湖南洞口县 2017 高考英语暑假完形和阅理编选（五）

湖南洞口县 2017 高考英语暑假完形和阅理编选（五）

只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 1 湖南洞口县 2017 高考英语暑假完形和阅理编选（五） 完形填空 One famous artist Sheikh went back to his hometown. He hadn’t seen one of his friends for many years, who was a 1 and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he was 2 was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh 3 to pay a visit to his friend. 4 talking with his friend, Sheikh asked him the 5 for the change in his situation. The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to 6 some properties(财产)that belonged to him, like furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had 7 some money enough to start a 8 with. As he was on his way back to his house with the 9 , he saw a poor lady 10 by the road. The man asked the lady the reason, and she 11 that her husband died and her children were 12 . Hearing this, the man felt 13 for her, and on seeing that she 14 the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He 15 home and spent the night, sad and 16 for his family. The next morning, 17 he was summoned(召唤)to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of 18 which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a 19 price on loan(借用)from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice 20 . He took some more bags several days later and in this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich. 【文章大意】著名艺术家 Sheikh 的一个朋友曾经是非常贫困的人, 他卖掉家产想做一些小本生意。但他在途 中遇到一个死去丈夫的妇人带着饥饿的孩子, 他把所有的钱都给了她。他的善心得到了一个富人的信任, 以 低价借给他六千袋大米, 让他去卖, 不久他变得很富有。 1. A. clever B. rich C. lazy D. poor 【解析】选 D。词汇复现题。由第二段中 The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to some properties that belonged to him, like furniture. 可知他是穷人, 故选 D 项。 2. A. living with B. waiting for C. asking about D. listening to 【解析】选 C。词汇复现题。由此句的前半句“When Sheikh asked about him. . . ”可知此处指 Sheikh 打听的人, 故选 C 项, ask about 询问, 打听; live with 和……住在一起; wait for 等待; listen to 听。 3. A. decided B. forgot C. refused D. tried 【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由后文可知, 他去了那个朋友家, 此处应该指他决定去拜访这位朋友, 故选 A 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 2 项, decide 决定; forget 忘记; refuse 拒绝; try 尽力。 4. A. Until B. Before C. After D. While 【解析】选 D。逻辑关系题。根据前后句的逻辑关系可知这两句应该是同时进行的, 故选 D 项, while 当…… 的时候; until 直到; before 在……之前; after 在……之后。 5. A. message B. reason C. time D. plan 【解析】选 B。词义辨析题。由句意可知, Sheikh 是问他状况改变的“原因”, 故选 B 项。message 信息; time 时间; plan 计划。 6. A. sell B. make C. keep D. find 【解析】选 A。词汇复现题。由下一句 By selling these things, he had______some money enough to start a with. 可知他把属于他的财产, 像家具之类的卖(sell)了, 故选 A 项。 7. A. saved B. collected C. paid D. wasted 【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。由句意可知, 卖了家具之后筹集了一些钱, 故 B 项合适。save 节省; collect 筹集; pay 付款; waste 浪费。 8. A. travel B. business C. family D. lesson 【解析】选 B。背景常识题。由常识可知, 他卖了一些财产, 应该是想做一些小本生意来改变状况, 故选 B 项, start a business 意为“开始做生意”。 9. A. money B. news C. hope D. furniture 【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由By selling these things, he had some money enough to start a with. 可知此时应该是带着钱回家, 故选 A 项。 10. A. crying B. walking C. sleeping D. standing 【解析】选 A。前后照应题。由后一句提到的 The man asked the lady the reason, and she that her husband died and her children were . 可知这个妇人丈夫死了, 这种情况应该是在路边大哭, 故选 A 项。 11. A. believed B. explained C. shouted D. imagined 【解析】选 B。前后照应题。由此空前面的 The man asked the lady the reason. . . 可知他问她原因, 这 个妇人应该是给出解释, 故选 B 项, explain 解释; believe 相信; shout 呼喊; imagine 想象。 12. A. hungry B. dangerous C. crazy D. angry 【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由前文她在大哭, 她的丈夫死了, 及后文他给她钱可推知, 她的孩子们应该在挨 饿, 故选 A 项, hungry 饥饿的; dangerous 危险的; crazy 疯狂的; angry 生气的。 13. A. sadness B. interest C. shame D. pity 【解析】选 D。固定搭配题。feel pity for 为固定搭配, 意为“怜悯某人”。sadness 悲伤; interest 兴趣; 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 3 shame 羞耻。 14. A. took B. needed C. owned D. earned 【解析】选 B。词义辨析题。由句意可知, 他看到她比自己更需要钱, 于是把所有的钱都给了她, 故选 B 项。 take 意为“需要”时, 通常用 it 作形式主语, 指做某事需要多长时间; own 意为“拥有”; earn 意为“挣钱, 获得”, 均不合语境。 15. A. drove B. returned C. left D. stayed 【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。由时间发展的顺序及后面的“spent the night, sad”可知他应该是回到了家里, 故选 B 项。return 返回; drive 开车; leave 离开; stay 停留。 16. A. worried B. pleased C. excited D. frightened 【解析】选 A。前后照应题。准备做生意的钱给了他人, 回到家后应该是为自己一家的未来感到担心, 故选 A 项, worried 担心的; pleased 高兴的; excited 兴奋的; frightened 害怕的。 17. A. happily B. surprisingly C. carelessly D. unluckily 【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。此处指他受到一个富人的召唤, 这件事情应该是“令人吃惊地”, 故选 B 项, surprisingly 令人吃惊地; happily 幸福地; carelessly 粗心地; unluckily 不幸地。 