2012届高考英语二轮专题复习完形阅读强化综合训练（六十四）

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题复习完形阅读强化综合训练（六十四）完形填空 We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On the way home we had to    1    at traffic lights, and there my wife    2    the cupbo

2、ard. It was tall and narrow, and stood on the pavement(公路) outside a furniture shop. "Buy it," my wife said at once. "We'll    3    it home on the roof rack(汽车顶盖). I've always wanted one    4    that."

3、What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20    5    ; and the cupboard was    6    on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too. In the gathering darkness I drove    7 

4、;   . Other drivers seemed    8    polite that evening. The police    9    stop traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, "There's a long line of cars behind. Why

5、don't they    10    , I wonder?" In fact a police car did overtake（超过）. The two officers inside looked at us    11    as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they    12    us thro

6、ugh the rush hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me. "Right, sir," he said."Do you    13    any more help?" I was a bit    14    . "Thanks, officer,"

7、; I said. "You have been very    15    . I live just down the road." He was    16    at our car; first at the flowers,    17    at the cupboard. "Well, well," he said, laughin

8、g. "    18    a cupboard you've got there! We thought it was    19    else." My wife began to    20    . The truth hit me like a stone I smiled at the officer. "Yes, it's a

9、 cupboard, but thanks again." I drove home as fast as I could. 1. A. look B. stop C. drive D. pass 2. A. stared B. noticed C. observed D. watched 3. A. send B. stop C. pick D. carry 4. A. alike B. like C. look like D. of 5. A. poorer B. poor C. rich D. more 6. A. tied B. tried C. tired D. torn

10、7. A. quickly B. fast C. slowly D. sleepily 8. A. usually B. specially C. usual D. unusually 9. A. even B. ever C. never D. always 10. A. stop B. move C. overtake D. run 11. A. seriously B. jokingly C. happily D. excitedly 12. A. forced B. drove C. prevented D. led 13. A. offer B. have C. ask D. nee

11、d 14. A. frightened B. puzzled C. nervous D. ashamed 15. A. kind B. cruel C. useful D. silly 16. A. pointing B. looking C. glaring D. throwing 17. A. unless B. first C. then D. until 18. A. It's B. What C. This was D. Which 19. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. someone 20. A. cry B. laugh C

12、. shout D. think 阅读理解 A Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about. British physicist Stephen Hawking, possibly the world's most famous scientist after Albert Einstein, gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in August. An illness left him unable to move any part of his body except for three

13、 fingers. But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol (偶像). His books, such as A Brief History of Time (时间简史), become bestsellers in Chinese bookstores. "Hawking helps people expand their horizons and become interested in science,"

14、said Pan Yunhe, president of Zhejiang University. Indeed, experts don't think it likely that Hawking's lectures and profound(深奥的) ideas will be easily understood by the average person. But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young people. And the "Hawking fever"

15、caused by his visit has made people ask: How can China produce more top scientists like Hawking? "Nurturing(培养) top scientists will take as much work to change society as to educate the scientists themselves," said Zhang Fan. Zhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and will be a sophomore (

16、大学二年级学生) at Trinity College in October, 2002. In Britain, Zhang said, teachers inspire students to have a general understanding of the subjects they are interested in. And they encourage students to develop new ideas, which help them to nurture their creativity. In China, the Ministry of Education (

17、教育部) has encouraged schools to provide quality education to tap (开发) students' potential (潜力). "I hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations (想象力) and solve problems on our own," said Lu Jie, a Junior Three students in Sanfan Middle School in Beijing. 1. F

18、rom this essay _ have made young people take Hawking as their idol. A. the fact that Hawking is a famous physicist B. Hawking's lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing C. Hawking's continuing efforts in science D. the fact that Hawking can just move three fingers 2. In paragraph 4, what's the m

19、eaning of "horizons" from the context? A. Knowledge. B. Sight. C. The range of one's knowledge. D. Mind. 3. The last three paragraphs mainly tell us _ . A. we should reform our education in order to nurture more top scientists B. we have to do a lot of work to educate the scientists th

20、emselves C. in order to nurture more good students, schools should provide quality education D. to have more excellent scientists, teachers should give students their imaginations 4. In the writer's opinion, Hawking's visit will NOT _ . A. expand many people's horizons B. help people bec

21、ome interested in science C. do good to the education of China D. help average people understand his profound ideas well 5. From this essay, which of the following statements is true? A. Hawking brought a fever to China. B. Hawking's lectures and profound ideas will not be easily understood by t

22、he average people. C. In order to nurture top scientists, teachers should solve all the problems for the students. D. In China most schools provide quality education to tap students potential. B Musical youth: Beijing youth Philharmonic Orchestra affiliated（附属的）to Beijing Musicians' Association

23、is to play under the baton(指挥棒) of Shao Zishou. Program: works by Strauss Family, such as "Annen Polka","Tritch-Ttatch Polka", works by Liszt, such as "Prelude", works by Mozart and Beethoven and more western composers. Time: 2:30 pm, January 2 Place: China National Lib

24、rary Concert Hall, Xizhimenwai Tel: 8854-5501,8854-5731 Beijing symphony: Led by conductor Tan Lihua, Beijing Symphony Orchestra is to hold a New Year concert. Program: excerpts(摘录) from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake", "Hungarian Dance No 1, No 5" by Br

25、ahms, excerpts from Chinese ballet "The Red Detachment of Women", and others. Time: 7:30 pm, January 1 Place: Poly Theatre, Dongsi Shitiao Tel: 6500-1188 ext 5682 Notting Hill is a small town west of London. Here lives shy William, a divorced man, who owns a little travel-book store. They

26、ran across each other in the street.And they find themselves falling in love. But how can a poor man keep the love of a famous star. Length: 110 minutes Director: David Dunning Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant Time: 6:30 pm, January 15 Place: Dahua Theater, Jiuxianjiao Lu Tel: 8457-3506 6. What is th

27、e profession of William according to the above? A. A movie star. B. A director. C. A book store owner. D. A composer. 7. Which of the following isNOT true? A. During the New Year you can go to see a film. B. It's obviously certain that Shao Zishou is a composer. C. It's likely that Liszt is

28、mentioned in the above advertisement. D. The concerts mentioned in the above ad will be played by China's Orchestras. C How do you learn about topical events? Where can you find out about things which are happening every day all over the world? You can read newspapers, listen to the radio or wat

29、ch television. These three methods of communication bring daily news to millions of people everywhere. They are known as the mass media. The main job of a newspaper is to inform us about what is going on in the world. Newspapers are probably the least entertaining（有趣的） of the media, but they are the

30、 most informative. The news is gathered by reporters. The editor of a newspaper decides which page they will appear on. It is his(her) job to make sure that the piece is not too long, that the story is interesting and that people will be able to understand it when they read it. TV and radio stations

31、 also have reporters. They interview people and their interviews are filmed. The news editor decides which pieces of film to use in the television news every evening. Radio interviews are tape-recorded. An important source of world news for the broadcasting media is news agencies. There are several

32、worldwide news agencies which employ correspondents （通讯记者）in different places all over the world to make reports. These reports are gathered at the agencies' headquarters and then sent overseas by teleprinters（电传打字机）. One of the most important jobs of the news editors at the radio and TV stations is rewriting these reports,