2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（三十七）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 三十七 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 三十七 完形填空 The British isles is made up of two large islands One is called Ireland and the other 1 Britain or Great Britain is the larger of these two islands and it is 2 into three parts Scotland Wales and England The United Kingdom is that 3 of the British isles ruled over by the Queen It is made up of Scotland Wales and England that is the 4 of Britain and also about one sixth of Ireland the Northern part The 5 of Ireland is self governing 治理 The 6 name of the United Kingdom is 7 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8 is larger and richer than Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland and has the most 9 of the United Kingdom so people often use the 10 England and English when they 11 Britain and British This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 12 The Scots in particular are very 13 of their separate nationality 民族 The Welsh too do not regard 14 as English and have a culture and even a 15 of their own Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801 but for forty years the Irish 16 was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom 17 Ireland is divided into two Northern Ireland still 18 to the United Kingdom and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 19 to found an Irish Free State later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations 英联邦 Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 20 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic 1 A Wales B Britain C England D Scotland 2 A divided B cut C broken D separated 3 A piece B island C country D part 4 A south B north C part D whole 5 A smaller B larger C rest D island 6 A correct B true C full D complete 7 A also B therefore C likely D perhaps 8 A The UK B The British isles C Great Britain D England 9 A colleges B officials C cities D population 10 A words B names C spellings D pronunciations 11 A call B forget C speak D write 12 A angry B difficult C tired D lonely 13 A proud B fond C full D kind 14 A it B Wales C them D themselves 15 A capital B language C history D programmes 16 A Country B Question C Disease D Republic 用心 爱心 专心 2 17 A At last B So C Meanwhile D Also 18 A returns B belongs C gets D speaks 19 A hoped B refused C broke away D used 20 A feel B touch C fight D help 阅读理解 A A Tour City Pompeii Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii Italy They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium 运动场 and theatres its shops and restaurants The tourists do not however see Pompeii s people They do not see them because Pompeii has no people No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years Once Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius a grass covered volcano 火山 Mount Vesuvius had not erupted 喷发 for centuries so the people of Pompeii felt safe But they were not In August of AD 79 Mount Vesuvius erupted The entire top of the mountain exploded and a huge black cloud rose into the air Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii When the eruption ended two days later Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes Almost all of its people were dead For centuries Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash Then in the year 1861 an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii Slowly carefully Ginseppe and his men dug The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79 There were streets and fountains houses and shops There was a stadium with 20 000 seats Perhaps the most important of all there were everyday objects which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine They liked bread too Metal bread pans were in every bakery In one bakery there were 81 round flat loaves of bread a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today Tiny boxes filled with a dark shiny power tell us that women liked to wear eye makeup Ginseppe has died but his work continues One fourth has not been uncovered yet Scientists are still digging still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii 1 Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year A To visit the volcano B To shop and eat there C To watch sports and plays D To see how Pompeiians lived 2 Why had so many people remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius A The city nearly offered all kinds of fun B The area produced the finest wine in Italy C Few people expected the volcano to erupt again D The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass 