2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（四十三）

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（四十三）完形填空Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight _1_ before setting down. High desert winds had _2_ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be _3_ the c

2、ity for a few minutes waiting to _4_. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened _5_ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)We11，that few minutes turned into about fortyfive minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) _6_ by comparison. The movement was

3、 so fierce that several passengers felt _7_ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，thats not a good thing to have happen in a(n) _8_ space because it only _9_ to increase the discomfort of the situation.About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very _10_.There w

4、as now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be _11_ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life.except one. A _12_ was having a good time! With each bump of the _13_， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I _14_ that he didnt know he was supposed to be afraid and w

5、orried about his _15_. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown-ups have learned from _16_.He was _17_ the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and _18_ back into my seat，pretending I was _19_ on a roll

6、er coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even _20_ to giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.1. A. mistakeB. delayC. change D. wind 2. A. forced B. warned C. swept D. reminded3. A. watching B. visiting C. circling D. crossing4.

7、 A. arrive B. enter C. stop D. land5. A. if B. though C. because D. while6. A. light B. pale C. easy D. quick7. A. sick B. nervous C. angry D. afraid8. A. empty B. narrow C. secret D. open9. A. happens B. continues C. fails D. serves 10. A. quiet B. hot C. dirty D. crowded 11. A. partly B. gradually

8、 C. shortly D. clearly12. A. pilot B. baby C. guard D. man13. A. seats B. passengersC. flight D. airplane14. A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. insisted15. A. health B. safety C. joy D. future16. A. teachers B. books C. experience D. practice17. A. learning B. taking C. missing D. enjoying18. A. sat

9、B. lay C. went D. rode19. A. nearly B. finally C. really D. suddenly20. A. attempted B. managed C. wanted D. decided阅读理解ABruce Jones thinks there is still a healthy thirst for exploration into underwater worlds on our own planet. After growing up with his grandfather who was in the marine constructi

10、on business, Jones quickly got a feel for the water. He started diving at age 9 and, by the 1980s, began offering advice for those interested in the submarine business. By 1993, he was running his own company, US. Submarines, which designed and built submarines for resorts and individuals.Jones plan

11、s to spend $40 million in building a hotel where the most expensive rooms will be 50 feet under the sea off Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Unlike the Jules Undersea Lodge the only undersea hotel now, just off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. guests at the Poseidon wont need to put on a wet suit to get

12、 to their rooms. They also wont need to worry about changing pressure levels since the rooms will be kept at above-surface pressure. Instead, they can move easily to their $1,500-a-night underwater rooms by escalator.“I think there are a large number of people who would be interested，” said Jones, “

13、including anyone who is looking for a different experience.”Each room will feature strong windows that look out onto coral gardens. There will be controls in each room that guests can use to change the lighting of the underwater worlds outside their windows and to provide food for fish swimming by.“

14、By now I envisioned (展望) wed have whole underwater cities，” Craig Cooper, the director for the Aquarius research station said. “Its about time some of these visions became reality.”1. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Bruce Jones?a. Jones started running US.

15、Submarines.b. Jones began to learn to dive.c. Jones planned to build an undersea hotel.d. Jones began giving others advice on the submarine business.A. a, b, c, d B. a, c, b, dC. b, d, a, c D. b, a, c, d2. We can learn from the second paragraph that the Jules Undersea Lodge_.A. lies off Eleuthera Is

16、land in the BahamasB. is the first undersea hotel in the worldC. neednt provide wet suits for its guestsD. sends its guests to their rooms by lift3. What do we know about Bruce Jones undersea hotel from the passage?A. It will be much cheaper than the Jules Undersea Lodge.B. It has taken Jones $40 mi

17、llion to build it.C. Guests in it will open the windows to give food to the fish.D. Guests in it will see beautiful coral through the windows.4. The underlined word “Poseidon” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A. Bruce Jones undersea hotelB. Jules Undersea LodgeC. an island off the coast of Key LargoD. ano

18、ther name of Eleuthera Island5. Judging by Coopers words, his attitude towards underwater hotels is _.A. disappointed B. criticalC. objective D. hopefulBWhen Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, “Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesnt work

19、out, youll have something to rely on.”Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on，“the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course，”she recalls.The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she beg

20、an to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom.“I dont know how to use a computer，”she admits.Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for

21、 the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. “I felt there was a need for a book like this，” she says.“I didnt want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when were self-controlled and do our part in managin

22、g the disease.”But she hasnt always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she le

23、ft the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow upagainand take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a

24、 balanced diet.Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity.“Everybody on earth can ask,why me？about something or other，”she insists.“It doesnt do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. Ive come to realize the importance of that as Ive grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”6. Why did Mary feel regretful?A. She didnt achieve her ambition.B. She didnt take care of her mother