1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2015山东省商河县高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（1）及答案阅读理解。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。Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows t
2、hat windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump wat
3、er from deep underground when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United St
4、ates, windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means high
5、er costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用，当人们发明了电以后，风能被用来发电，但随着电的广泛使用，风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后，人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。1From the text we know that windmills _.A. were invented by European armiesB. have a history of mo
6、re than 2,800 yearsC. used to supply power to radio in remote areasD. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案：C。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用，故排除A项；公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年，故排除B项；由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除D项，同时也能知道C项是正确的。2What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?A. Sailing a boa
7、t. B. Producing electricity.C. Grinding wheat into flour.D. Pumping water from underground.答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后，住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。3One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _.A. wind power is cleanerB. it is one of the oldest power sourcesC. it was cheaper to
8、 create energy from windD. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs答案：A。主旨大意题。由文章最后一段可知。4What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. The advantages of wind power.B. The design of wind power plants.C. The worldwide movement to save energy.D. The global trend towards
9、 producing power from wind.答案：D。推理判断题。文章最后一句话“如今，出现了一个全球化的运动，要通过风能的利用来提供越来越多的电力”，表明作者会就这个话题继续展开。完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I 1 it over. There , in faded ink , was
10、 a hand-scrawled（手写的） 2 . Immediately my mind traveled 3 many years.I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my 4 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 5
11、 they wanted any magazines.Shaking off the 6 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Raders office. After a quick glance he 7 me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 8 in the top of my 9 , he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his pickup 10 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 11 me
12、 with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 12 seen. I 13 about 10 feet tall when I got up 14 them. “ Wed like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 15 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 16 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to
13、 you.” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to 17 I love you”.I said good-bye, and for the first time I 18 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 19 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a 20 .( ) 1Aread Bthough
14、t Cturned Dpassed ( ) 2Aaddress Blist Cmessage Dinformation ( ) 3Aforward Bso Cahead Dback ( ) 4Areturn Brounds Ctrip Darrival ( ) 5Aif only Bhow Cwhether Dwhy ( ) 6Adust Bsweat CtailDrain ( ) 7Aled Bfollowed Cwatched Dcarried ( ) 8Ahole Bmud Cwater Dcover ( ) 9Amagazine Bshoe Csock Dbag ( ) 10Atruc
15、k Bfactory Chome Dstore ( ) 11Adressed Bfitted Cshowed Dcomforted ( ) 12Aever Balready Cnever Dhardly ( ) 13Aappeared Bseemed Clooked Dfelt ( ) 14Afor Bwith Con Din ( ) 15Apen Bpaper Ccard Dnotebook ( ) 16Atearful Bunbelievable Ccurious Dpuzzled ( ) 17Aadmit Bknow Cconsider Dexpress ( ) 18Asensed Br
16、eceived Clost Dgained ( ) 19Amistaken Bright Call right Dpossible ( ) 20Adeal Bfortune Cchoice Ddifference 答案解析1.【答案】C【解析】turn over把翻过来。作者看到的是一张卡片，卡片的一面注有地址，要想看到内容，得把它翻过来。2.【答案】C【解析】根据后文，Mr Rader在卡片上写的是送给作者的赠言。address地址；list目录；information消息，信息。3.【答案】D【解析】作者见到这张卡片，思绪又回到了从前。forward或ahead如指时间，应往后推。4.【答
