1、2015高考英语【南宁市】（三月）阅读类课外自练（8）及答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。The Arctic is a polar region.It surrounds the North Pole. Like Antarctica，the Arctic is a land of ice and snow.Antarctica holds the record for a low temperature reading 125 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.Reading of 85 degrees belo
2、w zero are common in both the Arctic and Antarctica.Winter temperatures average 30 degrees below zero in the Arctic.At the South Pole the winter average is about 73 degrees below zero.One thing alone makes it almost impossible for men to live in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic.This one thing i
3、s the low temperaturethe killing chill of the far North and the polar South. To survive，men must wear the warmest possible clothing.They must build windproof shelters.They must keep heaters going at all times.Not even for a moment can they be unprotected against the belowzero temperatures. Men have
4、a way of providing for themselves.Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.The cold makes life difficult，but the explorers can stay alive. What about animals？Can they survive？Do we find plants？Do we find life in the Arctic and in Antarctica？Yes，we do.There is life in the oceans.There i
5、s life on land.Antarctica，as we have seen，is a cold place indeed.But this has not always been the case.Expedition scientists have discovered that Antarctica has not always been a frozen continent.At one time the weather in Antarctica may have been much like our own.Explorers have discovered coal in
6、Antarctica.This leads them to believe that Antarctica at one time was a land of swamps and forests.Heat and moisture must have kept the trees in the forests alive. 1What does the underlined word“chill”probably mean? Acoldness BcoolnessCdamp Ddesert答案：A猜测词义题。根据前面的the low temperature可知这个画线词表示“寒冷”。2One
7、 of the reasons why there is no man living in Antarctica and in parts of the Arctic is that_. Athere are no wildlife thereBthere are no mineralsCthey are extremely coldDthey are hard to access答案： C细节理解题。根据第三段可知极度寒冷使人们不可能生活在南极和北极的部分地区。3According to the passage，which statement is TRUE?AThe lowest temp
8、erature of the world is in the Arctic.BTo survive in the Poles，the explorers wear the warmest possible clothing.CAntarctica has always been a cold place.DCoal has been found in the Arctic.答案：B细节理解题。根据“Polar explorers wrap themselves in warm coats and furs.”可知B项符合题意。4If you are exploring the polar re
9、gion，you need to_.Awear only fursBbuild a windproof shelterCuse heaters sometimesDlive in groups答案：B事实细节题。根据第四段和第五段可知。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。Only three local students won Chinese Blog (博客) Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China. 170 students task:to get a full
10、y-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choiceall written in Chinese. Themes ranged from local opinionssuch as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centreto food blogs. The entries were judged on language proficiency (熟练程度)
11、and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University, IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges. In the end, only three Singapor
12、ean students made it to the award listthe rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. No surprise,” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37, teacher-in-charge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better i
13、n terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language.”One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao, 19, from the Saint Andrews Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each ent
14、ry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客). Her advice for bloggers is:Be responsible. Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers,” said Miss Gao, “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to th
15、eir posts.”1. The competition was organized by.A. the National University of Singapore B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe ZaobaoC. Innova Junior College D. the Saint Andrews Junior College2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Chinese students won most of the awards.B. Not all the t
