1、昆明2015高考英语阅读理解、完形填空四月自练（13）答案阅读理解 (2014长春模拟)While tofu is a household name in Asia, it has still not been completely accepted into the Western kitchen. When it arrived in the West, tofu found itself sitting alone in the food playground, ignored by the other kids. And when tofu did make friends, it w
2、as only with the open-minded, peace-loving vegetarians sometimes referred to as“hippies”. Why is it that such a staple(主要的)ingredient in the East has been subject to(遭受)such discrimination in the West? Well, tofu quite literally(简直)missed the boat. Tofu originated in China some 2, 000 years ago. But
3、 when the Europeans first arrived in China they ignored it. While rice was embraced with open arms and brought home with popular acclaim(称赞), tofu followed later and with much less success. Growing up in Australia I only had a vague notion of what tofu was. It was just last year, when I lived in the
4、 Dutch town of Maastricht, that we were really introduced. In that town, lots of students choose to live in“squats”old run-down factories rented out for very cheap prices. One of these squats holds a“Vegan Dinner”every Monday. In the dishes served there, tofu was a staple and I found that I quite li
5、ked it! Slowly but surely tofu is becoming accepted into mainstream Western cooking circles. In March, the singer Justin Timberlake dressed up in a tofu suit for a sketch(短剧)on NBCs show Saturday Night Live to promote the silky food. And notable UK food experts such as Nigel Slater and Fuchsia Dunlo
6、p are singing tofus praises as well. As Slater writes in an article published in The Guardian, “I think the Chinese know what they are talking about and I must give their beloved dou-fu(yet)another chance”. He found that when cooked with chilli, garlic and ginger, tofu was a very welcome guest at hi
7、s dinner party! 【文章大意】豆腐越来越受西方人的青睐, 它是怎样做到如此受欢迎的呢? 1. When tofu was introduced to the West, it. A. was not accepted, just like riceB. was well-received mostly by hippiesC. was difficult to find things to cook with itD. was viewed as a toy instead of food【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知B为正确答案。2. The phrase“m
8、issed the boat”in the second paragraph probably means“”. A. failed to take advantage of an opportunityB. was in the same situationC. experienced a big changeD. drew much attention【解析】选A。词义猜测题。上文提到了豆腐在西方遭遇歧视, 而下文又进一步提到了当欧洲人把大米和豆腐先后带到西方时, 大米遇到了优待, 而豆腐则错失良机, 没有那么成功, 所以missed the boat表示“没有利用好机会, 错失良机”,
9、故选A。3. The first time the author tasted tofu in Maastricht, she. A. had already eaten it in AustraliaB. developed a love for itC. felt it was not her cup of teaD. found that she had expected too much from it【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段最后一句话可知B为正确答案。4. By quoting Slater in the last paragraph, the author intends
10、 to show. A. it is beneficial to eat tofu now and thenB. a new creative way to cook tofu has been praisedC. tofu is becoming a staple at Western dinner partiesD. tofu is becoming popular in the West【解析】选D。推理判断题。最后一段的中心句是该段的首句, 下文以Justin Timberlake和food experts such as Nigel Slater and Fuchsia Dunlop
11、为例来说明豆腐在西方日渐流行, 故答案为D。阅读理解，Everyone knows about straight-A studentsWe see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复）of the NerdsThey get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a bookThey are not good at social communicatio
12、n and look clumsy while doing sportsHow, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres?Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High SchoolShe also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics societyFor two years she has maintained As
13、in every subjectMelendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in AlbuquerqueHe played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television stationBeing a speech giver at the gradu
14、ation ceremony, he achieved straight As in his regular classes, plus bonus points for As in two college-level coursesHow do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains arent the only answer“Top grades dont always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of edu
15、cation at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students“Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for moreMuch more”In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes dont do as well as classmates with lower IQFor them,
16、learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get downHard work isnt the whole story, either“Its not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed“Its what you do while youre sitting” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours
17、 of homework time than their lower-scoring classmatesThe kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn11The underlined word “nerds” can probably be Adull bookworms lacking sports and social skillsBsuccessful top students popular with their p
