四川省德阳市2014高考英语二轮短文类训练(3)

1、- 1 -德阳市2014高考英语二轮短文类训练（3） 及答案或解析AMost Americans would have a difficult time telling you， specifically ， what are thevalues which Americans live by.They have never given the matter any thought.Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in theUnited States.This has c

2、aused meto try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors.I amconfident that the values listed in this booklet describe most(but not all)Americans ，and thatunderstanding these values can help you， the internationalvisitor ， understand Americans.It is my belief that if foreign visitors

3、 really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained inAmericans ，they will then be able to understand 95%of American actions actions which mightotherwise appear“strange ”，“ confusing ”，or “ unbelievable ”when eva luated from the perspective (aspect)of the foreigners own society and itsvalues

4、.The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen throughthe basic beliefs ，assumptions and values of that particular group.When you encounter (meet)an action ，or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you， tryto see it as an expression of one or more of the

5、values listed in this booklet.1An ordinary American can t tell you his/her value system because_ .A this is something an American lives byB everyone will have his/her own value systemC he/she has never thought about itD values are something often in their thought2 The author lists 13 values in his b

6、ooklet to_ .A invite foreigners to visit AmericaB look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors- 2 -C describe the confusing actions of most AmericansD help international visitors understand Americans3The underlined word“ ingrained ”in Line 2，Paragraph 3 most probably mean“s _”A rooted in t

7、he minds B found in the grains C planted for food D prepared with grain4 Visitors sometimes find Americans behavein a strange ， confusing or unbelievableway， probably because_ .A Americans are hard to understandB Americans have values which are entirely different from their ownC they view Americans

8、according to the values in their own societyD it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them【解题导语】 本文是一本书的序言。作者观察到，很多外国游客对美国人的行为举止感到 很奇怪，而这是因为他们不了解美国人的价值观。于是作者写了一本小册子介绍这些价值观。 了解了这些东西，人们就不会觉得美国人的行为“怪异、不可思议”了。1.答案 C 解析：考查细节理解。第一段说，美国人很难告诉你他们奉行的价值观是什么， 因为他们从来没有想过这个问题。2.答案 D 解析：考

9、查推理判断。由第二、三段的内容可知作者列出美国人的 13 条价值观 是为了帮助外国游客理解美国人的行为举止。3.答案 A 解析：考查词义猜测。结合上下文内容可知这 13 条是美国人从来不加考虑而奉 行的价值观，因此这些是深深地扎根于美国人的大脑中的东西，画线词的含义应该是 A 项。4.答案 C 解析： 考查推理判断题。 第三段说假如外国游客从自己的文化价值观的角度去看 美国人的行为，他们就会觉得美国人的行为表现“怪异，让人看不懂，难以相信”，由此可知选 C 项。*厶士 i=TPassage *Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one

10、 mile in less than four minutes.As years- 3 -36 ,the recordcame closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a youngEnglish 37 ,began to believe be might 38 this almost magic barrier.It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew be had a 39 chance.- 4 -Bannister had been 40 ha

11、rd and was very fit, but the weather conditions were areal 41 to him. Describring the 42 later,Bannister said,44 now. This was the moment when I made my decision.unknown force. The noise from the faithful 47 gave 48 of alifetimes had come.“ I w as driven on by a 49 of fear and pride. My body had lon

12、g since used up allits energy 50 it went onrunning just the same. Thiswas the critical momentwhenmy legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 51 couldhave done in previous years. When I leapt at （冲向） the 52 tape, I fell, almost53 .I knew I had done it, even before I 54 the

13、time.of the one mile Time, three minutes the test was 55 in the noise of excitement.36.A.passed along B.passed down C.went by D.went ove37.A.coachB.athleteC.captainD.judge38.A.defeatB.moveC.beatD.break39.A.realB.luckyC.seriousD.false40.A.competingB.trainingC.figthting D.attendingOn the way to thetra

