1、河南杞县2016高考英语完形填空新练（3）及参考答案【二轮】【山东省2014仿真模拟冲刺卷】阅读理解For those who make journeys across the world，the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villagesDistances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to vill
2、ageJet plane fly people from one end of the earth to the other，allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years agoYet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too farA price has been paid，they say，for the conquest （征服） of time and distanceTravel is something to be enjo
3、yed，not endured （忍受）The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journeyA journey by train also has a special charm about itLakes and forests and wild，open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean
4、nothingOn board a plane，however，there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplaneThe soft lighting，in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know，and the hours progress slowly Then there is the time spent being “processed” at a modern airportPeople a
5、re conveyed like robots along walkways；baggage is weighed，tickets produced，examined and produced yet again before the passenger move again to another waiting areaJourneys by rail and sea take longer，yes，but the hours devoted to being “processed” at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absen
6、tNo wonder，then，that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlinesMan，however，is now a world traveler and can not turn his back on the airplaneThe working lives of too many people depend upon it；whole new industries have been built around its design and operationThe holi
7、day maker，too，with limited time to spend，patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days，relaxing in the sunspeed controls peoples lives；time saved，in work or play，is the important thingor so we are toldPerhaps those first horsemen，riding f
8、ree across the wild，open plains，were enjoying a better world than the one we know todayThey could travel at will，and the clock was not their master56What does the writer try to express in Paragraph1? ATravel by plane has speeded up the growth of villagesBThe speed of modern travel has made distances
9、 relatively shortCThe freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreamsDMan has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place57How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph2? ABy giving instructionsBBy analyzing cause and effectCBy following the order of timeDB
10、y giving examples58According to Paragraph3，passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because_Athey pay less for the tickets Bthey feel safer during the travelCthey can enjoy higher speed of travel Dthey dont have to waste time being “processed” 59What does the last sentence of the pass
11、age mean? AThey could enjoy free and relaxing travel BThey needed the clock to tell the timeCThey preferred traveling on horseback DThey could travel with their master60What is the main idea of the passage? AAir travel benefits people and industriesBTrain Travel has some advantages over air travelCG
12、reat changes have taken place in modern travelDThe high speed of air travel is gained at a cost【参考答案】56-60 BDDAD 【2014高考英语综合能力测试题】At first I was really quiet about having diabetes (糖尿病). I refused to tell anyone in school. Then, when my friends began asking me why I had to go to the nurses office al
13、l the time, I decided to tell them. It turned out to be a good choice. Everyone was interested. They asked some funny questions, and I enjoyed explaining. When I had low blood sugar at school, my friends noticed it immediately and were able to help me.Luckily, my teenage years have been OK so far. I
14、 have learned how to handle my diabetes a lot better. In 2001, I got my insulin(胰岛素)pump. That has completely changed my life, and things become a lot easier. I dont have to take a shot every time I eat, but just one shot every two days. The pump takes a lot of work off my hands. I still have to do
15、calculations based on what I eat, but at least I dont have to give myself four shots a day. I only need to use a needle to insert a tiny plastic tube into my skin every two days. The pump is barely noticeable either. Many people confuse it with a cellphone because of its size. It also comes with a l
16、ot of accessories, and as a girl, I love that!I have also learned a lot more about diabetes and how to handle it. I have attended diabetes camps and have seen many children much younger than me with the same disease. Meeting them and their families has given me a more positive perspective on my diab
17、etes. I have learned to complain less. If children who are two years old can handle it, why cant I?I have also become involved with the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I want to help others with diabetes. I figure, Hey, if I have to 1ive with it, why not
18、help others who are walking the same path? If you help one person, you help the world.31. Before 2001, the author had to _. A. handle her cancer B. wear her insulin pump C. be given four injections every day D. be given one shot every two days32. What does the pump look like? A. It looks like a box.
19、 B. It looks like a cellphone. C. It looks like a heart. D. It looks like a mirror.33. From Paragraph 3, we know that_. A. the author dislikes diabetes camps B. many young children suffer from diabetes C. the author had diabetes at the age of two D. the author presents a negative view on her disease
20、34. Which word can best describe the author according to the last paragraph? A. Helpful. B. Pessimistic. C. Learned. D. Worried.35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The author dislikes the insulin pump. B. The author doesnt know anything about diabetes. C. After
21、 attending diabetes camps, the author D. The children with diabetes have encouraged the author.【参考答案】31-35 CBBAD作者不幸患上了糖尿病，给生活带来了许多不便。自从她佩戴了胰岛素泵后，情况发生了很大的变化。31. C。细节理解题。从第二段的.but at least I dont have to give myself four shots a day.得知。32. B。 细节理解题。从第二段的Many people confuse it with a cellphone.得知。33.
