辽宁盘锦市高考英语 信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（9）.doc

辽宁盘锦市2014高考英语信息匹配、阅读理解训练题（9）及答案（北京卷）完形填空i used to hate being called upon in class mainly because i didnt like attention drawn to myself. and 36 otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, i always 37 to sit at the back of the classroom.all this 38 after i joined a sports team. it began when a teacher suggested i try out for the basketball team. at first i thought it was a crazy 39 because i didnt have a good sense of balance, nor did i have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. but for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, i wouldnt have decided to give a try.getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! when i first started 43 the practice sessions, i didnt even know the rules of the game, much 44 what i was doing. sometimes id get 45 and take a shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. 46 , i wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so i decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things i didnt 48 “just yet”.i practiced and practiced. soon i knew the 49 and the “moves”. being part of a team was fun and motivating. very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. with time, i learned how to play and made friends in the 51 friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. i never had so much fun!with my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. i have gone from “53” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand even when i sometimes wasnt and not 100 percent 55 i had the right answer. now i have more self-confidence in myself.36. a. as b. until c. unless d. though37. a. hoped b. agreed c. meant d. chose38. a. continued b. changed c. settled d. started39. a. idea b. plan c.belief d. saying40. a. right b. chance c. ability d.patience41. a. going b. looking c. cheering d. applying42. a. point b. half c. rest d. basis43. a. enjoying b. preparing c. attending d. watching44. a. less b. later c. worse d. further45. a. committed b. motivated c. embarrassed d. confused46. a. interestingly b. fortunately c. obviously d. hopefully47. a. focus b. act c. rely d. try48. a. want b. do c. support d. know49. a. steps b. orders c. rules d. games50. a. roles b. part c. mind d. value51. a. process b. operation c. movement d. situation52. a. expressed b. improved c. preserved d. recognized53. a. dreaming b. playing c. relaxing d. hiding54. a. by b. for c. with d. to55. a. lucky b. happy c. sure d. satisfied【答案】cdbac abcad badcb abddc many years ago, when i was fresh out of school and working in denver, i was driving to my parents home in missouri for christmas. i stopped at a gas station(加油站)about 50 miles from oklahoma city, where i was planning to stop and visit a friend. while i was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), i said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas. i took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. i stopped and wondered what i should do. a car pulled up behind me. it was the couple i had spoken to at the gas station. they said they would take me to my friends .we chatted on the way into the city, and when i got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card. i wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. soon afterward, i received a christmas present from them. their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful. years later, i drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. in late afternoon i returned to my car and found that id left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. then i noticed that the friendly ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. i walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom. just how friendly is friendly ford? i asked and explained my trouble. they quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. they would accept no payment, so when i got home, i wrote them a note to say thanks. i received a letter back from one of the salesmen. no one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.thank you - two powerful words. theyre easy to say and mean so much.60. the author planned to stop at oklahoma city_.a. to visit a friend b. to see his parentsc. to pay at the cash register d. to have more gas for his car61. the words “took off” underlined in paragraph 2 mean “_”.a. turned off b. moved off c. put up d. set up62. what happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?a. he had it pulled back to the gas station. b. the couple sent him a business card.c. the couple offered to help him. d. he called his friend for help.63. the battery of the authors car was dead because_.a. something went wrong with the lights b. the meeting lasted a whole dayc. he forgot to turn off the lights d. he drove too long a distance64. by telling his own experiences, the author tries to show_.a. how to write a thank-you letter b. how to deal with car problemsc. the kind-heartedness of older people d. the importance of expressing thanks2、(10分) 60.a 61.b 62.c 63.c 64.d60解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“at a gas station about 50 miles from oklahoma city, where i was planning to stop and visit a friend” where 是修饰oklahoma city的，可知去oklahoma city是为了拜访一个朋友。61解析：这是一道猜义题。根据上一句“pay for gas”和 后面的“gone only a few miles”可知took off是离开的意思,选项b move off也是离开的意思。turn off：关掉；put up:拿起；set up 设立。62解析：这是一道细节推断题。从第二段“they said they would take me to my friends”和“when i got out of the car”可知老夫妇把作者送到了朋友家。