四川省成都市高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解选练(1).doc

四川省成都市2016高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解选练（1）完形填空。At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris，the favorite team in the fourman canoe race was the United States team.One member of that team was a young man by the name of Bill Havens.As the time for the Olympics _1_，it became clear that Bills wife would give birth to their first child about the time that the US team would be _2_ in the Paris games.In 1924 there were no jet airliners from Paris to the United States，only _3_ oceangoing ships.And so Bill found himself in a _4_ .Should he go to Paris and _5_ not being at his wifes side when their baby was born？Or should he _6_ from the team and remain with his family?Bills wife _7_ that he go to Paris. _8_，competing in the Olympics was his lifelong _9_.But Bill felt _10_ and, after much soulsearching，_11_ to withdraw from the competition and remain home，where he could _12_ his wife when the child arrived.As it _13_，the United States fourman canoe team won the gold medal in Paris.And Bills wife was _14_ in giving birth to their child.She was so late，in fact，that Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave _15_.People said，“What a shame.” But Bill said he had no _16_.For the rest of his life，he believed he had made the _17_ decision.Bill Havens knew what was most _18_ to him. Not everybody figures that out.And he acted on what he believed was best.Not everybody has the _19_ to say no to something he or she truly wants in order to say yes to something that truly _20_.But for Bill，it was the only way to peace；the only way to no regrets.文章大意：Bill Havens即将参加1924年奥运会的四人划艇比赛，但为了即将分娩的妻子，他选择放弃比赛，从而错过了赢得奥运金牌的机会。面对众人的惋惜，他却表示从未为此感到后悔。1. Aneared BstartedCended Dnarrowed答案：A根据下文可知，奥运会临近了，他的妻子也快要分娩了。near作动词时意为“接近，临近”。2A.practising BcompetingCentering Dtrying答案：B根据空后的in the Paris games可知，此处指他妻子分娩时他应该正在巴黎奥运会上比赛(compete)。3A.expensive BheavyClarge Dslow答案：D此处与空前的jet air liners形成对比，说明当时只有速度很慢的(slow)船只可以到达巴黎。4A.hurry BpuzzleCdilemma Dtrap答案：C是参加比赛，还是待在家里陪护妻子，他处于两难的境地，dilemma“(进退两难的)窘境，困境”。5A.avoid BriskCbear Dmiss答案：B 根据上文可知，如果他去巴黎参加奥运比赛就要冒孩子出生时他不在妻子身边的风险。risk“冒的危险”。6A.break BkeepCwander Dwithdraw答案：D根据空后的remain with his family可知，他在考虑自己是否应该从队中退出，待在家里。withdraw from“退出，离开”。7A.complained BpreferredCinsisted Dpromised答案：C根据空后的that he go to Paris可知，这里用的是虚拟语气，四个选项中只有insist符合这一要求，从语义上也可得此答案。8A.After all BAbove allCIn all DAt all答案：A此处强调比赛对他的重要性，用“毕竟”来加强语气。above all“首先，最重要的是”，in all“总共，合计”，at all“根本，究竟”，都不符合语义。9A.purpose BstruggleCopportunity Ddream答案：D根据语境可知，他之所以处于两难境地，他的妻子之所以劝他去，都是因为参加奥运比赛是他一生的梦想(dream)。10A.disappointed BconflictedCconfused Dencouraged答案：B根据上文可知，他处于进退两难的境地，内心很矛盾。conflicted“冲突的，矛盾的”。11A.expected BcontinuedCdecided Dstopped答案：C根据下文可知，此处表示经过深思，他决定(decide)退出比赛，待在家里。12A.support BwatchCcomfort Dappreciate答案：A他最终决定留在家里，这样他就可以在孩子降生时支持、帮助妻子，故用support。13A.fed back Bpointed outCcame out Dturned out答案：D最后的结果是，美国四人划艇队获得了巴黎奥运会的金牌。turn out“结果是”。14A.effortless BsorryClate Dhard答案：C根据下一句中的She was so late可知，此处应用late，表示他妻子分娩的时间比预产期晚。15A.expression BbirthCway Dbreak答案：B根据14空后的giving birth to their child可知此处应用birth。16A.pains BsufferingsCdefeats Dregrets答案：D由上一句可知，人们为他感到惋惜，而But一词说明他的想法和众人不同，也就是说他不后悔。regret“后悔，遗憾”。17A.better BbiggerCworse Dmore答案：A上文说他自己并不后悔，说明他相信这是他做出的最好的决定。18A.obvious BtrueCimportant Dclose答案：CBill能做出这样的决定是因为他知道什么对自己最重要(important)。19A.responsibility BloveCkindness Dstrength答案：D此处是作者的观点：并不是每个人都有“力量”对他或她真正想要的东西说不。20A.lasts BmattersCworks Drecords答案：B他放弃了自己的梦想是为了选择对自己来说重要的事情。matter“有重要性，有重大关系”。【2015高考复习】阅读理解 For many people，volunteering is a way of life.Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood.Homeless shelters，childrens hospitals，and nursing homes are excellent places to give of ones time.Volunteering in Homeless SheltersThere is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.According to the homeless shelter directory，currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US，so it is not difficult to find a shelter.Helping to serve food，picking up donations of food，preparing meals，and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.Volunteering in Childrens HospitalsEvery child needs comfort and joy，especially during the holiday seasons.By visiting sick children in hospitals，an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff.Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families.Volunteers provide help，and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patients quality of care.Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital；from the lobby，parking lot，cafeteria，to admitting，helping with the gift cart，and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.Volunteering in Nursing HomesAccording to the National Center for Health Statistics，“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely，confusing，and frightening for many residents.Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone elses life.Playing cards，sitting with and talking to a resident，taking a walk，or sharing a meal makes a huge difference，especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed.Giving of oneself，especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.