1、辽宁抚顺县2015高考英语语法填空和阅读类自选练习（2）含答案Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each
2、blank.Since my retirement from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time 25. _ (paint) as an artist. I actually began drawing in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover 26. _ the loss of my father, or maybe it was just paintings 27. _ brought back me
3、mories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes much influenced by Krenkel and St. John for five years.For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but 28. _ _ _ I walked out of the school door for the last time, I picked up
4、my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be 29. _ (close) to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried
5、out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, 30. _ (display) my paintings at a number of art shows.It is wonderful to have some time doing 31. _ I want to do. As Confucius once said, “At seventy I can follow my hearts desire.”
6、 【参考答案】25. painting26. from27. that28. as soon as29. the closest 30. displaying31. what / something / everything【2014高考英语东莞市模拟试题】完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to thin
7、k about other people before I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 1 person. I think my 2 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 3 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever talked to anyone in my classes. By the e
8、nd of my first semester, I was really 4 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 5 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 6 _ to help. That was really a big 7 for me. By the end of the year, I had several
9、 new friends, and two of us are still my best friends today. A bigger cause of my new 8 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 9 . Every time I came into her room, she was so happy because she thought I was her dau
10、ghter. Her real daughter never 10 her, so I took her place. She let me 11 that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was 12 , but I was very grateful to her. I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 13 these experiences. They have 14
11、 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 15 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago. 1. A. famousB. simpleC. different D. skilled 2. A. education B. careerC. tourD. change3. A. balanceB. homeworkC. degreeD. interest 4. A. carefulB. lonelyC. curiousD. guilty 5. A. arg
12、ument B. game C. experiment D. defence6. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened 7. A. dream B. problemC. duty D. step 8. A. attitude B. hobbyC. hope D. luck 9. A. friendB. partnerC. guide D. guest 10. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted 11. A. explainB. guessC. declareD. see12. A. ho
13、melessB. heartbrokenC. bad-tempered D. hopeless 13. A. forget B. faceC. improve D. analyze 14. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught15. A. missB. like C. wonder D. expect 【参考答案】完型填空：1-5： CDCBC 6-10：BDAAC 11-15：DBADB阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Today, in many high schools, teaching is now
14、 a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most importa
15、nt element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend
16、 plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vac
17、ations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace. A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although h
18、e was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesnt matter because Im quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing w
19、ay, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. Wed cared
20、about him finishing school. Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training. Students rely on compassionate tea
21、chers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational processthe human one. 41. The first paragraph mainly talks about _. A. the variety of modern teaching methods. B. the wide use of modern technology in education C. the impo
22、rtance of teacher-parent relationship. D. the importance of using modern technology.42. The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means _. A. ambitious B. knowledgeable C. sympathetic D. generous43. According to the text, the most important element in education is _. A. teachers good instructio
23、n B. advanced technology C. teachers encouragement D. personal connection44. The author states his view of education by _. A. example B. description C. figure D. comparison 【参考答案】41-44 BCDA 【由山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。A report consistently brought back by visitors to t
24、he US is how friendly，courteous and helpful most Americans were to themTo be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North AmericanThere are，of course，exceptionsSmall-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly un
25、known in the USYet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves commentFor a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existenceDullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from on
26、e anotherStrangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion，and brought news of the outside worldThe harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitalitySomeone traveling alone，if hungry，injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlementIt
27、was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlersIt reflected the harshness of daily life： if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one else who wouldAnd someday，remember，you might be in the same situationToday there are
28、 many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary travelerYet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails“I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and p
29、retty soon he invited me home for dinneramazing” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly1In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，_Arude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USBsmall-minded officials deserve a serious commentCCana
30、dians are not so friendly as their neighborsDmost Americans are ready to offer help2It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _Aculture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipBcourteous convention and individual interest are interrelated Cvarious virtues manifest themselves excl
31、usively among friendsDsocial interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions3Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _Ato improve their hard life Bin view of their long-distance travelCto add some flavor to their own daily lifeDout of a charitable impulse4The tr
32、adition of hospitality to strangers _Atends to be superficial and artificial Bis generally well kept up in the united StatesCis always understood properlyDhas something to do with the busy tourist trails5Whats the authors attitudes toward the Americans friendliness？AFavorable BUnfavorable CIndiffere
33、nt DNeutral【参考答案】1-5、DACBA【由山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷（6）改编】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go byShe never tried to speakMany people passed，but never did one person stop The next day I decided to go back to the park，curious to see if the little gir
34、l would still be thereRight in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyesToday I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girlAs we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play aloneAs I began walking towards her，I coul
35、d see the back of the little girls dress indicated a deformity（畸形）I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talkI sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”I smiled and she shyly smiled backWe talked until darkness fell and the park was completely emptyI asked the girl wh
36、y she was so sadThe little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because Im different” I immediately said “That you are!” and smiledThe little girl acted even sadderShe said，“I know” She looked at me and smiledSlowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”“Yes，dear，youre like a little guardia
37、n angel sent to watch over all those people walking by” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I amIm your guardian angel”I was speechless，sure I was seeing thingsShe said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job
38、 here is done” Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“Youre the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart”and she was goneAnd with that my life changed dramaticallySo，when you think youre all you have，rem
39、ember，your angel is always watching over youMine is!1People just passed by the girl because _Athey pretended not to see her Bshe pretended to be poorCthey never thought of helping her Dthey knew the author would help her 2Which word cant be used to describe the author? AConsiderate BPatient CHelpful
40、 DPowerful3Why was the author speechless?AHe was shockedBHe didnt manage to help the girl CHe thought he was cheatedDHe was in despair 4Which of the following statements is TRUE?AThe author smiled because he saw the girl was shy BThe author had known that the girl was a real angelCThe author believed that an angel was always watching himDThe author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there5What does “Youre all you have” mean?AYou are ugly BYou are alone CYou are strong DYou are rich【参考答案】1-5 、CDACB