辽宁省营口市2014高考英语二轮 阅读理解、完形填空精品训练（47）

1 营口市营口市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空二轮精品训练 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空二轮精品训练 4747 含答 含答 案案 A If Confucius 孔子 were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake there would be a lot of candles He d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day few people in the United States will give him a passing thought It s nothing personal Most Americans don t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes But this doesn t mean that Americans don t care about Confucius In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China In the past two decades the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities More recently the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries These schools teach both Chinese language and culture The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art history and philosophy 哲学 Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy Students in the United States at the same time are racing to learn Chinese So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers So the old thinker s ideas are still alive and well Today China attracts the West more than ever and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West As for the old thinker he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West even if his birthday is 2 56 The passage is likely to appear in A a biographyB a history paperC a newspaperD a philosophy textbook 57 The opening paragraph is mainly intended to A provide some key facts about Confucius B attract the readers interest in the subject C show great respect for the ancient thinker D prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations 58 We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students A have a great interest in studying Chinese B take an active part in Chinese competitions C try to get high scores in Chinese exams D fight for a chance to learn Chinese 59 What is the best title for the passage A Forgotten Wisdom in AmericaB Huge Fans of the Chinese Language C Chinese Culture for WesternersD Old Thinker with a Big Future 参考答案 56 CBAD 结束 For those who are tired of doing the laundry Samsung has found an answer a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smart phone app application Strange though it may seem my wife already does that was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show CES this week Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install 安装 a large number of internet connected features in machines in an effort to make them smart 3 Last year it was a refrigerator that tweeted This year it s Wi Fi enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad The washers and dryers available starting in the spring connect to any smart phone through a downloadable application The phone can then be used as a remote control so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the bus Samsung says it s not just something new the app connection actually has some practical uses If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when you come home so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go said spokesperson Amy Schmidt The company also says that with electricity rate 电 varying depending on the time of day more control over when the machines are used can help save money Perhaps but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do enable laziness Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV 60 What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES A The machine will be a big success B their wives like doing the laundry C The machine is unrelated to their life D This kind of technology is familiar to them 61 We can conclude from Samsung s statements that A the app connection makes life easier B it is better to dry clothes in the morning C smart phone can shorten the drying time D we should refresh clothes back at home 62 What can we learn about the new laundry machines A They can tell you when your clothes need washing 4 B They can be controlled with a smart phone C They are difficult to operate D They are sold at a low price 63 What is the main idea of the last paragraph A The laundry should be frequently checked B Lazy people like using such machines C Good technologies also cause problems D Television may help do the laundry 参考答案 60 C A B C 完形填空完形填空 1 Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed I felt gloomy 沮丧的 the other day The weather had been dark and rainy and I just didn t feel so 1 As I was sitting at my desk I 2 it was the birthday of a dear long time friend a single middle aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 Knowing that she doesn t have family in town I 4 to give her a call Sure enough she was on B shift 5 to work late into the evening and wouldn t have 6 of a birthday this year As always 7 she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 8 After I hung up I couldn t 9 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day 10 feeling a little gloomy myself I tried to put it out of my mind but as the day passed I couldn t shake the thought I 11 gave in and that evening set off to the hospital with a card a cheese cake and some balloons My friend s grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me I d done the right thing and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken When I got home