1、2015广西柳州市高考英语阅读基础训练（3）附答案 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。orange tip I was 11, and my family was preparing to leave the beautiful island, where we had lived for four years: my father was being transferred again. But I had constructed a mental wall against this unsettledness. My fascina
2、tion with 1 provided me with an endless source of 2 .When I arrived on this little island, I discovered a variety of butterflies, and I began to 3 them. Catching butterflies isnt 4 ,so I was proud of my collection. 5 there was one that I had yet to capturethe great orange tip. The problem was its 6
3、habitat: I could only watch these lovely insects 7 gracefully. No matter how high I climbed, these creatures were always just 8 my reach. With only a couple of days before we were to leave, I began to 9 hope of finding my great orange tip. One morning I was at leave to wander the bush keeping a 10 e
4、ye out for my beauty. In the heat, butterflies of all sorts floated above the wildflowers on the hillsides. 11 ,the great orange tips remained high above the treetops. But then, I caught a flash of brilliant white out of the 12 of my eye. I looked up and there it was, about a meter away, 13 on a big
5、 red flower. I 14 in my tracks. After a long moment, I began to raise my net, little by little, 15 beating fast. I could scarcely believe my eyes. 16 I reached in and grabbed it, with every intention of moving it into the killing jar. But my hand 17 as I reached for the jar. There was the brilliant
6、bloom of orange on the tips of its glowing white wings, and I could feel the creatures 18 between my fingers. And then, on an impulse(冲动),I tossed it into the clear, bright air and watched it float away. High above the nearby trees it 19 and then disappeared from sight. 20 is like that.( ) 1. A. tra
7、vel B. nature C. islands D. flowers提示:下文提到捕捉蝴蝶，说明作者对自然有强烈的爱好。答案:B( ) 2. A. amaze men B. information C. motivation D. environment提示:因为对自然的热爱，所以经常会有一些惊奇的发现。答案:A( ) 3. A. notice B. raise C. display D. collect提示:下文collection暗示选collect。答案:D( ) 4. A. usual B. hard C. easy D. funny提示:正是因为不容易捕捉，才会对自己的收集感到骄傲
8、。答案:C( ) 5. A. And B. But C. Therefore D. Besides提示:表示转折:虽然捕捉到很多，仍然有一种没捉到。答案:B( ) 6. A. high B. long C. fast D. often提示:根据下文no matter how high暗示。答案:A( ) 7. A. flowing B. floating C. jumping D. running提示:根据下文floated暗示:蝴蝶在空中飞就像漂浮在空中一样。答案:B( ) 8. A. by B. for C. against D. beyond提示:beyond ones reach 够不
9、到。答案:D( ) 9. A. hold up B. put up C. give up D. keep up提示:因为即将离开，所以他也放弃捕捉蝴蝶的念头。答案:C( ) 10. A. careful B. tearful C. greedy D. sleepy提示:keep a careful eye for仔细观察。答案:A( ) 11. A. In turn B. In common C. As well D. As usual提示:as usual 像往常一样。答案:D( ) 12. A. edge B. touch C. corner D. sight提示:the corner o
10、f ones eye 眼角。答案:C( ) 13. A. gathered B. settled C. performed D. ploughed提示:settle on 落在上。答案:B( ) 14. A. froze B. puzzled C. stared D. rushed提示:根据下面暗示:after a long moment 可知他因为太感意外而停住不动。答案:A( ) 15. A. the tree B. the net C. my heart D. my hand提示:因激动而心脏跳动快。答案:C( ) 16. A. Gently B. Seriously C. Luckil
11、y D. Actively提示:gently 用来形容小男孩小心翼翼的情景。答案:A( ) 17. A. rose B. fell C. stopped D. stretched提示:由于他在拿蜜蜂时，感受到它的恐惧，因此他的手停下来。答案:C( ) 18. A. movement B. existence C. joy D. fear提示:句意:他能够感觉到蜜蜂因恐惧在他的手中颤抖。答案:D( ) 19. A. hung B. started C. parked D. sailed提示:蝴蝶又在空中翱翔。答案:D( ) 20. A. Help B. Love C. Interest D. S
12、uccess提示:结尾给出点睛之笔，强调人与动物之间应该互相关爱。答案:B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。Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get thei
13、r food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.F
14、lowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. T
15、hey grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that
16、 _.A. we can not live without water B. plants cannot grow without airC. there are many plants in the world D. plants are important for life7. Plants can make food from_.A. flower, water and air B. water, sunlight and airC. air, water and soil D. air, sun and light8. What can we infer(推断) from the pa
17、ssage ?A. Of all living things animals are most important B. Spores are seeds C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D. Without plants, man will die out 9. This passage may be taken from_.A. a medicine book B. a novel C. a science magazine D. an experiment report10. The underlined word “protec
18、ted” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _. A. damaged B. polluted C. guarded D. prevented【参考答案】610、DBDCC 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Today just as technology changed the face of industry, farms have experienced an “agricultural revolution”. On the farm of today, machines provide al
19、most all the power. One of the most important benefits will be the farm computer. A few forward-looking farmers are already using computers to help them run their farms more efficiently. The computers help them keep more accurate records so they can make better decisions on what crops to plant, how
20、much livestock (家畜) to buy, when to sell their products, and how much profit they can expect. Many computer companies have been developing special computer programs just for farmers. Programs are being written for pig producers, grain farmers, potato farmers, and dairy farmers. In the future, farmer
21、s will be able to purchase computer programs made to their needs. Because of the growing importance of computers on the farm, students at agricultural colleges are required to take computer classes in addition to their normal agricultural courses. There can be no doubt that farmers will rely on comp
22、uters even more in the future. While the old-time farms depended on horse power, and modern farms depend on machine power, farms of the future will depend on computer power. Another technological advance which is still in the experimental stage is the robot, a real “mechanized hired hand”that will b
23、e able to move and, in some ways, think like a human being. Agricultural engineers believe that computer-aided robots will make shocking changes in farming before the end of the century. Unlike farmers of the present, farmers of the future will find that many day-to-day tasks will be done for them.
24、Scientists are now developing robots that will be able to shear (修剪)sheep, drive tractors, and harvest fruit. Even complex jobs will be done by robots. For example, in order to milk their cows, farmers must first drive them into the barn, then connect them to the milking machines, watch the machines
25、, and disconnect them when they are finished. In the future, this will all be done by robots. In addition, when the milking is completed, the robots will automatically check to make sure that the milk is pure. The complete change of the farm is far in the future, but engineers expect that some robot
26、s will be used before long. 1. Which sentence carried the main idea of the whole passage? A. The first sentence of the third paragraph. B. The first sentence of the second paragraph. C. The first sentence of the first paragraph.D. The last sentence of the second paragraph. 2. According to the passag
27、e, computers can not help farmers decide_.A. how much money they can earn from their productsB. whether to plant a certain kind of cropC. what livestock to raiseD. when to sell their products3. Which of the following statements is true? A. Farmers in the future will depend totally on computers. B. F
28、armers mainly use machines on their farms at present.C. Both computers and robots have been in use on todays farms. D. Students at agricultural colleges must take computer classes because they can do nothing without the help of computers on todays farms. 4. What is the best title for the whole passage? A. Computer, Farmers Best Friend B. Farmers in the FutureC. The Agricultural Revolution D. Computers and Robots【参考答案】14、CCBC
