湖南省湘潭市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练(7).doc

湖南省湘潭市2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解暑假选练（7）阅读理解。 B“I cant tell you how pleased I am to be here. I havent seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I havent appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.1What activity was organized for the school reunion?ASightseeing in the park. BA picnic on the school playground. CTelling stories about past events. DGraduates reports in the old building.2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates speech.B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates ways of teaching.C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.3. We can learn from Ms. Yates speech that she_.A. kept track of her students progress B. gave her students advice on their careersC. attended her students college graduationsD. went to her students wedding ceremonies4. What was Ms. Yates belief in teaching teenagers?A. Teachers knowledge is the key to students achievements.B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.C. Hardpushed students are more likely to succeed.D. Students respect is the best reward for teachers.5. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous.C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring.【要点综述】Barditch High School组织学生、教师重聚。在聚会上Ms. Yates的一席发言打动了所有的人。1. C信息理解题。根据第一段中的 “Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days.”可知答案。2. B推理判断题。根据第二段描述在Ms. Yates要开始讲话时学生们的表现可知，学生们对老师过去对他们的种种教学方式是有些反感的。3. A信息理解题。通读Ms. Yates的发言，特别是从 “but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students.”中可知答案。4. C信息理解题。根据 “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me”可知答案。5. D推理判断题。从 第二段最后一句“made them work harder than all the other teachers combined”以及 “I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students”可知答案。阅读理解。Belton and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday- makers and other tourists(观光者).Last August there was a fire at the Sea breeze Hotel in Belton. The next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper, The Belton Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Sea breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors: “Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed.” This was Beltons first hotel fire for five years.The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one.ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel. An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Sea breeze Hotel last August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yeswe know that firemen went to the hotel.Now what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?A. Belton and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer.B. A fire broke out one night in Sea breeze Hotel last summer.C. It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers.D. Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter. 答案解析：答案为C。本题为主旨大意题。文章前面的内容陈述了两则不同的新闻报道，后面的内容对新闻报道进行总结，由倒数第二段第二句话 “It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.” 可知，答案为C。2. Which of the following are probably facts?a. The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel.b. A cigarette started the fire.c. An old lamp started the fire.d. The fire broke out at night.e. There has never been a fire in Canfield.A. b and c B. a and dC. c and e D. a and c答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第一则报道的第一句话 “Late last night firemen hurried to the Sea breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom.” 和第二则报道的第一句话 “Last night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel.”可知，火灾都发生在晚上和房间里，故答案为B。3. The Canfield Times used the headline (标题) like this in order to make its readers think _.A. hotels in Belton often catch fireB. hotels in Belton dont often catch fireC. this was the second fire at the Sea breeze HotelD. Belton was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节推理题。Canfield Times报纸报道的新闻标题使用 “another” 意在告诉读者Belton的旅馆经常发生火灾，这样可以使得自己城市的旅游业更具有竞争力。故答案为A。4. The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Belton Post by saying that _.A. the bedroom lamps were very old at the Sea breeze HotelB. the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeC. the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsD. such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。 Canfield报纸报道的第一句话 “Last night Belton firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea breeze Hotel.” 一语中的，把最重要的信息首先传递给受众，“消防员到达太晚未能挽救房间里的衣服，床单被褥和一些家具”， C选项的意思与此吻合，故答案为C。干扰项A选项是该则报道后面的内容，不可选。阅读理解。With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save these in a dangerous situation. Thats a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called Noahs Ark.Noahs Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of these animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & Ms College of Veterinary, Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.The nuclear transfer of one species to another is not easy, but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem, Kraemer believes. They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). It takes a long time and its difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort, adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.They are trying to do something thats never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noahs Ark. Were both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and theres a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. The cooperation between us is very much needed.1. The final aim of Noahs Ark project is to_. .A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas B. save endangered animals from dying outC. collect DNA of endangered animals to study D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。由第二段内容可知，“诺亚方舟”项目的目的在于收集濒临灭绝的动物的卵子、胚胎、精子和DNA，并用液体氮将它们储存起来。如果某些物种灭绝了，将会有足够的基础建设材料再造这些物种。最后一段第二句 “Were both trying to save animals that face extinction.”又一次提到了这个项目的目的，即拯救濒临灭绝的物种。故答案为B。2. According to Professor Kraemer, _.A. the long time lasting cloning research could be successful.B. the eggs transfers immediately result in having a baby.C. the lack of nuclear transfer could be a major problem to have new pandas.D. if species should die out, basic building blocks would heal them.答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由倒数第二段第一句话 “but the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem”可知，C选项错误。由该段第二句话 “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby).”可知，B选项错误。由该段第三句话 “It takes a long time and its difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works.”可知，这（细胞核移植）需要很长时间，而且难度很大，但是一旦成功，便会成为开创性的科学。言外之意就是长期的克隆研究技术或许能成功。故A选项正确。第二段提到 “If certain species should become extinct, there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.”，而 D选项 “如果物种灭绝，基础建设材料将治愈他们”夸大了基础建设材料的作用，与原文不符，故错误。3. The best title for the passage may be_.A. Chinas Success in Pandas CloningB. Helping Ways to Avoid ExtinctionC. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas D. The Practice in Noahs Ark答案解析：答案为C。本文为新闻报导类文章，第一段点出了文章的中心，中国在努力克隆濒临灭绝的大熊猫，从第二段起具体介绍Duane Kraemer对中国科学家克隆大熊猫的做法的评价，并与美国科学家正在从事的“诺亚方舟” 项目做了对比。文章最后一段表达了他们对中国同行所做的工作的高度评价。故最佳标题为C “探索克隆大熊猫的可能性”。4. From the passage we know that_.A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a pandaB. scientists try to implant a pandas egg into a rabbitC. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researchesD. about two thousand species are to die out in a century答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第三段第一句话 “It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will probably become extinct in over 100 years.”可知，D选项正确。A选项明显错误；由第四段第一句话 “This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit.”可知，B选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话 “The cooperation between us is very much needed.” 可知，Professor Kraemer是说有必要合作，而不是将会与中国科学家一起致力于克隆研究， C选项与此表达不符，故不选。完形填空。When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a StraightA student，I believed I could _1_ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he _2_ in class.When I took the first exam，I was _3_ to find a 77, Cplus，on my test paper, _4_ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained _5_.I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that _6_ because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully，but got another 77. Again, I _7_ with Professor Jayne. Again，he listened patiently but wouldnt change his _8_.One more test before the final exam. One more _9_ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, _10_ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my _11_ did no good and everything _12_ as before.The last hurdle (障碍)was the final. No matter what _13_ I got，it wouldnt cancel three Cpluses. I might as well kiss the _14_ goodbye.I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final，I even _15_ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once Id have _16_ with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jaynes office. He _17_ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you _18_， you wouldnt continue to work as hard.”I stared at him, _19_ that his analysis and strategy (策略)were correct. I had worked my head _20_， as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: Aplus. It was the only Aplus given. The next year I received my scholarship. Ive always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.1. AtakeBdiscussCcoverDget答案：A动词take在此处表示“学习(某学科)”。2A.soughtBpresentedCexchangedDobtained答案：Bhe presented in class是定语从句，修饰表抽象事物的先行词ideas。3A.shockedBworriedCscaredDanxious答案：A下文提到作者去找老师理论的事