2021昆明市高考英语完形填空、阅读理解四月自练及答案11

阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。“Luckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunity，”saidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershow,butwhenaself－madebillionairegiveslifeadvice,it’sprobablyworthlisteningto.Herpointisthatblindluckisveryrare.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou’reaChinese，youmayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump(树桩)forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck.AbookwrittenbytheUKpsychologistRichardWiseman,calledTheLuckFactor,argueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense(香)inhopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune；it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firstheseparatedvolunteersintotwogroups：thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.Hegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinside.Onaverage,theunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?Onthesecondpageofthenewspaper,acommand,“Stopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper，”waswritteninbigletters.Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessage.It’seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoare“lucky”，infact,keepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday.IfirstcametoChinaAsWisemanadvises,Iusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinking,butit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteachchoiceyoumake.Yourfeelingactsasawarningforapotentialproblem.Finally,trytoturnbadluckintogood.Evenifyoudofalldownandbreakaleg,thetimespentathomecanbeusedwiselytostudyEnglish.1.Whichofthefollowingproverbsmostagreeswiththewriter’spoint?A．Makethebestofabadjob.B．Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C．Allthatglittersisnotgold.D．Agoodheartconquersillfortune.2.WhatdoyouknowaboutOprahWinfrey?A．Shebecamefamousthroughherfamilybackground.B．Shewasveryluckyandseldomsufferedsetbacksinherlife.C．SheisaBritishtalkshowhost.D．Shebecamesuccessfulbyherowneffort.3.ThewriterquotedtheChinesetaleofafarmerinordertoshow________.A.luckisinyourownhandB．badluckcanturnintogoodC．youshouldnotsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyouD．mancanconquernature4.Theunderlinedword“spot”istheclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．recognize B．markC．locate D．receive[解题导语]本文为谈论文。作者认为命运只垂青那些有所预备的人。身处逆境，不要怨天尤人，要想方设法化厄运为好运。每个人都可以做自己命运的仆人。1.解析：选A。推理推断题。Makethebestofabadjob意为“身处山穷水尽，力争柳暗花明”，与最终一段作者的观点“trytoturnbadluckintogood(把厄运变好运)”最为接近。故答案为A。Romewasnotbuiltinaday意为“伟业非一日可成”；Allthatglittersisnotgold意为“闪光的东西并不都是金子”；Agoodheartconquersillfortune意为“善心克厄运”。2.解析：选D。细节理解题。依据第一段中的aself­madebillionaire可知美国talkshow主持人OprahWinfrey是从白手起家，通过自我奋斗而成功的。3．解析：选C。推理推断题。依据其次段的内容可以推断，作者引用中国“守株待兔”的故事是为了说明“人们不应当待在家里等待机会的降落”的观点。4．解析：选A。词义猜想题。依据上文语境及Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessage.可知spot在句中用作及物动词，是“发觉，识别”之意。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Oneofthemajorproblemsinoureconomyisinflation,asituationinwhichpricesaregoingupfasterthanwages.Thus,apersonhastoworkmorehourstopayforthesamething.Forexample,let’ssaythatthisyearaloafofbreadcosts$1.00andtheaveragesalaryintheUnitedStatesis$10.00perhour.Thatmeansapersoncouldearnenoughmoneytobuyaloafofbreadinone-tenthofanhour,orsixminutes,Then,halfwaythroughtheyear,Thepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.25,whilewagesstaythesame.Thatmeansthatapersonhowhastoworkone-eighthofanhour,orsevenandahalfminutestobuythesameloafofbread.Nowlet’ssaythatattheendoftheyear,wagesgoupto$11.00perhour,butthepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.50.Nowapersonhastoworkmorethanone-seventhofanhour,overeightminutestobutthesameloafofbread.Asyoucansee,ifmoreandmoreworktimeisspentearningmoneytobuyloavesofbread,employeeswillhavelessmoneyleftovertobuyotherthingsInflationmeansthatthesamemoneybuysfewerthingsandeverybody’sstandardoflivinggoesdown,evenifsalariesaregoingup.Somekindsofinflationareworsethanothers,Moderateinflationdoesnotdistort（扭曲）relativepricesorincomesseriously,Gallopinginflationhappensrapidly,sayatarateof100percentormorewithinayear.Andthenthereishyperinflation－inflationsoseriousthatpeopletrytogetridoftheircurrencybeforepricesrisefurtherandmakethemoneyworthless.Timesofhyperinflationareusuallycharacterizedbysocialandpoliticaldisorder.1．