山东省淄博市高考英语 阅读类系列（26）.doc

淄博市2014高考英语阅读类系列系列（26）及答案完形填空(201*重庆二诊)years ago when i first heard “empty nest”， it sounded like a pleasant position to be in. i had three small kids and the _1_ of waking up in the morning _2_ rested，instead of having my eyes opened by tiny fingers，was quite _3_. oh，the beauty of dinnertime without spilled milk，a house without sounds of _4_， and walls without sticky fingerprints covered in jam. i could _5_ a shopping cart (手推车) that was filled with groceries instead of children! however，when i _6_ that soughtafter goal, it was rather a _7_. it no longer looked attractive because these years had _8_ the distasteful parts of motherhood. for some time, no one had been crying to be _9_ in the middle of the night. _10_ needed to be dressed or have their shoes tied ten times a day. just when the children became pleasant _11_ ，they moved out. is there no justice?i tried not to look into the three empty bedrooms as i passed by them. school books，papers，and toys had all _12_ . when i finally moved out of my depression，i _13_ my dear husband，jack，looking almost the same as when i had fallen _14_ in love with him. except for showing a bit of _15_，the years had been good to him. i caught myself _16_ when i realized the creases(皱纹) on his face were smile lines，not _17_ wrinkles.well, my nest was not empty after all. it still _18_ the one special person i had chosen to share my life with. in the quiet of the empty nest, it might be _19_ for us to find each other. i wondered if maybe we could restart the passion we had. and then, _20_ to answer my unspoken question，he looked at me and winked(眨眼) 若干年前，当孩子们还小的时候，我第一次听到“空巢”这一名词时，它听起来能令人处于一种愉快的状况，但是当孩子们长大离开后，我觉得很失望、很失落，但我终于发现家其实并不是空巢，我还有一个始终微笑着的与我终生相伴的爱人。1a. opinion b. thought c. mind d. view答案：b。若干年前，我第一次听到“空巢”这一名词时，它听起来能令人处于一种愉快的状况。我有三个小孩，那种早晨睡到自然醒而不是让孩子们的小手把我的眼睛弄开的想法是吸引人的。thought思想，想法。2a. slowly b. partially c. fully d. freshly答案：c。fully rested得到充分的休息。3a. annoying b. amusing c. exciting d. appealing答案：d。appealing动人的，吸引人的。exciting令人兴奋的，使人激动的；annoying恼人的，讨厌的；amusing有趣的，引人发笑的。4a. crying b. laughing c. talking d. singing答案：a。吃晚餐时没有泼洒的牛奶、房子里没有哭喊声、墙上没有粘满果酱的黏糊糊的手印是多么美好。5a. force b. pull c. push d. drag答案：c。我可以推着装满食品杂货的手推车而不是推着孩子6a. stretched b. approached c. extended d. reached答案：d。然而，当我实现了我原来追求的目标后。reach.goal实现目标。7a. surprise b. disappointment c. pleasure d. shock答案：b。这是相当令人失望的。disappointment失望，沮丧。8a. passed b. solved c. involved d. explained答案：b。空巢不再有吸引力，因为这些年已经解决了做母亲的那些使人不愉快的(不合口味的)那部分问题或困难。solve解决，解答。9a. fed b. cared c. protected d. treated答案：a。有一段时间，没有人再在半夜哭着需要被喂东西。feed喂，喂(人或动物)食物。10a. somebody b. nobody c. anybody d. everybody答案：b。没有人需要给穿衣服或一天需给系十多次鞋带。11a. friends b. partners c. company d. group答案：c。正当孩子们成为愉快的伙伴时，他们搬出去了，难道就这样不公平吗？company经常与之为伍的人，伙伴。12a. existed b. left c. faded d. disappeared答案： d。当我从旁边经过的时候，我尽可能不向三个空卧室里看。课本、作业和玩具都已经不在了。disappear消失，失踪。13a. watched b. observed c. recognized d. noticed答案：d。当我终于摆脱沮丧时，我注意到我亲爱的丈夫。notice(无意间)注意到，留心。14a. early b. quickly c. wildly d. widely答案：c。他几乎和我们热恋时一模一样。wildly疯狂地。15a. wear b. sorrow c. suffering d. anxiety答案：a。除了岁月留下的一点痕迹。wear磨损，变旧。16a. shouting b. reflecting c. smiling d. relaxing答案：c。当我意识到他脸上的皱纹是微笑的线条而不是焦虑和担心的皱纹时，我发现自己笑了。17a. worry b. relief c. regret d. fight答案：a。由语境可知此处应为和smile相对的worry。18a. possessed b. held c. supported d. lived答案：b。毕竟我的家并不是空巢，我依然拥有一个特别的人，那个我选择与我相伴一生的人。hold拥有(某人、事物)。possess拥有/持有/占有(财、物)。19a. smarter b. harder c. easier d. later答案：c。在这个安静的空巢里，或许对我们来说更容易发现彼此。20a. even if b. although c. as d. as if答案：d。我在想我们或许能够重新开始我们曾经有过的激情，就在此时，他看了看我并对我眨眼，仿佛在回答我没有说出的问题。as if犹如，好像。*结束passage *today i showed some foreign friend around our city. 1._we started off in car from the friendship hotel at 8:00 a. m. 2._we first got to jinshan park. we are all struck by its 3._beautiful flowers on show. then, we visited the city museum. 4._we saw plenty of valuable things, from that we learned a lot 5._about the city. after that, they drove to jinshan temple. that is 6._a beautiful place of interest in our city, but there we enjoyed 7._the wonderfully scenery of the sea. we had a delicious lunch at the 8._seafood restaurant and we returned back at noon.all the foreign 9._friends were pleased with my arrangement. we did have the 10_wonderful time today.key 21.friend-friends 2.in by 3.arewere 4right 5.thatwhich 6.they-we 7.butand 8.wondefullywonderful 9 back/ 10 thea *结束*结束hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. living alone, every day he worked in his garden. in all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. all sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell. hans had many friends, the most devoted being the miller. so devoted was the rich miller to hans that hed