14、ck the wind blew strongly. As I 43 forthe start I glanced at the flag. It movedThe gun fired. My legs 45 tomeet no resistance,as if I was 46 forwardby someme greater strength. I felt theThe announcement came. Result50.A.soB.butC.orD.as- 5 -41.A.eagernessB.pleasureC.reliefD.worry42.A.accidentB.eventC

15、.issueD.topie43.A.did upB.made upC.put upD.lined up44.A.safelyB.heavilyC.thinlyD.gently45.A.seemedB.usedC.happened D.had46.A.draggedB.drawnC.pulledD.pushed47.A.massB.residentsC.crowdD.team48.A.momentB.periodC.whileD.date49.A.concentrationB.collectionC.combinationD.cleassification- 6 -52.A.starting B

16、.lasting C.finishing D.running53.A.unconcerned B.unconscious C.unkinown D.unnoticed54.A.offered B.toldC.announced D.beard55.A.stuckB.involved C.lost D.spread参考答案36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B41.D 42.B 43.D 44.D 45.A46.D 47.C 48.A 49.C 50.B51.A 52.C 53.B 54.D 55.C*(2)“ You re just in time, Joe. We re going

17、 to playbe the Indians. ” One of my cousins said.“ How many Indians? ” I asked.“ Oh, about a thousand. ” He answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night andbecame a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind.The shouts of“ A

18、fter them. Let s catch thekillers! ” and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into myGrandpa s car.“ We ve got him, boys. Let s go and catch him! ”But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with was. Itwas

19、quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.Just then I heard a shout,“ Bring the rope, and we can burn him.”“ Only Indians burnpeople. Cowboys. ” I stopped just in time. I had almost said,“ Cowboys hang people. ”I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my de

20、ar mother called, “ We re51.A.neverB.everC.evenD.still结束cowboys and Indians, and you can- 7 -leaving now. ”“ Untie me. ” I shouted. “ We re going. ”“ Why did Bobby want matches? ” Mum asked Dad when we were in the car.“ Perhaps for fun. ” Dad said.“ Oh, he was really going to look for matches? MATCH

21、ES? Are you sure he wanted matches?” I asked.Mother was quite sure, and I didn t say any more.1. How many children played the Indians?A. One thousand.B. One hundred.C. One group.D. One2. Why did Joe s cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because _ .A. there were not enough children for the gameB. t

22、he game was just going to startC. none of his cousins wanted to be the IndiansD. they were waiting for Joe3. Joe didn t say “ Cowboys hang people ” because _.A. he was tied to a treeB. that would make things worseC. he was caught by the cowboysD. that would make the cowboys angry4. Which of the foll

23、owing is true?A. One of Joe s cousins was looking for matches.B. Dad didn t want to give the children any matches.C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.D. Mum didn t think children should play with matches.5. The name of the story should be _ .A. Joe and his cousinsB. Who knows what da

24、nger is waiting there- 8 -C. Cowboys and Indians is a favorite children s gameD. How cowboys and Indians fought in the past【答案与解析】本文讲述了作者和他的堂兄们玩牛仔追捕印第安人的游戏的冒险经历。example,the edge of a table or desk can be 46nadditi on,we can describe the-9 -1. D。细节题。根据文章开头的几句对话可知，作者一人扮演着一千个印第安人。2. A。细节题。为什么作者的堂兄说他来得正

25、是时候呢？根据文章内容可知，所有的都扮演牛仔，缺少一个扮演印第安人的，正好此时作者来了，所以选Ao3. B。推断题。那时作者已经被捉住了，如果他说Cowboys hang people，那么其他孩子会真的用绳子将他绞死，那么情况一定会更糟。4. A。推断题。根据文章最后几句对话可知答案为A5. B。推断题。如果 Bobby 要到了火柴，那么不懂事的孩子们可能会真的会点燃木柴将捆住 的 Joe 烧死。因此文章最适合的题目应该是“谁知道前面会有什么危险等着”。*士7完形填空（共 20 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 55 各题所给的 A、B、C D 四

