辽宁省营口市高考英语二轮 阅读理解、完形填空精品训练（34）.doc

营口市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空二轮精品训练（34）含答案 if confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his september 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. but this doesnt mean that americans dont care about confucius. in many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of china. in the past two decades, the chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in western universities. more recently, the chinese government has set up confucius institutes in more than 80 countries. these schools teach both chinese language and culture. the main courses of chinese culture usually included chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学）.some social scientists suggest that westerners should take advantages of the ancient chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of westerners philosophy. students in the united states, at the same time, are racing to learn chinese. so they will be ready for life in a world where china is an equal power with the united states. businessmen who hope to make money in china are reading books about confucius to understand their chinese customers. so the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. today china attracts the west more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce confucius and chinese culture to the west. as for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the west, even if his birthday is.64. the opening paragraph is mainly intended to _a. provide some key facts about confuciusb. attract the readers interest in the subjectc. show great respect for the ancient thinkerd. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations65. we can learn from paragraph 4 that american students_a. have a great interest in studying chineseb. take an active part in chinese competitionsc. try to get high scores in chinese examsd. fight for a chance to learn chinese66. what is the best title for the passage?a. forgotten wisdom in americab. huge fans of the chinese languagec. chinese culture for westernersd. old thinker with a big future67. the passage is likely to appear in _. a. a biographyb. a history paperc. a newspaperd. a philosophy textbook参考答案 64-67 badc *结束 easter(复活节) is still a great day for worship, randy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.and no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. the culprit is climate change, and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the us.the snowshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators（捕食者）.as the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies arc being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring, making them an easier mark for predators. researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. the national wildlife federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.american pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the firs of these species to go extinct due to climate change. about 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mountains west of the rocky mountains. as global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate (迁徙) to higher ground but they already occupy the mountaintops. they cant go any higher. the national wildlife federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat beats up.the volcano rabbit has the same problem. these rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. scientists are concerned about their populations.native to the us, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the american west. they are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. their habitats have been destroyed by development. several populations, such as the columbia basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs. pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.all of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this easter. 68 the writer mentions easter at the beginning of the passage in order to_.a. show the importance of easter dayb. introduce the issue about bunniesc. remind people of easter traditions d. discuss the relationship between easter and bunnies69. the word “culprit” ( paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_.a. criminalb. judgec. victim d. producer70.according to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily discovered by predators because they_a. are exposed lo more skillful huntersb. have moved to habitats with fewer plantsc. havent adapted themselves to climate changed. cant change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring71. the problem faced by volcano rabbets and rock rabbits is that_.a. both are affected by 1ess snowb. both are affected by rising sea levelsc neither can find enough foodd. neither can migrate to higher places参考答案 68-7 bacb*结束 do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? well, apparently its because we have mirror neurons (神经元）in our brains.put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿)it，whether or not we actually perform the same action. this explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. but the idea goes further： mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions y they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. a group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “the hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. however, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact(互动）.indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物）for neuroscience of what einsteins theory of relativity was for physics. and the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does-well, perhaps youll understand why.72.mirror neurons can explain .a.why we cry when we are hurtb. why we cough when we suffer from a coldc.why we smile when we see someone else smiled.why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late73.the underlined word triggered in the third paragraph probably means “a. set offb. cut offc. built upd. broken up74.we can learn from the passage that mirror neurons_.a.relate to human behavior and interactionb. control human physical actions and feelingsc.result in bad behavior and social disordersd.determine our knowledge and language abilities75.what is the passage mainly about?a.ways to find mirror neurons.b. problems of mirror neurons.c.existence of mirror neurons.d.functions of mirror neurons.