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浙江省湖州市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（1）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。english as a foreign languagewho taught you to speak english? your parents, while you were a young child? your teachers at school? perhaps even the bbc as a grown-up. whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language. there are now about 376 million people who speak english as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. there are said to be one billion people learning english now and about 80% of the information on the internet is in english. is this a good thing, or a bad thing? should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music? does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? on the contrary, i would have thought-although i have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. ask the people of india(where many of them speak at least some english)and pakistan(the same situation with india). . . if we all speak english, will we then all start eating mcdonalds burgers? surely not. if english becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), will it kill other languages? i doubt it. when i travel in africa or asia, i am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as english and perhaps some french or german as well. when we discussed this on talking point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in ireland. “the english language is a beautiful language. maybe its like a rose, ”he said. “but who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”well, i love roses, and i think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. but the way i see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything else. if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗? 战乱会因此而减少吗? 将来人们会只讲一种语言, 吃同样的食物, 听同样的音乐吗? 作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说: 英语好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮, 但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. how many people learn english as their second language? a. about 80%. b. about 376 million. c. about one million. d. we dont know. 【解析】选b。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知, 把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million。故选b。2. what does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? a. language. b. family. c. the world. d. the earth. 【解析】选c。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose用来指代english, 所以garden自然是指代the world。故选c。3. the author would probably agree that. a. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenb. its good for people from other countries to learn englishc. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensd. english is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选b。作者意图题。根据全文内容, 尤其最后一句if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选b。4. this passage is mainly about. a. why english has become a global languageb. how many people in the world speak englishc. how people in the world learn english as a foreign languaged. whether we need to worry about english being a world language【解析】选d。主旨大意题。通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点, 我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选d。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。(原创)people around the world are remembering nelson mandela, south africas first black president. he died thursday at the age of 95. south african president jacob zuma said, “the nation has lost its greatest son, and our people have lost a father. ”mandela had been in poor health for several years. he was repeatedly treated in hospital, most recently for a lung infection. he became infected with tuberculosis(肺结核)many years ago while in prison. nelson mandela was the main leader in efforts to end white minority rule in south africa. he spent 27 years in prison for his part in fighting apartheid(种族隔离)the nations policy of discrimination(歧视)against blacks. many world leaders, past and present, are remembering nelson mandela. frederick w. de klerk was south africas last apartheid leader. he freed mandela from prison in 1990. later, the two men won the nobel peace prize. mr. de klerk said people will remember mandela for the importance he placed on reconciliation(和解)being able to reach a settlement between conflicting sides. he said their relationship was, in his words, “often stormy”, but he said they were“always able to come together at critical(关键的)moments. ”in the united states, president barack obama called mandela an influential, brave and profoundly good human being. mr. obama said mandela will be remembered for leaving a free south africa at peace. “i am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from nelson mandelas life. my very first political actionthe first thing i ever did that involved an issue, or a policy, or politicswas a protest against apartheid. i would study his words and his writings. ”in london, british prime minister david cameron called mandela a true global hero. in his words, a great light has gone out in the world. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了南非前总统曼德拉的去世及世界各国主要领导人对曼德拉的缅怀。1. which is true about mandela? a. he seldom received treatment in hospital. b. he died in prison. c. a lung infection caused mandelas death. d. he died when he was still president. 【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据第三段he was repeatedly treated in hospital, most recently for a lung infection. 一句可知曼德拉因肺部感染去世。故选c。2. what does the underlined word“stormy”in para. 6 mean? a. rainyb. fiercec. peacefuld. challenging【解析】选b。词义猜测题。根据后句mr. de klerk说在关键时刻双方能够联合可知双方的关系有时很激烈。3. what can we learn from the passage? a. frederick w. de klerk is still an enemy of mandela. b. president barack obama learned a lot from nelson mandelas life. c. nelson mandela fought for the independence of south africa. d. jacob zuma called mandela a true global hero. 【解析】选b。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“i am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from nelson mandelas life. . . ”部分可知美国总统奥巴马从曼德拉身上学到了许多。4. the passage is most likely a part of. a. an advertisementb. a travel bookletc. a biographyd. a newspaper【解析】选d。文章出处题。本文介绍了曼德拉去世后世界各国举行哀悼的情况, 最可能出自报纸的新闻, 故选d。a项意思是“广告”; b项意思是“旅游手册”; c项意思是“人物传记”。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。