北京市东城区高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练12.doc

北京市东城区2015高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练12阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时说明文教育3207分钟many years ago，an experiment in education was carried out in secret at a school in england.the school had two classes for children of the same age.at the end of the school year an examination was held，in order to select the children for the classes of next year.however，the results of the exam were never made known.in secret，based on their performance in the exam，the higherperforming and lowerperforming children were divided equally between the two classes.only the headmaster and the psychologists knew the truth.teachers for the next year were carefully selected for equal ability and experience.even the classrooms were chosen with similar facilities (设备)everything was made as equal as possible，except for one thing：one was called “class a”，the other，“class b”in everyones minds the children in class a were the clever ones，and the kids in class b were not so clever.some of the parents of the class a children were pleasantly surprised that their children had done so well and rewarded them with presents and praise，while the parents of some of the class b kids complained that their children did not work hard enough and took away some of their rewards.even the teachers taught the class b kids in a different manner，not expecting so much from them.for a whole year the illusion existed.then there was another endofyear exam.the results were not surprising.the children of class a performed so much better than those of class bin fact，the results were just as if they had been the top half chosen from last years exam.they had become “class a” children.and those in the other group，though equal the year before，had now become “class b” kids.that was what they were told for a whole year，that was how they were treated，and that was what they believedso that was what they became.【解题导语】本文是说明文。文章介绍了一个令人深思的教育实验。1according to the text，it is a fact that _athe class a kids worked harderbthe class a kids had better facilitiesckids in the two classes had equal abilitydteachers of class a were more experienced答案c细节理解题。由第一段的everything was made as equal as possible，except.及第三段的and those in the other group，though equal the year before可知，两个班的学生资质相当而且学习条件相同。2the underlined word “illusion” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to“_”areward system bfalse impressioncteaching plan dold tradition答案b词义猜测题。由该词所在段落的内容尽管两个班的孩子无区别，但由于班级冠名不同而导致了家长、老师的错误印象和分别心可知，illusion指“错觉”。3why didnt the class b kids perform well in the second exam?abecause they didnt work hard.bbecause they had lost selfconfidence.cbecause their teachers were irresponsible.dbecause what they learned was too difficult.答案b推理判断题。根据文章末句that was what they.what they became可知，b班的学生被认为比较差，最后他们失去了自信，也就真的差了。4the experiment proved the importance of _agreat ambitions bnatural talentscstrong determination doutside influence答案d推理判断题。本文介绍了一个教学实验：成绩相同的两个班由于分别接受积极的和消极的外部影响，一年以后两个班的成绩出现明显差距。因此这项实验证明了外部影响的重要性。阅读理解。the drug store was closing for the night and alfred higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.“empty your pockets please, alfred,” sam carr demanded in a firm voice.alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew hed been caught. from his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.“im disappointed in you, alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.“sorry, sir. please forgive me. its the first time ive ever done such a thing,” alfred lied, hoping to gain the old mans sympathy.mr carrs brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “do you take me for a fool? lets see what the police have to say. but first ill call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”“do whatever you want,” alfred shot back, trying to sound big. but deep down he felt like a child. he imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. yet he wanted her to come quickly before mr. carr called the police.mr. carr was surprised when mrs higgins finally arrived. she was very calm, quiet and friendly. “is alfred in trouble?” she asked.“hes been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.mrs. higgins put out her hand and touched mr. carrs arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. she spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “what do you want to do, mr. carr?”the womans calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “i was going to get a cop. but i dont want to be cruel. tell your son not to come back here again, and ill let it go.” then he warmly shook mrs. higginss hand.mrs. higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. they walked along the street in silence. when they arrived home his mother simply said, “go to bed, you fool.”in his bedroom, alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. he felt no shame, only pride in his mothers actions. “she was smooth!” he thought. he went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw.his mothers face looked frightened, broken. not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. her lips moved nervously. she looked very old. there were tears in her eyes.this picture of his mother made him want to cry. he felt his youth ending. he saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. it seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.6which of the following is true according to the passage? aalfred tried to sound big to hide his fear. bit was the first time alfred had stolen anything. cmr. carr set a trap to catch alfred stealing. dmr. carr had planned to forgive alfred from the beginning.7what does the underlined word “disarmed” probably mean? aannoyed bconvinced cgot over dmade less angry 8what impressed alfred most about his mother at the drugstore was _ahow angry she was bhow effectively she handled mrcarrcthat she didnt cry dthat she was able to save him9what was the mothers attitude toward alfred?ashe was very strict with him bshe was supportive of himcshe felt disappointed with him dshe was afraid of him10from the last paragraph, we know that alfred _awas no longer a youth bfelt proud of his mothercfelt guilty and regretful for his deed dwanted his mother to be happy【参考答案】610、adbcc 完形填空。students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in readers choice. the book_1_many types of selections on a wide_2_of topics. these selections provide practices on_3_different reading skills to get the_4_of the writer. they also give students_5_in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for_6_comprehension, and critical reading. skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. this kind of rapid reading is_7_when you are trying to decide_8_careful reading is desirable or when there is not_9_to read something carefully.like skimming, scanning is also quick reading._10_， in this case the search is more_11_.to scan is to read quickly in order to_12_specific information. when you read to find a_13_date, or number you are scanning. reading for thorough comprehension is_14_reading in order to understand the total_15_of the passage. _16_this level of comprehension the reader is _17_to summarize the authors ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas. critical reading demands that a reader _18_judgments about what he or she reads. this kind of reading _19_posting and answering questions such as “does my own experience support that of the author？”， “do i _20_ the authors point of view？” and “am i convinced by the authors arguments and evidence？”文章大意：本文教你阅读理解的基本步骤，介绍了一些阅读方法与技巧。1a.containsbusescputdwrites答案：acontain“包含”，这是本包含很多话题的文选。2a.sensebvarietyckinddsubject答案：ba variety of表示各种各样的。本题易误选d。3a.makingbunderstandingcspeakingdemploying答案：demploy“使用，利用”。本题易误选a、b。4a.messagebsecretccontentdnature答案：amessage“信息”。阅读这些文章，了解作者要表达的，传递的信息。本题易误选c。5a.powerbpointcpracticedopinion答案：c用practice表示给学生提供训练。本题易误选d。6a.betterbbasiccgeneraldthorough答案：d从前后动作的顺序来看先是大略地看，然后是彻底理解，再然后是批评性阅读。7a.suitablebinterestingcwrongdtrue答案：a在这种情况下是最合适的(suitable)。8a.thatbifcwhendwhy答案：b从语