四川省广安市前锋区高考英语完形类和阅读类暑假练习(6)

1、完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Tom grows the ni cest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers inthevillage. Plants grow in Tom s garden all through the _1_ and they are much _2_.Tomcuts someflowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he _3most

2、 of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so_4_ and beautiful that they sold much more _5_ in the market tha n those of other villagers.How does Tom grow these beautiful thin gs? He is so _6_ that he just sits un derhis orange tree with his radio.He _7_ the music all day.That is

3、quite true. Tom 8_ thi ngsin spri ng, summer, autu mn and win ter. Afterthat he sits with his radio. And everything _9_. It is the music that does the work.Tomknows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love _10_ as much as people.名师点评本文介绍了汤姆庭园中各

4、种植物的生长以及销售情况，并说明了懒惰的汤姆为什么能长出这么好的植物。(D)1. A. weekB. mon thC. seas onD. year【解析】D。根据下文汤姆春夏秋冬都会在园子里种各种植物，说明园子里一年到头都长着植物，故year为正确选项。(A) 2. A. betterB. worseC. lessD. later【解析】A。很明显，汤姆的植物园比村子里其余人的应好得多，故应用比较级better。(B) 3. A. buysB. sellsC. borrowsD. le nds【解析】B。根据文意，汤姆到市场上去应是卖自己种植的花，水果及蔬菜，故选sells。(C) 4. A

5、. dearB. badC. bigD. small【解析】C。这里应选择一个褒义形容词修饰汤姆的蔬菜水果，故只能选big。(B)5. A. politelyB. quicklyC. slowlyD. carefully【解析】B。因为蔬菜水果长得好，所以在市场上卖得很快，故quickly为正确选项。(D)6. A. angryB. busyC. tiredD. lazy-5 -(A) 7. A. liste ns to B. hearsC. watches D. speaks【解析】A。表示听音乐这一动作应用listen to 。(B) 8. A. fillsB. pla ntsC. thr

6、owsD. makes【解析】B。根据文意，汤姆春夏秋冬在园子里是在种各种植物，故选plant。(C) 9. A. doesB. movesC. growsD. plays【解析】Co grows在这里表示园子里的一切在不断地生长。(D) 10 .A. workB. rainC. storiesD. music【解析】D。上文讲到音乐使得园子里的一切又大又美，说明植物也像人一样喜欢音乐，故选music。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Policema n: OK, buddy, your_1_(drive) lice nse

7、.William: Here! Liste n to me, officer, it was nt _2_fault. It was that dog.Policema n: _3_dog? I did nt see any dogs.Lucy: Its true, officer. There was a dog in our lane._4_it was nt for the dog, wewould nt have almost_5_(hit) you.Policema n: You could have braked, could nt you? _6_fast were you go

8、ing?William: Well it was about 50 mph or less. I was driving very slowly.Policeman: 50 mph? Dont you know the speed_7_( limit)downtown is 40 mph? All right.Thatll be one hun dred dollars.William: Wait_8 sec ond! What do you mea n“ one hun dred dollars ”？Policeman: The fine. It is one hundred dollars

9、._9_(Speed) and driving under thein flue nee of alcohol. You cant _ breath._10_(fool)_me with that smell of alcohol in your..9.10.答案：1.drivi ng 2.my 3.What 4.If 5.hit6.How 7.limit 8.a9.speedi ng10.fool语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【全国新课标卷题型】If you want to improve your Eng

10、lish, youd better listen to BBC English which is part_1_the BBCWorld Service. It broadcasts all kinds of programmes, such _2_difficultgrammar points,life in Britain,differences_3 _writtenand_4_(speak) English andso on .It is easy for you to find out some information_5_the programmes. You just n eed

11、to write to BBC En glish and ask_6_it._In China, there are_7_Englishprogrammes like Follow Me on TV _8_on the radio. Theyare usually easy_9_(receive) and un dersta nd and they are very_10_(use) to you.1 . 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.答案：1.of 2.as 3.betwee n4.spoke n5.about6. for 7.also 8.or 9.to receiv

12、e 10.useful【2015高考复习】阅读理解Men can be beautiful too , right?China is going to host the 18th World Uni versityStude nt BeautyCon test in Guan gzhouthis December.This year for the first time the con test will in clude a malesect ion. Stude nts from over 130 coun tries will compete for Mr and Miss Beauty

13、.Thecon test is one of the most respected beauty con tests in the world .It was copied by the Un ited Nati ons Uni versity (an intern ati onal uni versity bel onging to the Un ited Nations) in 1986.Stick to study ingLi Yining , an economics professor at Peking University , said that he would not enc

14、ourage students to try their luck in the stock market (股市)They should stress study，” Li said in his speech at BeijingForeign Studies University.When asked, the professorsaid he expected house prices in Beijing tocontinue to rise.Li thinks the governmentshould provide more affordable houses for low-l

15、evel in come people.Campus cin emaStudents at over 100 universities will have a digital cinema on campus after theNati onal Day holiday.The 21st Cen tury Digital Film on Campus Project was laun ched at the end of September.The ticket will cost 3 8 yuan , rather than 30 40 yuan at cinemas in tow n. S

16、tude nts often dow nl oad movies on li ne or watch DVDs.Now they can enjoyoriginal films in the digital cinema.The digitalcinema will show a variety of filmsbesides Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片).Gett ing practicalAll 12,000 graduates from vocati onal school in Shanxi Provi nee have Ian ded a job,ac

17、cording to the provincial government.In the past five years, it is estimated thatover 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs.However , the number for university graduates is 70 percent.Some employers said that they prefer professional school graduates who learned something m

