure."After five years of3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl.It was the best 4 thatcould have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to

2、 do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to6_ that what people said about me was _7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, "Let's 8 it,you've failed at everything you've ever done."So I tried hard with my9 and went to college. My firstnovel 10 while I

3、 was at college.After college I taught during the11_ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University,where I got a 12in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of13 that job to writefulltime 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University.I began to feel pro

4、ud of myself- 15was a working-class boy who'd 16 school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career （ 职业）took off when I discovered my own style. Now I'm rich and17, havebeen on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18what does it mean? I19 wish all the people that have putmedown had 2

5、0"I believe in you. You'll succeed."1.A. brightB. uselessC. simpleD. hopeful2.A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing3.A. lowB. poorC.goodD. useful4.A. supportB. happinessC. surpriseD. thing5.A. AdmittedB. DecidedC. PlannedD. Told6.A. meB. themC. herD. it7.A. wrongB. rightC. stu

6、pidD. faulty8.A. seeB. knowC. understandD. face9.A. experimentB. practiceC. writingD. composition10.A. came onB. came inC. came outD. came back1l.A. dayB. nightC. monthD. year12.A. graduationB. passC. degreeD. success13.A. giving inB. giving backC. giving outD. giving up14.A. whileB. ifC. whenD. or1

7、5.A. thereB. hereC. itD. that16.A. leftB. attendedC.changedD. graduated17.A. tiredB. calmC. nervousD. famous18.A. AndB. ButC. HoweverD. Well19.A. justB. exactlyC. soD. very20.A. praisedB. saidC. answeredD. advised阅读理解AA few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed he

8、r a paper bag and said, " Here are the apples you wanted. " She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. "I told you," she said slowly, "to buy some eggs."I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. "I have see

9、n many people like you. It's nothing to worry about," he said. "If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you're absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.""Many famous people were absent-minded," the doctor told me. "Thomas

10、Edison was standing in line one day to pay his taxes. When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was."I felt much better and got up to leave. "Thank you, doctor," I said. " How much do I

11、have to pay you?""Ten dollars for the check-up," the doctor said."But doctor, I did not have a check-up!"For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, "Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!"21. Itcan be inferred

12、fromParagraph l that when theauthor's wife heard whather husband toldher, shewas . A. excitedB. surprisedC. sadD. proud22. The doctor took Edison's story for exampleA. to show absent-mindedness is common among people B. because he liked telling stories.C. to make the author laughD. to make f

13、un of Edison23. The underlined word "absent-mindedness" in the second paragraph probably means.A. a feeling of angerB. a feeling of sadnessC. an emotion (情绪)of excitementD. a trouble in which people often forget this or that24. Who had a check-up?A. The patient before the man. B. The man.

14、C. The doctor. D. The man's wife.25. According to the passage, who was( were) absent-minded?A. Only the author. B. The author's wife. C. The doctor alone. D. The author and the doctor.BYesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma. She just got out of the hospital recently where s

15、he had some serious operations. I wanted to surprise her after work, so I stopped by for a quick visit.When I got there, she was happy to see me. We hugged, kissed and exchanged greetings. Then I heard a woman crying. It was my grandma ' s roommate. The watadrawn so I could not see her. She star

16、ted calling out a name that wasn ' t mine but she was certainly talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room.I ignored her at first and continued visiting with my grandma. Then she started begging and s aying, “ Please, come to see me! ” So I went to see her.When I drew the curtain ba

17、ck, she looked so old but flashed me the biggest smile! She opened her arms wide for me to hug her so I bent low and gave her a hug. I sat on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes. She kept calling me by the other name but I did not correct her. She told me stories as if I had been there whe

18、n they happened.Finally I went back to visit with my grandma. Then the woman started crying again, saying, back. " She finally slept.I stopped by the nurse ' s station and the nurse told me that the lady suffers from Alzheimer name she had called me. The nurse told me it was the lady' s

19、 daughter ' s name. Then I understood why sme to go to visit her.We will all get old some day. Some of us will have broken minds like the lady and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma. As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady, even after my grandma moves back

20、to her home.26. Why did the writer ' s grandma live in a nursing home?A. Because she needed another operation. B. Because she had been used to living there.C. Because she waited for the writer to come. D. Because she wanted to be looked after there.27. According to the text, the woman cried beca

21、use.A. she missed her daughter very muchB. she expected to tell stories to the writerC. she feared the curtain being drawnD. she was troubled by the writer' s talking28. Which word can be used to describe the crying woman?A. Selfish. B. Lonely. C. Strong. D. Lazy.29. What can the writer learn fr

22、om her experience?A. The old will become forgetful.B. Everyone will get old someday.C. The old need care from others.D. We shouldn ' t leave the old in the nursing home.一、完形填空Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 1 do both at the same

23、time. Home shopping television networks have become a 2 for many people to shop without 3 having to leave their homes.Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets 5 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 6 of finding anything they want to buy. They' d rather

24、sit quietly at home in front ofthe TV set and 7 a friendly announcer describe a product 8 a model shows it. And they can 9 around the clock, buying something 10 by making a phone call.Department stores and even mail-order companies are 11 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department sto

25、res are busy 12 their own TV channels（频道）to encourage （鼓励） TV shopping in the future. 13 can ask questions about products and place 14 , all through their TV sets.Will shopping by television 15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.16 many people find shopping at a 17

26、 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 18 or try on dresses they want to buy. That 19 spe ciasists say that in the future, home shopping will 20 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.1. A. mustB. shouldC. shallD. can2. A. programmeB. wayC.

