高考英语完形填空专题训练精品题（88）.doc

2014高考英语完形填空专题训练精品题（88）及答案aa woman renewing her drivers license at the county clerks office was asked to state her occupation. she hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “what i mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a ”“of course i have a job,” said emily. “im a mother.”“we dont list mother as an occupation housewife covers it,” said the recorder. one day i found myself in the same situation. the clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “what is your occupation?” she asked. the words simply popped out. “im a research associate in the field of child development and human relations.”the clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair. i repeated the title slowly, then i stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “might i ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in this field?”coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, i heard myself reply, “i have a continuing program of research (what mother doesnt), in the lab and in the field (normally i would have said indoors and out). of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and i often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). but the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”there was an increasing note of respect in the clerks voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out. as i drove into our driveway, buoyed up (鼓舞) by my glamorous new career, i was greeted by my lab assistants-ages 13, 7, and 3. upstairs i could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal（嗓音的） pattern. i felt proud! i had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”motherhoodwhat a glorious career! especially when theres a title on the door. 1. what can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?a. motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.b. the recorder was impatient and rude. c. the author was upset about the situation that mothers faced. d. the woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.2. how did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?a. curious b. indifferent c. interested d. puzzled3. why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?a. because the author cared little about rewards. b. because she admired the authors research work in the lab. c. because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.d. because she thought the author did admirable work.4. what is the authors purpose of writing the passage?a. to show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it. b. to show that the author had a grander job than emily.c. to argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.d. to show that being a mother is hard and boring work. 【参考答案】14、addc 阅读理解read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment. and then answer questions.happiness（romance）happiness tells the story of two people （lisa turbot and danny roy）who work for different advertising companies. they talk on the phone all the time and dont like each other. but then they correspond by email and fall in love. this movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances. it also has beautiful music.scream i（thriller）in scream i, paul（colin jacks）is a young man who joins a thriller club. each of the members tries to frighten the others. paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. this movie is very frightening but also quite silly. it doesnt make sense for paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. only for people who like thrillers.pauls heroes（comedy）this is a very funny war movie set in world war two. six soldiers（including sammy turblow）have to get to italy to take secret messages to the american army there. during the movie, they dress up as women and fight with italian workers. you can guess the ending, but its great fun getting there._（drama）this is a very good drama with jack ross, a hard-working truck driver. his wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. in his travels he meets dr. lloyd（phil driver）who has found the cure for the illness, but jack ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of america. this is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.1. the underlined word “correspond” can be replaced by _.a. date b. communicate c. exchange d. write 2. a thriller is most probably a film which tells something _.a. frightening b. instructive c. humorous d. interesting 3. which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?a. a hard-working truck driver b. medicinec. a strange illness d. twelve hours4. where can we probably read the passage?a. on the sports page. b. a travel brochure. c. on the entertainment page. d. in the test book.（参考答案 badc）阅读理解mumbai, india the children in their party clothes on the stage were very excited when they received the award. and the two of them said, its unbelievable!nine-year-old rubina ali, and azharuddin ismail, 10, were living a very different life and apparently loving every minute of it. the two, some of the child stars of the oscar-winning slumdog millionaire (贫民窟的百万富翁)movie, know the indian slums very well. that was where they grew up, and it is where they will return at the end of their hollywood dream trip.but before going back home, there was an interview with the host, ryan seacrest. during the interview they smiled and repeated their disbelief at what was happening to them. to their surprise, their movie won the first place in the oscars. when the two received the award, it was late morning in the childrens home city of mumbai, where their family, friends and many fellow residents of the slums watched the results from hollywood. i dont really know what the oscars are, rubinas mother said. im just glad my daughter looks