山东省青岛市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练Word版VIP

1、青岛市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（7）（答案及解析）阅读理解Words：311难度系数：建议用时：7分钟Books have been our best friends from time immemorial.There was a time when reading them was supposed to be the best way of entertainment.Book lovers used to carry the book of their choice wherever they went.But，now in this microchip gene

2、ration where everything is possible with the help of the Internet，we do not need to carry them for reading.Ebooks are gaining popularity and the Web world is now a treasure house of books.All book lovers can rejoice，as now they can find their favorite books online.Reading books online is a comparati

3、vely new concept.People used to think that the Internet is a storehouse of information.But with the advancement of technology，now you can read and download books from the Web world.Imagine reading your favorite romantic novel while on a pleasant trip.You may think that it will be quite tiresome to c

4、arry such heavy books while touring.But there is nothing to worry anymore as ebooks have come as a boon to us.Ebooks are nothing but online books.The only difference between an ebook and a book is that one has a physical existence while the other dwells in the virtual world of the Internet.Content i

5、s the same for both.And you are saved from the hassles of carrying books as well.There are various ebook depositories (贮藏室) from which you can either buy or download ebooks.The process of downloading them is very easy.The websites give proper instructions and you just need to follow them to get hold

6、 of the book of your choice.Moreover，if you do not want to make investment，just read it by opening the online depository and read it for free.From entertainment to business，ebooks prove to be handy for all purposes.The time will come when they will become the most important entertainment option for

7、many people.1Compared with traditional books，ebooks are more popular because they are _.Amore attractiveBmore interestingCmore convenient Dmore expensive- 2 - / 19解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“But，now in this microchip.them for reading.”以及全文对ebooks的介绍可知，和传统的书籍相比，ebooks的主要特点是携带方便。2The main idea of the second

8、 paragraph is that _.A. you can have a more pleasant trip with ebooksBtechnology has been developed a lot in the past few yearsCthe Internet is full of a large amount of useful informationDit is very tiring to carry heavy books here and there解析：选A。段意归纳题。本段主要介绍ebooks适合于旅行携带这一情况，由此可以推知，携带ebooks的旅行会更愉快

9、，故A项和文意相符。3The underlined word “hassles” ( in Paragraph 3 ) probably means _.Acosts BadvantagesCchances Dtroubles解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据上下文的意思可知，此处应该是指携带书籍会带来很多的麻烦。故D项正确。4Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?CP：Central Point P：PointSP：Subpoint(次要点) C：Conclusion解析：选A。文章结构题。文章的第一段是概述，第二

10、段、第三段和第四段是分述，最后一段是结论，由此可知A项的结构图和文章的结构相符。*结束.完形填空Words：298难度系数：建议用时：18分钟It was at a concert that I happened to find David.He was holding his head at a strange _1_ as if he were staring down at something.Then the truth struck me.He was blind.The last thing he remembers _2_ was his daughter being born.

11、Then the world went _3_.Bad luck is no stranger to this 44yearold man.His mother died of cancer，and his weak father had to _4_ 11yearold David to the care of the state.Things seemed always to go from bad to _5_.Two years ago，his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the _6_ of a truck.David was not hu

12、rt.The dog _7_.But David does not feel sorry for himself.“These are just little obstacles(障碍)you have to _8_ in your life，” he said.He has to make a daily twohour trip to his working placethe Xray department of an _9_ room.It was a hard job to _10_.Before he got it，David was determined to escape the

13、 workshop run by the Lighthouse，an organization _11_ to help blind people.He wanted a job of developing Xray film，something _12_，not just he，must do in the dark，including people with _13_ eyesight.The Lighthouse called many hospitals，with no result，_14_ they offered to pay his first three months sal

14、ary.David works alone in a dark room that _15_ of chemicals.He cannot wear gloves. _16_，he could not feel.Since this is an emergency room，lives can be put _17_ or out of danger.His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.He makes $20,000 a year.But his motivation(动机)goes _18_ money.“By working，I

15、can actualize my own _19_.Thats the most important！” he said.What a shining example for us to _20_！1A.ankleBdirectionCangle Daltitude解析：选C。考查名词的选择。at a.angle表示“以角度”。2A.doing BfeelingCseeing Dhearing解析：选C。考查动名词的选择。上文的blind已暗示。3A.blank BcolorfulCempty Dsilent解析：选A。考查形容词的选择。blank表示“空白的”。4A.bring up Bbr

16、ing inCgive up Dgive in解析：选C。考查动词短语的选择。give up.to.表示“把交给”。 5A.worse BgoodCbetter Dmad解析：选A。考查短语from bad to worse。6A.bottom BpathCwheel Dback解析：选B。考查名词的选择。path表示“道路(the space in front of sth.as it moves)”。7A.killed BsacrificedCdied Dinjured解析：选C。考查动词的选择。A、B和D皆为及物动词。8A.seek BovercomeCsurround Dsearch解

