湖北省孝感市高考英语语法填空和阅读理解暑假练习（8）.doc

湖北省孝感市2016高考英语语法填空和阅读理解暑假练习（8）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。although april did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the central valley doesnt generally experience the sound and lightning that can go with those rains, its still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.the reason these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. for example, did you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when its actually the other way around. but then, if we believed only what we think and we see, wed still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night.most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds or between earth and a cloud. but, with about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, theres enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second.parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. when children understand that the light of the lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval (间隔) between the flash and the crash to learn how close they were to the actual spark (闪光).1. according to the author, in the area of the central valley_. a. rains usually come without thunder and lightning. b. it is usually dry in april c. children pay no attention to the two natural wonders. d. parents are not interested in thunder an lightning. 2. we believe that lightning is a downward motion because_. a. we were taught so by our parents from our childhood. b. we are taken in by our sense of vision. c. it is a common natural sight. d. it is a truth proved by science.3. what is true about lightning according to the passage? a. only a small number of lightning flashes occur on earth. b. lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another. c. lightning travels 5 times faster than thunder. d. there are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we can imagine.4. the underlined word “activity” is most closely related to the word (s) _. a. cloudb. lightning strikes c. lightning flashesd. thunderstorms5. it can be concluded from the passage that _. a. we should not believe what we see or hear. b. things moving downward are more noticeable. c. people sometimes may have wrong ideas about ordinary phenomena. d. adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomena.【参考答案】15、abddc 故事记叙型阅读理解(一)one tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester (学期) at shippensburg university, sirens(警报) sounded.these sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong.a house, only one block away, was on fire.nine of the universitys students lived there.from the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up.the victims (受灾者) of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night.the very next day, everyone got_into_gear to do their part in helping them.flyers(handbills) wereposted with items that were immediately needed, just to get these students through this next couple of days.boxes for donations (捐赠品) and money jars were placed in every residence hall (学生宿舍)as a residence director, i went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could.i knew that college students dont have much, but i asked them to do their best: “every little bit will help.” i really didnt think they could do much.i was proved wrong.at the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition, where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations.i announced that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.thursday evening we announced over the pa system that we were beginning the wing competition.within minutes, the place exploded.the single large box that i had placed in the lobby (大厅) was overflowing.we quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim(边；沿)members of the resident assistant staff and i began to count the items.i was astonished by what i saw, and i was inspired by these kids.when we came to the final tally(得分), the winners turned to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well.they wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.tears welled up in my eyes.i had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donate all that they could.and then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward.i was touched and so very proud of them.()1.the writer mainly wanted to_ by the story.atell us nine of the college students suffered from a firebsing praise of the college students helping the victims selflesslycdescribe how successful the wing competition was dexpress he was deeply moved by the college students action()2.the phrase “got into gear” in the second paragraph means _.astarted workingbtook measurescwas ready dwas eager()3.at first, the residence director thought _.ait was impossible to expect the college students to donate anythingbit was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college studentscthe college students would donate something, but not muchdthe college students would donate all they could()4.the wing competition was held _.aseveral days after the firebthe night after the fireca week after the firedtwo days after the fire()5.the phrase “in amazement” in paragraph 5 means _.asatisfiedly bexcitedlycsurprisedly dhappily【解析】本文是记叙文。全文叙述了在救灾捐助活动中，大学生的积极表现。1b主旨大意题。作者写此文章意在通过救灾捐助活动歌颂大学生忘我的助人为乐的精神，描述场面是手段，颂扬精神是目的。2a细节理解题。整段叙述救灾的紧急行动情况和大家的积极性，四个选项中只有a项的意思能和前后文吻合。3c细节理解题。作者起先的想法在第三段i knew that college students dont have much, but i asked them to do their best: “every little bit will help.”体现出来。4d星期二晚上发生火灾，星期四晚上搞募捐比赛，募捐比赛是在火灾后两天举行的。5c推理判断题。作者原以为大学生没什么东西可捐，对他们的捐献本没抱多大的期望。但捐献现场的气氛却是那样热烈，这大大出乎其意料，所以感到“惊讶”是很自然的。本段最后一句中的 “astonished” 对此题也可起到提示和印证的作用。【陕西省西安市长安一中2014第二次模拟】 阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。what shapes a mans ability and skill was always a question to psychologists until a few decades ago when findings show that they for the most part come from practice - repetitive and endless practice. the psychologist k. anders ericsson of the university of florida and his team, based on a survey of a violin class in a college of music, have found that the students whose levels are rated as “a” have spent on average over 10,000 hours on violin-practice, those with level b a bit less than 8,000 hours, and those with average or lower levels no more than 5,000 hours.the result of the survey is widely preferred because it suggests that practice makes perfect, that is, the distinction between “excellent” and “good” lies more in hard work than in natural intelligence. malcolm gladwell points out in his latest book outliers: the story of success: “practice isnt the thing you do once youre good. its the thing you do that makes you good.” besides, he thinks iq plays little part in the formation and development of ability. “when one has an iq of 120,” writes he, “what is beyond it does not make an evidential difference in real life.” however, scientists experimental results are quite different from the psychologists. their findings show success in many areas depends on intelligence - and not a little. david lubinski and camilla benbow of vanderbilt university, with their research group, carried out a milestone research. they selected from youth talented search 2000 teenagers of or under 13 whose sat results ranked top1%. after tracking the achievements the 2,000 “wonder children” made in academy and career, lubinski and benbows group found that those ranking top 1% have more possibility (averagely by two to four times) to get a doctors degree, a certificate, and publish academic theses and works than those ranking top 9%. as a conclusion, its a great advantage in the real world to have a high iq. 57. psychologists apply violin-practice as an example to support the idea that _. a. common people have more chances to become skilled b. practice plays a key role in the development of ability c. a mans ability has little to do with ones intelligence d. even a high iq man can not succeed without practice 58. psychologists conclusion is popular among people probably because _. a. everyone sees a chance to succeed through practice b. hard work plays as important a part in success as iq c. they are told that iq makes no difference in real life d. there is no difference between “excellent” and “good” 59. scientists conclusion differs from the psychologists in that they think _. a. success has much to do with intelligence b. both hard work and high iq lead to success c. practice makes up for a lack of intelligence d. success depends a lot on early development 60. what is the writers attitude to psychologists and scientists conclusions about mans ability and skill? a. he is more in favor of psychologists.b. he prefers scientists to psychologists.c. he takes an objective attitude to both.d. he supports both conclusions equally. 【参考答案】5760、baac语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】m: can you tell me_1_about your education?w: yes. im a_2_(graduate) of zhengzhou university. i learned business. m: did you like your business courses? w: very much, and ive done well_3_all of them. here are the results of my examinations.m: hm, you were indeed a good student. what about your_4_(speak) english? w: i can talk with foreigners_5_(free). when i was at college, i often_6_(go) to the english corner. we had english teachers from australia.m: hm. we can hire you. we give the employees _7_salary of 480 dollars a month at the beginning. if you do a good job, you will get a rise in three_8_(month) time.w: thats great. how long should i work every day?m: four hours every day and two days_9_in a week. w: do you offer housing to your employees? m: not now. my assistant will tell you_10_you are interested in. w: ok. when shall i begin my work?m: next week.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._0._答案：1.something2.graduate3.in4.spoken5.freel