6 阅读强化训练(六)

第页阅读强化训练(六)(建议用时：25分钟)eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)阅读理解TheEnglishlanguageisfullofphrasesabouttheweather.Someofthesephrasesareeasytounderstand,butothersarenotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Ifyousayyou“hitroughweather”，youmaynotbestruckbyarealstorm,butyoudoexperiencedifficultiesorproblems.Ifyoudon’tknowwhatsuch__phrasesmean,theymightleaveyou“inafog(雾)”！InEnglish,youcan“shootthebreeze”，orhaveaninformalchat.Butthingscanalsobeabreeze.Ifyoutakeanexamandfinditveryeasy，you’dtellyourfriends：“Itwasabreeze！”Thewindcanalsobringinformation.Youcan“getwindof”apieceofnews,andifsomeone“knowswhichwaythewindblows”，theyhaveagoodideaabouthowthingswillworkout.Butdon’t“throwcaution(警惕)tothewind”—thatmeanstakingagreatrisk!Cloudssometimesbringrain,andinEnglishtheyoftenrepresentproblemsordifficulties.Ifsomeone“seesacloudonthehorizon(地平线)”，theremaybeproblemsahead.Andifsomeoneis“underacloud”，thenpeoplethinkthepersonmighthavedonesomethingwrong.Butcloudsarenotalwaysbad;infact,peoplesaythat“everycloudhasasilverlining”.Thismeansthatthereisagoodsidetoeverysituation,nomatterhowbaditmayseem.Youmayevenendup“oncloudnine”，whichmeansyouareveryhappy!Butsomepeoplehavetheir“headsintheclouds”，notpayingattentiontoreality.Noonelikestobestuckintherainorstorm,soit’snosurprisethatphrasesaboutthemaregenerallynegative.Whensomeonesays“itneverrainsbutitpours”，theyarecomplaining(抱怨)thatwhenthingsgowrong,theygoverywrong.Peoplewhotalkabout“weatheringastorm”justwanttogetthroughadifficultperiodorsituation.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英语中与天气有关的一些习语及其用法。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“suchphrases”inthefirstparagraphreferto?A．Theoldphrasesabouttheweather.B．Thefunnyphrasesabouttheweather.C．Thesimplephrasesabouttheweather.D．Theconfusingphrasesabouttheweather.D解析：词义猜测题。由第一段的Someofthesephrases...abouttheweatheratall.Ifyousayyou“hitroughweather”．..youdoexperiencedifficultiesorproblems.可知，suchphrases指那些不好理解、容易产生误解的与天气有关的习语。2．Itmaybedangerouswhenyou________．A．knowwhichwaythewindblowsB．findthatsomethingisabreezeC．getwindofapieceofnewsD．throwcautiontothewindD解析：细节理解题。由第二段的Butdon’t“throwcaution(警惕)tothewind”—thatmeanstakingagreatrisk！可知，“把警惕抛在风中”有“毫无警惕”之意，这样做非常危险。3．Ifyoulookatsomethinginapositiveway,youmaysay________．A．youareunderacloudB．yourheadisinthecloudsC．everycloudhasasilverliningD．youseeacloudonthehorizonC解析：细节理解题。由第三段的Thismeansthatthereisagoodsidetoeverysituation，nomatterhowbaditmayseem.可知，everycloudhasasilverlining有“乌云背后有阳光”之意。4．Phraseslike“itneverrainsbutitpours”and“weatheringastorm”arerelatedtosomething________．A．changeable B．unfavorableC．acceptable D．unbelievableB解析：推理判断题。由最后一段的Noonelikestobestuckintherainorstorm，soit’snosurprisethatphrasesaboutthemaregenerallynegative.可知，包含雨和暴风雨的习语通常与不利的事情有关。eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅱ)完形填空Theskywasgettingdarkaswewalkedthroughtheforest.MytwofriendsandIfelthotand__1__．WewereheadingforasmallvillageinnorthernIndia.Thevillagerswere__2__us,butwewerealreadyfourhourslate.Asthelastofthedaylight__3__，webegantofeelvery__4__andafraid.Wetriedtofindourwaytothevillage,butitwas__5__totellwhichpathweshouldfollowinthedarkness.Allaroundus,strangecreaturesmade__6__noisesastheywokeupandbegantohuntforfood.Wehopedtheywouldn’twanttoeatus!ThenGeorge,whowasinfront，__7__suddenly.Herantowardsusrapidly,pointingatalarge,darkshapemovingthroughthetrees.Wecould__8__theblackstripes(条纹)andshiningyelloweyesofthemostdangerousanimalinthe__9__．Westaredatthetiger，too__10__tomove.Afterafewsecondsthatfeltlikehours,therewasthesoundofbranches(树枝)breaking,andthetigerjumpedatus,roaring(咆哮)loudly.We__11__，becauseweweresureitwouldkillus.__12__，though,thetigerstopped—andthenInoticedthatithadsixlegs,twoofthem__13__！The“tiger”stoodup,andayoungman__14__thestripedskincoveringhisheadandshoulders.“Hello！”hesaid,smilingbroadly.“I’mAbi，fromthevillage.Whenyoudidn’t__15__，wewereworried,soIcameto__16__you，”heexplained.“It’straditionalforusto__17__thetigerskintogreetnewguests...andIcouldn’thelpplayingatrickonyou!Ihopeyoudon’t__18__．”Recoveringfromthe__19__，webegantolaugh.WefollowedAbitohisvillage,wherethevillagersgaveusawarm__20__．【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了他和同伴所经历的一次特殊的欢迎仪式。1．A.cold B．angryC．hurt D．tiredD解析：由上文的Theskywasgettingdark及下文的wewerealreadyfourhourslate可知，我们很“疲惫(tired)”。2．A.expecting B．doubtingC．accepting D．believingA解析：由下文的I’mAbi，fromthevillage...wewereworried可知，我们要前往的那个村的村民知道我们要去，因此他们“期盼着(expecting)”我们的到来。3．A.broke B．continuedC．approached D．disappearedD4．A.busy B．lostC．dirty D．hotB5．A.simple B．safeC．hard D．popularC解析：由triedtofindourwaytothevillage以及inthedarkness可知，随着最后一丝日光的“消失(disappeared)”，我们开始感到“迷路(lost)”了，因为在黑暗中“很难(hard)”辨别该走哪条路。6．A.funny B．impoliteC．terrifying D．encouragingC解析：由下文的Wehopedtheywouldn’twanttoeatus！可知，四周未知生物发出的声音“令人害怕(terrifying)”。7．A.started B．stoppedC．smiled D．changedB解析：由下文的Herantowardsusrapidly可知，走在最前面的乔治突然“停了下来(stopped)”。8．A.see B．forgetC．miss D．imagineA9．A.zoo B．forestC．garden D．houseB解析：由上文的alarge，darkshapemovingthroughthetrees和下文的Westaredatthetiger可知，我们能“看见(see)”“森林(forest)”里最危险的动物。10．A.excited B．puzzledC．ashamed D．frightenedD解析：我们盯着老虎，因为“害怕(frightened)”而不敢动。11．A.laughed B．beggedC．shouted D．arguedC解析：咆哮的老虎向我们扑来，我们“叫喊起来(shouted)”。12．A.Immediately B．UnluckilyC．Secretly D．StrangelyD解析：由下文的转折thetigerstopped可知，原本扑向我们的老虎很“奇怪地(Strangely)”停了下来。13．A.local B．humanC．guests’ D．tigers’B解析：由下文的ayoungman可知，我们所看到的老虎有六条腿，其中两条是“人类的(human)”。14．A.triedon B．tookoffC．threwaway