参考答案 72-75 caad维a 完形填空(每题1.5分，满分30分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：a family had a hobby of putting together jigsaw puzzles.the father regularly brought home puzzles of greater and greater _1_.one night he _2_ his family with a puzzle of over one thousand pieces.immediately they _3_ it.after an hour，_4_，the family was frustrated.no matter how hard they tried，they couldnt get the _5_ started.the father then discovered that he had _6_ switched the box top with the top from another puzzle.the picture they were looking at wasnt the puzzle they were _7_.we may feel _8_ with god because he doesnt live up to the _9_ we have of him.sometimes we feel frustrated with the church because it doesnt _10_ the ideal church that we have in mind.were often frustrated with _11_ because they fall short of expectations that we have of them.perhaps we should consider _12_ the problem in all these cases is that we are _13_ our expectations on a distorted viewof god or of the church or of others.perhaps our expectations are _14_ and can never be realized because weve been looking at the _15_ on the wrong box top.we may also feel frustrated with _16_ because we dont believe we live up to what others want from us or _17_ what we think god wants from us.more often than not，though，our problem is trying to make ourselves into someone elses image or _18_ ourselves to fit someone elses standards for us.god created us each to be _19_.we all have our own “boxtoppicture，” and the only way we can ever be _20_ in life is to be ourselves，allowing god to use us just the way we are.notes：jigsaw puzzles智力拼图玩具distorted view偏见【语篇解读】 本文是议论文。作者首先讲述了一家人在玩智力拼图时遇到的困难，然后联想到生活中我们也会有如此的经历，认识到只有勇敢做自己，我们才能成功。1a.interest bexcitement cdifficulty dfun答案c从后面他们遇到困难可以知道，他们买的拼图玩具难度也越来越大。2a.presented bhelped ccovered dtaught答案a一天晚上他给家人带回了一个一千多块的拼图玩具。其他选项均有一定的干扰性，联系上文的“the father regularly brought home puzzles”可以得出答案。3a.made bmanaged csolved dtried答案d联系下文的“the family was frustrated”可知这个家庭进行了没有成功的尝试。make it指“做到”；manage it指“设法对付过去”；solve it指“解决”。4a.therefore bhowever cstill dthen答案b前后为转折关系。5a.engine btop cpuzzle dquestion答案c由上下文可知他们要开始的是智力拼图，因此本空用puzzle。6a.accidentally boccasionally cimmediately dpurposely答案a他偶然地用另一个游戏的顶部接到这个游戏的顶部。occasionally指“有时候”；immediately指“立刻”；purposely指“故意地”。7a.meeting with bworking on cmaking up dknowing of答案b此处指“他们正在解决这个游戏”，因此用work on。meet with“偶然遇到”；make up“编造”；know of“知道有关情况”。8a.anxious bthankful cfrustrated dsad答案c联系空后的“because he doesnt live up to.”可知，因为上帝没有实现我们对他的期待，我们会很失落的。联系后面几段我们也可以得出答案。9a.promises bhopes cactions dexpectations答案d他没有实现我们对他的期望。空前的live up to意思是“实践，实现”。promise“承诺”；hope“希望”；action“行为”。10a.match up with bfit in clook like dstand for答案a这个教堂跟我们心目中的教堂不相配。match up with意思是“匹配”。fit in“装配”；look like“看上去像”；stand for“代表”。11a.friends brelatives cothers dchildren答案c联系下文中的“of god or of the church or of others”可以得出答案。12a.whether bhow cwhy dwhat答案awhether引导宾语从句，在句中的意思是“是否”。13a.focusing bbasing cmaking dbreaking答案b我们把期待建立在偏见之上。a项有一定的干扰性，focus.on的意思是“集中”。14a.useful bpractical cimproper dunrealistic答案d联系空后的“can never be realized ”可知，我们的期待是不现实的。useful“有用的”；practical“切合实际的”；improper“不适当的”。15a.style bdesign cpicture dshape答案c联系文章第二段最后一句“the picture they were looking at.”可以得出答案。16a.god bchurches cothers dourselves答案d联系空后的“because we dont believe we live up to what others want from us or.”可知，因为我们不能实现别人甚至上帝对我们的期待，我们对自己也会失落。17a.even bever calso donly答案aeven在这里表示程度的加深。甚至我们觉得我们都不能实现上帝对我们的期待。18a.improve bchange chelp dforce答案b联系空后的“fit someone elses standards for us”可知，我们改变自己以适应别人对我们的标准。从下文中的“to be ourselves”也可以得到答案提示。19a.necessary bhelpful cdifferent dgreat答案c联系空后的“we all have our own.”可以得出答案。20a.independent bhappy cknown dsuccessful答案d只有做自己我们才能成功。*结束高考预练1. -hello, this is 77553861.a. how are you? b. will you come tonight?c. can i take a mesage? d. is that mike?2. tom suggested that we _such a meeting, but jenny insisted that it _of great importance.a. not hold ; should be b. didnt hold ; be c. hold ; was d. not hold ; was3. you should take the medicine after you read the _.a. lines b. instructions c. words d. suggestions4. -hi, tracy, you look tired.-i am tired. i_ the living-room all day.a. painted b. have been painting c. had painted d. have painted5. im sorry. i _ you_ to me.a. dont know; are speaking b. dont know ;were speakingc. didnt know; were speaking d. didnt know; are speaking6. please _why youre so late, said his girlfriend.a. excuse b. explain c. apologize d. tell7. the rescue team made every _ to find the missing mountain climber.a. force b. energy c. effort d. possibility8. - would you mind the window? its hot here! may said. -_. tom replied.a. to open ; no, please b. open ; yes, pleasec. opening; no, of course not d. opening ; yes, please9. the murderer was brought in, with his hands behind his back.a. to be tied b. being tied c. tied d. having tied10. the reason_ he didnt come was _ he had to take care of his sick mother.a. why ; that b. why ; which c. which ; why d. that ; for11. we _ so tired. weve only been to a party.a. mustnt have felt b. wouldnt have feltc. shouldnt have felt d. couldnt have felt12. the girl_ on the