【语篇解读】本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。1According to the passage，what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?AVisiting the sick children. BPicking up the donated food. CHelping with the gift cart. DPlaying cards with a lonely old man.解析细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Nursing Homes部分的描述可知D项正确。A、C项是在childrens hospitals可以做的事，B项是在homeless shelters可以做的事。答案D2What can we learn about the volunteering?AYou can only volunteer during the holidays. BYou can help prepare meals in a nursing home. CIt is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer. DHelp is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.解析细节理解题。根据文中的“There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home.”可知，人们很容易找到一个能在里面做志愿活动的流浪者之家。其他三项都是与文章内容不符。答案C3In a childrens hospital，which of the following is true?AOver 50% of those living there do not have relatives.BA personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.CChildren live a lonely and frightening life.DChildren love listening to volunteers reading.解析细节理解题。根据文中Volunteering in Childrens Hospitals部分的描述可知B项正确，A、C两项错误，D项文中未提及。答案B4The best title for the passage would be_.AGiving of oneself cheers others BVolunteering is a way of lifeCVolunteering during the holidays DGiving is better than taking解析主旨大意题。全文主要介绍了假期中人们可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。故C项作为本文的标题最佳。答案C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。“Americas No.1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated（估计）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.” It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.” The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.” What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers health.” 1. The author quoted “Americas No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to _. A. talk about health problems in America B. introduce the topic of stress C. emphasize the stress in America D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress 答案解析：答案为B。本题为推理题。本文的内容是为了揭示世界上人们的工作压力非常大，对健康造成了威胁，因此作者在开头使用“Americas No.1 Health Problem”是为了引入压力的话题，故答案为B。2. From the passage we can learn that . A. both cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to healthB. stress is mainly from working and living pressureC. Americans never care about international conflict and terrorismD. people in mainland Europe are more optimistic than English people答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。由第二段 “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).” 可知，工作和家庭生活中的压力比重最大，故B选项正确，C选项错误。由第一段 “Americas No.1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS.”可知，癌症和艾滋病没有压力带给健康的威胁那么严重的情况是在美国，不具有普遍性，故A选项错误。第三段揭示了英国人的工作压力非常大，第四段的首句理解是关键 “The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe.” 意为“欧洲大陆的情况依旧不容乐观”，故D选项错误。3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countriesB. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress D. Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe 答案解析：答案为C。本题为推理题。最后一段揭示了亚洲的压力情况，由该段的最后一句话 “These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers health.” 可知，一些亚洲国家的工作压力也影响了人们的健康，故C选项正确，B选项错误，经济发展不是压力的主要原因，压力来自工作。A、D选项未提，均不选。4. Whats the main subject of the passage? A. Stress attacking health.B. How to deal with stress.C. A survey on working stress.D. Health problems around the world.答案解析：答案为A。本题考查文章的主题。全文揭示了在美国，欧洲，亚洲人们的工作压力对健康造成了威胁，故答案为A。社会生活型阅读理解。An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it.All sorts of people are “apple polishers”， including politicians and people in high officesjust about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed.There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “applepolishing”“softsoaping” or “butteringup”. A gift is just one way to “softsoap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praisetelling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.Endless are the ways of flattery. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up for its good value and nourishment, as a cat laps up milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies, as a man of limitless might.He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was.1Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “applepolishing”？AA boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.BAn employee tells her boss how good he is at management.CA knight is said to be of limitless power by his followers.DA teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.2What does the writer want to prove with Cromwells example?AEverybody can be an apple polisher.BCromwell was not a good apple polisher.CGeorge Fox and his party were not apple polishers.DThere are people who dont like being applepolished.3Which of the following statements about flattery is TRUE according to the author?AToo much flattery can carry us away.BFlattery is too empty to do people any good.CFlattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.DFlattery is one of the ways to applepolished peopl