18. A. rice B. meat C. vegetables D. clothes 【解析】选 A。词汇复现题。由本段倒数第三句中的“sold the rice”可知这个富人有六千袋大米要出售, 故 选 A 项。 19. A. low B. fair C. high D. right 【解析】选 A。前后照应题。由富人对他的信任, 以及后文他把大米卖了变富了, 可知这个富人应该是低价把 大米贷给他卖, 故选 A 项, low 低的; fair 中等的, 公平的; high 高的; right 正确的。 20. A. slowly B. quickly C. hardly D. finally 【解析】选 B。前后照应题。由后文的“He took some more bags several days later. . . ”可知几天后 又多带了几袋大米, 可知他的大米卖得快, 故选 B 项。 2016 高考训练题。阅读理解。 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。 Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father. “Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer.”Jason 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 4 said，“He told us not to touch it.” “He won't find out，” Mark said，“I'll just have a quick look and shut it down.” Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him. It was a strangelooking machine—one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked.“It's an experimental model，” his father had explained，“so don't touch it under any circumstances.”But his father's warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought，Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later，the screen turned into colors，shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the center of the screen：“SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes！” Mark cried excitedly，“It's a computer game. I knew it！Dad's only been pretending to work. He's really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen：“ENTER NAMES VOYAGER 1：... VOYAGER 2：...” Mark's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names. “INPUT ACCEPTED.START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTORETRIEVE INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动)．” The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “I think we'd better shut it off，Mark，” Jason yelled，reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened. But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen，wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen，the letters changed. “TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL.DESTINATION: MARS.RETRIEVE DATE：2025.” 1．Why did Mark touch the computer against his father's warning? A．He wanted to take a voyage. B．He wanted to practice his skill. C．He was so much attracted by it. D．He was eager to do an experiment. 2．Where did the boys' father most likely work? A．In an electronic factory. B．In a computer company. C．In a scientific research center. D．In an information processing center. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 5 3．Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of ________. A．a computer game B．a company website C．a software producer D．an astronomy program 4．Why did Jason want to shut off the computer? A．He was afraid of being scolded. B．He didn't like the loud noise and light. C．He didn't want to play games any more. D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen. 参考答案 1—4、CCAD 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 【2014 模拟试题】 Going green is something that affects every single one of us. Whether by recycling those plastic water bottles, or by cutting down on electricity in your home, the importance of going green on a personal level is extremely important. But, when you’re a millionaire NBA basketball star, how do you help out the environment? Yao Ming is a basketball player that plays for the Houston Rockets and has spoken out against hunting of sharks for fins, a delicious food in his native China. He is also the United Nations’ Environmental champion. His goal is to raise awareness of climate change and energy-saving. “I will work with young people across the world and try to inspire them to plant trees, harvest rainwater and to become environmental champions in their own communities.” The Philadelphia Eagles, a professional American football team, are really doing their part to give back to the community. The Eagles Go Green page has a “Green Energy Calculator” and according to the web site fans have saved $ 73,674.90 a year and saved 666,320 pounds of CO2 per year. Also, the Eagles have set up a “Stop global warming virtual march（虚拟游行）on Washington”, a march across America for one year, through the Internet with a goal to bring fans together and to urge leaders to deal with the serious problem of global warming now. Bob Burnquist, a Brazilian skateboarder, is a member of Action Sports Environmental Coalition and founder of a program that gets organic foods and farming into schools for healthy lunch programs. Bob also has a huge homegrown organic farm where he hosted a gathering in celebration of Earth Day. 