德阳市2014高考英语二轮短文类训练7 及答案或解析

德阳市2014高考英语二轮短文类训练7 及答案或解析

‎ 德阳市2019高考英语二轮短文类训练（7） 及答案或解析 Without most people realizing it, there has been revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large rich companies that could af ford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market which are capableof doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.‎ ‎ The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processor system, or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.‎ ‎ There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as retyping letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours. ‎ ‎ But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (显示器). The ease of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them. ‎ Whatever the arguments for and against word processors, they are a key feature of this revolution in office practice. ‎ ‎1. Ten years ago, large computers were only used by large companies because_________. ‎ ‎ A. small companies did not have enough money to buy such expensive computers ‎ B. large computers could not do the work that small compa nies can do today ‎ C. large computers did not come onto the market ‎ D. small companies did not need to use this new technology ‎ 答案：A 指导：推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句我们可以逆向推理，小公司不用大型电脑是因为他们出不起这笔钱。‎ ‎2. According to the writer, the main progress made in office work over the last ten years is ‎ _________.‎ ‎ A. the saving of time and money ‎ B. the use of computers in big companies ‎ C. the wide use of word processors ‎ D. the decreasing number of secretaries ‎ 答案：C 指导：细节判断题。由第二题内容可知。‎ ‎3. We can infer from the passage that with the use of word processors,_________.‎ ‎ A. some secretaries will lose their jobs ‎ B. all jobs can be done automatically outside office hours ‎ C. medical problems related to work with a VDU must have increased ‎ D. the British companies will make less money ‎ 答案：A 指导：推理判断题。根据第四段第二句，我们可以推测，使用文字处理系统会导致更多的秘书失业。‎ ‎4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?‎ ‎ A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor.‎ ‎ B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.‎ ‎ C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.‎ ‎ D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses. ‎ 答案：B 指导：推理判断题。运用排除法或从第四段最后一句可知选项B的说法不当。‎ ‎**************************************************************结束 Passage ***‎ From the time each of my children started school,I packed their lunches.And in each lunch,I ‎21 a note.Often written on a napkin(餐巾)，it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of 23 for the coming test or sporting event.‎ In early grade school they 24 their notes.But as children grow older they become self-conscious(有自我意识的)，and 25 he reached high school,my older son,Marc,informed me that he no longer 26 my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them,I 28 until the day he graduated.‎ Six years after high school graduation,Marc called and asked if he could move ‎ ‎ 29 for a couple of months.He had spent those years well,graduating from college, 30 two internships(实习) in Washington,D.C.,and 31 ,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento. 32 short vacation visits,however,he had lived away from home.With his younger sister leaving for ‎ college,I was 33 happy to have Marc back.Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother,I 35 one for Marc,too.Imagine my 36 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 37 his lunch.‎ ‎“Did I do something 38 ? Don’t you love me 39 ,Mom?”were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 40 asked him what was wrong.‎ ‎“My note,Mom,”he answered.“Where’s my note?”‎ ‎21.A.carried B.found C.included D.held ‎22.A.difficult B.special C.comfortable D.separate ‎23.A.congratulation B.improvement C.explanation D.encouragement ‎24.A.loved B.answered C.wrote D.examined ‎25.A.lately B.by the way C.by the time D.gradually ‎26.A.received B.understood C.enjoyed D.collected ‎27.A.copy B.read C.take D.send ‎28.A.held up B.gave up C.followed D.continued ‎29.A.out B.home C.to college D.to ‎Sacramento ‎30.A.organizing B.planning C.comparing D.completing ‎31.A.hopefully B.finally C.particularly D.certainly ‎32.A.Because of B.Instead of C.Except for D.As for ‎33.A.especially B.immediately C.equally D.generally ‎34.A.once B.again C.still D.even ‎35.A.packed B.fetched C.bought D.filled ‎36.A.fear B.surprise C.anger D.disappointment ‎37.A.waiting for B.worrying about C.caring for D.asking about ‎38.A.wrong B.funny C.strange D.smart ‎39.A.any more B.enough C.once more D.better ‎40.A.interestingly B.bitterly C.politely D.laughingly 参考答案 ‎ ‎21.C 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.C ‎ ‎26.C 27.B 28.D 29.B 30.D ‎ ‎31.B 32.C 33.A 34.C 35.A ‎ ‎36.B 37.D 38.A 39.A 40.D ‎************************************结束 ‎(2)‎ ‎136 Crestview Circle Dover‎, ‎Connecticut January 16, 2019‎ Gander‎’s Furniture Store Stamford‎, Connecticut, ‎‎09876‎ Dear Sir, ‎ I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this ‎ bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it. ‎ I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. ‎ Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned. ‎ Yours truly Alberts Robbins ‎1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _______ for the table and the four chairs. ‎ A. $ 65.50 B. $ ‎68.00 ‎ C. $ 2.50 D. no money ‎2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store? ‎ A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again. ‎ B. He didn’t want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned. ‎ C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it. ‎ D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture. ‎ ‎3. Try to guess the mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.‎ A. He was angry. B. He was disappointed C. He was anxious. D. He was friendly. ‎ ‎【答案与解析】 这是一封信，作者写这封信的目的是想向收信人说明他不准备付这套桌椅的费用，因为这套桌椅刚送到他家的当天晚上就坏了。‎ ‎1. D。细节题。根据正文第1段第1、2句 …which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill 可知答案为D。‎ ‎2. B。细节题。根据正文最后一段第2句 I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned 可知答案为 B。‎ ‎3. A。判断题。根据正文第1段 That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chairs, and that broke too 可知答案为 A。‎ ‎**************************************************************结束 完型填空（共30分）‎ Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family were all back home in Florida, leaving me ‎44 in a rather cold California. I was working at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. It was about 9:00 P.M. on Christmas Eve, and there were a few of us 45 and very few customers waiting to be 46 . When the next person came to the counter, I 47 to see a very old man, whose leg was wrapped in a bandage(绷带) ,standing with a stick. He walked very 48 over and in a low 49 told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him there were no more 50 that night and that he would have to wait till the 51 .