beijing, july 8 (xinhuanet)- a new hotel concept has been realized in a village in northern sweden, which aims to make the simple treehouse become a world-class destination for travellers. the treehotel, located in a place called harads, will consist of four rooms when it opens on july 17th: the cabin, the blue cone, the nest, and the mirrorcube.two additional rooms are scheduled to open in october. the long term vision(想象) is even more expansive. “our goal in five years is to have 24 rooms from 24 different architects,” says treehotel co-founder kent lindvall.the first six rooms were designed by five different architects. the mirrorcube which stands four meters high and four meters wide, and the walls of which are made with a mirrored glass, has drawn widespread attention as it will beattached to a single tree. “its an interesting building. you cant find anything else like this in the world today. its unique(独特的),” says lindvall. “everything will reflect in it-the trees, the birds, the clouds and the sun in the forest. so it could hardly be seen in the forest. this is untouched forest and we want to keep it the same way.”lindvall says the treehotels vision proves a powerful draw, with enquiries(询问) coming in from far and wide. “i think whats exciting here is that were just 60 km below the arctic circle. it means theres a good possibility to have the northern lights in the winter and of course to have the midnight sun in the summer.”the motto of the treehotel is “feel free in a tree” and expense will cost up to about $555.50 for two guests in the cube, which is designed to hold up to four guests. 47. the underlined word “expansive” probably means _. a. costing a lot of moneyb. covering a large areac. requiring knowledge and skillsd. increasing suddenly and rapidly48. according to the passage, the mirrorcube is a unique building because _. a. everything can reflect in it b. its large with plenty of spacec. there is a large mirror wall in itd. it has limited effect on local wildlife 49. which of the following statements is true? a. the treehotel is ideally situated to enjoy the natural wonders. b. the treehotel is a great base to explore the many local places of interest.c. travellers can have a relaxed holiday at a reasonable price in the treehotel.d. the six rooms of the treehotel was separately designed by 6 different architects.50. where can you most probably see the passage? a. in a newspaper. b. in a magazine.c. in a website.d. in a science journal.【参考答案】4750、baac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。 i had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. it was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. i had never met him before although i had often heard people talk about him. he sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before i understood anything. even then all i could make out was that someone called milly had had a very bad accident. i hadnt the slightest idea who she was but i obviously had to go .it had been snowing heavily that day and i didnt know the way. i had been driving for at least an hour when i finally found his place. he was standing there, waiting for me. it seemed milly had died. “she meant more to me than anyoneeven my own wife!” he said. i could see that he had been crying. i thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). i was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).”i wouldnt leave her out in the cold!” he said.milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. i was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .he lifted his candle and i saw a dark figure on the ground.” she was such a good cow! i wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.46.the underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means _ .a.expect b.understand c.see clearlyd.hear clearly【答案】b【解析】词义猜测题。根据that someone called milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者已经了解了发生了什么事情，故选b。47.before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see milly lying _ .a.on the ground of a barn b.on the floor of a room.c.in bed in a room d.in bed in a barn【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据that someone called milly had had a very bad accident.可知作者认为应该是一个人出了事，应该躺在床上，故选c。48.what do we know about milly from the story?a.she had met with an accident.b.she had caused a scandalc.she was seriously ill.d.she was hidden somewhere.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据milly had had a very bad accident.可知她除了事故，故选a。49.the farmer wished that the writer might _ .a.look into the matterb.bring milly back to lifec.free him from a scandald.keep the whole thing a secret【答案】b【解析】细节理解题。根据i wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her!”可知作者是一个医生，这个农民想让他去救活他的这头牛，故选b。50.the person who told the story is probably a _ .a.farmerb.policeman c.country doctord.newspaper reporter【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据i wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her可知他可能是乡村医生，故选c。完形填空it was unusually quiet in the emergency room on december 25.i didnt think there would be any_1_，sighing about having to work on christmas.just then five bodies_2_at my desk，a pale woman and four children.“are you all_3_？”i asked.“yes，” she said weakly and lowered her head.but when it came to_4_of their problems，things got a little uncertain. two of the children had headaches，two children had earaches，_5_only one could tell me which ear was affected.the_6_complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.i didnt say anything but_7_that it might he a little while_8_a doctor could see her. she responded，“_9_your time；its warm in here.”then，i checked their chart. no addressthey were_10_.the waiting room was warm.i went back to the nurses station and mentioned we had a homeless_11_in the waiting room. the nurses，complaining of_12_on christmas，turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get_13_on christmas. the team went into action，much as we do when theres a_14_emergency.but this was a christmas emergency.we were all_15_a free meal on christmas day，so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our_16_.we needed presents.we_17_from different departments candies，fruits and other things_18_that could be presents. as seriously as we met the_19_needs of the patients，our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on christmas.later，as the family walked to the door to_20_，the fouryearold boy came running back，gave me a hug and whispered，“thanks for being our angels today.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。圣诞夜，当我们这些护士为还要继续工作而抱怨时，一家五口来急诊。当我们了解情况后，纷纷伸出援助之手，让无家可归的一家人度过了一个温暖的圣诞节。1.a.customersbpatientscworkersdtourists解析customer意为“顾客”；patient意为“病人”；worker意为“工人”；tourist意为“游客”。根据下文内容可知，此处是医院，“我”想着圣诞节应该不会再有病人了。答案b2a.s howed upbtook inccame outdlooked on解析show up意为“出现”；take in意为“吸收；欺骗”；come out意为“出版；结果是”；look on意为“旁观”。根据上下文内容可知，是五个人出现在“我”的办公桌前。答案a3a. eagerbhungrycsickdwarm解析由语境可知，此处是在医院，因此我询问他们是不是都病了。答案c4a. descriptionsbcommentscinstructionsdresults解析description意为“描述”；comment意为“评论”；instruction意为 “说明”；result意为“结果；成绩”。由语境可知，当他们开始描述他们的病情时，事情就有点让人摸不着头脑了。答案a5a. sobforcthusdbut解析由语境可知，两个孩子说头疼，两个孩子说耳朵疼，但只有一个能告诉“我”是哪只耳朵疼。这里表示一种转折关系。答案d6a. motherbchildrencnursesddoctor解析根据上文内容可知，母子共五人来看病，其中四个孩子都说了自己的问题，只剩下母亲没有说了，因此是孩子的母亲说自己咳嗽了。答案a7a. answeredbimaginedcexplaineddanalysed解析answer意为“回答”；imagine意为“想象”；explain意为“解释”；analyse意为“分析”。由语境可知，“我”也没说什么，只是解释说，过会儿医生才会来给她检查。答案c8a. afterbsincecbeforedwhen解析由语境可知，在医生来之前还得有