*结束can you imagine a catfish bigger than a boy? there are more than 1,000 kinds of catfish; 28 species are found in the united states lakes and rivers. this huge family has some mighty strange members. lets meet a few.walking catfish. natures feisty little catfish, found in southern florida, has an extra lung for breathing on dry land. when its swimming hole dries up, the walking catfish waddles on stiff forward fins in search of another lake or stream. if an enemy attacks, the fish flares (展开) its top and front fins and leaps at the attacker to scare it off.armored catfish. this catfish has heavy, bony plates protecting its body. the shell makes the fish difficult to bone. to cook it, throw the fish whole into a fire. when it is done, break it open for eating. some armored catfish are found in florida, but the 100pounders live in south america.rounding out the family of strange catfish are talking catfish, which make growing sound when you pull them from the water; climbing catfish, which move quickly up shore brush in search of food; electric catfish, which can deliver a mild shock; and blind catfish, which settle in the inky blackness of underwater caves. blind catfish find food through taste buds in their eight whiskers (须)most catfish have four whiskers on the upper jaw and four on the lower jaw. sensory holes on these whiskers help the fish smell and taste food even in the muddiest of water. the united states does not have catfish anywhere near the size of those in south america. but in some large us. rivers, blue and flathead catties do top 100 pounds.most of the catfish you are likely to catch will be much smaller, about frying pan size. when you catch one, remember that the top fins and the forward fins have poison glands(腺) at their bases. they can give you painful wounds，(.) 5the purpose of the passage is to _.aencourage readers to go fishing for catfishbinform readers of the worlds largest catfishcdescribe the unusual characteristics of catfishdexplain different ways to catch a variety of catfish6the author talks about the way of cooking an armored catfish to show that _. ait has heavy and bony platesbits hard to cook and eatcit has too many bonesdits poisonous inside7which is not mentioned about catfish in the passage?aits eating habits. bits living conditions.cits whiskers. dits size.8what may be continued in the last paragraph?athe authors love for catfish.bwhere else to catch catfish.cthe origin of the name “catfish”dthe safest way to handle catfish.答案大千世界，无奇不有。有的鲶鱼比孩子还大，有的鲶鱼可以行走，有的鲶鱼需要放在烈火中烧烤才能食用本文带你走进鲶鱼的世界，了解形形色色的鲶鱼。5c。主旨大意题。结合第一段最后一句以及下文的内容可知文章描述的是不同种类的鲶鱼的不同特点。6a。细节理解题。由文章第三段可知答案。7a。细节理解题。文章中没有涉及鲶鱼的饮食习惯。8d。文章结构题。文章最后一段的后半部分提到捕捉鲶鱼时要特别小心，因为它们身体的某些部位有毒，由此可推测作者接下来要叙述如何安全地应对。*结束alouis armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号). some people called him bagamo. they said his mouth looked like a large bag. musicians often called him pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.born in 1901 in new orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. armstrong often said, “jazz and i grew up together.”armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短号) at a boys home. in his late teens, armstrong began to live the life of a musician. he played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that travelled on the mississippi river. at that time, new orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.in 1922 he went to chicago. there, the tale of louis armstrong begins. from then until the end of his life, armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the american popular song.his cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “listening to pops just makes you feel good all over.” he was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. his death, on july 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.56. armstrong was called pops because he_.a. looked like a musician b. was a musician of much influencec. showed an interest in music d. traveled to play modern music57. the third paragraph is developed_.a. by space b. by examples c. by time d. by comparison58.which statement about armstrong is true?a.his tale begins in new orleans b.he was born before jazz was invented.c.his music was popular with his listeners.d.he learned popular music at a boys home.59. which would be the best title for the text?a. the invention of the jazz music b. the father of the jazz stylec. the making of a musician d. the spread of popular music参考答案56 bccb *结束two hours from the tall buildings of manhattan and philadelphia live some of the worlds largest black bears. they are in northern pennsylvanias pocono mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.the streams, lakes, meadows (草地), mountain ridges and forests that make the poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. to protect the poconos natural beauty from irresponsible development, the nature conservancy (大自然保护协会) named the area one of americas “last great places”.operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of long pond, pennsylvania, the conservancys bud cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. by developing partnerships with people like francis altemose, the conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.altemoses family has farmed in the pocono area for generations. two years ago francis worked with the conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. as a result, his familys land can be protected from development and the altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7-year-old grandson.cook owes the conservancys success in the poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local residents.“the key to protecting these remarkable lands is conn