四川省内江市2014高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空训练(5)

四川省内江市 2014 高考英语阅读理解和完形填空训练（5）附答案 A I bought 10 sets of Christmas china that were marked at 75 percent off plus an additional 10 percent. It was an amazing deal. When I got them home, I found they took half a closet to store. I already have nice china I can use at Christmas. I decided it wasnt worth it to me to use that much space for something that I would only use a couple of times in the year. I took them back and now I have more money in my checking account as well as some luxury towels I have wanted for a long time. I would have saved myself the time of taking the china back if I had figured out beforehand what I really wanted, but it is sometimes hard to decide at the moment. This experience helped me to realize that you can actually save time and money by passing_up bargains. The main advantage of getting things on sale is that you can afford luxuries that you cant afford at regular price. My Christmas tree is covered with beautiful handmade Santa Claus ornaments(装饰物). I found them at a store about 15 months ago and fell in love with them. I imagined how beautiful they would look on my tree. I wanted to buy some, but they were $13.95 each. It didnt fit into our Christmas budget, so I gave up the idea. Through the next few months the price kept dropping until it went down to $2.95. When I saw that price, I bought 25 of them right away. I waited another nine months to put them on my tree, but in the end, I got exactly what I wanted for an excellent price. Instead of paying around $350, I ended up paying around $75. Patience paid off. 1Why did the writer take the sets of china she had bought back to the shop? A. Because they were of poor quality. B. Because they were too expensive. C. Because they were of no practical use for her. D. Because they covered too much room. 2The underlined phrase “passing up” in the first paragraph probably means _. A. giving in to B. letting go by C. passing away D. catching up 3The author writes the passage in order to teach readers _. A. how to avoid unwise deal - 2 - B. when to go bargain hunting C. how to make your budget D. when to get what you are eager for 4Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A. The writer prefers to buy what is needed at the superstore at a bargain price. B. The writer likes things on sale which are of high quality. C. The writer paid about $75 for a Christmas tree with beautiful ornaments. D. Patience led to the writers success in getting what his family would like. 也许是天性，女人都喜欢购物，但购物也是有学问的，本文作者以亲身经历介绍了怎样 在节约时间又节约金钱的情况下购得有价值的东西。 1D。细节题。根据第一段第三句“I found they took half a closet to store.I took them back.”可知她把东西送回去主要是因为它们太占地方了。 2B。词义理解题。根据第一段“.save time and money by passing up bargains”可知 passing up 在这里意思是“放弃，放过 ”，即放弃讨价还价可以节约时间当 然也节约金钱了。 3A。主旨大意题。本文作者主要谈论了如何在既节约时间又节约金钱的情况下购得心 仪的商品，因此选择 A“怎样避免不明智的购物”最符合文章大意。 4B。细节归纳题。根据第二段作者购物的具体描述可见她购物是比较明智的，即不买 贵的而买对的(物超所值的)。 *结束 完型填空：(（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is 16 because he doesnt understand how to make the 17 of his mental faculties(才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their 18 . A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 19 because - 3 - he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job with the confidence necessary for 20 , and he wont work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 21 likely to fail, and the failure will 22 his belief in his incompetence. Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 23 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 24 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 25 too much of him. In this way, they two 26 the idea. He accepted 27 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 28 and was very poor at math, 29 as they expected. One day he worked at a problem which 30 of the other students had been able to solve. Alder 31 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 32 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at math. He not only 33 that he could learn math well, but luckily he learnt 34 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job, with determination and purpose, he may 35 himself as well as others by his ability. 16. A. clever B. shy C. useless D. stupid 17. A. biggest B. most C. highest D. deepest 18. A. ability B. age C. brain D. knowledge 19. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble 20. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success 21. A. truly B. really C. however D. therefore 22. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add to 23. A. an experience B. an example C. a thought D. a story 24. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending 25. A. blame B. expect C. get D. win 26. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found 27. A. his B. her C. its D. their 28. A. managing B. succeeding C. trying D. acting 29. A. only B. almost C. just D. then 30. A. none B. no C. No one D. nobody 31. A. gave B. succeeded C. failed D. believed 32. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated 33. A. made B. took C. expected D. proved - 4 - 34. A. early B. deeply C. late D. simple 35. A. encourage B. love C. astonish D. disappoint 参考答案 16-20 DBBCD 21-25 DBACB 26-30 ADCCA 31-35 BBDBC *结束 Every New Year brings renewed expectation fro change, for a better life and for a better you. Thats a wonderful thing, because this fresh start gives us a chance to reinvent our lives and ourselves. Heres how. Let go Many times we are held back by our previous failures, emotions and barriers. This is all old baggage. Let everything unhappy from the past go. Let go of failures. Let go of fears youve built up. Let go of your ideas about what your life had to be like. Let go of long-held beliefs and habits which seem to be burdens to you. Clear away distraction(分心) Clear away email, your favourite blogs and news websites. Clear away the Iphone or Blackberry, and clear away all the chores that pull at your attention. In fact, if you can, shut off the Internet for a while. You can come back to it after you take a break. Decide what matters most today Forget about your goals for all of this year. Instead, decide what you want to do today. What matters most to you and your life? What are you most passionate about right now? What excites you? What gives you the most fulfillment? Often the answer would be in creating something, making something new, helping others, becoming a better person, and working on a project that you will be proud of. But whatever you answer, have it clear in your mind at the beginning of the day. Reinvent yourself every day Every day, you are reborn. Reinvent yourself and your life. Do what matters most to you. It might be the same thing that mattered most yesterday, or it might not be. That isnt important. Whats important is todayright now! Be passionate, and be happy! Youll have a fresh start every single daynot just on January 1 of a new year. 45. Writing this passage, the author seems to be _. A. strict B. peaceful C. nervous D. confident 46. The underlined word “chores” refers to _. - 5 - A. modern technology B. unimportant things C. online information D. fashionable devices 47. Which of the following is the writers suggestion according to the passage? A. Stopping using hi-tech devices to avoid troubles in your life B. Seizing the moment, but not make a plan for the far future. C. Forgetting everything about and from the past. D. Making yourself a person reborn every day. 48. The most suitable title for the passage is _. A. Work Effectively in a New Year B. Reduce Stress in a New Year C. Freshen the Start of Every New Day D. Live a Better Life in Every New Day 参考答案 45、D 46-48 BDC *结束 阅读理解 Cheating is nothing newBut today, educators and administrators are finding that instances of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent and are less likely to be punished than in the past Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike Why is student cheating on the rise? No one really knows Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among todays youthOthers have attributed increased cheating to the fact that todays youth are far more pragmatic（实用主义的） than their more idealistic predecessors（前辈）.While in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the world, todays students feel great pressure to conform（随大流） and succeedIn interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easySome suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect; others looked at it as a game Only if they were caught, some said, would they feel guilty“People are competitive“ said a second-year college student named Anna, from ChicagoTheres an underlying fear If you dont do well, your life is going to be ruined The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from yourselfTo achieveTo succeedIts almost as though we have to outdo other people to achieve our own goals Edward Wynne, editor of a magazine blames the rise in academic dishonesty on the schoolsHe claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take actionDwight Huber, chairman of the English department at Amarillo sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students are evaluated“ I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated,“ MrHuber saidHe feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize - 6 - rather than by how well they can combine information, students will try to beat the system“ The concept o