I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend 5 on her birthday but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared Making her day had 15 my own Isn t that the way it is 16 we take the time and make the 17 to do something for someone else It s like the little saying Loving kindness is twice blessed it blesses him who gives and him who 18 Cheering up people on their birthdays isn t the only thing we can do to make their day Life constantly presents us with 19 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 20 And the wonderful thing is that as we do it changes things for the better for us too 1 A specialB positiveC nervousD proud 2 A explainedB complained C rememberedD informed 3 A familyB trainingC workD school 4 A decidedB continuedC agreed D refused 5 A surprisedB disappointedC boredD prepared 6 A muchB manyC littleD few 7 A though B besidesC thereforeD otherwise 8 A admittedB calledC succeededD apologized 9 A experienceB imagineC shakeD understand 10 A Almost B EvenC NeverD Still 11 A luckilyB finallyC unhappilyD hardly 12 A convincedB advisedC promisedD reminded 13 A responseB contributionC reward D share 14 A carelessB lonelyC weakD curious 15 A troubledB takenC wasted D made 16 A whenB whereC whyD how 17 A suggestionB friendC effortD call 18 A triesB receivesC expectsD cares 19 A opportunitiesB dreams C choicesD regrets 20 A someoneB somethingC everyoneD Everything 解题导语 送人玫瑰 手有余香 帮助别人 快乐自己 帮助别人 使我们得到最美好的 祝愿 帮助别人 使他人得到最美丽的微笑 生活让我们手牵手 沐浴在阳光下 帮助别人 6 快乐自己 让世界充满爱吧 1 解析 选 B positive 意为 乐观的 此处的 didn t feel so positive 与上文的 felt gloomy 相符 故选 B 解题误区 special 特别的 nervous 紧张的 proud 自豪的 均不符合语境 2 解析 选 C 句意为 当我坐在椅子旁的时候 我记起我亲密的好朋友的生日 remembered 记起 故选 C 解题误区 explained 解释 complained 投诉 informed 告诉 均不符合当时的情景 3 解析 选 C 从事护士职业 30 年 很喜欢她自己的工作 work 工作 故选 C 解题误区 family 家庭 training 训练 school 学校 此处护士是一种职业 这三项 都不符合文意 4 解析 选 A 句意为 了解到她没有家人在镇上 我决定给她打个电话 decided to do 决定做某事 故选 A 解题误区 continued 继续 agreed 同意做 refused 拒绝 都可以和不定式搭配 但 不符合文意 5 解析 选 D 句意为 确定无疑地 她是 B 班 准备工作到深夜 prepared todo 准备 做某事 故选 D 解题误区 surprised 惊讶的 disappointed 失望的 bored 枯燥的 均与当时的情镜 不符 6 解析 选 A 从前一句得知 她要工作到深夜 所以不会有太多的时间过生日 much 代 词 此处指时间 故选 A 解题误区 many 和 few 修饰可数名词 不能单独做代词 little 为代词 表示几乎没有 但和前面的 wouldn t 一起表示肯定的意思 与文意相矛盾 7 解析 选 A 根据上下文推出 虽然她没时间自己庆祝生日 但是好朋友打电话庆祝 她会很高兴的 此处 though 意为 不过 表转折 故选 A 解题误区 besides 除 之外还有 therefore 因此 otherwise 否则 均不符合文 意 8 解析 选 B 根据前文提到作者决定打电话 后文又提到的挂电话 故选 B 解题误区 admitted 承认 succeeded 成功做某事 apologized 道歉 均与文意不符 7 9 解析 选 C 句意为 我挂断电话之后 她一定会感激我在如此特别的一天给她打电话 这种感觉不会动的 此处 shake 为动摇 而且根据后面 but as the day passed I couldn t shake the thought 故选 C 解题误区 experience 经历 imagine 想象 understand 理解 均不能表达当时作者 坚信朋友一定会感激的情感 10 解析 选 D 句意为 我仍然感觉一点沮丧 努力把它放在脑后 still 仍然 与文章 开头相呼应 故选 D 解题误区 其余几项都不能表示作者当时还有一点沮丧 11 解析 选 B 句意为 我最终屈服了 那天晚上 我拿着贺卡 奶酪蛋糕和气球出发去 医院 finally 最后 此处强调作者虽然还有点沮丧 但最后还是决定给好朋友过生日去 故选 B 解题误区 luckily 幸运地 unhappily 幸福地 hardly 几乎不 均不副词 但不符合 语境 12 解析 选 A 作者朋友感激的微笑和那种惊喜让作者相信自己做对了 convinced 使 相信 故选 A 解题误区 advised 建议 promised 允诺 reminded 提醒 均不能表示作者相信自己 做对了 13 解析 选 C 根据前文得知 她的笑容和惊喜是对我慷慨的回报 reward 回报 故 选 C 解题误区 response 反映 contribution 贡献 share 分享 此处一点努力换得是朋 友的高兴 这应该是对 我 的 回报 14 解析 选 B 作者没有家人在镇里 所以孤独 lonely 孤独的 故选 B 解题误区 careless 粗心的 weak 虚弱的 curious 好奇的 这几项都不和前文相符 15 解析 选 D 句意为 让她高兴就是让我高兴 此处 made my own 与 make her day 相 符合 故选 D 解题误区 其余几项都与 make her day 不相符合 16 解析 选 A 句意为 难道那不是一种方式吗 当我们花费时间 努力为其他人做一些 事情的时候 我们也得到了相应的回报 when 当 时候 故选 A 解题误区 where 哪里 why 为什么 how 如何 这三项都不引导条件状语从句 与文 8 意也不符 7 解析 选 C make the effort to 为固定搭配 表示努力做某事 根据前文作者为 朋 友庆祝生日得知 应该是为其他人努力做事 故选 C 解题误区 其余几项均不能和 the effort to 相搭配 18 解析 选 B 句意为 善良能得到双倍回报 它既祝福给予的人 也祝福得到的人 receives 与 gives 相对应 故选 B 解题误区 其余几项都不能和 gives 相对应 19 解析 选 A 此处表示生活总是给我们很多机会去采取行动做好事 opportunities 机 会 故选 A 解题误区 dreams 梦想 choices 选择 regrets 遗憾 此处应是做好事的机会 故 这三项都不符合文意 20 解析 选 A 句意为 生活总是提供给我们很多机会采取其他行动或做一件对某个人有 重大影响的好事 someone 某个人 本文提到作者给他朋友过生日 他朋友应该是 某个 人 故选 A 解题误区 本题易误选 C everyone 每个人 根据常识我们不可能做一件好事对所有人 都有影响 故不能选 结束 完型填空 共完型填空 共 2020 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 2020 分 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从 21 40 题所给的四个选项 A B C D 中 选 出最佳选项 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑 The great ship Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th 1912 She was 21 1 316 passengers and a crew of 891 Even 22 modern standards the 46 000 ton Titanic was a huge ship At that time 23 she was not only the largest ship that had 24 been built but was regarded as 25 for she had sixteen watertight compartments 轮船 的密封舱 Even if two of these were flooded she 26 still be able to float The 27 sinking of this great liner will always be remembered for she went down on her first voyage with heavy 28 of life 9 Four days after setting out 29 the Titanic was sailing 30 the icy waters of the North Atlantic a huge iceberg was suddenly 31 by a lookout After the alarm had been given the great ship turned 32 to avoid a direct collision The Titanic turned just in time 33 missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her Suddenly there was a slight trembling sound from 34 and the captain went down to see what had happened The noise had been so 35 that no one thought that the ship had been 36 Below the captain 37 to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been 38 The order to 39 ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water As there were not enough lifeboats for 40 1 500 lives were lost 原创 新概念英语 3 Lesson 10 The Loss of the Titanic 21 A carryingB takingC bringingD making 原创 考查动词 carry 作为 运送 的意思 区别 carry 的同义