高一英语完形阅读新题型训练（四）

高一英语完形阅读新题型训练 （四）Name _ Marks_一.完形填空Ive always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start 1 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏)our 2 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I 3 carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could 4 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of 5 . You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 6 big prizes. My wife had been changing her 7 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite 8 of all the prizes wed won. Then there was the travelling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a 9 way off and release them. Some of the 10 were really nice. I never travelled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. Theyve got this wonderful sense of 11 , which can bring them back home so quickly. Theyd flown hundreds of miles sometimes 12 storms or against strong winds. And there theyd come, tiny white birds against the great 13 . Then Id watch them 14 round and come down onto the landing shelf. Id look at my watch and think, “My goodness, thats a good 15 .” And Id take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 16 what time hed arrived. Then my wife would 17 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if wed won 18 . Then last year we had a 19 ! One of them got some sort of flu(流行病)and died, then they all 20 . It was terrible, I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.1. A. racing B. feeding C. tending D. flying 2. A. dream B. work C. marriage D. hobby 3. A. just B. even C. almost D. hardly 4. A. notice B. learn C. imagine D. recognize 5. A. living B. fun C. money D. change 6. A. losing B. winning C. giving D. making 7. A. subject B. decision C. relation D. attitude 8. A. proud B. fond C. careful D. sure 9. A. different B. long C. short D. far 10. A. distances B. activities C. trips D. movements 11. A. direction B. sight C. hearing D. touch 12. A. over B. across C. with D. through 13. A. heaven B. mountain C. cloud D. sky 14. A. turn B. dance C. circle D. whistle 15. A. fly B. time C. day D. look 16. A. write B. record C. count D. memorize 17. A. come B. show C. phone D. cheer 18. A. again B. finally C. only D. accidentally 19. A. disadvantage B. chance C. problem D. disaster 20. A. flew down B. went down C. let out D. gave out二阅读理解（A）Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvards law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. Theres so much to learn that one kind of school cant offer it all.1.The oldest university in the US is _.A. Yale B. Harvard C. Princeton D. Columbia2.From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,_.A. those colleges and universities were the sameB. people, young or old, might study in the collegesC. students studied only some languages and scienceD. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers3.Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were _.A. Latin and GreekB. Latin, Green, French and GermanC. American history and GermanD. French and German4.As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_.A. everything that was knownB. law and something about medicineC. many new subjectsD. the subjects that interested students5.On the whole, the passage is about_.A. how to start a universityB. the world-famous colleges in AmericaC. how colleges have changedD. what kind of lesson each college teaches(B) Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine ; stopping into a pool of fish ?In February of 1974, Bill Tapp ,an Australian farmer ,saw a rain of fish that covered his farm .How surprised he must have been when he heard many fish hitting against his roof!What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish .The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm.When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia, Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land .The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners, collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people. Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur quite frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish ,he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down.” His statement is not surprising .The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain .Nature ,with its infinite wonders ,can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.6. What is this passage about?AA sad story. BA rain of fish.CAustralias northern part . DThe damage done by floods.7. Fish-falls occur in Australia_ .Aquite often Bon large farmsConly in winter Dwhen the air is calm8. It is a known fact that_ .Aone should watch where one stepsBBill Tapp is a scientist who studies farmingCthe natural world can never create waterfalls that fall upwardDthe seasons in the southern part are different from those in the north9. The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to_.Aeasy Bdifficult Ccountless Ddangerous（C）Many people have described television as a passive activity that is harmful to childrens education .However ,there are good and bad ways to watch television. Parents who are interested in exploiting television as a learning tool can actually turn time in front of TV into an educational chance.Probably the most familiar educational way to use television is to simply watch educational programs .In particular ,this means selecting channels and programs specially designed for educational purposes .Along with traditional educational shows for children on public broadcasting channels ,cable television（有线电视）now offers kids and adults a wide variety of educational programs ,with everything from nature shows to historical events in different countries. Captioning（字幕）,such as “closed captioning” for hearing disabled viewers provides another way for parents to exploit the educational possibilities of television .One study showed that children who watched captioned TV got great improvement in their vocabulary and oral reading ability . In addition ,parents can make any show a learning class by watching television together with children .By actively joining children in the programs that they are watching ,parents can help with the development of such skills as predicting （预见）and summarizing .In order to develop predicting skills ,parents and children could first refer to a programs description in a viewing guide .After reading the program description and guessing what might happen in the program, parents and children could watch together to see which predictions were correct . And to practice summarizing, after watching a program, parents can turn off the TV and ask what the story was about .This kind of activity helps children develop thinking skills such as arranging events in an order and memorizing information. Although there will still be plenty of times when children watch TV simply for passive enjoyment, parents can help make at least part of their childrens viewing time a more productive activity .Used intelligently by exploiting the learning chances available through various programs ,television can play an instructive role in childrens education.10Which activity is NOT suggested in the passage? ATalking about TV shows. BWatching captions on TV. CEnjoying films about nature. DWatching shows for homework.11Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? AParents can simply make any show a learning class for their children. BTo make watching TV a more productive activity parents should include themselves inthe producing process. CMost parents have changed their attitude to their kids watching TV and become positiveto the problem. DIn a way ,it is how parents act that leads to whether watching TV may do good or not totheir children.12We can infer from the last paragraph that . Anot every minute when a child watches television must be educational Bchildren should not use television for passive enjoyment Csome children prefer reading to watching television Dtelevision offers more learning chances than school13Which of the following questions is the major one discussed in the passage? AWhat makes