1、2015广东揭阳市高考英单项选择、阅读课外自选练习（5）及答案（含语语法填空）语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡响应的位置上。Once a farmers donkey (驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but the farmer couldnt figure out what to do 61 it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well nee
2、ded to be covered anyway, so he 62 (think) the donkey wasnt worth saving.Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help 63 . They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried 64 (pitiful). Then, to everyones surpr
3、ise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the fanner looked down into the well and was astonished at 65 he saw.Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something 66 (amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. 67 the neighbors continued to put more dirt
4、on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of 68 well and ran off happily!When life sometimes 69 ( put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a
5、step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of the deepest well just 70 never giving up!【答案】61. with/for/about考查动词短语。What to do with sth如何处理某事。62. thought 考查动词的时态。根据上句话提到Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway,可知这句话用一般过去时。63.
6、him考查代词。句意：然后他邀请邻居来帮他。64. pitifully考查副词。句意：刚开始时，骗子意识到所发生的事情，悲伤的哭起来。65. what 考查宾语从句。句意：农民向下看，对于所看到的很是吃惊。66. amazing考查形容词。句意：当一铲土落下而驴子会做出一些令人吃惊的事。67. As/When 考查连词。句意：当邻居不断的往驴子身上扔土时，驴子就会踩着土向上一点。68. the考查冠词。句意：所有的人都很吃惊，当驴子从井里跳出来。特指这个井。69. puts考查动词。句意：当生活中遇到挫折时，最好的办法就是踩着困难前进。70. by 考查介词。句意：只要你不放弃你就能走出困境。
7、 单项填空1(2013山东日照高三5月检测)Could you write me your new email address?_.AWith pleasureBIts my pleasureCCouldnt be betterDGo ahead2(2014皖北协作区联考)_Beijing of 2012 saw its first snowfall in the month of November.Oh，it came as _surprise to us.AThe；theBThe；a C/；a D/；the3(2013南通第二次学情调研)They agreed to the plan_bu
8、t there were several details they didnt like.Ain detailsBin orderCin place Din principle4(2014福建名校质量检查)The tanker，which was full of petrol，_and gave off heavy and dark flames the moment a truck knocked into it.Ablew up Bput up Cturned upDbrought up5(2014山西省六所重点中学模拟)Believe it or not，my sister and I
9、are twins.Oh，you must have had the case_you were taken for your sister.AwhichBwhoseCwhereDwhom6(2013湖南部分重点中学3月联考)With the loss of labor，the old farmers _at home had to choose less laborintensive crops.Ahaving left Bto leaveCleft Dleaving7(2013湖南长沙四校二模)Is the letter from your mother?Yes.But she _the
10、letter herself，because she doesnt even know one word.Aneednt have writtenBcant have writtenCmight not have writtenDshould not have written8Fully_to looking after three children at home，she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in the club.AattachedBoccupiedCcontributedDdevoted9(2013湖南省部
11、分重点中学5月联考)What are they up to？Its so noisy.Some students_a party.Ahave hadBare havingChad hadDwere having10(2014陕西咸阳模拟考试二)The official_I thought would be seriously punished received a raise instead.AwhomeverBwhoeverCwhoDwhom11(2014银川部分中学高三联考)Only when you leave school_how much you love it.Ayou will
12、findBwill you findCyou findDdid you find12(2014天水一中高三检测)After many years of hard work，the man has finally reached the stage_he has gained good fortune and social status.AwhereBthatCwhichDwhy13The new government made a promise that they would surely improve the_of peoples life.AoutlineBqualityCinsura
13、nceDattitude14(2014沈阳高三质检)I think we should_a good attitude towards failures and try to deal with them with a calm and cool mind.Asend upBgive upCset upDput up15(2014江西红色六校二次联考)_little such material left，they decided to hold a meeting to discuss what_.AThere was；was doneBBeing；to be doneCHaving；to d
14、oDWith；was done1解析：考查交际用语。“with pleasure”是在别人请求时，表示欣然接受的客套话，符合语境。答案：A2解析：考查冠词。句意为：2012年北京的第一场雪是在11月下的。噢，对于我们来说，它是一件令人惊讶的事情。第一空由后面的2012修饰，表特指，用定冠词the；第二空后的surprise是抽象名词具体化，表示“一件令人惊讶的事”，是泛指，用不定冠词a。答案：B3解析：考查介词短语。句意为：他们基本上同意这个计划，但有些细节他们并不喜欢。in principle大体上，基本上，符合句意。in details详细地；in order就序，妥当；in place准
