1、昆明2015高考英语阅读理解、完形填空四月自练（7）答案阅读理解(原创)People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 156 years before it was returned to Chinese control in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994. Most people in Hong Kong today speak Cantonese, but
2、Mandarin and other dialects also are heard, and English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here. Now however, many people are choosing to learn English as it is spoken in the United States. Victor Chan, for example, has children who attend school called Nature EQ on Saturday and S
3、unday, and they are learning to say words the American way. Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English, because he plans to send them to the United States for further study. Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools in Hong Kong that offer American English classes. Frankie Ng ope
4、ned the school 17 years ago, at that time, he had only 40 students. Today, the school has 350 students, and it does not have space for any more. Mr Ng says American English is clear and defined. He says it is easy to teach and easily understood. That, however, is not the main concern of the children
5、. Public schools in the former British colony still teach mostly British English. But the number of private language schools teaching American English is growing. In Hong Kongs Tseung Kwan O district, for example, the American English Workshop school had 20 students a week when it opened one year ag
6、o. Today, ithas more than 180 each week. Some observers say American English is becoming the language of international business. Increased contact with American culture, like movies, television programs, computer games and the Internet is spreading American expressions and accents in areas other tha
7、n business. But for now, people hearing English in the streets of Hong Kong are mainly hearing traditional British English. “We can understand both, but for what we speak, we speak with the British accent, ”said one local woman. “The British is better I think, ”commented a local man. 【文章大意】多元化的大都市香港
8、现在正兴起一股学习美式英语的热潮。1. Which of the following is TRUE about the language spoken in Hong Kong? A. English is still the only official language now. B. British English is still widely spoken and taught at present. C. Most people are learning American English now. D. All people in Hong Kong can speak Canto
9、nese. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here一句可知英式英语在香港广泛使用和用于教学之中。2. What can we learn from the examples shown in this passage? A. Views are different on American English. B. Not all people like American English. C. American English is becoming more pop
10、ular. D. American English is better than British English. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章提供的例子可知人们越来越喜欢学习美式英语。3. What does the underlined word“it”refer to? A. British EnglishB. American EnglishC. American English Workshop schoolD. Hong Kong【解析】选C。细节理解题。it代指上句中的American English Workshop school“美式英语培训学校”。4. What ca
11、n we infer from the passage? A. American English and British English will go hand in hand in the future. B. American English will be more popular than British English. C. British accent is clear and easy to study. D. Local people cant understand both of the two kinds of English. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章可知尽
12、管美式英语的学习不断升温, 英式英语仍在广泛使用和在教学中应用, 故推断美式英语和英式英语将会在香港并存下去。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。After our early morning wake-up, we are still a couple ofhours away from the overlooks.It is pitch black.I can feel theheavy humid fog left behind my last nights rain. This is why the tour memo listed fl
13、ashlight. Unfortunately; the majorityof our hiking party of nine must have missed the memo, so wehave only four flashlights between us. An hoar later,we are on the trail. It is dark, foggy, wet and the rocks are alippery.We alternate places between the flashlights haves and have-nots. As we march, t
14、he only voices heard are from the haves: Step up, step down, watch out for the rock on your left. We reach Intipunku with only 15 minutes to spare. The view at sunrise is not what we were told in the travel brochures. Three feet in front of our faces is a white substance called fog. As we walk towar
15、ds the Machu Picchu ruins, my anticipation is mounting. When will the fog lift? Slowly, as if someone is cranking up a curtain, Huayna Picchu begins to appear,overlooking Machu Picchu. First there are fleeting glimpses, and then finally, there is, in its full splendor. When I envisioned going to Mac
16、hu Picchu, I always thought of mysterious ruins and the famous postcard picture looking toward Huayna Picchu. But there is more to this man-made / natural wonder of the World. It is the adventure of getting there. I knew I wanted to experience the feel of the Inca culture and the energy of this sacr
17、ed valley, I also knew I didnt want to take the train, but needed to hike. Depending on your starting point,the Inca Trail is 25 to 33miles of semi-arid desert, breathless mountain passes and stunning tropical cloud forest. Our hike took us four nights and 25 miles to finish. Our local guide MaurO k
18、eeps telling us no worries, the hike is 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical. I am not convinced that the physical percentage is correct, but I definitely become more and more excited as we are now getting closer to Machu Picchu.By getting myself into good shape, running 20 miles and hikin
19、g a 500-foot-high hill five to seven times per week before I left for Peru, I was able to enjoy the beauty of the hike and not worry much about aching muscles and lungs.1. About flashlights, which of the following statements is true? A. The local guide had asked them to take flashlights for the hike
20、. B. They had taken enough flashlights for the hike. C. Before they got to Intipunku, they depended a lot on their flashlights. D. They used flashlights all the time.2. Put the following events into the right order. a. They reached Intipunku, b. They read the travel brochures. c. They walked on the
21、trail in the dark. d. They advanced to get closer to Maehu Picchu. e. They enjoyed the splendor of Huayna Picchu. A. ebade B. bacde C. abced D. bcaed3. What does the underlined word anticipation in Paragraph Four mean? A. expectation B. excitement C. disappointment D. enthusiasm4. What can NOT be in
22、ferred from the text? A. The writer made good preparation for the tour. B. The Inca Trail took them four nights. C. Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru. D. They reached Intipunku ahead of time.5. According to the writer, what attracted him most in the tour? A. Mysterious ruins. B. The famous post
23、-card picture. C. The hiking. D. The Inca culture.【参考答案】15、CDABC 完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is _1_ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 2 itll never 3 . Thats 4 we mustnt
24、waste time. It goes without saying that the 5 is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 6_ useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and _7_. The
25、y do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own _8_. In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt 9 todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 10 .名师点评文章讲述了时间的重要性。金钱用完了可以再来，但时间却是一去不复返。告诫我们要珍惜时间，不能虚度年华。(D)1. A. muchB. less C. much lessD. even more【解析】D。该句中多音节形容词important的比较级
26、应是 more important，用even来修饰比较级，故选 even more important。(C)2. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished【解析】C。这里表示时间流逝，故选gone。(A)3. A. returnB. carry C. take D. bring【解析】A。时间流逝就不会再回来，根据文意应选return。(D)4. A. whatB. that C. becauseD. why【解析】D。上文解释了我们为什么不能浪费时间，承接上文应用why。(B)5. A. moneyB. time C. dayD. food【解析】B。时
27、间的流逝悄无声息，故应选 time。(B)6. A. nothingB. something C. anythingD. everything【解析】B。根据文意可知，我们应珍惜时间，做一些有用的事情，故选something。(C)7. A. readingB. writing C. playingD. working【解析】C。该句列举了一些人浪费时间的例子，四个选项中只有playing能和smoking, drinking 相提并论，故选playing。(D)8. A. time B. food C. moneyD. life【解析】D。根据文意，浪费时间就是浪费自己的生命，故选life。(B)9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give【解析】B。leave意为“留下，剩下”。根据文意，我们不能把今天的事留到明天做，故选 leave。(A)10. A. loseB. save C. spend D. take【解析】A。这里表示浪费时间，故选lose。