27、 reasonD. purpose3. A. everB. neverC. stillD. once4. A. proudB. fondC. tiredD. careful5. A. fightingB. strikingC. treatingD. stopping6. A. senseB. doubtC. hopeD. feeling7. A. seeB. watchC. letD. notice8. A. untilB. sinceC. ifD. while9. A. shopB. waitC. turnD. deliver10. A. suitablyB. cheaplyC. simpl

28、yD. hardly11. A. nervousB. luckyC. equalD. eager12. A. putting upB. making upC. setting upD. looking up13. A. GuestsB. AssistantsC. ManagersD. Customers14. A. ordersB.goodsC. booksD. answers15. A. lastlyB. finallyC. especiallyD. fortunately16. A. ThenB. YetC. HoweverD. Therefore17. A. generalB. popu

29、larC. realD. true18. A. designB. makeC. wearD. touch19. A. howB. whyC. whatD. when20. A. existB. practiseC. followD.appear、阅读理解AWhen a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for t

30、he center of the storm. These people are willing to risk（冒 危险）being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.“Storm chasing逐）"is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequ

31、ent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big

32、storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.Even then, storm chasing is not all ad

33、venture and excitement." Storm chasing is 95% driving,Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. "Sometimeyou can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it ." When

34、you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight youwill ever see in your life,“ says Jasper Morley. " Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the gshow on Earth. ”21. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to .A. head straight for the center of the stormB

35、.get into the car for safetyC. wait patiently for the storm to developD.collect information about acomingstorm22. Beginners of storm chasing are advised .A. not to drive in a heavy rainB.to do it in an organized wayC. not to get too close to a stormD.to spend more time on it insummer23. By saying “i

36、t is all worth it" in the last paragraph, the author means that.A. storm chasing costs a lot of moneyB. storm chasing is worth hours of waitingC. efforts in storm chasing are well paidD. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth24. What can we learn from the text?A. Sometimes storm chasers ge

37、t nothing but disappointmentB. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world/D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.BPeople fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velve t the story of Velvet Brown, a young g

38、irl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National

39、Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her suc

40、cess as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult（成人）roles and wontwice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8（1960） and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? （1966）Taylor ' s fame and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her

41、 movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra the highest pay received by any star up to that time.Elizabeth Taylor is a legend （传奇人物 ）of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky. She has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor s

42、eldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.25. The producers didn ' t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at firs

43、t because they thought sheA. was small in sizeB. was too youngC. did not play well enoughD. did not show much interest26. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both .A. popular all their livesB. famous actressesC. successful when very youngD. rich and kind-hearted27

44、. Taylor became Best Actress at the age ofA. 12B. 28C. 31D. 3428. In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .A. doing business and helping othersB. turning herself into a legendC. collecting money for the poorD. going about research and education workCLions are opportunists. They prefer

45、 to eat without having to do too much work. When resting in the shade, they are also watching the sky to see what is flying by, and even in the heat of the day they will suddenly start up and run a mile across the plains to find out what is going on. If another animal has made a kill, they will driv

46、e it off and take the kill for themselves. A grown lion can easily eat 60 pounds of meat at a single feeding. Often they eat until it seems painful for them to lie down.The lionesses （母可币）,being thinner and faster, are better hunters than the males. But the males don After the kill they move in and

47、take the best share.Most kills are made at night or just before daybreak. We have seen many, many daylight attempts but only ten kills. Roughly, it ' s about twenty daytime attempts for one kill.When lions are hiding for an attack by a water hole, they wait patiently and can charge at any second

48、. The kill is the exciting moment in the day-to-day life of the lion, since these great animals spend most of their time,about 20 hours a day, sleeping and resting.Lions are social cats, and when they are having a rest, they love to touch each other. After drinking at a water hole, a lioness rests h

49、er head on another' s back. When waHsroftenDtouchoaces with older ones, anact of close ties among members of the group.29. By describing lions as“ opportunists " in Paragraph One, the author means to say that lionsA. are cruel animalsB. are clever animalsC. like to take advantage of other a

50、nimalsD. like to take every chance to eat30. According to the text, which of the following is true?A. Lions make most kills in the daytime.B. Males care more about eating than active killing.C. Lions are curious about things happening around them.D. It doesn ' t take lions too much time to make

51、a kill.31. How can we know that lions are social animals?A. They depend on each other.B. They look after each other well.C. They readily sharewhat they have.D. They enjoy each otherp anycom32. What would be the best title for the text?A. Powerful LionsB. Lions at Work and PlayC. Lions, Social CatsD.

52、 Lions, Skilled HuntersDTo extinguish （ 熄灭）different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable （手提式的）kinds operate for less than aminute, so they are useful only on small fires. The law requires sh

53、ips, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.Since fuel, oxygen （氧气）and heat must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out.

54、 The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may

55、 be used to cover a small fire.A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.The method that is used to put out a fire depends upon the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in three classes. Fires in wood, p

56、aper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help keep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.33. If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the following should be ready there for you to use?A. SandB. WaterC. A blanket.D. An extinguisher

57、.34. To cover some burning wood with a basin in order to stop the fire is an example of .A. separating the fireB. reducing the heatC. removing the fuelD. cutting off the oxygen35. In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear aboutA. when it breaks outB.how it comes aboutC. what kind it isD.where it takes place36. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Another class of firesB.Anot