1、2015贵阳市高考英语阅读、阅读表达一轮自练题（8） 及答案完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to 1_ our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?Despite huge 2_ in cultures, heroe
2、s around the world 3_ share a number of similar characteristics that instruct and 4_ people.A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will 5_ But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles 6_ than themselves. Like high-
3、voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by 7 _.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who 8_ a real hero will experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve
4、? What are they 9_ to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be 10_ persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more11_?Heroes can make things change 12_ .They have a 13_ from the
5、 mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They 14_ new possibilities. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with attractive personalities, but the pace of change would be 15_ and the vision uncertain.文章大意：文章阐述了什么是英雄，什么样的人才能被称作英雄，同时也讲述了英雄的作用即英雄是改
6、变的催化剂。1. A. laugh B. question C. ask D. think【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。Laugh嘲笑； question提问； ask问； think想。根据下文This leads us to ask，所以我们应该开始询问我们的英雄，故选B。2. A. differences B. similarities C. changes D.suggestions【答案】A【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。differences不同； similarities相似点； changes变化； suggestions建议。根据a number of simil
7、ar characteristics与similar相反的应是differences，尽管在文化有很大的不同，故选A。3. A. common B. ordinary C. generally D. general【答案】C【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。common共同的，是形容词； ordinary普通的，是形容词； generally通常地，是副词；general通常的，是形容词。尽管在文化有很大的不同，世界各地的文化通常却有一些相似点，故选C。 4. A. frighten B. surprise C. damage D. inspire【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。fri
8、ghten 害怕； surprise吃惊； damage 损害； inspire产生，鼓励。这些相似点指导和激励着人们，故选D。5. A. listen B. enjoy C. ignore D. hate【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。Listen听； enjoy喜欢；. Ignore忽视；. hate不喜欢。一个英雄有冒险故事可以讲，而且会有一大批的听众。故选A。6. A. poorer B. smaller C. larger D lower【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。poorer更贫穷； smaller更小的； larger更大的； lower下游的。根据下文
9、heroes take the energy of higher powers；英雄们为比自己更有大的权力和组织服务，故选C。7. A. parents B. children C. neighbors D. ordinaries【答案】D【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。parents父母； children 孩子； neighbors邻居； ordinaries普通的人。根据step it down可知，英雄们怀着很高的理想，并逐步贴近生活，来让普通百姓接受。故选D。8. A. imitate B. dislike C. think D. select【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应
10、。imitate模仿； dislike不喜欢；think 想； select选择。根据上文The hero lives a life worthy of imitation.；这里选择的是imitation的词根；英雄的生活是值得效仿的 那些效仿真正英雄（一个真正的人物）以一个全新的视角来经历生活,激情和内涵,故选A。9. A. bored B. willing C. hopeless D. doubtful【答案】B【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。bored厌烦的； willing情愿的； hopeless无希望的； doubtful怀疑的。be willing to do情愿做某事；他们
11、活着为了什么，为什么而死?故选B。10. A. admiring B. selfish C. famous D. careless【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。admiring赞赏的； selfish自私的； famous 著名的； careless粗心的。根据serve only their own fame，如果结果或者迹象表明他们只是为了自己的名声服务，他们可能是名人但绝不是英雄。故选C。11. A. dreadful B. meaningful C. useful D. thankful【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。dreadful可怕的； meaningfu
12、l有意义的； useful有用的； thankful感谢的。麦当娜和迈克.杰克逊很有名，但是他们让他们的歌迷发现自己生活更丰富了么？故选B。12. A. luckily B. beautifully C. quickly D. awfully【答案】C【解析】考查副词及上下文的呼应。luckily幸运地； beautifully漂亮地； quickly快地； awfully可怕的。根据常识可知英雄使改革更快。英雄是改革的催化剂。故选C。13. A. vision B. stand C. step D. climb【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。vision美景，景象； stand站立
13、； step迈步； climb爬。根据from the mountaintop，他们居高临下，故选A。14. A. recover B. create C. instruct D. lighten【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。recover恢复； create创造； instruct 指导； lighten照亮。create possibilities制造可能；他们制作了新的可能。故选B。15. A. certain B. stable C. weak D. slow【答案】D【解析】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。certain某一； stable 牛棚； weak弱； slow慢的。
14、变革的速度会变慢。故选D。阅读理解。A MENTORING(导师制) program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.Alex Goldberg，the programs founder，said：“We set up Young Inspirations be
15、cause we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.”“We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth.For example，weve secured internships(实习) with worldfamous firms such as Honda.”“At a tim
16、e of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring，it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures.” Kieran
17、Hepburn,14，is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far.In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational，Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) International You
18、th Forum(论坛)The event was held for young people from around the world，to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look.Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event.Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing e
19、xperience.“Before we left I didnt quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didnt stop，it was amazing，” he said，“We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and
20、 public life.It dealt with issues(问题) such as drug abuse，violence and unemployment.Kieran said：“It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August.”The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place
21、 each Friday in Banbury.For details visit .9The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _.Atrain staff for worldfamous firmsBoffer job opportunities to young adultsCprovide youth with unique experiencesDequip the unemployed with different skills解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“We set up Young Inspirations becaus
22、e we wanted to give young people experiences.”可知目的是给青年提供独特的经历。答案C10According to Alex Goldberg，it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to _.Athe lack of support from firmsBthe cultural differencesCthe effect of unemploymentDthe shortage of money解析推理判断题。由第五段中的“funding cutbacks”(削减资金)可知，
