阅读理解+阅读七选五+完形填空分类综合训-2023届高考英语一轮复习

1、阅读理解+阅读七选五十完形填空分类综合训一、阅读理解AHe lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutc

2、h artist van Gogh is recognized as one of the leading artists of all time.The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest collection of his masterpieces, draws around 1.3 million visitors every year. Some people enjoy the art and then learn about his life. Others are first interested in his li

3、fe, which then helps them understand his art.Van Gogh was the son of a minister. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he had already tried many jobs including an art gallery salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.Van Gogh is famed for

4、his ability to put his own emotions （情感）into his paintings and show his feelings about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brush strokes （绘画笔法）.Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use cooler more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly, he wrote in

5、a letter to his brother in 1888.Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on support from his brother, an art dealer who lived in Paris. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His Portrait of Dr. Cachet sold for $82.5 million in 1990. ul think his painting

6、s are powerful and the brilliant colors in them are attractive to people, “ said a van Goghs fan.1. Van Gogh killed himself because of.A. weighed B. printed C. repaired D. paidA. car B. line C. police D. serviceA. quickly B. politely C. strangely D. quietlyA. talking B. driving C. thinking D. whistl

7、ingA. how B. why C. what D. thatA. letter B. order C. amount D. invitation答案阅读理解A:13 ACB47 BCBC811 BBCBD:1215 ADCB阅读七选五15GBADC完形填空15 CDAAB 610 BACAA1115 BDDCA 1620 BADCCA. his illnessthe poor lifehis pain from the left earthe pressure from his jobWhat can we learn about the Van Gogh Museum?It is the

8、 home of van Goghs works.It attracts around 1.3 billion visitors every year.It has the biggest collection of van Goghs works.It is popular for people to see works of famous persons.What is one of the characteristics of van Goghs paintings?The richness of colors.The special strokes he made.The variou

9、s styles mixed together.The likeness between his paintings and the reality.BThe works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are boosters （助推器）to the brain and better than some guide books, researchers said.Scientists, psychologists and English experts at Liverpool University have found that reading the work

10、s of Shakespeare and other classical writers has a beneficial effect on the mind, catches the readers attention and triggers moments of self-reflection. Using scanners （扫描仪器）,they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read works by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot and

11、 other classical writers.They then “translated” the original texts into more “straightforward” modern language and again monitored the readers brains as they read the words. Scans showed that the more challenging55 essays and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the much pla

12、iner versions. Scientists were able to study the brain activity as it responded to each word and record how it “lit up” as the readers encountered unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentence structures. This lighting up“ of the mind lasts longer, shifting （转动）the brain to a higher speed,

13、 encouraging further reading.The research also found that reading poetry, in particular, increases activity in the right side of the brain, helping readers to reflect on their own experiences, which they compare with what they have read. This, according to the researchers, meant that the classical w

14、orks were more useful than guide books.Philip Davis, an English professor, believes “The research shows the power of literature to shift thinking patterns, to create new thoughts, shapes and connections in the young and adults alike.MAccording to the text, reading classical works can.improve our rea

15、ding sk川sbenefit our mind and thinkinghelps learn more about historyhelp deal with physical problemsHow did the scientists and experts do the experiment?By learning the habits of the readers.By reading works of different writers.By scanning the readers brain activities.By lighting up the activities

16、of the brains.What can we learn about reading poetry from Paragraph 4?It has the same effects as reading guide books.Its concerned with the right side of the brain.It helps readers learn more difficult grammar.It makes readers forget about their troubles.What is the authors purpose in writing the te

17、xt?To present a study on brain activities.To show the power of classical literature.To introduce a research on reading classics.To appreciate what great writers in England have done?cConvenience FoodsInstead of buying only fresh foods, Americans nowadays buy many more convenience foods. These are fo

18、ods which are ready partly or completely prepared. Many of them are frozen, such as frozen dinner, heat-and-serve French fries, and frozen pizzas. There are also many canned convenience foods, such as ready-made spaghetti, soups, stews （炖熟的菜） and vegetables. Convenience foods save time and trouble.

