淄博市4高考英语阅读类系列系列（4）及答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精淄博市2014高考英语阅读类系列系列(14）及答案（完形填空）（201***·江苏卷)Aboywaswalkinghomefromschoolwhenhesawalarge,tempting（诱人的)appleononeofthebranchesofanappletreehangingoutoveratallfence.Theboywasn'tmuchofafruit。eater,__1__abarofchocolateifgiventhechoice，__2__，astheysay,theforbiddenfruitcanbetempting。Seeingtheapple，theboywantedit。Themorehelookedatit，the__3__hefeltandthemorehewantedthatapple。Hestoodontiptoe（脚尖），__4__ashighashecould,butevenathistallest__5__hewasunabletotouchit.Hebeganto__6__upanddown，ashighashecould,atthe__7__ofeachjumpstretchinghisarmstogettheapple。Stillitremainedoutof__8__.Notgivingup，hethought，ifonlyhehadsomethingto__9__on.Hisschoolbagwouldn'tgiveenoughheightandhedidn'twantto__10__thethingsinside，likehislunchbox,pencilcase,andGameboy.Looking__11__,hehopedhemightfindanoldbox,arock,or，__12__luck,evenaladder,butitwasatidyneighbourhoodandtherewasnothinghecoulduse。Hehadtriedeverythinghecouldthinktodo。__13__seeinganyotherchoices,hegaveupandstartedtowalk__14__。Atfirsthefeltangryanddisappointedthinkingabouthowhungryhehadbecomefromhis__15__，andhowhereallywantedthatapple。Themorehe__16__likethis,themoreunhappyhebecame。__17__，theboyofourstorywasaprettysmartguy,evenifhecouldn’talwaysgetwhathewanted.Hestartedtosaytohimself.“Thisisn't__18__。Idon’thavetheappleandI’mfeelingmiserableaswell。There's__19__moreIcandotogettheapple—thatisunchangeable—butwearesupposedtobeableto__20__ourfeelings。Ifthat’sthecase,whatcanIdotofeelbetter？”本文通过一个小男孩想摘苹果的故事说明了一个道理：不以物喜，不以己悲。无论面对失败还是成功，都要保持一种豁达淡然的心态。本文小主人公也作了反思:何必因想得到却得不到的东西而悲伤呢？1．A。preferring B．offeringC．receiving D．allowing答案：A。句意：这个男孩不太喜欢吃水果，如果让他选择的话，他更喜欢一块巧克力，但是正如人们说的,越是得不到的东西越想得到。prefer更喜欢；offer提供，出价；receive收到；allow允许。2．A。so B．thenC．but D．or答案：C。由第1小题的解析可知，此处为转折关系,故选but。3．A。sadder B．angrierC．hungrier D．tastier答案：C。他想摘到苹果，所以越看它就感到越想吃并且越想摘。此处表示人的一种心理作用。sad悲伤的；angry生气的；hungry饿的，想吃的；tasty可口的。4．A.expanding B．stretchingC．swinging D．pulling答案：B。句意:他踮起脚尖，尽可能高地伸展腰身,但是甚至腰身拉长到最高高度时他还是够不着.expand膨胀,扩大;stretch拉长,伸展,伸长；swing摆动，摇荡;pull拖，拉,拽。5．A。strength B．lengthC．range D．height答案:D。由第4小题的解析可知,到了最高高度还是够不着.strength力气，优点；length长度;range山脉,范围；height高度.6．A。jump B．lookC．walk D．glance答案：A。由于够不着，所以只得尽可能高地往上跳。jump跳，蹦；look看；walk走路;glance瞥。由语境知选A项。7．A。tip B．stageC．top D．level答案：C。伸出胳膊去够苹果的话，最佳时机是跳得最高的时候，故选top“顶端”。atthetopof。.。为固定短语，意为“在……的顶端”。tip尖，尖端；stage时期，阶段,舞台；level水平，水准.8．A。hope B．handC．sight D．reach答案：D。努力了,但仍然够不着苹果.outofreach“够不着"，符合文意。9．A.put B．standC．get D．hold答案：B。由于够不着苹果，小男孩希望有什么东西可以站上去(以增加高度）。由语境知只有B项合适。10．A.break B．shakeC．take D．strike答案：A。他不想踩在书上。一方面因为书包不够高，另一方面也是因为他不想弄坏里面的东西.break弄坏，弄碎;shake摇晃,颤抖，哆嗦；take带走；strike打，袭击，敲响,罢工。11．A。up B．forwardC．down D．around答案：D。要想找到可踩在上面的东西应该是环顾四周，故选D。12．A。for B．withC．on D．of答案：B。他希望能幸运地找到一架梯子.withluck为固定搭配，意为“幸运地，有幸”.13．A。After B．ThroughC．Without D．Upon答案：C。句意:没有看见任何可踩的东西,他放弃了，要离开.由句意知选C项。14．A。back B．awayC．up D．down答案:B。由第13小题的解析知选B项.walkback走回去；walkaway走开;walkup向上走;walkdown向下走。15．A。wishes B．beliefsC．efforts D．goals答案：C。因穷折腾了一阵而饿了，又是那么想摘到苹果，一想起这些，开始的时候他很生气，也很失望.由语境可知只有efforts（努力）符合文意。wish希望；belief信念，信仰;goal目标。16．A。thought B．imaginedC．tried D．claimed答案：A。他越这样想就越不高兴。think想；imagine想像，设想;try努力，尝试；claim声明，认领。17．A。Therefore B．HoweverC．Moreover D．Otherwise答案:B。虽然很生气,但小男孩却作了反思。故事叙述至此进行了转折，此处应填表示转折关系的词，故选B项.therefore因此;however但是；moreover此外，而且；otherwise否则，要不然。18．A。skilful B．cheerfulC．harmful D．helpful答案:D。俗话说：牛奶撒了,哭也无用。生气是无济于事的.skilful熟练的，技术好的；cheerful兴高采烈的;harmful有害的；helpful有帮助的。19．A.something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing答案:D。没有什么方法可以摘到苹果了，这已是不变的事实。不过，我们应该能够改变自己内心的感受(即别去生气了)。由此知选D项。20．A.change B．expressC．forget D．describe答案:A。由第19题的解析可知选change(改变)。express表达；forget忘记；describe描述。短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）.并在其下面写出修改后的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/)划掉.修改：在错的词后划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不记分。I'mamiddleschoolstudentnameLiMing。