江西省新余市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（1）

1、新余市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（1）附答案阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror

2、 every morning and asked myself，“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.The

3、doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable，and that I would live no longer than three to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order，which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die.I lived with that diagnosis all day.I was comple

4、tely in despair.Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery.I had the surgery and I'm fine now.This was the closest I've been to facing death.To tell the truth，no one wants to die.And yet death is the destination we all share.N

5、o one has ever escaped it.It clears out the old to make room for the new.Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life.Don't be trapped by

6、dogmawhich is living with the results of other people's thinking.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.And most important，have the courage to follow your heart.It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.Notes：biops

7、y n活组织检查tumor n肿瘤【语篇解读】 这是苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上演讲的节选部分。在这部分内容中，他诚恳地表达了自己对死亡的看法。1The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because _.Ahe had to rest at homeBhis disease couldn't be curedChis disease was not serious at allDhe had to wait for the result of the test答案B细节理

8、解题。由第三段的“incurable”以及“which is doctors' code for preparing yourself to die”可知，医生认为作者的病无法治愈。2How did the author feel after the diagnosis?ACalm. BExcited. CHopeless. DOptimistic.答案C细节理解题。由第四段的“I was completely in despair”可知诊断结果出来之后，作者感到很绝望。3What does the author think of death?AHe thinks it is noth

9、ing to be scared of.BHe thinks it is impossible to avoid.CHe thinks it is not the end of life.DHe thinks it is the beginning of a new life.答案B细节理解题。由第五段可知，作者认为没有人愿意死，但是死亡是我们每个人共同的终点，没有人能够逃脱它。故选B。4In the author's opinion，we should _.Afollow others' adviceBdo what we wantCkeep a positive attit

10、ude towards lifeDtake exercise and keep healthy答案B推理判断题。最后一段中，作者提到“人们的时间很有限，不要将它们浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要让其他人喧嚣的观点掩盖你真正的内心的声音。要有勇气去听从直觉和心灵的指示”。由此可知，B项(做我们想做的事情)为最佳选项。*结束 AIt came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross campaign for a t

11、otal ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality h

12、ome to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some me

13、mbers of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”. (乱放炮的人) The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction

14、 (干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very

15、well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very differe

16、nt from government policy, and that it was “working towards" a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show

17、 the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems. 41. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997_.A. to clarify the British governments stand on landminesB. to establish her ima

18、ge as a friend of landmine victims 1C. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D. to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 42. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because_.A. she had not consulted the government before the visit B. she was ill-informed of

19、 the governments policy C. they were actually opposed to banning landmines D. they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 43. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A. She paid no attention to them B. She made more appearances on TV.C. She met the 13-year-old girl as planned D

20、. She rose to argue with her opponents44. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A. It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B. It had greatly promoted her popularity. C. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. D. It had affected her relations with the British

21、government. *结束I promised Michael I wouldnt mention this until the season was overNow 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 stadiumAfter it ran，I got a call from a marl in the western suburbsHe said，“I

22、read what you wrote about Jordanbut 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 g

23、ame, 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,”

24、Jordan said. " Anything. Ive 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 tha

25、t 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 tuna against Jordan as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to

26、 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 the

27、n58. 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 others59. Jordan talked with the boys because he _. A. needed their suppor

28、t B. had promised to do so C. liked to teach them to play basketball D. wanted to make sure they all studied well60. 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 whatev

29、er he can for the good of society参考答案57-60 ACDD*结束 AWhen I was struggling with cancer a few years ago, my wife and I formed our own "couple caution circle". Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages

30、 of my illness, and one day a doctor brought particularly frightening news. Staring at my reports, he said in a low voice, “It doesn't look like you're going to make it.”Before I could ask him a question, my wife stood up, handed me my clothes, adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and said

31、, “Lets get out of here. This man is a risk to your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door, the doctor came near us. “Stay back,” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us.” As we walked together down the hall, the doctor attempted to catch up with us “Keep going,” said my wife, pushing the intra

32、venous（静脉注射的）stand. “Were going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on. Then she held up her hand to the doctor. “Don't come any closer to us.”The two of us moved as one. We escaped to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have

33、 made that walk toward wellness alone.41. From the passage we know_.A. hearing that her husband was not going to make it, the wife went out of her mindB. the wife's decision in crisis contributed to the husbands wellnessC. the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistakeD. the husband became wea

34、ker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by the doctor42. What's the author's feeling when writing the passage?A. Angry. B. Thankful. C. Excited. D. Sad.43. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The wife was a woman hard to get along with.B. The doctor was a dangerous man.C.

