高考英语完形填空基础训练题（115）.doc

2014高考英语完形填空基础训练题（115）及答案阅读理解-ea villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polymers (聚合物), is to be built on a greek mountainside. the villas walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material. the nanomanufacturing institute (nmi), based in leeds university, will play a key role in an eu project to construct the home by december 2010. the project, called “intelligent safe and secure buildings” (issb) is funded under the eus sixth framework program. this potentially life-saving scheme is led by german building manufacturer knauf. the villa will be built in amphilochia, in western greece, where knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. if the experiment is successful, more tremor-resistant（防震）homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. nmi chief executive professor terry wilkins said, “what were trying to achieve here is very exciting. were looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” monitors contained in the villas walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. wireless sensors will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas levels. the walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum（石膏）board. prof wilkins said, “if there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.” if whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information. “if the house falls down, we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the rubble to pick out where the embedded（嵌入的）sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.” also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue. 16. the aim of the passage is to .a. report a piece of interesting news b. promote tremor-resistant homesc. inform us of the nanotechnology development d. tell us about a tremor-resistant home17. the villa can resist earthquakes because .a. it will be built on a special placeb. the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers c. the special particles can make its walls strongerd. the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack18. if the tremor-resistant home falls down, .a. rescue work can be done more quickly and accuratelyb. the intelligent sensor network will stop workingc. no one can be hurt in the earthquaked. a warning signal will be given to other residents19. what prof wilkins said suggests that .a. he is doubtful about the projectb. he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designedc. he is confident in the tremor-resistant homed. the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation20. it can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home .a. is still being tried out b. is already under construction c. has been in wide used. will be put into wide use soon 【参考答案】1620、dbaca 阅读理解-cthe united states is faced with serious traffic problems. too many cars travel on the freeways to and from the city. this heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars that are using their engines but not moving anywhere. many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”while many cities in the united states have traffic problems, some of the worst are in los angeles, california. los angeles is a big city with a large downtown area. one of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get aroundexperts say one possible solution to the traffic problem in los angeles would be to makepeople want to use the public transportation system of buses instead of their own cars. people say the buses should be made easier, faster, less costly and more dependable than driving a car.one suggestion is to reduce the cost of riding the bus. people who usually drive their cars could save a lot of money on gas and parking costs. also, los angeles could make the buses easier for people to use. the buses could travel to more places in the city. and there could be more special lanes on the freeways that only buses could drive in. these changes would make taking the bus faster and easier than driving a car.other experts have said that the best way to ease traffic problems is to charge people money to drive on the freeways. these charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. the tolls would be in effect during the times of day when most people drive to work and home again. these times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”. people would try to avoid driving on these roads, which would decrease the amount of traffic. also ，the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.36.the passage mainly discusses _.a.different means of transportation of the united statesb.possible solutions to solving american traffic problemsc.causes of the serious traffic problems in americad.some new laws about american public transportation【答案】b【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知美国针对交通拥挤应该采取的措施，故选b。37.which is not the effect caused by the heavy traffic?a.too many private cars.b. time wasting.c.serious air pollution.d. traffic jams.【答案】a【解析】细节理解题。根据this heavy traffic causes delays and lots of pollution from cars 及many cars going nowhere is called a “traffic jam.”交通拥挤可以引起在路上耽误太多的时间、空气污染及交通堵塞等，交通拥挤不能引起私家车的增多，故选a。38.the reason why los angeles has some of the worst traffic problems is that _.a.there is a lack of public transportationb.the city is big with a large populationc.most people like to get around by card.many people like to travel there for shopping【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据one of the reasons why there is so much traffic is that few people use public transportation to get around洛杉矶的人有交通拥挤的问题其中的原因是很少的人愿意乘坐公交车出门而是开着自家车出门，故选c。 39.one of the ways the experts suggest is that _.a.people should avoid driving to work and homeb.more roads should be built for the increasing private carsc.people should be charged on the most crowded roads during rush hourd.more special lanes on the freeways should be marked out for private cars【答案】c【解析】细节理解题。根据these charges, or tolls, would be for the most crowded roads. these times in the morning and late afternoon are called “rush hour”.专家建议在上下班高峰期的繁忙的路段进行收费是控制私家车数量的方法之一，故选c。40.according to the passage, if the solutions were carried out, _a.more cars would be reduced and more roads would be builtb.it would be easier but slower to take buses than to drive carsc.many people would prefer to walk around rather than drive carsd.the roads and public transportation system would be greatly improved【答案】d【解析】细节理解题。根据the money collected from these tolls could be used to improve the roads and public transportation system.如果这些解决措施被实施的话，公路和交通制度会大大地改善，故选d。阅读理解-c have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.away we go with a baby on his way, a young couple, burt and verona, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. so they hit the road and seek a place to call home.on their journey, they visit a handful of characters and learned a lot. its about taking the scenic route in life, preparing for the hope and excitement and fear of new beginnings, while never forgetting to look out of the window.orphan esther, a bright and well-behaved child, however, is not as innocent as she appears. soon after being taken home, the peace of her adoptive family is completely changedyou want a good horror film about a child from hell? then you got one! do not, in any cases, take children to see it. 500 days of summer tom is in love with summer from the moment he sees her. can he accept that she simply likes him for now, not for forever? the movie is about tom wrestling with that reality. tom remembers his love, summer, as a series of joys and bafflements. but summer is just herself and he cannot have her. here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why.2012the director roland emmerich successfully dresses a corny story with an old mayan prediction, which is believed by many to happen in the coming 2012 and as a result, attracts millions of people into the cinema. its just an entertaining hollywood blockbuster(大片) with plenty of jokes, instead of a description of what the end of the world is really like. dont take it too seriously!8. this passage aims to _.a. make comments on films for a cinema b. introduce films for a film corporationc. recommend several films for fun d. advertise several films for a website9. if you bring your seven-year-old sister to the cinema, which of the following film should you avoid?a. away we go. b. orphan. c. 2012. d. 500 days of summer.10. among all the characters mentioned in the passage, who directed films in hollywood? a. roland emmerich. b. tom and summer. c. burt and verona. d. esther.11. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. orphan is a comedy about esther adopted by a kind family. b. 500 days of summer is a romance with a happy ending. c. away we go shows beautiful scenery on the young couples journey.d. the ancient mayan prediction is going to happen in 2012.【参考答案】811、cbac 阅读理解-dwhat would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? the first sensible lesson is that you shouldnt bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. because then you wont trip over things? no, mainly because youll have an idea of direction. the sun rises in the east. but you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter they are thick, and evergreen. the next thing to do or rather not to do is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, it will get you nowhere. just try to think of nice, happy things.there is always a point in films when a person who is lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. it is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs. experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon (or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain cant correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction. to just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.there are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to establish north using the stars. most people can identify the plough, which is part of ursa major. it looks a lot like a saucepan. the plough rotates through the sky, but lets imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. you need to trace a line from the star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times the distance between those two “pointer” stars. then drop a vertical line from the north star to the horizon and thats north.“tonight is very cloudy and i cant see the plough.” maybe luckily, it is quite windy. keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-westerly direction. (this only works if you are in the british isles). to find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there a