北京市东城区高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练9.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9阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时说明文社会文化2626分钟(2013新课标全国卷)in 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in edinburgh.the idea was to reunite europe after the second world war.it quickly attracted famous names such as alec guinness，richard burton，dame margot fonteyn and marlene dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras(交响乐团)it became a fixed event every august and now attracts 400，000 people yearly.at the same time，the“fringe”appeared as a challenge to the official festival.eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years.soon，groups of students firstly from edinburgh university，and later from the universities of oxford and cambridge，durham and birmingham were making the journey to the scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of edinburgh.today the“fringe”，once less recognized，has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts.and yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big.a paid administrator was first employed only in 1971，and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during august itself.in 2004 there were 200 places housing 1，695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries.more than 1.25 million tickets were sold.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了爱丁堡边缘(fringe)艺术节的成立以及发展壮大的情况。1what was the purpose of edinburgh festival at the beginning?ato bring europe together again.bto honor heroes of world war.cto introduce young theatre groups.dto attract great artists from europe.答案a细节理解题。根据第一段的the idea was to reunite europe after the second world war.可知，成立爱丁堡边缘艺术节的目的是使二战后的欧洲重新团结。故选a。2why did some uninvited theatre groups come to edinburgh in 1947?athey owned a public house there.bthey came to take up a challenge.cthey thought they were also famous.dthey wanted to take part in the festival.答案d细节理解题。根据第三段的in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform可知，他们认为他们有权利参加这个节日。故选d。3who joined the“fringe”after it appeared?apopular writers.buniversity students.cartists from around the world.dperformers of music and dance.答案b细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，在爱丁堡边缘艺术节成立后不久，很多大学生参加了这个节日。故选b。4we may learn from the text that edinburgh festival _ahas become a nonofficial eventbhas gone beyond an art festivalcgives shows all year rounddkeeps growing rapidly答案d推理判断题。根据文章内容尤其最后一段可知爱丁堡边缘艺术节是一个官方组织的活动，只在每年八月举行，现在发展很迅速。由此可知选d。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, dvd players and laptops. teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. teenagers need instruction in english, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite tv shows and their relationship problems. in my english and journalism classes, we talk about shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in iraq and career choices. students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. this personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace. a few years ago i had a student in sophomore english who was struggling with my class and with school in general. although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, i knew his family life was far from ideal. whenever i approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “it doesnt matter because im quitting school anyway.” even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, i knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. he needed to hear this speech from me. after he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. but, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. wed cared about him finishing school. recently, i saw this former student working at a local italian restaurant. i told him again how proud i was of him. he said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. i encouraged him to get that training. students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. teachers provide the most important link in the educational processthe human one. 41. the first paragraph mainly talks about _. a. the variety of modern teaching methods. b. the wide use of modern technology in education c. the importance of teacher-parent relationship. d. the importance of using modern technology.42. the underlined word “ compassionate” in para 5 means _. a. ambitious b. knowledgeable c. sympathetic d. generous43. according to the text, the most important element in education is _. a. teachers good instruction b. advanced technology c. teachers encouragement d. personal connection44. the author states his view of education by _. a. example b. description c. figure d. comparison 【参考答案】41-44 bcda 【2014唐山一中调研考试（二）】完形填空。阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。a teacher teaching maths to seven-year-old laiq asked him, “if i give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” within a few seconds, laiq 36 confidently, “four!” the confused teacher was expecting a(n) 37 correct answer, three. she was disappointed. “maybe the child did not listen 38 ” she thought. she 39 “laiq, listen carefully. if i give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” laiq had seen the 40 on his teachers face. he 41 again on his fingers. but within him he was also 42 the answer that would make the teacher happy. this time hesitatingly he replied, “four.” the disappointment stayed on the teachers face. suddenly she 43 that laiq liked strawberries. she thought maybe he didnt like apples and that was why he couldnt answer the question. this time with an excitement in her 44 she asked, “if i give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?” seeing the teacher 45 , young laiq calculated on his fingers again. there was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. she wanted her new 46 to succeed. 47 a hesitating smile young laiq replied, “three?” the teacher now had a 48 smile. her approach had succeeded. she wanted to 49 herself. but one last thing remained. 50 she asked him, “now if i give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?” confidently laiq answered, “four!” the teacher was 51 , “how laiq, how?” she demanded in a little impatient voice. in a voice that was 52 and hesitating young laiq replied, “because i already have one 53 in my bag.” the story tells us: 54 someone gives you an answer that is 55 from what you expect, dont think they are wrong. there shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.36. a. told b. addedc. repliedd. wrote37. a. worthlessb. effortlessc. carelessd. selfless38. a. pos