福建省福州市高考英语（四月）阅读、短文语法填空自练（8）.doc

2015福州市高考英语（四月）阅读、短文语法填空自练（8）答案【由湖南省2014高考十三校联考第二次考试改编】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。if you are a fan of jk rowling and her harry potter book series, you may be fascinated with the idea of an invisible coatyou are not alonescientists have been working hard to produce a material which will make buildings as well as people invisiblenow a canadian company claims to have succeeded with magical textile （纺织品） called quantum stealthbritish columbia based on hyperstealth technology corporation claims that the material makes its wearers completely invisible, even to people with night glassesalso, just like the young wizards coat, it is light-weight and does not need cameras, batteries, lights or mirrors to operatebut best of all, it is cheap to makeas to how it really works, the company keeps it a top secretbesides stating that they have successfully managed to bend light waves, so that they go round the material instead of through it, the company is not giving out any detailswhat it does detail is all the good uses that quantum stealth could be put to-ranging from protecting us and canadian soldiers forced to step into enemy region, to allowing special armed forces to carry out surprise attack without any fear of being seenand if that is not enough they even imagine creating aircrafts and submarines （潜水艇） that can go completely undetectedto prove that quantum stealth really exists, the company has released photos and even a video showing its magical propertiesfor those that are still sceptical, they have only one thing to say both the us and canadian military officials have witnessed it live and are so impressed that they are working with hyper stealth technology to create the next generation survival blanket that could make the soldier invisible all at once! if this is indeed true, we have only one question: when will this magical fabric beavailable to the rest of us?1whats the purpose of the first paragraph?ato bring in the topicbto draw peopled attention to jk rowling and her ideacto make the article interestingdto introduce the canadian company2according to the passage, quantum stealth is _aan invisible coat worn by the wizard in the film harry potterba type of material making its users invisiblecan equipment employed as an alternative for camerasdan advanced weapon used to attack enemies3which of the following words can be used to describe the coat?aconvenient but not expensive bcreative but heavycordinary and light dmagical and imaginary4the third paragraph is mainly about _athere are no details about the materialbwhether the material is true or falsecthe materials theory and functionsdthe material has been put into practice5which of the following statements is true according to the passage? athe material is invisible only to those with night glasses bquantum stealth will be widely used in our life sooncpeople have no faith in the photos and video provided at alldthe new product can still be improved for better use【参考答案】 15、abacd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。tea drinking was common in china for about one thousand years before anyone in europe had ever heard about tea. people in britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. it could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. some of them were not sure how to use it. they thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. then they served them mixed with butter and salt. they soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. tea was rare and very expensive in england until the ships of the east india company began to bring it direct from china early in the seventeenth century. during the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. at the same time people on the continent were becoming more and more appreciate of tea. until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day an outstanding french lady named madame de sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. she found it so agreeable. because she was such a great lady, her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. slowly this habit spread until it reached england and today only very few british people drink tea without milk. at first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening no one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four oclock stopped her getting “a submerging(沉浸) feeling” as she called it. she invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born. 56which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into britain? athe british got expensive tea from india. btea reached britain from holland. cthe british were the first people in europe who drank tea. dit was not until the 17th century that the british had tea. 57this passage mainly discusses. athe history of tea drinking in britain bhow tea became a popular drink in britain chow the british got the habit of drinking tea dhow tea-time was born 58people in europe began to drink tea with milk because. ait tasted like milk bit tasted more pleasant cit became a popular drink dmadame de sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea 59we may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in britain was mostly due to the influence of . aa famous french lady bthe ancient chinese cthe upper social class dpeople in holland【参考答案】56-59、 badc 语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【全国新课标卷题型】every language has its own special words and expressions. and a story can be told about each of them.hot is a simple, easilyunderstood word. so are most of the expressions_1_(make) with the word hot. but not always，_2_we shall see.the words hot potato, for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato.the potato is a popular vegetable in the united states. many people like baked potatoes, cooked in an oven or fire. imagine_3_(try) to carry a hot, baked potato in your hand. it would be difficult, even painful, to do so.now we are getting close_4_the meaning of hot potato.some publiclydisputed issues are_5_(high) emotional. the issues must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with_6_， as difficult and painful as holding a hot potato. one such hot potato is taxes._7_(call) for higher taxes can mean defeat for a politician. and yet，_8_taxes are not raised, some very popular government programs could be cut_9_that also can make a politician very unpopular. so the questions must be dealt with carefully，_10_same way you would handle any other hot potato.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1made过去分词短语做定语，与所修饰的名词之间是被动关系。2asas引导非限制性定语从句，意为“正如”。3tryingimagine后接动名词做宾语。4toget close to“接近”，固定搭配。5highly修饰形容词emotional用副词。6them指代前面的名词issues，故用them。7calling动名词短语做主语。8ifif引导条件状语从句。9and此处语意承接，用并列连词and。10thesame前应该用定冠词the。广东省语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。among the few scientists who have had a great effect on science and history, albert einstein is perhaps the _1_ (great). an american university president once commented that einstein had created _2_ new view of the universe. his theory has completely changed the way scientists understand time and space. now, more and more people agree that the universe is something more complicated than _3_ they have ever thought before.einstein _4_ (bear) in germany in 1879. in 1914, young einstein, already internationally famous, became a professor at an institute in berlin. he had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study. however, _5_ peaceful life was soon broken by the first world war.einstein hated violence. he was deeply affected by the war; he sat _6_ (happily) in his office doing nothing and _7_ (lose) interest in his research. only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.in the years _8_ (follow) the first world war, people showered honor upon him. he became the head of the kaiser wilhelm institute of theoretical physics. in 1921 he won the noble prize _9_ physics and was greatly honored and respected in germany. however, his life was again disrupted. the second world wa