17、析：选B。考查动词的选择。根据上下文，空处应表示“克服”。9A.upstairs BemergencyCinformation Dunderground解析：选B。考查名词的选择。从下文(第17题所在的句子)中可知。10A.deal with Bget throughCtake up Dcome by解析：选D。考查动词短语的选择。come by表示“设法得到”。11A.intended BaimedCoffered Ddevoted解析：选A。考查过去分词作定语的用法。12A.everyone BnobodyCsomeone Dnone解析：选A。考查不定代词的选择。根据常识可知，空处应表示

18、“每个人”。13A.common BpoorCnormal Dactual解析：选C。考查形容词的选择。该题的选择要结合心理学知识，兼顾David的心理和词义的辨析。14A.because BifCin case Deven though解析：选D。考查连词的选择。根据上下文，空处应表示“尽管”。15A.consists BsmellsCallows Dfills解析：选B。考查动词的选择。根据常识可知，空处应表示“闻起来”。16A.However BUnfortunatelyCOtherwise DBesides解析：选C。考查副词的选择。根据常识可知，空处应表示“否则”。17A.at ri

19、sk Bin briefCup with Din charge解析：选A。考查介词短语的选择。at risk与out of danger对应。18A.into BbeyondConto Dbelow解析：选B。考查介词的选择。根据该题前后句内容可知，空处应表示“超越”。19A.blindness BincomeCvalue Dexperiences解析：选C。考查名词的选择。actualize my own value表示“实现个人的价值”。20A.set BtakeChold Dfollow解析：选D。考查动词的选择。follow.example表示“以为榜样”。*结束When Mr. Da

20、vid retired（退休）, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were touris

21、ts outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Davids garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came i

22、n and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold th

23、e house and moved away.54. Mr. Davids house was that many tourists came to see it. A. so small B. so quiet C. so interesting D. such interesting55. Mr. David put a notice on the window in order to .A. drive the visitors away B. satisfy the visitors curiosity C. let visitors come in and look round D.

24、 get some money out of the visitors56. After Mr. David put up the notice.A. the visitors didnt come any longerB. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC. more and more tourists came for a visitD. no tourist would pay the money for a visit57. At last he had to sell his house and move away bec

25、ause.A. he did not like it at allB. he could not work as a guideC. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseD. he could not live a quiet life in it*结束(4)When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr Johnson,” h

26、e said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “Ive never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think

27、you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.” He smiled. The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson. “Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr Johnson?” “Would I be showing it to

28、 you if I had?” Johnson smiled again.“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager. “It would be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any

29、vegetable oil, in fact.” “Perhaps,” said the manage. “Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement, Mr Johnson. Shall we discuss it?” “Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long

30、as possible. That is, of course, the best way.” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that. “But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?” “The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to pro

31、duce yourself before the trouble starts.” 1. The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it _. A. cheaper than the new oil B. more quicklyC. more expensive D. as good as the new oil2. Johnsons new oil would be _. A. more expensive than fish oil, but better B. less expensive, and

32、betterC. less expensive, but not good D. more expensive, and not so good3. Johnson expressed his regret that the manager _. A. could not stop the new oil being made B. would never know how to make itC. had spent a lot of money on itD. didnt know enough about it4. Johnson showed his new oil to the ma

33、nager because he wanted _. A. to produce it himself B. to prevent it being producedC. to be paid not to produce it D. the manager to produce it【答案解析】本文讲述了科技产品开发者寻求生产商投资生产的问题。1. D。细节题。根据第 2 段 It is better than our fish oils 和第 6 段 We might add some chemicals to our own fish oils 可知它的目的是 D。2. B。 细节题。根

34、据第 6 段的 this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils 和第 2 段的 It is better than our fish oils 可推知答案为 B。3. A。细节题。根据倒数第 2 段 But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time 可知 D 为正确选项。4. D。推断题。根据最后一段及全文的分析可知 Johnson 的目的是想要该经理生产 the new oils，故选 D。*结束阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项

35、（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHow often do you travel by plane?How much electricity do you use? These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint. In order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller. But how much CO2 are we responsible for?A new book by Mike Be

36、rners Lee (a leading expert in carbon footprint) might be able to help. How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2 all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipm

37、ent, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packaging. Its amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculation. And its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces.But all of this can help us decide which beer to drink. From Berners-Lees calculations, its cle

38、ar that a pint (568ml) of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer. This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging. The local beer only produces 300g of CO2, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint o

39、f local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the supermarket.Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work. Nothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what youve had to eat before. To ri

40、de a bike we need energy and for energy we need food. So if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of CO2. However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200g. In fact, bananas are good in general because they dont need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight.So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you dont use your car, and the few