19、They are popular with people who are busy or who don5t like to cook or wash dishes.Health Food and Co-opsIn the 1960s, a uback-to-the-earthJ, movement was started by young people in the United States. The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology. From the movement came a new

20、 understanding of food and health. Many people now prefer natural and organic （有机的）foods to the prepared foods sold in health foods stores and in food co-ops, which are small stores where customers help manage the store. In co-ops, food is usually not packaged. Customers bring their own bags and jar

21、s and scoop （汲取）their food out of boxes or baskets.The Diet CrazeThese days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight. Perhaps as many as 70 million Americans are on weight-dollar business. American supermarkets sell a variety of diet food such as soft drinks, diet candy, and diet sala

22、d dressings. Dieters also spend money on diet pills, exercise machines, and jogging suits. Each year dozens of new diets are popularized. There is even one called the Ice Cream Diet, which advises the dieters to eat only ice cream for lunch and dinner! For dieters who cannot lose weight on their own

23、, there are many well-organized diet groups, which offer help and encouragement.Generally speaking, convenience foods in America.are better than fresh onesis popular with busy peopleare made by farmers on farmsare shipped from foreign countriesYoung people who started a uback-to-the-earthJ, movement

24、.should be criticizedshould be praised for their actionwould suffer from some diseaseswould get less money from their companies10 What can be inferred from paragraph 3?The diet craze in the US is unnecessary.Fat Americans are too foolish to take too much food.Businessmen are getting much money from

25、the diet craze.Rich American people should offer their money to the poor.What could be the best title for this text?A. Eating American Food B. A Look at American FoodC. Making American Food D. Cooking American FoodDWhy does eating feel so good? The secret may lie in the head, not in the stomach, US

26、researchers reported. Tests on rats show that the appetite hormone Ghrelin acts on pleasure receptors （感受体）in the brain. The findings may help researchers develop better diet drugs.In mice and rats, Ghrelin excites the same neurons （神经细胞）as delicious food, that is, neurons that provide the feeling o

27、f pleasure and the expectation of reward, the researchers write in Journal of Clinical Investigation. uThese neurons are located in a region of the brain known as the ventral tegmental area （VTA） , “ wrote the researchers, headed by Dr. Tomas Horvath of the Yale University School of Medicine in Conn

28、ecticut.Horvaths team found that Ghrelin, which is only discovered in the last decade, acts on a molecular structure on brain cells called the growth hormone secret receptor or GHSR for short.When Ghrelin was put into this area of the rats brains, they ate as hungrily as they did after being kept hu

29、ngry overnight, the researchers said. Ghrelin is produced in the gut （月力道）and causes the brain to promote eating.Several hormones are known to be involved in eating and appetite, and studies have shown that influencing them can affect weight gain in rats and mice. Influencing human eating behavior h

30、as proven far more difficult, however.Horvath said it might be possible to design a drug that interferes with GHSR and thus help people with eating disorders.What may the findings bring about?Better diet drugs.Pleasure receptors.Weight controlling pills.Healthy diets for humans.What is true about GH

31、SR according to the passage?It lies in the gut.It causes eating disorders.It is one kind of hormones.It is a pleasure receptor in the brain.The underlined words Interferes with“ in the last paragraph probably mean “:A. turns down B. results inC. acts on D. goes withWhich can be the best title for th

32、is passage?Hormones Explain Eating HabitsEating Addiction Is All in the HeadResearchers Find Secrets of the BrainResearchers Develop Better Diet Drugs二、阅读七选五We are all called upon to make a public speech at some point in life, but most of us dent make it a pleasant job. So, you have to give a speech

33、-and you are deeply terrified. You get nervous from the beginning of it, you stumble （结结巴巴）over words, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, its over. Tm just not good at public speaking. I hope HI never have to do that again.Cheer up!2 Here are some easy-to-do steps to take

34、the pain out ofspeech making. First, ask yourself the purpose of your speech. Then spend plenty of your time gathering and organizing your material. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they can help you make your points more clearly. 3 Dont talk over their heads

35、, and dont talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember： Be well prepared. Understand your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 4 And be yourself. Let your true personality come through in order that you make person-to-per

36、son contact with your audience.If you follow these simple but useful steps, you will see that you dont have to be afraid of public speeches. As a matter of fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you really want to have more of them! Youre still not convinced yet? 5 You will get impresse

37、d by yourself.Never forget your audience.It doesnt have to be that bad.Give it a try and see what happens.Say what you have to say and then stop.Dont say what you arent familiar with.Take several deep breaths before you speak.This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.1. 2. 3. _ 4.5

38、.三、完形填空Elaine was a saleswoman, who drove all over the city five days a week. When all the freeway lanes （车道）were at a dead stop, she would drive quickly along the emergency lane. While driving she usually _L on her cellphone, drinking a soda or eating a sandwich-her hands, legs and mouth were alway

39、s 2 while she was driving.Last night she got 3 in Friday evening rush hour. She was going to be 4 for her date. She was already 5 when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped. Elaine drove 6 over to the emergency lane. Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror. She had

40、 to 7 her car. A good-looking officer walked up.Officer, my boyfriend left me after I was pregnant. I have constant morning sickness. Tm just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my 8 She looked at the officer with 9 eyes.He looked at her pitifully, and then said 10 , “Okay, mama. Take the first exit. I hope youll be feeling better.The officer walked back to his