Thepassagemainlywantsto. A．listmajoreconomicproblems B．discusssomethingaboutinflation C．explainwhybreadpricesincrease D．statethetypesofinflation2．Whyis“aloafofbread”repeatedlymentioned? A．Toexpressdissatisfactionwiththepriceofbread. B．Toshowtheeffectofpricechanges. C．Tocomparebreadwithotherfood. D．Toexplainsocialandpoliticaldisorder.3．Whathappenswhenpricesgoupbutsalariesremainthesame? A．Thegovernmentwilldomoreabouttheeconomy. B．Workersmightlosetheirjobsoftheyshowdissatisfaction. C．Peoplewillsavemoneyratherthanspendit. D．Peoplemustworklongertobuythesamethings.4．Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothetypeofmoderateinflation? A．Peopletrytogetridoftheircurrency. B．Inflationoccursatrateof100percentinayear C．Incomesandrelativepricesriseslightly. D．Thereissocialandpoliticaldisorder.【参考答案】1--4、BBDC阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Nowadays,peopleinChinaareincreasinglyinterestedincelebratingforeignfestivals,especiallythosewesternfestivals.Asurveyconductedrecentlybysina.com.showedthatamongthe18,222peoplesurveyed63.90%saidcelebratingChristmasisjustanotherwayofrecreation,nothingseriouswhile17.85%surveyedconsideredthefestivalasafashionact,showingtheywerenot“out”.Thesetwopartsclearlyindicatethegeneralopinionoftheyoung.10.45%peopleinvolvedsaidthecelebrationofareligiouswesternfestivalwithsomuchenthusiasmisabsolutelyridiculouspursuitofforeigngoodness.Only7.80%ofpeopledefineChristmasasakindoffestivalcolonization(殖民).ThearisingofcelebratingforeignfestivalsclearlyhassomethingtodowiththeadvancementofChina’seconomy.Inmypointview,ChristmasandotherfestivalscelebratedinChinahavedifferencefromtheorigin.Theyhavelosttheirreligiousbackgroundandturnedintoabigoccasiontohavefunandenjoylife.Shopowners’pocketsarefilled,thepublic’shungerforhappinessisfilled,andthatisenough.ForeignfestivalsinChinaaremorelikecarnivalsgivingpeoplepleasureandenjoyment.ThecrisisoftraditionalChinesefestivalsthatarelosingtheirattractionmaybelinkedtotheculturetraditionandbackgroundofthefestivals.MostChinesefestivalcultureisrelatedmoreorlesstoreallife.“Thecountryisbasedonitspeoplewhilethepeoplearereliedontheirfood”.Butthewesterncultureshowsmuchofromance.Somefestivalshavetheirreligiousbackgroundwhileothershavemuchtodowithcultureandpeople.Atthispoint,foodseemstobetooplain.Flowersandchocolatesaremorewelcomed.ForeignfestivalsinChinaarecelebratedforfun.Theygivepeopleopportunitiestorelaxandcelebrate,toshowappreciationandgratefulness.Theacceptanceofforeignfestivalsgenerallydependsontheopennessofthepublic,thefamiliaritywiththewesternculture,andmostimportantly,onpeople’seconomicstatus.1．Fromthesurveyweknowthatamongthepeoplesurveyed______. A．mostthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsisridiculous B．manyfearthattraditionalChinesefestivalswilldisappearsoon C．somethinkthatcelebratingforeignfestivalsisasignofforeigngoodnesschasing D．halfthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsmakespeoplenotgooutoffashion2．ThewriterthinksthatforeignfestivalscelebratedinChina______. A．havelosttheirreligiousbackground B．arethesameasthosecelebratedintheWest C．cangivemorefunthantraditionalChinesefestivals D．mayreducethehungerofpublicpeople3．WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenforeignfestivalsandtraditionalChineseones? A．ForeignfestivalscanmakeChineseshopowners’pocketsfullquickly. B．Thefoodatforeignfestivalsistoosimple. C．Chinesefestivalsalwayshavesomethingtodowithculture. D．ForeignfestivalsareromanticwhiletraditionalChineseonesareconnectedwithreality.4．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonwhysomanypeopleacceptforeignfestivals? A．Peoplecanrelaxthemselves. B．Peoplecanshowtheirthankstoothers. C．ForeignfestivalshavelongerhistoriesthanChineseones. D．Peoplehaveknownmoreaboutthewesternculture.【参考答案】1—4、CADC完形填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。WhenlivinginIrelandfiveyearsago，partofmycollegecoursewastoworkintheareaofchildrenwithdisabilities.1.________hadnospeechandmostwereinwheelchairs.Iwasaskedtoworkwitha15yearo