26、个选项中，选出最佳选项.the sharp points of kitche n and steak kni ves.Scissors have blades,too,a nd we candescribe these blades as sharp or dull.Futhermore, the points of scissors are 41_sharp or rounded, 42 on the kind of scissors.Some tools,such as saws,scrapers（n.舌 U 刀，削刀 ）,and garden tools,also,have blades

27、.We can use the words sharp and dullto describe the blades of these tools, 43 .Sharpknives,scissors,and tools are44 to use.They cut things easily and quickly,without effort.The word sharp canbe used to decribe the edges of furniture and 45 some containers.ForcousinsThewordcan be _36to describe many

28、differentthi ngsin yourhome,classroom,andplace of work.lnthis chapter（早）,the writer37 sharppen cils,mea ning pen cils with a very fine 38.The writer does not like dullpencils.Wecan also use the word sharp to describethe blades（刀刃）of knives.Knivesalsohave poin ts.Wecan use the word sharpto describea

29、39 kindof point, 40 as-10 -edge of 47 ope n can as sharp.The top of a can is sometimes sharp 48 to cut your han d.A piece of 49 from a broke n jar of bottleis 50 very sharp.51 ,we sometimes use the word sharp to describe people.A person who appears sharp is verywell _52_ .A person who is sharp,on th

30、e other hand,isin tellige nt,smart,a nd 53 lear n and un dersta nd.To summarize,the word sharp can be used to describe many kinds of 54 that have blades,po intsand edges.Whe n we use the word sharp to describe people,it can mean ni ce-look in g,well dressed,orin tellige nt.lt is an expressive（adj.具有

31、表现力的）word 55 it can be used in many differe nt ways.36. A. writtenB. usedC. seenD. take n37. A. talks aboutB. takes care ofC. doesn t take to mention D. makes up his mi nd to38. A. sharpB. colourC. pointD. edge39. A. someB. anyC. onlyD. certa in40. A. soB. as soonC. suchD. or41.A. eitherB. neitherC.

32、 tooD. very42. A. workingB. which areC. isD. depe nding43. A. tooB. evenC. eitherD. ever44. A. difficultB. easyC. interestingD. clea n45. A. forB. withC. ofD. at46. A. seenB. sharpC. smoothD. hard47. A. anB. aC. theD. /48. A. so asB. in orderC. so thatD. enough49. A. newsB. glassC. informationD. adv

33、ice50. A. againB. quiteC. ratherD. ordin arily51.A. HoweverB. FinallyC. ThereforeD. In this day52. A. preparedB. dressedC. manneredD. servedexample,the edge of a table or desk can be 46nadditi on,we can describe the-11 -53. A. esay toB. is toC. inD. quick to-12 -55. A. because B. even if C. thoughD.

34、 not only参考答案 36 . BACDC 41. ADABC 46. BADBD 51. BBDCA*完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55 所给的四个选项（A、B、C D）中，选出最佳选项。While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening . The overheadlight outside my door was 36 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole . Wh

35、en I fin ally 37 to open the door,I 38 around the wall for alight switch . I found a 39_ where a switch was once in stalledbut no switch .No discouraged easily, I remembered see ing a 40 by the bed whe n I put awaymy luggage 41 in the day. I found the bed in the dark and felt around until Ifound the

36、 lamp, but whe n I switched it on, 42 happened! Now what?Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 43 the outdoor light wasburned out, I thought that 44 if I opened the curtains I might be able to usethe light from the 45 to find another lamp. So I 46 my way slowly acrossthe room to the curta

37、 insandno draw -stri ng!I fin ally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around un til I found a desk lamp that actually47 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how n ecessary 48js_But eve n more n ecessary tha n 49 light is the light that shines from peoplethe light of love, sympathy and 50_. Because, for many people, the world is54. A. funny thingsB. knivesC. objectsD. containers结束example,the edge of a table or desk can be 46nadditi on,we can describe the-13 -a dark and 51 place .It is the