‎ Later, I 52 this old man was Mr. MacDonald and that his relative 53 him off at the sidewalk on Christmas Eve and told him to go to New Orleans, where he had his family. He was given some 54 and told just to go inside and buy a ticket. When 55 if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to 56 here and he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. I felt a little ashamed. The poor old man now 57 me of what being alone really meant.‎ I never really had a 58 like this, and I was feeling really miserable inside. I went back and told my supervisor(主管) about it, who promised to 59 everything. To my great 60 , the next morning we 61 to get him a ticket and took him to wait for the plane. As he left he said, “Thank you”; then he 62 his head and started to cry. Seeing this, my homesickness began to disappear.‎ ‎ From the experience I learned a 63 : He who helps others gets helped himself.‎ ‎（ ）44.A. unbearable B. hopeless C. lively D. alone ‎（ ）45.A. working B. chatting C. leaving D. moving ‎（ ）46.A. invited B. helped C. greeted D. passed ‎（ ）47.A. pulled up B. turned up C. looked up D. woke up ‎（ ）48.A. swiftly B. slowly C. unwillingly D. wildly ‎（ ）49.A. position B. manner C. voice D. degree ‎（ ）50.A. flights B. hotels C. buses D. passengers ‎（ ）51.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. dusk ‎（ ）52.A. suspected B. insisted C. agreed D. learned ‎（ ）53.A. turned B. pulled C. carried D. dropped ‎（ ）54.A. cash B. freedom C. reasons D. chances ‎（ ）55.A. asked B. doubted C. ordered D. decided ‎（ ）56.A. hide B. stay C. visit D. relax ‎（ ）57.A. informed B. persuaded C. reminded D. warned ‎（ ）58.A. demand B. concern C. challenge D. situation ‎（ ）59.A. try B. arrange C. give D. inspect ‎（ ）60.A. relief B. embarrassment C. disappointment D. regret ‎（ ）61.A. intended B. planned C. desired D. managed ‎（ ）62.A. kept B. bent C. shook D. lost ‎（ ）63.A. sentence B. story C. lesson D. text 完形填空参考答案：‎ ‎44--48: DABCB 49--53: CAADD ‎ ‎54--58: AABCD 59--63: BADBC ‎****************************************************结束 完形填空-----典型例题 ‎ Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 1 that students begin at an earlier age, but, Rohby said that it had always been his mother's 2 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student. ‎ ‎ Hard as Robby tried, he 3 the basic sense of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly 4 he'd always say,"My mom's going to hear me play someday." But, it seemed 5 I only knew his mother from a distance as she 6 Rohby off or waited in her aged car to pick him up. She always 7 and smiled but never stopped in. Then one day Robhy 8 coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 9 Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(实习公演) 10 Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. "Miss Hondorf.. I've just go to 11 !"he insisted.‎ ‎ The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasiurn was 12 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was 13 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart's Concerto No. 21 in C Major(莫扎特的C大调21号协奏曲). I was not 14 . what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. They even 15 on the keys... He played so well that everyone was 16 their feet in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on 17 . "Oh Robby! How'd you do it?"