35、The wife loved her husband very much.D. The husband was a man who believed everything would be OK.44. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A Happy Couple in Crisis B. Struggle with CancerC. In Crisis, Become As One D. Don't Believe the Doctor参考答案41-44 ABCC *结束完形填空 (2011·西城二模) Tir

36、ed and exhausted，I came back home from work. I found the front door was _1_open and I felt a little scared. Did I carelessly forget to lock it after I left? I looked around _2_ to see what could be _3_. Why would someone come into my home only to _4_ with nothing? After searching every inch, I reali

37、zed that everything was _5_ I had left it. No _6_ cushions，broken lamps，or _7_ emptied out on the carpet. Feeling much _8_， I looked out my oversized window of my dinning room at Ms. Sullivan's house. Jimmy，the little boy next door was visiting her. Jimmy cared a lot about Ms. Sullivan and was v

38、ery concerned with her health after she became ill. She used to _9_ Jimmy when he was just a baby.Forgetting about the _10_ with my front door，I decided to walk over to Ms. Sullivan's house to see how she was _11_. With a warm hello, she invited me into her home. I noticed twelve beautiful roses

39、 delicately presented on the table next to her bed. They looked exactly like the _12_ on my dinning room table in front of my oversized window. With a pleasant smile, she told me Jimmy brought them to her as a “get­well gift”. Suddenly Jimmy _13_ out of his seat in an instant and said that he h

40、ad to go home for a while to do some homework but he promised to be back to _14_ in on Ms. Sullivan.Talking for a while, Ms. Sullivan began to get very tired so I gave her my phone number in case she _15_ needed help, and left her home. I thought about how _16_ it was for little Jimmy to be so conce

41、rned for Ms. Sullivan. I got home，laughing at how _17_ I was that morning about what had happened over _18_. I walked past the dinning room and noticed my roses _19_ in the vase were missing. Without a second _20_，I glanced out the window at Ms. Sullivan's house and with a smile on my face. I tu

42、rned off the light in the room and went to sleep.The next morning my doorbell rang. I opened the door Jimmy was there.筋疲力尽地下班回家后，“我”发现大门稍微开着，进屋后也没有发现任何异常。“我”去看望生病的邻居时，看到两盆很眼熟的玫瑰花，邻居说是懂事的Jimmy为她买的，回家后“我”意识到了事情的原委，第二天早晨门铃响了，Jimmy出现在“我”家大门口1A. easily B. slowly C. slightly D. silently答案：C。筋疲力尽地下班回家后，发现大

43、门稍微开着，“我”觉得有点害怕。slightly轻微地，微小地，稍微地。2A. tensely B. patiently C. eagerly D. calmly答案：A。“我”是不是离开时粗心大意忘锁了？紧张地环顾四周想发现是不是少东西了。tensely“紧张地”符合语境和逻辑。patiently耐心地；eagerly热切地；calmly镇静地。 3A. burning B. losing C. lacking D. missing答案：D。missing不见的，缺少的。4A. get B. deal C. steal D. leave答案：D。为什么有人进“我”家来，离开时什么也没有拿走？only to leave with nothing出乎意料地空手离开。因空后有介词with，故可排除及物动词steal“偷，偷窃”。5A. what B. where C. that D. how答案：B。在仔细搜索每个角落之后，“我”意识到一切都在原来我放的地方。此处where引导表语从句。6A. worn B. changed C. unwashed D. overturned答案：D。 地毯上没有被翻乱的垫子，没有打破的灯，也没有