3 Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79 用心 爱心 专心 3 A Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully B Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched C Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects D Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted 4 What s the meaning of the underlined word exploded in the third paragraph A 爆发 B 震动 C 倒塌 D 爆裂 5 What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2 000 years ago A They lived more or less the same as Italians now do B They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup C They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating D They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79 B ISLANDS in the world are famous for different things But Hawaii is special for its variety of features Beautiful sandy beaches active volcanoes a great canyon and special history and culture add up to create its famously romantic atmosphere Formed by volcanoes at the bottom of the sea the Hawaii islands are like a necklace 项链 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 6 000 kilometres off the west coast of Mexico There are eight main islands in the group Hawaii or Big Island Maui Kahoolawe Lanai Molokai Oahu Kauai and Niihau The youngest and biggest island also called Hawaii was formed 430 000 years ago and is still growing Kauai the oldest was formed 5 1 million years ago For tourists the sight of the lava that still flows from some of the volcanoes down to the sea is a major attraction Hawaii is the newest and smallest state in the US In 1900 the islands joined the US In modern history it will always be remembered for the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese air force 1941 About 1 000 years ago the islands were settled by Polynesians Captain James Cook led the first group of Westerners there in 1778 Native Hawaiians have a special culture and languages Although nowadays English is the official language of Hawaii folk music and dancing are still widely practiced The traditional dance of the islands is the hula a Hawaiian word that means dance Hawaii s reputation for romance was spread when Hollywood started to use its typical music in movies in the 1960s Today Hawaii is famous for its mix of cultures Chinese Japanese and Filipinos all live there Chinese arrived in the islands as early as the late 18th century Dr Sun Yat sen the famous Chinese revolutionary grew up there Everyone in Hawaii is a member of an ethnic minority and generally they exist in a pleasant harmony of races and cultures 6 Which of the following directly led to the formation of the Hawaii islands A The sea B The volcanoes C The violent meeting of the earth s different plates 用心 爱心 专心 4 D The nonstop turning of the earth 7 Which of the following shows the correct order of the listed events a Japan attacked Hawaii b The Hawaii islands became part of the US c Hawaii began to be known for romance d First group of Chinese settled there A d b c a B b d a c C d b a c D b a d c 8 What s the official language of Hawaii nowadays A English B Japanese C Polynesian D Chinese 9 Native Hawaiians come from A Asia B the West C South America D Polynesia 10 The main idea of the story is about Hawaii s A history B geography C culture D features 参考答案 1 解析 选 B 由空后的 Britain or Great Britain is the larger of these two islands 可推断出答案 2 解析 选 A 考查短语辨析 be divided into 被分成 cut into 打断 侵犯 break into 破门而入 separate from 分离 分开 根据语境 选 A 3 解析 选 D 由该句可知 the United Kingdom 就是 the British isles 中被女王统治 的那一部分 4 解析 选 D 由第一段最后一句可知 Britain 是由 Scotland Wales 和 England 三部分 组成 所以说以上三部分就是 整个 Britain 5 解析 选 C 由文意及常识可知 爱尔兰分为两部分 北部为英国统治 其他部分自治 6 解析 选 C 此处指英国的全称 full name 全名 7 解析 选 B 由上文可知 the United Kingdom 包括 Scotland Wales England 以及 Northern Ireland Scotland Wales 和 England 就是指整个 Britain 因此 the United Kingdom 又被称为 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8 解析 选 D the United Kingdom 共由四部分组成 其他三部分都提到了 就剩下 England 因此可推断出答案为 D 9 解析 选 D 只有人口最多 再加上面积最大和最富有 才能使人们提起 Britain 或 British 就用 England 或 English 来代替 10 解析 选 A England 和 English 是两个单词 11 解析 选 A 当人们称呼 Britain 或 British 时 常常用 England 或 English 12 解析 选 A 因为 Wales 和 Scotland 都属于 Britain 所以称呼 Britain 为 England 自 然让威尔士人和苏格兰人有点生气 13 解析 选 A be proud of 意为 为 自豪或骄傲 符合句意 14 解析 选 D the Welsh 的反身代词应为 themselves 15 解析 选 B 由文意可知 作为英国的一个相对独立的组成部分 Welsh 有自己的语言 16 解析 选 B 由下文的 the greatest headache 可推出答案为 B 用心 爱心 专心 5 17 解析 选 A at last 意为 最终 表示 Ireland 最终分为两部分 18 解析 选 B belong to 意为 属于 由文意可知 Northern Ireland 仍旧属于 the United Kingdom 19 解析 选 C break away 表示 脱离 符合句意 20 解析 选 D 由文意及历史知识可知 爱尔兰共和国在二战中一点都没有 帮助 英国 人 1 解析 选 D 推理判断题 文章没有