‎ ‎"Well Miss Hondorf... I kept on 18 at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 19 she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well.., she wasborn deaf, so tonight was the 20 time she ever heard me play... " ‎ ‎1. A. prefer B. conclude C. suppose D. wish ‎ 答案：A 指导：prefer后面跟从句表达作者的“意愿”，意为“宁愿……”。‎ ‎ 理解了此处作者是想表达自己的“意愿或建议”，便可排除conclude"得出结论”、suppose"假定、假想”；wish也可表达“意愿”，但一般为不可实现的愿望，后面跟虚拟语气。‎ ‎2. A. plan B. belief C. suggestion D. dream ‎ 答案：D 指导：听他演奏一直是母亲的“梦想”。‎ ‎ 由后文可得出答案，排除plan"计划”、belief"信念”和suggestion"建议”。‎ ‎3. A. showed B. lacked C. hid D. held ‎ 答案：B 指导：前面出现让步状语从句，因此此处只能理解为：尽管他练得很卖力，但“缺乏”基本的乐感。‎ ‎ show"表现出”与正确的理解正好相反；hid"隐藏”，held“怀有”，也不合题意。‎ ‎4. A. test B. lesson C. show D. trial ‎ 答案：B 指导：此处是指每周“上课”结束后，罗比总是满怀信心。test"测试”，show"演出”，trail"实验”，均不符合此处罗比每周上课，但进步不大这一语境。‎ ‎5. A. successful B. wonderful C. senseless D. hopeless ‎ 答案：D 指导：罗比尽管练习很卖力，但总是没有进步，因而作者认为他“‎ 没有希望”。这儿是作者对罗比下的定论。successful"成功的”，wonderful"绝好的”，显然与作者的结论正好相反；senseless意为“无感觉的”或“愚蠢的”，对人显然有侮辱的意味。作者此处对罗比决无侮辱的意味。‎ ‎6 A. put B. sent C. dropped D. saw ‎ 答案：C 指导：drop sb．off表示的意义与picks sb.up正好相反。picksb．up是用车“拉客”而drop sb. off的意思是“让某人下车”。此处指罗比的母亲在罗比练钢琴时，总是用车接送他。‎ ‎ 此处考查固定短语，其他搭配都不能表示此含义。putoff意为“推迟”后面不能跟表示人称的名词；sendsb．off意为“打发某人走”；see sb. off意为“为某人送行”。‎ ‎7. A. waved B. left C. waited D. rose ‎ 答案： A 指导：此处表示罗比的母亲很友好，总是向作者“挥手”、“微笑”。做好本题的关键第一是把握罗比的母亲有礼貌，第二是注意与后面动词smiled的并列关系。根据上述两点，可排除left和waited；rose意为“站起来”，前面因为没有信息表明罗比的母亲坐着，因此也不合逻辑。‎ ‎8. A. continued B. broke C. stopped D. finished ‎ 答案：C 指导：选对此题答案必须联系后面，罗比打电话说他母亲生病了，因此可以断定此处罗比“停止”来上课，是为了照顾母亲。首先broke后面不跟动名词，continue与后面矛盾，finish doingsth．意为“停止干……”，而此处从后文看，作者的音乐课并未结束。‎ ‎9. A. unhapply B. disappointed C. sick D. deaf ‎ 答案：C 指导：从后文罗比的母亲得了癌症最后去世便可得出答案。注意罗比此处用了sick一词，说明罗比不想让作者知道母亲真实的病情。‎ ‎10. A. as B. while C. since D. when ‎ 答案：D 指导：when用作并列连词，当“正在这个时候(突然)"……”讲，往往说明动作的突然性。 while，as，since都可引导时间状语从句，但都不能表示动作或事情的突然性。‎ ‎11. A. succeed B. learn C. play D. come ‎ 答案：C 指导：从后文看，此处表示罗比强烈要求登台“演奏”‎ ‎。learn，come都与下文罗比登台演奏没有联系；如选succeed“成功”，这儿显然也没有把握罗比的愿望。‎ ‎12. A. seated B. held C. packed D. mixed 答案：C 指导：此处指大厅中挤满了人。be packed with＝be crowded with．‎ beseated作主语的一般是人；hold表示“容纳”时，不用于被动语态；bemixedwith意为“与·．．．．·混杂”。‎ ‎13. A. surprised B. angry C. happy D. certain ‎ 答案：A 指导：此处表示作者也没有想到罗比会选择这么难的曲目，故非常“惊讶”。‎ ‎ 联系上文，罗比一直缺乏音乐才能，而且很长时间没来上课，可排除其他选项。‎ ‎14. A. pleased with B. interested in C. clear about D. prepared for ‎ 答案：D 指导：此处表示作者对罗比下面的演奏也没有心理准备。be prepared for意为“为……做好准备”。此处还是表示作者的“吃惊”，因此可排除其他三项：be pleasedwith"对……满意”；be interested in"对……感兴趣”；bedearabout"对……很清楚”。‎ ‎15. A. slipped B. danced C. flew D. ran ‎ 答案：B 指导：此处表示罗比演奏得非常熟练、精彩，手指在琴键上像“跳舞”一般。slip意为“滑倒”；flow意为“流动、飞奔”；run"跑”，都不能形容罗比弹钢琴时手指的熟练。‎ ‎16. A. off B. at C. against D. on ‎ 答案：D 指导：be。none'sfeet意为“站起来”，此处观众都站起来为罗比的精彩演奏鼓掌。‎ ‎17. A. stairs B. platform C. stage D. floor ‎ 答案：C 指导：作者本人也很激动，因此跑上了“舞台”。此处罗比演奏完毕仍在舞台上，由此可排除其他选项：‎ stairs意为“楼梯”；platform意为“站台、讲台”；floor意为“地板”。‎ ‎18. A. practising B. singing C. listening D. helping ‎ 答案：A 指导：罗比虽然中断了钢琴课的学习，在家照料母亲，但一直在“练习”‎ 弹钢琴，因此才有今天的成功。‎ ‎19. A. unfortunately B. therefore C. however D. actually ‎ 答案：D 指导：此处罗比说明母亲生病去世的真相，因此用actually，相当于infact．therefore"所以”，however"然而”，都不符合此处上下文的逻辑关系；unfortunatel／‘不幸的是”，干扰性很大。但前面出现的是问句，用于引出对真相的叙述，故unfortuanately也不能顺承上文。‎ ‎20. A. last B first C. best D. worst ‎ 答案：B 指导：从前文可知，罗比的母亲耳聋，因此不能听他演奏，罗比认为只有她去世后才能在天堂听他演奏，故应是“第一次”。把握了上文的叙述，再联系罗比的愿望和心理，此处其他选项便不难排除。‎ ‎********************************************************结束