江西省瑞金市2014高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空训练（16）

1 江西省瑞金市江西省瑞金市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解和完形填空训练 高考英语阅读理解和完形填空训练 1616 含答案 含答案 Robably you have seen photographs of the Grand Canyon 峡谷 the great valley in the desert country of Arizona But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty Tie Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over mil lions of years Slowly the river cut down through hard rock At the same time the land was rising Today the canyon is one and a half kilometres deep and 445 kilometres long The el dest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old The width varies from about 200 metres to 29 kilo metres across The rim 边缘 or top of the canyon is about 2 300 metres above sea level tin the South Rim and about 3 000 metres on the other side the North Rink As a result there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon The South Run is dry desert country The North Rim has tall forests The canyon looks different at different times of day and in different seasons and weather At sunrise anti sunset the red gold brown and orange colours of the rocks are especially dear and bright In winter the canyon is partly covered with snow The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best Most visitors come to the South Rim and stay in camp grounds or hotels Every point along the canyon s edge offers a different view The North Rim of the Canyon is quieter h takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River On the way you go through Navado Indian lands and a colourful pink desert called The Painted Desert You can walk clown into the Grand Canyon or you can go down oil the back of a mule 小型电动机车 You can also lake a boat trip down the Colorado River and 2 camp on the bea ches at night But whether you see the Grand Canyon from the top or the honom it will be an experience that you will never forget 1 The sea level on both sides of the Grand Canyou is A the same B changing with time C various D very low 答案 C 指导 文中讲到 The rim or top of the canyon is about 2 300 metres above sea level on the South Rim and about 3 000 metres on the other side the North Rim 由此可见 大峡谷两边的海拔是不同的 故 C 项正确 2 From the passage we can know that the of the can yon is different at different time A length B scene C width D height 答案 B 指导 文章第三段首句意 大峡谷在一天中的不同时间 不同的季节和天气里 看上去都是不一样的 由此可见 大峡谷的景象是多变的 在各个时期是不同的 故 B 项正 确 3 If you go to visit the canyon you d better go to A the South Rim B the North Rim C the bottom I the top of a tree 答案 A 指导 从第四段的首句 The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best 可知 大峡谷南端的景象的最美的 若你要观光 最好到 theSouthRim 故 A 项为正确选项 结束 B3B3 2012 上海卷 Directions Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context People on a college campus were more likely to give money to the March of Dimes if they were asked for a donation by a disabled woman in a wheelchair 3 than if asked by a nondisabled woman In another 50 subway riders in New York saw a man carrying a stick stumble 绊脚 and fall to the floor Sometimes the victim had a large red birthmark on his 51 sometimes he did not In this situation the victim was more likely to 52 aid if his face was spotless than if he had an unattractive birthmark In 53 these and other research findings two themes are 54 we are more willing to help people we like for some reason and people we think 55 assistance In some situations those who are physically attractive are more likely to receive aid 56 in a field study researchers placed a completed application to graduate school in a telephone box at the airport The application was ready to be 57 but had apparently been lost The photo attached to the application was sometimes that of a very 58 person and sometimes that of a less attractive person The measure of helping was whether the individual who found the envelope actually mailed it or not Results showed that people were more likely to 59 the application if the person in the photo was physically attractive The degree of 60 between the potential helper and the person in need is also important For example people are more likely to help a stranger who is from the same country rather than a foreigner In one study shoppers on a busy street in Scotland were more likely to help a person wearing a n 61 T shirt than a person wearing a T shirt printed with offensive words Whether a person receives help depends in part on the worth of the case For example shoppers in a supermarket were more likely to give someone 62 to buy milk rather than to buy cookies probably because milk is thought more essential for 63 than cookies Passengers on a New York subway were more likely to help a man who fell to the ground if he appeared to be 64 rather than drunk 50 A study B way C word D college 51 A hand B arm C face D back 52 A refuse B beg C lose D receive 53 A challenging B recording 4 C understanding D publishing 54 A important B possible C amusing D missing 55 A seek B deserve C obtain D accept 56 A At first B Above all C In addition D For example 57 A printed B mailed C rewritten D signed 58 A talented B good looking C helpful D hard working 59 A send in B throw away C fill out D turn down 60 A similarity B friendship C cooperation D contact 61 A expensive B plain C cheap D strange 62 A time B instructions C money D chances 63 A shoppers B research C children D health 64 A talkative B handsome C calm D sick 要点综述 在什么情况下人们更容易得到帮助 研究表明 我们更愿意帮助我们喜欢 的人和我们认为值得帮助的人 外表有吸引力比不太有吸引力的人更容易得到帮助 生病跌 倒比喝醉跌倒更容易得到帮助等 50 A 考查名词 根据下文 these and other research findings 和 in a field study 提示 在另一份研究中 所以选 A 51 C 考查名词 根据下文 if his face was spotless 提示 受害者脸上有一个巨大 的红色胎记 52 D 考查动词 根据下文 are more likely to receive aid 提示选 receive 脸上 无污点的受害者比有不好看的胎记的受害者更有可能获得援助 53 C 考查动词 在了解这些和其他研究结果过程中 54 A 考查形容词 发现两个重要的主题 5 55 B 考查动词 deserve 意为 值得 因为某种原因我们更愿意帮助我们喜欢的人 和我们认为值得帮助的人 56 D 考查介词短语 下文举例说明观点 In some situations those who are physically attractive are more likely to receive aid 所以选 D 57 B 考查动词 根据下文 actually mailed it or not 提示选 mailed 意思是申请 被邮寄 58 B 考查形容词 附在申请上的照片有时是个相貌好看的人的 有时是一个不太有 吸引力的人的 59 A 考查动词短语 结果表明 如果照片上的人外表上有吸引力 人们更可能递送 这个申请 send in 意为 递送 60 A 考查名词 在潜在的提供帮助的人和有需要的人之间的相似程度也很重要 61 B 考查形容词 T 恤上印有攻击性的话和朴素的 T 恤相对比 plain 意为 简朴的 朴素的 62 C 考查名词 根据常识应该给钱买牛奶 63 D 考查名词 对健康来说 牛奶被认为比饼干更重要 64 D 考查形容词 生病跌倒的似乎比喝醉跌倒的更容易得到帮助 结束 实战演练练习一 Chances