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2015西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（8）答案阅读理解。britains long-term unemployed could be forced to carry out manual work or risk losing their welfare benefits under plans being put forward by the government. the u. s. -style scheme would see the long-term jobless ordered to take up four-week placements in order to get them used to having a full-time job. the idea is part of major reforms, due to be unveiled this week, to make cuts to britains huge welfare bill, reduce dependency on benefits and weed out those earning money but not declaring it, papers said. “what we are talking about here is people who have not been used to working having both the opportunity and perhaps a bit more of a push as well, to experience the workplace from time to time. the vast majority of people in britain will think that is the right thing to do. ”foreign secretary william hague told bbc tv. shortly after the conservative-liberal democrat union took power in may, work and pensions secretary iain duncan smith unveiled plans to simplify the complex web of benefits available to reduce errors and inefficiencies. duncan smith said the system had become regressive and was not giving people the right encouragement to work as many were financially better off unemployed. under his plans, separate benefits for items such as housing, income support or disability will be replaced by a“universal credit”system whereby(靠那个)individual households would get a single welfare payment to ensure those in work would be better off. the observer newspaper said that in return, long-term unemployed would be told to take up work placements of at least 30 hours a week for a four-week period. if they refuse or fail to complete the programme, their jobseekers allowance, worth 64. 30 pounds a week for those over 25, could be stopped for at least three months. 【文章大意】由于英国的福利过高, 再加上近年来的经济危机造成的高失业率, 越来越多的英国人不愿再去劳心费力地工作, 干脆赖在家里向政府伸手要钱。当局为了减少养“好逸恶劳者”的经费, 出台强制性劳动方案, 要求失业的人从事劳力工作, 以此督促他们积极寻找工作。1. what will the unemployed with welfare benefits face if the major reform takes effect? a. they will lose their welfare benefits if they dont work. b. they will be encouraged to buy their own farms. c. they will do some kinds of jobs. d. either a or c. 【解析】选d。细节理解题。第一段第一句话的carry out manual work or risk losing their welfare benefits说明在新政下“懒汉”们面临的两种选择。2. what will most british people think of the new reform according to william hague? a. they are against it since the unemployed are poor. b. they are for it since the unemployed should keep fit. c. they are for it since its unfair for the employed and unemployed. d. they dont care as therere a few unemployed people having welfare benefits. 【解析】选c。推理判断题。第四段中the vast majority of people in britain will think that is the right thing to do. 说明绝大多数英国人支持新政。4. the underlined word in paragraph 6 most likely means. a. well-receivedb. far-reachingc. old-fashionedd. live-and-let-live【解析】选c。词义猜测题。从该词所在句的was not giving people the right encouragement to work可知即将取消的措施就要过时了。4. what is the aim of britains major reform for the long-term unemployed? a. to reduce the cost of welfare bill with healthy economy system. b. to make them healthier and save cost in medical care. c. to help more people go through financial crisis. d. to increase pay and bonus for those employed. 【解析】选a。主旨大意题。第三段的to make cuts to britains huge welfare bill是直接目的, 最终的目的还是要建立合理健康的福利制度体系。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 during the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule(时刻表) of services for the students. changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged will be posted each wednesday outside of the student club. in the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. the dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. the library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on saturdays and sundays. the weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. all students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. this announcement will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper.1.the main purpose of this announcement is to _.tell students of important schedule changes b. show the excellent services for studentstell students of new bus and library services d. ask students to renew their library cards2. at which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?a. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 b.8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30c. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00 d. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:303. times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.they are not to be announced b. the full list is not readyc. they are hard to arrange d. the full list is too long4. in the summer holidays, the library will have _. no special hours b. special hours on weekdays c. special hours on weekends d. special hours both on weekdays and weekends5. we may infer that during the summer holidays _.the library will continue its usual hours on weekdays b. students will stay in the universitythere will be a concert or film once a week d. no breakfast will be served on weekends【参考答案】15、abbcd 阅读理解-bmr. peter johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. mr. johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱). mr. johnsons car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at romney marsin, kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” mr. johnson said. “i couldnt force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because i knew water would come flooding in.” mr. johnson, a sweet salesman of sitting home, kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn (喇叭) and hammering on the roof and boot. then he began his struggle to escape. later he said, “it was really a half penny that saved my life. it was the only coin i had in my pocket and i used it to unscrew (扭下) the back seat to get into the boot. i hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” it took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. then mr. johnson found a wrench (扳钳) and began to work on the boot lock. fifteen minutes passed by. “it was the only chance i had. finally it gave, but as soon as i moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. i forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled(爬行) clear as the car filled up.” his hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), mr. johnson got to beckett farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, mrs. lucy bates. huddled in a blanket, he said, “that thirty minutes seemed like hours.” only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. the vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 6 what is the best title for this newspaper article?a. the story of mr. johnson, a sweet salesman b. car boot can serve as the best escape route c. driver escapes through car boot d. the driver survived a terrible car accident 7. which of the following objects is the most important to mr. johnson?a. the hammer.b. the coin. c. the screw. d. the horn. 8. which statement is true according to the passage?a. mr. johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell down. b. mr. johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. c. mr. johnsons car accident was partly due to the slippery road. d. mr. johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat. 9. “finally it gave” (paragraph 5) means that _. a. luckily the door was torn away in the end b. at last the wrench went broken c. the lock came open after all his efforts d. the chance was lost at the last minute 10. it may be inferred from the passage that _. a. the ditch was along a quiet country road b. the accident happened on a clear warm day c. the police helped mr. johnson get out of the ditch d. mr. johnson had a tender wife and was well attended【参考答案】610、cbcca 完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。mrs. ball had a son. his name was mick. she _1_ him very much and as he was not a _2 _ child, she was always _3_ that he might be ill, _4_ she used to take him to see the best _5_ in the town four times a year to be looked _6_.during one of these _7_, the doctor gave mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “have you had any _8_ with your nose or ears recently?” mick _9_ for a second and then answered, “yes, i _10_.”mrs. ball was very _11_. “but im sure you have _12_ told me that, mick!” she said worriedly. “oh, really?” said the doctor _13_. “and what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “well,” answered mick, “i always have trouble with them when im _14_ my sweater off, because the _15_ is very tight.”名师点评深爱儿子的鲍尔夫人一直为儿子的健康忧虑，常带他去医院看病，甚至被儿子脱毛衣引起眼睛和鼻子的不适而虚惊一场。(a)1. a. loved b. hated c. missed d. cared【解析】a。根据下文鲍尔夫人常带儿子去看病可见她非常爱儿子，故选择loved。(c)2. a. richb. cleverc. strongd. happy【解析】c。鲍尔夫人担心儿子会有病，常带他医院，说明nick没有强壮的体魄，故选择strong。(a)3. a. afraidb. surprised c. gladd. sure【解析】a。上文讲到鲍尔夫人爱儿子，那