18、ore practical in school and expected lower salaries than university students.【语篇解读】 文章介绍了四则新闻：一、男士参加选美比赛；二、学生应以学业为重；三、 校园数字电影项目启动；四、职业学校毕业生更符合市场的实际需要。6In the third part，the underlined word “launched ” may mean.A startedB endedC toldD mentioned解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词的上下文可知，此处表示 21 世纪校园数字电影项目是在 9 月 底开始的，故 A 项正

19、确。答案 A7 Where can the material be chosen from?A A novel.B A newspaper.C An advertisement.DA fashion magazine.解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知，这是四则新闻，故有可能从报纸上选取，即 B 项正确。 答案 B8 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A More than 130 countries will take part in the 18th WorldUniversity St

20、udent BeautyContest.B The ticket for a digital film on campus will cost 3-8 yuan.C In the past five years ， over 95 percent of the university graduates have found jobs in Shanxi Province.D Over 100 universities will take part in the 21st Century Digital Film on CampusProject.解析 正误判断题。根据最后一段第二、三两句“ I

21、n the past five years， it is estimatedthat over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs.However，the number for university graduates is 70 percent. ”可知， C 项表述错误，故选 C。 答案 C9 Professor Li thinks that.A. the house prices in Beijing will keep going upB the students should try thei

22、r luck in the stock marketC the government can do nothing about the housing problemD the students should not only pay attention to study解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“ When asked， the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise. ”可知，李教授认为北京的房价将会持续上涨。 答案 A10What can we infer from the pa

23、ssage?AIn Shanxi Province，the professional school graduates are less popular withemployers than university graduates recently.BThe digital cinema will only show Hollywood blockbusters.CThe graduates from universities can put what they learned into practice more easily. DNo men competed in the World

24、University Students Beauty Contest before this year.解析 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“ This year for the first time the contest will include a male section. ”可知，今年是第一次将会有男士参加世界大学生选美比赛，故 D 项正确。答案 D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。In parts of Africa, the sky is filled with a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud.It is a

25、 living cloud made of billions of locusts that are travelingacross the continenteating everything in their path.And in the battle to stop this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 50 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. The radio s

26、tation is in one of Senegals worst affected regions.This is West Africa s bigges t locust disaster in 15 years, and it is moving east, causing huge damage to crops. As they move, they breed, and increase their number and will soon threaten Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it could reach As

27、ia. Experts say the great damage to crops in areas already suffering from food shortages and war could cause many people to go hungry. Governments in the region are not well equipped to fight the pest.Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not expected to be enough. “We are no

28、w treating 6,000 hectares per day with pesticide, but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster, ” said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, director of locust control in Mauritania.Requests are being made for international aid, which is the only way to

29、 limit the crisis, the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization warned.1. The purpose of offering people rice for catching locusts in Senegal is .A. to get more people to eat rice so as to leave less for locustsB. to get more people involved in the war on the locustsC. to prevent more people from starv

30、ationD. to get more people to listen to the radio report on locusts2. Which of the following is not the reason for West Africans going hungry?A. Locust disaster causes the great damage to crops.B. Food supply is far from the need of the people.C. These regions are affected by the war.D. Governments

31、are unwilling to fight the pest.3. It can be concluded that, in order to end the locust disaster, .A. leaders of 12 countries in West Africa should call on their people to take actionB. insects experts should be sent to these regionsC. other countries outside Africa should keep close watch on their

32、own landsD. Help from all over the world is in urgent demand4. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Food shortage in Africa. B. International aid to Africa.C. The insects attack on Africa. D. Terrible storm in Africa.1. B 推测题。根据第二段意义，广播电台向听众悬赏捕杀蝗虫。可推测出其目的是让更多的 人参与到救灾行动中来。2. D 细节理解题。根据第四段意义：专家称

33、一些地区本来就食品匮乏，并饱受战火之苦，而 灾害给农作物产量造成的损失更是雪上加霜。许多人因此而挨饿。3. D 推理题。根据短文最后一段的意义：国际社会施以援手是抑制灾情的唯一方法。由此推 理可得“国际援助迫在眉睫”。4. C 主旨题。根据短文第一段的描述及下文的阐发可看出本文的主题是“非洲西部的虫灾”。 【重庆市南开中学 2014 高考英语二诊考试】请阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Coffee is a powerful beverage On a personal level ， it helps keep USawake andactiv

34、e On a much broader level , it has helped shape our history and continues to shape ourcultureCoffee didn t take off until the l400s when people figured out they could roast itsseeds By the l500s ，the drink had spread to coffeehouses across the Arab world Within another l50 years ， it took Europe by

35、storm“It actually had a major impact on the rise of business ，” historian Mark Pendergrast says Coffeehouses became a spot not just to enjoy a cup but to exchangeideas Theinsurer Lloyd s of London was founded hundreds of years ago in one ofLondon s 2,000 coffeehouses Literature ， newspapers and even

36、 the works of great composers like Bach and Beethoven were also spawned（ 涌现 ）in coffeehouses It is often said that after the Boston Tea Party of l773， when American colonistsattacked British tea ships and threw boxes of tea into the harbor ，Americansuniversally switched over to drinking coffee In a

37、letter John Adams wrote to his wife ， Abigail ， the Founding Father claims his love of tea but says he will have to learn to embracecoffee instead ， because drinking tea had become a symbol of not loving thecountryFor all the upsides coffee has brought the modern world ， it alsoled to its fair shareof downsides ， too Europeans carried coffee with them as they colonized various partsof the world ，and this frequently meant they enslaved people in order to grow it InBrazil where slavery was legal until l888 coffee plantations would use slash-and-burnagriculture ， tearing down rain forests and pl