15、备就绪。答案：D4解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意为：当一辆卡车撞向这个装满油的油罐车时，这辆油罐车爆炸了，冒出了滚滚浓烟和火焰。blow up炸毁，爆炸，符合句意。答案：A5解析：考查定语从句。语意表示你肯定有过你被误认为是你姐姐的情况。where you were taken for your sister是定语从句，修饰先行词the case，表示的是抽象地点，where可用in which替换。答案：C6解析：考查非谓语动词。句意为：随着劳动力的减少，留在家里的老龄农民只能选择种植那些不需要太多劳动力的庄稼。leave与farmers是逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用left作后置定语。答案：C7
16、解析：考查情态动词。句意为：这封信是你母亲写来的吧？是的。但这封信不可能是她自己写的，因为她一个字也不认识。根据because引导的原因状语从句可知，此处应用cant have done表示对过去发生的事很有把握的否定推测。答案：B8解析：句意为：因为完全专注于在家照看三个孩子，她不再有时间到俱乐部去尽享各种各样的活动。be devoted to专注于，此处为过去分词短语在句中作状语；attach to附属于，依恋于；occupy oneself in忙于；contribute to有助于，为做贡献。答案：D9解析：考查动词的时态。根据问话人的问话内容可知，一些学生正在举行聚会，因此使用现在进
17、行时。答案：B10解析：考查定语从句。句意为：我认为会受到严厉惩罚的那位官员反而加薪了。分析句子结构可知“_I thought would be seriously punished”为定语从句，先行词为The official，在从句中作主语，故用who。答案：C11解析：考查时态和倒装。句意为：只有当你毕业时，你才会发现你多么喜爱学校。当only修饰状语从句，而且置于句首时，主句构成部分倒装，要把相应的系动词、助动词或情态动词前置到主句的主语之前。再结合时态可知，此处B项正确。答案：B12解析：当先行词为stage，position等词时，定语从句常用where或in which引导。答案
18、：A13解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意为：新政府做出承诺他们将一定提高人们的生活质量。quality质量；品质，符合句意。outline要点；大纲；轮廓；insurance保险；attitude态度，看法。答案：B14解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意为：我认为我们应该树立一个良好的心态去面对失败，试着用平静和冷静的态度去解决它们。set up树立，符合句意。send up发射；give up放弃；put up张贴。答案：C15解析：考查非谓语动词。句意为：那种材料所剩不多，他们决定开会讨论做什么。分析句意和句子结构可知，第一空用现在分词having作原因状语或用with复合结构，但第二空处暗含将来意
19、味，表示“能用这不多的材料做什么”，故用“疑问词to do”作宾语，故答案为C。答案：C。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) species. The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard
20、Universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephantsthe Asian elephant, African forest elephant, and African savanna elephant. Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石), mammoths and mastodons, the team c
21、ompared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths. The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephan
22、t have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists. There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate
23、species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species. Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species, despite the elephants significant size differences.
24、The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3. 5 metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2. 5 metres. The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so different does not nece
25、ssarily mean they are different species. However the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA. Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, said, “We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purpose
26、s. Since 1950, all African elephants have been conserved as one species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority (优先) for conservation purposes.”1. One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of
27、.A. the Asian elephantB. the forest elephantC. the savanna elephantD. the mastodon elephant2. The underlined word “divergence” in Paragraph 4 means “.AA. evolutionB. exhibitionC. separationD. examination3. The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephants.A. DNAB. heightC. wei
28、ghtD. population4. What are Alfred Rocas words mainly about? A. The conservation of African elephants.B. The purpose of studying African elephants.C. The way to divide African elephants into two units.D. The reason for the distinction of African elephants.5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Naturalists Beliefs about ElephantsB. Amazing Experiments about ElephantsC. An Unexpected Finding about ElephantsD. A Long Scientific Debate about Elephants参考答案1-5 DCAAC