23、缺乏资金给导师制的发展带来了困难。答案D11We can learn from the passage that _.Athe visit to the United Kingdom was amazingBKieran has made great progress in many aspectsCthe youth have found a way to solve their problemsDthe mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday解析推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段中的“It has really helped me
24、to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August. ”可知Kieran在很多方面取得了进步。故选B项。答案B12What would be the best title for the passage?AAlex Goldberg，Founder of Young InspirationsBYoung People Find a World of OpportunityCKieran，Banb
25、ury School Pupil to ParisDDebates Help Youth with Their Grades解析标题归纳题。本文主要就Alex Goldberg创建了导师制，给青年人提供了了解社会、获得社会经验的机会，最后这个项目扩大到国际范围，给青年人改变自己和社会的机会。所以正确答案为B。答案B阅读理解【2014山东省潍坊市高三联合考试】Apart from psychological illness，we are all largely responsible for our own emotional health.What we say to ourselves ov
26、er and over for days，weeks，months，and sometimes years，has a great effect on how we see ourselves.This also contributes to many mental health disorders.Many of us have problems with negative thoughts playing on the channel of our minds，but if youre buried in them and believe them，they could be wearin
27、g your sense of selfesteem (自尊)Here are a few beliefs that indicate you may need to switch the channel：Im not good enough？/I dont deserve.？/No one likes me？/Im a failure?Negative thoughts remind you of your bad feelings and they bring your focus on your failures，and they get you nowhere.What can you
28、 do？Here are some suggestions：Switch the channel when negative thoughts appear.Selftalk is not so obvious that we often dont notice its effect on our mood and belief systems.Key things to notice are “if only” or “what if” statements：the former keeps you stuck in the past with regret，while the latter
29、 keeps you fearful of the future.There is nothing you can do about the past，and the future isnt here yet，so stay in the present moment.Recognize that actions always follow beliefs.Youll find yourself behaving in ways that are consistent to your beliefs.So，start believing the best about yourself：act
30、as if you believe that youre a valuable and worthy person.Develop positive selftalk rather than negative selftalk.Instead of always looking down upon yourself in your head，think of some things you actually like about yourself.What are your strengths？What are you good at？Instead of saying “Im a loser
31、”，try saying，“I am capable./Im good at./I accept myself the way I am.”Thinking poorly about ourselves gets us nowhere and is extremely selflimiting.Decide today to turn off the negative selftalk channel in your mind and develop your true potential.1From the first two paragraphs we can learn that_.Al
32、ots of people have no sense of selfesteemBfocusing on negative thoughts may have bad effect on peopleCnegative thoughts will strengthen our sense of selfesteemDfew people have negative thoughts and mental problems2The underlined word “wearing” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_.Astrengthening
33、BprotectingCweakening Dreplacing3What do the suggestions in the text tell us?AOur beliefs always come after actions.BPositive selftalk does good to our mental health.CLooking down upon ourselves is a sign of modesty.D“What if” keeps you stuck in the past with regret.4The text encourages us to_.Aget
34、rid of negative thoughtsBget anywhere we likeCthink highly of othersDturn off the selftalk channel5This text is most likely to appear in_.Aa recreation guide Ba medical journalCa science textbook Da travel brochure语篇解读文章主要告诉大家抛弃消极的思想，培养积极的思想。1解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“What we say to ourselves over and over
35、 for days，weeks，months，and sometimes years，has a great effect on how we see ourselves.This also contributes to many mental health disorders.”以及第二段中的“Many of us have problems with negative thoughts playing on the channel of our minds”可以判断出，消极的思想会对人产生不利的影响，故答案为B。答案：B2解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词前后的内容可知，这里指的是消极的思想可能
36、会减弱人们的自尊感。故wearing在此与weakening的意思最接近，表示“减弱”。答案：C3解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后四段的内容可推知，积极的自我暗示对我们的心理有益，故B项正确。答案：B4解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章鼓励我们抛弃消极的思想。答案：A5解析：推理判断题。由于本文主要说明的是消极思想和积极思想对人们所产生的影响，故本文最有可能出现在医学杂志上，选B。答案：B.【上海市虹口区质量监控测试题】 Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can
37、 only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. based B. schedule C. individual D. determined E. achieving F. ambitious G. success H. studying I. marvel J. smarterThe Secret of SuccessThe secret of success is that there is no secret. Some people succeed because they are just _4
38、1_ than other people. Some people succeed because they just work harder than other people. And some people succeed because they are just plain lucky.Ma Donghan is a student at Tsinghua University who is _42_ to be successful and shes not going to leave it to luck. Ma is obviously smart because shes
39、a student at the best university in China, but her plan for success is _43_ on the old fashion value of hard work. You can see that by the weekly schedule shes set up for herself which was recently posted online. Every hour of every day is accounted for. There is her classroom _44_, of course, but t
40、hen blocks of time are set aside for _45_ each subject and also for a few activities like playing sports. There are no hours set aside for just relaxing and there are only five hours allotted (分配) each night for sleeping. She has set a very _46_, almost punishing schedule for herself, but it seems t
41、o be working.Other students _47_ at Mas diligence and discipline but doubt that they could achieve the same level of success. Perhaps not, but Ma is obviously a unique and special _48_. She has set high goals, made a plan to achieve those goals, and worked hard to keep to her plan. This is what othe
42、r students can learn from Ma.In school, as in life, _49_ is never guaranteed and not everyone will find him or herself at the top of the pyramid. The important thing to remember is that having a plan and working hard to stay with the plan will bring you a level of success that just being smart and lucky cannot. 【参考答案】41-49: J D A B H FICG