18、eersCstudents with certain learning difficultiesDborn leaders crazy about social activities12What can we conclude from the first paragraph?AMost TV programs and films are about straight-A studentsBPeople have unfavorable impression on straight-A studentsCEveryone knows about straight-A students from
19、 TV or filmsDStraight-A students are well admired by people in the society13Some students become super-achievers mainly because Athey are born cleverer than othersBthey work longer hours at studyCthey make full use of their abilitiesDthey know the shortcut to success14What will be talked about after
20、 the last paragraph?AThe interviews with more studentsBThe role IQ plays in learning wellCThe techniques to be better learnersDThe achievements top students make15What can we infer from the passage?AIQ is more important than hard work in studyBThe brightest students can never get low gradesCTop stud
21、ents certainly achieve all-around developmentsDStudents with average IQ can become super-achievers【参考答案】1115、A B C C D阅读理解Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen childrenIn spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and
22、Albert, had a dreamThey both wanted to pursue their talent for artAfter many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreementThey would toss a coinThe loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academyThen, when that brother w
23、ho won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academyTossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to NurembergAlbert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an im
24、mediate sensation（轰动）By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding worksWhen the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate lbrechts triumphant（胜利的）homecomingAlbrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of
25、sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turnNow you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you”Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “NonoIt is too late for meLooklook at what four years i
26、n the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush”To show thanks to Albert
27、 for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brothers injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skywardHe called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The
28、Praying Hands”The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminderno one ever makes any success alone！16Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？AThey were so curious as to make a jokeBTheir family couldnt afford the academyCOne of the brothers was supposed to go in
29、to minesDThey wanted to support the other sisters and brothers17The underlined word “whose” in Para2 refers to Athe Durer familys Bthe miners CAlberts DAlbrechts18Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？AHe began to earn his living after graduationBHe did perfectly well at
30、 the academyCHe wanted his brother to go to the academyDHe created great masterpieces19Which of the following is the correct order of the story？aAlbrecht went to NurembergbAlbert supported his brothercThe Durer family held a festive dinnerdAlbrecht drew his brothers injured handseThe brothers tossed
31、 a coinAb, a, c, d, e Ba, e, c, d, b Ce, a, c, b, d De, a, b, c, d20What can we learn from the story？AOne can achieve success simply on his ownBAny success requires the help of othersCIts other people who contribute to ones successDNobody could succeed without good guidance【参考答案】1620、B D A D B完型填空。阅
32、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。It is inevitable(不可避免的) for us to meet failure and success in everyday life. Most of us are eager for success and scared of failure. However，no one is always successful 1._ also no one is always a failure. Then 2._ to deal with failure and success in our life
33、?On the one hand，“Failure is the mother of success. ”If we sum 3._ experiences and lessons after failure，maybe success will come. Nevertheless，if we lose heart and give up former efforts，we will not succeed. 4._a word，the key to success is our hard struggle. On the other hand，success may cause failu
34、re，too. Generally speaking，success often adds confidence and satisfaction，5._failure is accompanied by misery and sadness. But supposing 6._ become selfsatisfied once we succeed and stop struggling. Then its sure that failure will come. We should take 7._ right attitude towards failure and success.T
35、o sum up，there is not an absolute limit between success and failure.8._ is important is our struggle and attitude.(四)1. and考查并列连词。此空连接两个句子，且表示并列关系，故填and。2. how考查疑问副词。那么，怎样对待生活中的失败与成功呢？3. up考查副词。sum up 总结。4. In考查介词。in a word 总体来说。5. while考查并列连词。此空连接两个句子，表示两种情况的对比，故填while “而”。6. we考查代词。该空在宾语从句中作主语，根据once引导的状语从句中的主语we可判断填we。7. a考查冠词。take a right attitude towards failure and success 对失败与成功持一种端正的态度。8. What考查名词性从句的引导词。该空引导主语从句且在从句中作主语，故填what，首字母要大写。