22、B。 细节理解题。从第三段的.have seen many children .with the same disease.得知。34. A。 推理判断题。从最后一段的I want to help others with diabetes及If you help one person, you help the world可知答案。35. D。 推理判断题。从倒数第二段的If children .can handle it, why cant I?可以推出答案。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综合测试】No one knows why peopl
23、e dream, but some dreams might be connected to the mental processes that help us learn. In a recent study, scientists found a connection between nap-time (午睡时间) dreams and better memory in people who were learning a new skill.So perhaps one way to learn something new is to practice, practise, practi
24、se-and then sleep on it.“I was surprised by this finding,” Robert Stickgold, a Harvard University scientist who led the study.In the study, 100 college students each spent an hour on a computer, trying to get through a virtual maze (虚拟迷宫). The maze was difficult, and the study participants had to st
25、art in a different place each time they tried-making it even more difficult. Then, for the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break, half of the participants were required to stay awake while half were told to sleep. Participants who stayed awake were asked to describe their thoughts. Participants who
26、slept were asked to describe any dream they had.Stickgold and his colleagues wanted to know about NREM, or non-REM sleep. REM stands for “rapid eye movement”, which is what happens during REM sleep. This period of sleep often brings strange dreams to a sleeper, although dreams can happen in both kin
27、ds of sleep. Stickgold wanted to know what people were dreaming about when their eyes werent moving, during NREM sleep. Other studies have found a connection between NREM bring activity and learning ability. Four of the 50 people who slept said their dreams were about the maze. Later, when these fou
28、r people tried the computer maze again, they were able to complete it faster.Stickgold believes the dream itself doesn;t help a person learn-its the other way around. He suspects that such dreams are caused by the brain processes associated with learning.All the maze-dreamers had done the task poorl
29、y the first time, which makes Stickgold wonder if the NREM dreams show up when a person finds a new task particularly difficult. People who had other dreams, or people didnt sleep, didnt show the same improvement.36. In the first stage of the study, the participants were asked to A. design a maze on
30、 computerB. find their way out of a mazeC. decide where to begin a mazeD. remember a location in a maze37. What happened to the participants during the break? A. Half of them were woken up when they started to dream.B. Half of them were asked to dram about the maze.C. All of them were asked to descr
31、ibe their thoughts.D. Half of them were asked to sleep for 90 minutes.38. What can we learn from the passage? A. Everyone will dream about a new skill after learning it.B. Stickgold was the first to study dreams and learning.C. During NREM sleep, people usually dont dream.D. Unusual dreams often occ
32、ur during REM sleep.39. In the first stage of the study, the participants were asked to A. design a maze on computerB. find their way out of a mazeC. decide where to begin a mazeD. remember a location in a maze40. Which of the following statement best summarizes the studys conclusion? A. Dreams have
33、 a role in learning.B. Dreams have no basis in reality.C. Dreams are important for health.D. Dreams are the best way to study.【参考答案】36-40 BDDAA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综合测试】The recent publication of autobiographies by two of Britains great scientists, biologist Richard Dawkins and phy
34、sicist Stephen Hawking, is a wonderful opportunity to compare and contrast these two remarkable men. Surprisingly, they have rather more in common than we think.Most striking is the similarity in their backgrounds. They were born in the early 1940s to middle class families-not wealthy but comfortabl
35、y off, with a strong commitment to academic excellence and public service. Both families were keen to send their boys to Oxford University-and both succeeded, Dawkins studying zoology and Hawking physics.Neither author has a very positive view of his early university life. Hawking describes the atti
36、tude at Oxford in the 1950s and 1960s as very anti-work, “You were supposed to either be brilliant without effort or fail. Hard work was looked down upon by students and we all pretended that nothing was worth making an effort for.” He estimates that he studied for no more than an hour a day as an u
37、ndergraduate student （本科生）.Undergraduate life was somewhat more rewarding for Dawkins. Like Hawking, he wasnt particularly hard-working and never attended his lectures. But he found Oxfords system of weekly essay-based lessons with an academic tutor useful, “It was really only the tutorial system th
38、at educated me.”For both men, scientific life really got going as postgraduates after 1962. Dawkins, who remained at Oxford, describes brilliantly the academic competition among the postgraduate students, which he believed helped push him to develop the ideas that formed the basis of his most famous
39、 book, The Selfish Gene. This volume transformed scientific thinking about Darwinism evolution.Hawking, on the other hand, moved to Cambridge University after graduation, where his research into the universe would eventually make him the most famous physicists since Albert Einstein. He writes moving
40、ly about the disease which progressively crippled his entire body, leaving him unable to move and only able to communicate using a computer controlled by his eyes. Although communication is slow-he can write only 3 words a minute using the machine-his illness has not affected his mind or his researc
41、h on space-time and origins of the universe.Each book is recommended individually as a personal introduction to an important scientific thinker. Read together, they provide a superb background to the academic and social climate of postwar British research.41. Which of the following describes a simil
42、arity in Hawkings and Dawkins backgrounds?A. They were both from wealthy families. B. They studied the same subject in university.C. They graduated from the same secondary school. D. They both came from families that valued good education.42. Why did Hawking study very little as an undergraduate stu
43、dent?A. He preferred doing his own research and experiments. B. Students considered it inappropriate to study too much.C. The materials discussed in lectures were very easy for him. D. He was more interested in making friends with his classmates.43. According to Dawkins, what helped him develop his
44、most important ideas?A. His hard work as an undergraduate.B. The support he received from his family.C. The excellent tutors at Oxford University.D. The competition from other postgraduate students.44. What can we reasonably infer about the two scientists from the passage?A. Dawkins worked much hard
45、er than Hawking as an undergraduate.B. Hawking is more respected by the scientific community.C. They knew each other during their studies a t Oxford.D. Hawing has experienced more physical difficulties.45. What is the function of the last paragraph?A. To state which book the writer prefers.B. To recommend the reviewed books to readers.C. To summarize the achievements of the two scientists.D. To suggest the order in which the books should be read. 【参考答案】41-45 DBDDB