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 6 Kelly Slater is a surfer and eight-time champion, but he also supports saving the coral reefs world wide. He has founded the Kelly Slater Invitational Competition which raises funds and awareness for Reef Check, which is able to get its message out to a large group of guests including professional surfers, film and music stars, and other famous people. 31. According to the passage, Yao Ming wants to ________. A. help the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship B. ask the United Nations to protect sharks in China C. encourage young people to care about the environment D. train more young people to become players of NBA 32. What have the Philadelphia Eagles done to help out the environment? A. They have called on fans to do things to reduce global warming. B. They have marched on Washington to bring fans together. C. They have saved $ 73,674.90 for solving global warming. D. They have reduced CO2 emission by 666,320 pounds per year. 33. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last two paragraphs? A. Bob Burnquist created Earth Day. B. Bob Burnquist eats only organic foods. C. Kelly Slater donated a lot of money. D. Kelly Slater held a competition. 34. The best title for the passage would probably be _________. A. Highly Competitive Athletes B. Environment-friendly Athletes C. World-famous Athletes D. Millionaire Athletes 35. What can we learn from the passage? A. Only famous people need to care about environmental problems. B. America is the country that takes best care of environment. C. Environmental problems have a common effect on everyone of us. D. Yao Ming’s goals to raise people’s awareness of environment are mainly about climate change and air pollution. 【参考答案】31—35 CADBC 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 7 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 【2014 模拟试题】 When a magazine for high school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machines would be run by solar power. Buildings would rotate（旋转）so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat. Walls would “give light” and “change color with the push of a button.” Food would be replaced by pills. School would be taught by electrical impulse（电脉冲）while we sleep. Cars would have radar（雷达）. Does this sound like the year 2000? Actually, this article was written in 1958 and the question was, “what will life be like in 1978? The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accuately. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they? One expert on Cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”. Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was “The city of 1982”. If the professionals sometimes sound like high school students, it’s probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. It should be accuate, and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in the field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers. One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. In 1957, H.J. Rand of the Rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, “Only one thing is certain,” he answered. “Children born today will have reached the age of 43.” 36. How many examples does the author offer to describe the future life? 只有比别人更早、更勤奋地努力，才能尝到成功的滋味。 8 A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six 37. The high school students’ answers to “What would life be like in 1978?” sound __________. A. accurate B. imaginative C. correct D. foolish 38. In the second paragraph, the writer gives examples to show _________. A. predicting about the future can be done in a humorous way B. no predictions are based on careful research C. experts are always better than others in figuring out what the future will be like D. forecasting the future is not an easy job even for experts in this field 39. From the third paragraph we can learn that _________. A. economy forecasting is rather a new field B. experts began economy forecasting in 1929 C. the predictions about economic situation caused the investors to lose lots of money D. good, accurate forecasting helped the stock market overcome the difficulties 40. H.J.Rand’s prediction about the year 2000 shows that ________. A. it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen B. it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen C. only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen D. very few professionals figure out in advance what will happen 【参考答案】36—40 BBDCB