16、hemes were about local subjects.C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.D. The judges were from universities in Singapore and China.3. What Miss Gao said suggests that.A. she likes to blame the authorities B. she has a sense of responsibilityC. she thinks highly of the others blogs D. s
17、he loves to read valuable posts4. The passage is mainly about.A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competitionB. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogsC. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competitionD. what the result of the competition was【参考答案】1-4 、CABD完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌
18、握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。记叙文型完形填空(三) In the spring of 1919, Princess Bazaar of Luxembours royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made _1_ for Bazaar. They always talked about the good times _2_they were having ice cream. They soon fell in
19、 love. But _3_ their different social status, both of them buried the _4_Soon, Bazaar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was_5_ with impatience. Finally, Bazaar _6_ at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon _7_ the letters “DOVE”
20、， which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaars ice cream. Leon _8_ that Bazaar could understand his feelings.A few days later, Bazaar got _9_. One year later, Leon could not _10_ the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family _11_ a ca
21、ndy store.Many years later, they met again. Bazaar _12_ that that afternoon she ate the ice cream made by Leon, but didnt see the _13_ letters then. Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past _14_If that chocolate had been_15_， those letters would never have melted, a
22、nd he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to _16_ a solid chocolate which can _17_ a long time.After lots of _18_， the chocolate DOVE was finally made and each piece of chocolate was_19_engraved(刻) with the letters “DOVE”. Its a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazaar.Now more and m
23、ore people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the_20_ of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?1A. dishes BchocolateCice cream Dcakes2A. until BifCwhile Donce3A. because of Bthanks toCapart from Dregardless of4A. feelings BdifferenceCsilence Dneeds5A. calling BburningCworking Dtalkin
24、g6A. stood up Bturned upCstayed up Ddressed up7A. wrote BsentCmixed Dnoticed8A. expected BdeclaredCallowed Dpromised9A. sick BangryCmarried Dbored10A. reduce BstopCrepeat Dbear11A. left BvisitedCran Dlooked12A. realized BrememberedCwondered Dthought13A. confusing BinterestingCmelting Dannoying14A. m
25、isunderstanding BcompetitionCjudgment Dprejudice15A. stable BpowerfulCfrozen Dsolid16A. buy BfindCcreate Denjoy17A. stand BspareCtake Dpreserve18A. breaks BresearchCpressure Dproblems19A. luckily BimmediatelyCquickly Dfirmly20A. story BmemoryCwhisper Dsecret(一)【要点综述】本文叙述了公主Bazaar和皇宫的一个帮厨Leon之间的爱情故事。
26、两个人的身份悬殊，各自隐藏着自己的感情。有一天，Leon在公主的冰淇淋中放了写有字母“DOVE”的巧克力，可是由于融化了，所以公主没有看到字母，后来Leon就离开了皇宫。许多年之后他们又相遇时，Leon明白了真相，并决心做一种不容易融化的巧克力。后来这种巧克力就成了传递爱情的巧克力了。1C根据they were having ice cream可知选C。2C当他们吃冰淇淋的时候，他们谈论美好的时光。故选C。while当的时候。3A因为他们不同的社会地位，所以他们两个埋藏了他们的感情，故选A。because of因为； thanks to由于； apart from除之外； regardless
27、 of不管。4A5BLeon几天不见Bazaar，所以他没有耐心了。burn表示有强烈的情感，故选B。6B最后Bazaar出现了，故选B。stand up站起来； turn up 出现； stay up熬夜； dress up打扮。7A当Leon端上甜点时，他写上了字母“DOVE”。故选A。8ALeon期待Bazaar能够理解他的感情。故选A。9C几天以后，Bazaar结婚了。故选C。10D一年后，Leon不能忍受精神上的折磨，所以他离开了皇宫。故选D。11C几年之后，他和他的家人经营了一个糖果店。故选C。12BBazaar 记得那天下午她是吃了Leon 做的冰淇淋，但是没有看到融化的字母。故
28、选B。13Cconfusing令人困惑的； interesting有趣的； melting融化的； annoying令人讨厌的。14ALeon最终理解了过去的误解。故选A。misunderstanding误解； competition竞赛； judgment判断； prejudice偏见。15D如果巧克力是固体的，它就不会融化了。故选D。stable稳定的； powerful强有力的； frozen冻结的； solid固体的。16CLeon决定创造一种固体的巧克力。故选C。17D这种固体巧克力能够保存很长时间。故选D。preserve保存。18B在经过许多次研究之后，带有Dove的巧克力终于被做成了。故选B。19D每块巧克力都牢固地刻着字母“DOVE”。故选D。luckily幸运地； immediately立刻； quickly快地； firmly坚定地，牢固地。20C给某人DOVE巧克力意味着传递爱的话语。故选C。