I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job I also think my work is important There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career 职业 I wasn t an excellent student because I didn t do much schoolwork In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn t have much to offer I just accepted that I wasn t the type to have a career I then found myself a job Looking after two little girls It wasn t too bad at first But the problems began when I agreed to live in so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening We agreed that if I had to 6 work extra hours one week she d give me time off the next But unfortunately it didn t often work out I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children One Sunday I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me I told her about my situation She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification 资格证书 if I wanted to work with children I didn t think I would be accepted because I didn t take many exams in school She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part time course I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten Now I ve got a full time job there I shall always be thankful to Megan I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren t top of the class at school 56 What is the author s present job A Working part time in a college B Taking care of children for a family C Helping children with their schoolwork D Looking after children at a kindergarten 57 When staying with the two girls family the author A was paid for extra work B often worked long hours C got much help from her boss D took a day off every other week 58 Why did the author leave her first job A She found a full time job B She was fed up with children C She decided to attend a part time course D She needed a rest after working extra hours 参考答案 56 D 57 B 58 C 结束 7 阅读理解误区警示阅读理解误区警示 1 细节理解题易错点 2012 江苏高考 A 篇 WhatWhat WouldWould YouYou WantWant MostMost onon a a DesertDesert Island Island This month s survey shows people worldwide have a natural understanding of what they would need most if left alone on a desert island Another person And one they know well Respondents 调查对象 in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse 配偶 or partner would be their first choice to have with them Perhaps this makes sense An MP3 player can t help you find drinking water your dog can t help you start a fire and who knows if George Clooney or Pen lope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training Let s just hope the SOS sign you two build gets spotted sooner rather than later Spouse PartnerSpouse Partner 82 of the South African women surveyed would most want their husband partner with them while just 45 of the Indian women surveyed agreed Clooney CruzClooney Cruz 27 of Russian men surveyed would want a celebrity 名人 along Only 2 of the Mexican men agreed Less than 18 of women worldwide chose this option MPMP3 PlayerPlayer This was second choice overall particularly among Malaysian men with 32 saying they d most want an MP3 player with their favorite songs Just 5 each of Australian and American men agreed DogDog In France 28 of respondents older than 45 would most want to be left alone 8 with their dog while not a single Russian or Malaysian in that age group surveyed would most want Fido along 56 According to the survey people left alone on a desert island would most want their A MP3 player B dog C spouse partner D celebrity 错混透析 C 细节理解题 根据第一段可知 留在孤岛上的人最需要一个熟悉的人 16 个国家的被调查对象表示他们的第一选择是他们的配偶或伙伴 58 The survey results are analyzed in terms of the respondents A sex age and nationality B race nationality and sex C marriage age and race D age sex and marriage 错混透析 A 细节理解题 被调查的对象有 42 岁 28 岁 25 岁的 有女性 也有 俄罗斯 墨西哥 澳大利亚和美国的男性 并且来自 16 个国家 所以答案为 A 项 结束 例 2 20 山东卷阅读 B 篇 Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergence alert 警报 system using text messages delivered to cell phones Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years particularly among young people The wireless industry s trade association CTIA estimates 估计 more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act a 2006 federal law that requires improvements to the nation s emergency alert system The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission FCC with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before and during disasters and other emergencies FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan Participation in the alert system by carriers telecommunications companies is 9 voluntary but it has received solid support from the wireless industry The program would be optional for cell phone users They also may not be charged for receiving alerts There would be three different types of messages according to the rules The first would be a national alert from the president likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster The second would involve approaching threats which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings The third would be reserved for child abduction 绑架 emergencies or so called Amber Alerts The service could be in place by 2010 62 The improvement to the present system is in the charge of A CTIA B the Warning Alert and Response Network C FCC D federal regulators 63 The carriers participation in the system is determined by A the US federal government B mobile phone users C the carriers themselves D the law of the United States 64 Which of the following is true of cell phone users A They must accept the alert service B They may enjoy the alert service for free C They must send the alerts to others D They may choose the types of messages 65 An alert message will NOT be sent if A a child loses his way B a university shooting happens C a natural disaster happens D a terrorist attack occurs 结束 实战演练练习二 We were on tour a few summers ago driving through Chicago when right outside of the city we got pulled over A middle aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first Lecturing us he said You were 10 speeding Where are you going in such a hurry Our guitarist Tim told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show His way towards us totally changed He asked Oh so you boys are in a band 乐队 We told him that we were He then asked all the usual band questions about the type of