happy, though she told me she missed indian food.our children lead a dogs life, rubinas mother said, pointing at the rubbish everywhere, the open drains (下水道) and the lack of education opportunities.in a few days they will be back in mumbai and back in the slums. fortunately, according to media reports, the movies director, danny boyle, has promised to help the children he chose from the slums go to a proper school. the two dont need to worry about their daily lives because of the oscar success of slumdog millionaire. but the poverty and lack of education opportunities the central theme of the movie is always all around.1. which of the following is true about the two children? a. they played a major role in getting india children to receive education. b. they were both excited about receiving the award. c. they were interviewed after they went back home.d. they were the only two child winners of the movie.2. when the children attended the oscar ceremony in hollywood, their family and friends were _. a. watching tv in mumbai b. doing what they did as usualc. seeing the movie slumdog millionaire d. having a family party3. what will happen to the two children after they return to india?a. they will stay at home as before. b. they will still worry about their daily lives.c. they will leave school to learn acting. d. they will have a better education.4、 the movie is successful mainly because_.a. it attracts the public attention to an existing social problem b. it has made the two children famousc. the two children will go to a better schoold. the two children stars in the movie are from india slums4（参考答案 bada）阅读理解-biquique, chile (reuters) rescue workers at the san jose gold and copper mine in northern chile had reason to sing this week. a small hole drilled into the earth became a passage to freedom for 33 trapped miners, who spent 69 days underground. “never have people been trapped for so long so deeply,” says a doctor at nasa, the american space agency, which helped in the rescue.but the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so. the first three recovered and went home thursday night.for much of the day the miners relaxed with chilean president sebastian pinera. the 32 chileans and 1 bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes.a partial mine collapse on 5th august trapped them more than half a kilometer underground. they had to stretch a two-day food supply. for two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead. later, they received supplies.the first miner rescued on wednesday was florencio avalos. the second was mario sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith. the last miner up was luis urzua, who was the shift leader when his crew became trapped.rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than 24 hours faster than expected. the rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the phoenix, an imaginary bird from ancient stories. it bursts into flames but is continually reborn and rises from the ashes.chiles navy built the capsule with advice from mining experts and nasa engineers. it worked like an elevator, traveling up and down on a cable through a shaft（竖井）drilled 622 meters into the rocks.millions of people around the world watched the rescue. more than one thousand journalists traveled to the mine in the atacama desert to report on the rescue. they joined family members of the miners and rescue crews housed in an area of tents known as camp hope.5. what would be the best title for the passage? a. rescued miners speak out b. a rebirth for 33 rescued miners in chile c. miners life deep underground d. chilean president honors rescued miners6. how many rescued miners are still in hospital? a. 3. b. 33. c. 30. d. 69. 7. a. it was a wooden cage like a capsule. b. it was named after a real chilean bird. c. it worked efficiently in the rescue. d. it was built by nasa engineers.8. the rescue is great for the reason that _. a. it lasted so long and the miners were trapped so deep b. the american space agency took part c. chilean president was on the rescuing spot d. 33 trapped miners were saved【参考答案】58、bcca 阅读理解-athose who have suffered from insomnia know the sinking feeling of watching the clock tick. now a new study in the archives of internal medicine suggests that lying in bed awake may actually contribute to the problem of sleeplessness. the study of 79 adults (average age 72) with insomnia aimed to determine whether brief behavioral interventions for insomnia would help. traditional behavioral therapy（疗法）requires at least half a dozen hour-long sessions with a therapist a costly commitment many patients either cant make or dont have access to. other options include sleep-aiding medications or supplements. in the current study, the 39 participants in the behavioral therapy group received a 45- to 60-minute instructing session, plus a 30-minute follow-up session and two 20-minute phone calls. doctors offered the following behavioral interventions for improving sleep: reduce time in bed; get up at the same time every day, regardless of sleep duration; dont go to bed unless sleepy; and dont stay in bed unless asleep. the other 40 participants in the study were given printed educational materials about insomnia, which included the same instructions given to the intervention group, but without the individualized sessions with a therapist. two weeks later, the latter group also got a 10-minute follow-up phone call. at the end of four weeks, the behavioral treatment group was significantly more likely to show improvements in sleep than the printed-materials group. by that time, 55% of those who received behavioral treatment no longer met the criteria for insomnia, compared with 13% of the group that got educational brochu