高三英语二轮精品卷语法填空和完形填空（4）.doc

2014届高三英语二轮精品卷：语法填空和完形填空（4）ii. grammar and vocabularysection adirections: read the following two passages. fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. for the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. for the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. (a)roald dahl, the famous childrens book writer, was born to harold and sofie dahl on 13 september 1916. he was named (25)_ the explorer, roald amundsen, their national hero in norway of that time.in 1920, when dahl was four, his father died at the age of fifty seven. instead of (26)_(move) back to norway to live with her relatives, his mother decided to remain in britain. it had been her husbands wish to have their children (27)_(educate) in the best school in the world.at the age of eight, dahl and four of his friends (28)_(beat) by the headmaster after playing a practical joke on a candy store owner. throughout his childhood, dahl was sent to several boarding schools. he wrote to his mother almost every day （29）_ _homesickness. on (30) _ day when she died, he realized that she had saved every single one of his letters.young dahl used to dream of inventing a chocolate bar （31）_ would win the praise of the owner of the chocolate company, cadbury. this later became the inspiration for the (32) _(hot) of all his books -charlie and the chocolate factory. it was the book that finally brought him world fame. (b)to many singaporeans, mr. lee kong chian is a familiar name. popularly known as the “rubber and pineapple king”, he was a person who had donated generously to the society by pouring his wealth into charity work. knowing (33)_ education means to a person, he devoted a lot of energy and money to (34)_(build) schools. he was particularly concerned with the less fortunate as he could relate himself to them.although lees father knew lee (35)_ receive education, his father wasnt able to afford to send him to school. however, his fathers friends helped him pay for his education. having left school as an honour student, he went to work in the field of rubber and pineapple (36)_ he set up his own business later. thanks to the golden timing then, he had hardly got familiar with the dealings in the field (37)_ he enjoyed great success. his wealth rose rapidly and before long he became a millionaire.(38)_ wealthy he was, he never forgot his humble beginnings and was always ready (39)_(help). since 1952 till today, the lee foundation which he founded (40)_(donate) three hundred million dollars to various causes with no conditions attached. his generosity has provided relief to the poor of all races.section bdirections: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. each word can be used only once. note that there is one word more than you need.a complicated b. suitable c. understand d. regularly e. instant f. access g. divide h. normally i. obtain j. symbols k. referamong the note-taking forms in todays us schools, the cornell method is widely recommended. providing a form for concentrating and organizing notes, the cornell method sets up a system to direct students to _41_ the paper into two columns. the note-taking column, which is usually on the right, is twice the size of the key word column on the left. the student should leave five to seven lines blank, at the bottom of the page.notes from a lecture or teaching occupy the note-taking column which _42_ contain the main ideas of the textbook or lecture. most _43_ ideas and long sentences are avoided while _44_ or abbreviations（缩写） are preferred instead. to assist with future reviews, _45_thoughts or questions should be noted down as soon as possible so that the students may _46_ to these points for reflection or further research. the key-word column is a(n) _47_ place to note down these ideas. these ideas may later turn into potential research results as students are always encouraged to reflect on the notes _48_ or go deep into the questions further.within 24 hours after the note-taking, the student must revise and then produce a short summary in the bottom space. such move helps him to _49_ the topic better. when preparing for a test, the student has _50_ to a brief but detailed record of the previous classes.iii. reading comprehensionsection adirections: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.in todays american society, high school dropout has day by day grown into a big problem threatening social and economic stability, as many cases of family _51_ or even tragedies, caused by youth dropout are grabbing headlines in media. dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or equivalent _52_ such as a general educational development (ged) certificate. although students who drop out come from various backgrounds, several _53_ facts can be noticed. national data show that students from low-income, black or single-parent families are much more likely to drop out of school than their fellow students. _54_ performance is also playing a role. students receiving poor grades which, in turn, leads to _55_ self-recognition, are sure to be on the high-risk list of dropping out.in recent years, advances in technology have _56_ the demand for a highly skilled labor force, changing a high school education into a minimum requirement for entry into the labor market. as high school completion has become a(n) _57_ requirement for many entry-level jobs, dropouts are having a really hard time in todays job market. on average, dropouts are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates and to earn less money even if they _58_ find jobs. employed dropouts in a variety of studies are usually working at unskilled jobs or at _59_ service occupations offering little opportunity for upward mobility.considering the serious consequences dropping out may bring about, national leaders have demanded that schools, communities, and families take major steps to keep students at school. to make school attendance compulsory(强制的) looks like an effective measure. _60_, many people fear that it will not go far as compulsory attendance usually indicates monitoring on students, which might cause _61_ from the students. others including president obama, focus their dropout prevention efforts on a program to _62_ class size, replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities where poor students can get _63_ instruction from experienced teachers. combined with frequent home visits by teachers, which definitely _64_ families to participate in prevention efforts, the program is reported to take effect and the nationwide school attendance is _65_. 51.a. objectionsb. conflictsc. establishmentsd. happiness52. a. opportunitiesb. lengthsc termsd. qualifications53. a. commonb. strangec. possibled. positive54. a. financialb. communicativec. academicd. social55. a. separateb. negativec. significantd. standard56. a. fueledb. changedc. challengedd. supposed57. a. unbearableb. jointc. singled. basic5