never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. the miller used to talk about noble ideas, and hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend. the neighbors thought it strange that the rich miller never gave hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship. in spring, summer, and autumn hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. though extremely lonely, the miller never came to see him then. “theres no good in going to see hans while the snow lasts.” the miller said to his wife, “when people are in trouble they shouldnt be bothered. so ill wait till the spring comes when hes happy to give me flowers.” “youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “couldnt we ask hans up here?” said their son. “ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “how silly you are!” cried the miller. “i really dont know whats the use of sending you to school. if hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybodys nature. i am his best friend, and ill always watch over him, and see that hes not led into any temptation. besides, if hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldnt be confused. the words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. everybody can see that.” he looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea. spring coming, the miller went down to see hans. again he talked about friendship. “hans, friendship never forgets. im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life. see, how lovely your roses are!” hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “ill give you many good things. i think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the miller. “and now, as ill give you many good things, im sure youd like to give me some flowers in return. heres the basket, and fill it quite full.” poor hans was afraid to say anything. he ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the millers basket, imagining the many good things promised by the miller. the next day he heard the miller calling: “hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?” “im sorry, but i am really very busy today.” “well,” said the miller, “considering that im going to give you my things, its rather unfriendly of you to refuse. upon my word, you mustnt mind my speaking quite plainly to you.” poor hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted. one evening hans was sitting by fire when the miller came. “hans,” cried the miller, “my little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and im going for the doctor. but he lives so far away, and its such a bad windy night. it has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. you know im going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.” “certainly,” cried hans. he struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the millers house in time to save the boy. however, hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned. at hans funeral, the miller said, “i was his best friend. i should walk at the head of the procession.” every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 16. “flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as _. a. “different words may mean quite different things.” b. “interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.” c. “im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life.”d. “i think being generous is the base of friendship.”17. from the passage, we can learn that hans _. a. was extremely wise and noble b. was highly valued by the miller c. admired the miller very much d. had a strong desire for fortune 18. the author described the millers behavior in order to _. a. warn the readers about the danger of a false friend b. show the friendship between hans and the miller c. entertain the readers with an incredible joking taled. persuade people to be as intelligent as the mille19. whats the main cause of hans tragedy? a. true friendship between them. b. a lack of formal education. c. a sudden change of weather. d. blind devotion to a friend. 20. from the millers talk at home, we can see he was _. a. serious but kind b. selfish and cold-heartedc. caring but strict d. helpful and generous参考答案 16-20:bcadb*结束阅读理解、专题训练(*)、如何做好推理判断题 方法点拨做推理判断题时注重从已知推出未知，但在推理过程中千万不要主观臆断，掺杂自己的观点。 