17、案】B【解析】根据下文提示可知，作者当时的工作是卖杂志，应来回沿街叫卖。5.【答案】C【解析】作者是卖杂志的，Mr Rader帮作者询问他的工人是否需要杂志。6.【答案】D【解析】根据第二段首句和空格后面的wet dog可推出答案。7.【答案】A【解析】作者是在Mr Rader的办公室，当时又冷又潮，故Mr Rader把他带到炉火旁取暖。8.【答案】A【解析】下文提到Mr Rader给作者买的是一双鞋和袜子，因此可推测作者的鞋子坏了。9.【答案】B【解析】根据下文Mr Rader给作者买的东西可推出答案。10.【答案】A【解析】pick up皮卡；一种小型货车。11.【答案】B【解析】dres
18、s给穿衣服；show展示；comfort安慰；fitwith给提供。服务员给我拿出了一双很好的鞋。12.【答案】A【解析】Mr Rader给作者买的鞋子是作者那时曾经见过的最好的鞋子。13.【答案】D【解析】这是作者当时曾经见过的最好的鞋子，又非常适合他，穿上一定感到比穿那双已经坏了的鞋要舒服很多。14.【答案】D【解析】本题考查在特定语境下使用介词的能力。in 穿着。15.【答案】C【解析】根据第一段首句可得知答案。16.【答案】A【解析】Mr Rader给了作者无私的帮助，令作者非常感动。17.【答案】B【解析】admit承认；consider认为，考虑；express表达。如用这三个词与
19、作者所要表达的感情不符。18.【答案】A【解析】作者当时的生活条件很差，九岁就沿街卖杂志，Mr Rader对他无私的帮助让他感到生活又充满了希望。19.【答案】C【解析】此处意思为：一切事情都会好起来的。20.【答案】D【解析】世界上有Mr Rader这样的好心人，就会有希望，生活就会出现转机，有所不同。 完形填空-BLike most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this importan
20、t 2 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 2 money.This is how I 3 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 4 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 5 . If an accident takes place, the 6 of which I think the loc
21、al police could use, I 7 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 8 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 9 getting something back, though the 10 often comes in an unexpected form.One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 11 letter to my home, though it
22、 was 12 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 13 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 14 . I was told at the window that there were 15 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 16 list. As I was about to 17 , the postmaster appeare
23、d in the 18 .“Wasnt it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 19 we make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 20 but complain
24、ts（投诉）.”( ) 1AdecisionBresearchCspeechDdiscovery( ) 2AearnBlackCspendDsteal( ) 3AexperiencedBconnectedCcombinedDagreed( ) 4AhappensBflashesCsticksDleads( ) 5ApostmasterBheadmasterCstorekeeperDpoliceman( ) 6AstoryBdamageCchallengeDmaterial( ) 7AcallBholdCbreakDpick( ) 8AneedBtroubleCcommonDcharge( )
25、9AwithinBwithoutCforDbefore( ) 10AprocessBgoalCreturnDconcern( ) 11AcuriousBimmediateCspecialDheavy( ) 12ArealizedBaddressedCforgottenDbrought( ) 13AinvitationBapologyCinstructionDappreciation( ) 14AdealingBprovidingCoperatingDstarting( ) 15AenoughBsomeCnoDmore( ) 16AadmittingBrelatingCexaminingDwai
26、ting( ) 17AleaveBshoutCguessDconduct( ) 18AwindowBdoorwayClibraryDyard( ) 19Ain case Bnow thatCeven ifDas if( ) 20AanythingBeverythingCnothing Dsomething答案解析 1.【答案】D【解析】本句句意为：像很多人一样，我生来就认为生活就是获得，直到三十多岁的时候才发现，放弃或给予也会使得生活如此精彩。再者，后文也提到了这种发现。2.【答案】B【解析】你缺钱也无须担心，因为生活并不只是一味的索取。3.【答案】A【解析】下文列举的事例都是作者生活中经历的
27、事情。4.【答案】B【解析】本句主语为 an idea。主意在某人脑海中闪现用flash 。happen to 发生在某人身上；stick to坚持; lead to导致，其宾语一般不为人。5.【答案】C【解析】根据前文提到的neighborhood store可知答案。6.【答案】A【解析】story故事，事情。出现事故，警察应了解事情的经过真相。damage 破坏；challenge 挑战；material物质，材料。7.【答案】A【解析】根据后文tell him about it 可知作者是打电话告诉警察事情的经过。8.【答案】D【解析】作者虽然不负责这里的事情，但他却主动帮助警察了解事
28、故经过。9.【答案】B【解析】上文列举的事例都表明作者想主动帮助别人而不希望得到什么。10.【答案】C【解析】return回报。根据转折连词though和下文所列举的事例表明，帮助别人有时候在不经意时也会得到回报。11.【答案】C【解析】根据下文的postmaster说的话中可知答案。12.【答案】B【解析】address此处为动词，注明的地址。信上标明收信人的地址是我办公室的地址，但邮递员却把它送到了我的家里。13.【答案】D【解析】appreciation欣赏，赞赏。邮递员把本来该送到办公室的信送到家里，人们通常只会责备他们，而作者却与此相反，非但没有责备，而是写了一封表扬信。他也因此得到
29、了回报。14.【答案】D【解析】本句为定语从句，横线上所缺动词的宾语为new business 。deal 为不及物动词，故排除。作者开办了一项新的业务。15.【答案】C【解析】结合上下文可知，邮局里已没有剩余的邮箱，但作者原来无意的付出却使得邮递员愿意为他做一个。16.【答案】D【解析】邮局里没有剩余的邮箱，要想安装邮箱，只能等到有的时候。17.【答案】A【解析】作者被告知已没有邮箱，只好离开。18.【答案】B【解析】根据故事发生的地点，可排除C，D。另外，根据介词in排除A项。作者正要离开，邮递员在门口拦住了他。19.【答案】C【解析】本句句意为在这个邮局里，你应该得到一个邮箱，即便是我们给你做一个。in case以防; now that既然,因为；as if 好像。20.【答案】C【解析】本题考查not but结构。不是而是。邮递员从顾客那里一般不会得到任何东西，只有抱怨。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