I’mwritingtotellyousomething.RecentlyInoticedmanyofmyclassmatesoftengotothecybercafenearourschool.Iwenttheretoointheotherday.Iwassurprisingtoseemanystudentsplayingcomputergames，watchingfilmsorchat.Somestudentswereeventalkingaboutloveaffairsonline.Onmyopinion，cybercafesshouldbeaplacewhichwecanfindmuchusefulinformations.TheInternetshouldbeawindowtotheoutsideworldratherthanplaceforgames.TheInternetisgoodifwemakegooduseofit.Otherwise,itwillgiveusgreatharm。Sothelocalgovernmentshouldtakemeasuretomakesurethatstudentsusecybercafespositively。参考答案I’mamiddleschoolstudentnameLiMing.I’mwritingtotellyousomething。1．namedRecentlyInoticedmanyofmyclassmatesoftengotothecybercafenearourschool.Iwenttheretoointheotherday。Iwassurprisingtoseemanystudents2，去掉in3.surprisedplayingcomputergames，watchingfilmsorchat.Somestudentswereeven4．chattingtalkingaboutloveaffairsonline。5.inOnmyopinion，cybercafesshouldbeaplacewhichwecanfindmuchuseful5。in6。whereinformations。TheInternetshouldbeawindowtotheoutsideworldratherthan7informationplaceforgames.TheInternetisgoodifwemakegooduseofit.Otherwise,it8aplacewillgiveusgreatharm。Sothelocalgovernmentshouldtakemeasuretomake9．do10measuressurethatstudentsusecybercafespositively.＊**＊*＊＊＊＊＊**＊*＊＊*＊＊＊＊＊**＊＊*＊*＊＊***＊＊＊＊＊*＊＊*****＊****＊*＊*结束Whichissafer--—stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,orworkingattheoffice？Surprisingly,eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk,whichisverylow。However,whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry？Unfortunately,theformeris65timesriskierthanthelatter！Infacttheaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeasstayingathome。Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby。Itisthisthatchemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately，theyareextremelyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974）,Seveso(1976)，Pemex（1984)andBhopal（1984)。Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal，whereupto3,000werekilled。TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552。ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542lives，justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCitywascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate,whichissafeunlessstoredinagreatquantity。TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement，whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepoisonousgasdriftedoverthetown，localleaderswereincapableoftakingeffectiveaction.ThePemexfirewasmadeworsebyanoverloadedsiteinanovercrowdedsuburb.Thefiresetoffachainreactionofexplodingstoragetanks.Yet，byamiracle,thetwolargesttanksdidnotexplode.Hadthesecaughtfire，then3，000strongrescueteamandfirefighterswouldallhavedied。9。Accordingtothepassage,thechemicalaccidentthatcausedbythefaultofmanagementhappenedat_________。A。Texascity B。Flixborough C。Seveso D.MexicoCity10。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A。Workingattheofficeissaferthanstayingathome。B。Travellingtoworkonpublictransportissaferthanworkingattheoffice.C。Stayingathomeissaferthanworkinginthechemicalindustry.D.Workinginthechemicalindustryissaferthantravelingbyair.11。Fromthepassageweknowthatammoniumnitrateisakindof_____.A.naturalgas，whichcaneasilycatchfireB.fertilizer,whichcan’tbestoredinagreatquantityC.poisonoussubstance,whichcan'tbeusedinovercrowdedareasD.fuel，whichisstoredinlargetanks12。Fromthediscussionamongsomeexpertswemayconcludethat_____。A。toavoidanyaccidentweshouldnotrepairthefacilitiesinchemicalindustryB.thelocalauthoritiesshouldnotbeconcernedwiththeproductionofthechemicalindustryC.alltheseaccidentscouldhavebeenavoidedorcontrolledifeffectivemeasureshadbeentakenD.naturalgasstoredinverylargetanksisalwayssafe参考答案/BDBC＊*＊＊＊＊*＊＊*＊＊**＊＊＊*＊*＊＊**＊*＊＊＊**＊＊*＊*＊＊****＊*＊**＊＊***结束（B）Howoftendoyoutravelbyplane？Howmuchelectricitydoyouuse？Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint．Inordertoreduceglobalwarmingweneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller．ButhowmuchCO2areweresponsiblefor?AnewbookbyMikeBernersLee（aleadingexpertincarbonfootprint）mightbeabletohelp．HowBadareBananas？TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy，andcalculatestheamountofCO2allofthefollowingcreated：theingredients（=partsofamixture)，theelectricityusedinthebrewery,theequipment,thetravelandcommuting（交换）ofthebeer,andthepackaging．It’samazinghowmanydifferentthingsneedtobeincludedineachcalculation．Andit'sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces．Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink．FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it'sclearthatapint（568ml）oflocally-brewedbeerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer．Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway，anditusesmorepackaging．Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2，buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignlager（淡啤酒)fromthesupermarket．Berners—Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork．Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike，surely?Well，itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore．Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood．Soifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2．However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g．Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging,theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight．So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot，forastart,ifyoucycle,youdon’tuseyourcar，andthefewercarsontheroad，thefewertrafficjams．AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravelingatspeed．Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital．Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints！Somaybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges．Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer，please．5．AccordingtoBerners-Lee，whichofthefollowingproducesthemostcarbondioxide？ A．Apintoflocalbeerwedrink． B．Apintofimportedbeerwedrink． C．Abananaweeatbeforeabikeride． D．Thebaconweeatbeforeabikeride．6．Whyarebananasgoodingeneral? A．Theygrownaturally． B．TheyproduceslessCO2． C．Theydon'tneedpackaging． D．Theyprovideenergyforcycling．7．Theunderlinedword“brewery”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___________”． A．afactorywherebeerismade B．amachinewhichmakesbeer C．acontainerwherebeerisstored D．oneofthethingsfromwhichbeerismade8．Tomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller，weshouldoften___________． A．cycletowork B．drinkmorelocalbeer C．calculatetheamountofCO2 D．buycheapthingsfromthesupermarkets9．What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage？ A．Bikes，BeerandBananas B．StartingtoMakeChanges C．HowBigIsYourCarbonFootprint？ D．TheCarbonFootprintofEverything参考答案（B）BBAAC***＊＊******＊*＊*＊*＊＊＊**＊**＊＊＊*＊＊**＊＊**＊＊*＊＊＊*＊**＊＊*＊*＊*结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。AFromgoodreadingwecanderivepleasure,companionship,experience，andinstruction。Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity。Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful,andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad。Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading，ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction。Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary，theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes。Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus,butthefriendswemakeinbooksneedneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings。Whenhumanfriendsdesertus,goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship，sympathy，andencouragement.Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences，butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks。Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar-offplace，abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway；noairshiporoceanlinerorstream—linedtraintotransportus；nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart'sdesire。Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofhazardousadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains，bravetheperilsofanAntarcticwinter,orcrossthescorchingsa