活学活用根据所学技巧，完成下列读写任务the automobile has many advantages. above all，it offers people freedom to go wherever and whenever they want to go. the basic purpose of a motor vehicle is to get from point a to point b as cheaply，quickly，and safely as possible. however，to most people，cars are also personal fantasy machines that serve as symbols of power，success，speed，excitement，and adventure.in addition，much of the worlds economy is built on producing motor vehicles and supplying roads，services，and repairs for those vehicles. half of the worlds paychecks are auto related. in the united states，one of every six dollars spent and one of every six nonfarm jobs are connected to the automobile or related industries，such as oil，steel，rubber，plastics，automobile services，and highway construction.in spite of their advantages，motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air，water，land，and wildlife resources. the automobile may be the most destructive machine ever invented. though we tend to deny it，riding in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.since 1885，when karl benz built the first automobile，almost 18 million people have been killed by motor vehicles. every year，cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250,000 peopleas many as were killed in the atomic bomb attacks on hiroshima and nagasakiand injure or permanently disable ten million more. half of the worlds people will be involved in an auto accident at some time during their lives.since the automobile was introduced，almost three million americans have been killed on the highwaysabout twice the number of americans killed on the battlefield in all us.wars. in addition to the tragic loss of life，these accidents cost american society about $ 60 billion annually in lost income and in insurance(保险)，administrative(行政的)，and legal expenses.streets that used to be for people are now for cars. pedestrians and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise，pollution，stress，and danger. motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution，producing a haze of smog over the worlds cities. in the united states，they produce at least 50% of the countrys air pollution.根据短文，写一篇3050词左右的摘要_.根据所读短文，选出最佳答案1cars represent people s _.aoccupationbidentityclife style dfame2according to the passage，the average number of people killed annually in traffic accidents around the world is_.a18 million b250,000chalf of the worlds population d60 million3a serious environmental problem resulting from automobiles is _.atragic loss of life btraffic jamscair pollution dmental stress4it can be inferred from this passage that automobiles_.aare an important part of the world s economybare becoming less dangerouscwill produce less air pollution in the futuredare killing more people in recent years than in the past5the title that suits the passage best is _. aautomobile and economy bautomobile and the environment cthe problems with the automobiledadvantages and disadvantages of the automobile参考答案automobiles have both advantages and disadvantages. they can get people anywhere and bring them good feelings，as well as job opportunities. but in the meantime，they kill and injure people，cost a lot of money and pollute the earth we live on.15：bbcad*结束（201*浙江卷）one evening in february 2007 . a student named paula ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in wales . she got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . thats when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.her renault clio parked across a railway line. second later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. ceelys near miss made the news because she blamed it on her gps device(导航仪).she had never driven the route before .it was dark and raining heavily . ceely was relying on her gps. but it made no mention of the crossing .i put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,she told the bbc. w ho is to blame here ? rick stevenson ,who tells ceelys story in his book when machines fail us, finger at the limitations of technology. we put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. they are filled with small problems. and its not just gps devices: stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards. the problem with his argument in the book is that its not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes. a map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. maybe we should blame ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the cps equipment. but stevenson doesnt say.its a problem that runs through the book. in a section on cars, stevenson gives an accout of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. he offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. he says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. perhaps, but maybe its also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. or changing social circumstances. or some combination of these factors .the game between humans and their smart devices is complex. it is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology. if there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. after all, we have lived with them for thousa