1、营口市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空二轮精品训练（47）含答案 AIf Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, f
2、ew people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they wa
3、nt to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and cultu
4、re. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time
5、, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Toda
6、y China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 56. The passage is likely to appear in _. A. a biographyB. a history
7、paperC. a newspaperD. a philosophy textbook57. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to_.A. provide some key facts about ConfuciusB. attract the readers interest in the subjectC. show great respect for the ancient thinkerD. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations58. We can learn from
8、 Paragraph 4 that American students_.A. have a great interest in studying ChineseB. take an active part in Chinese competitionsC. try to get high scores in Chinese examsD. fight for a chance to learn Chinese59. What is the best title for the passage? A. Forgotten Wisdom in AmericaB. Huge Fans of the
9、 Chinese LanguageC. Chinese Culture for WesternersD. Old Thinker with a Big Future参考答案 56-CBAD *结束 For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smart-phone app(application). Strange though it may seem “
10、my wife already does that” was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show CES this week Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install(安装)a large number of internet-connected features in machines in an effort to make t
11、hem “smart”.Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, its Wi-Fi-enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad. The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smart-phone through a downloadable application. The phone
12、 can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work or on the bus. Samsung says its not just something new the app connection actually has some practical uses. “If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can
13、 go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go,” said spokesperson Amy Schmidt. The company also says that with electricity rate(电)varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save
14、 money. Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV. 60. What can be inferred from the common response of the a
15、ttendees at the CES? A. The machine will be a big success.B. their wives like doing the laundry.C. The machine is unrelated to their life.D. This kind of technology is familiar to them. 61. We can conclude from Samsungs statements that _. A. the app connection makes life easierB. it is better to dry
16、 clothes in the morningC. smart-phone can shorten the drying time D. we should refresh clothes back at home 62. What can we learn about the new laundry machines? A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing.B. They can be controlled with a smart-phone. C. They are difficult to operate.D. They
17、 are sold at a low price. 63. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The laundry should be frequently checked. B. Lazy people like using such machines.C. Good technologies also cause problems. D. Television may help do the laundry. 参考答案60、C A B C 完形填空（1）Loving Kindness Is Twice BlessedI fel
18、t gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didnt feel so 1 . As I was sitting at my desk, I 2 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 . Knowing that she doesnt have fami
19、ly in town, I 4 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift, 5 to work late into the evening, and wouldnt have 6 of a birthday this year. As always, 7 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 8 . After I hung up, I couldnt 9 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention
20、on her special day. 10 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldnt shake the thought. I 11 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me Id don
21、e the right thing and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken. When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 15 my own! Isnt that the way it is 16 we take the time and make the
22、 17 to do something for someone else? Its like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 18 .”Cheering up people on their birthdays isnt the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with 19 to take an extra step or do a kin
23、d deed that will make a difference to 20 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.1. A. specialB. positiveC. nervousD. proud2. A. explainedB. complained C. rememberedD. informed3. A. familyB. trainingC. workD. school4. A. decidedB. continuedC. agreed D.
24、 refused5. A. surprisedB. disappointedC. boredD. prepared6. A. muchB. manyC. littleD. few7. A. though B. besidesC. thereforeD. otherwise8. A. admittedB. calledC. succeededD. apologized9. A. experienceB. imagineC. shakeD. understand10. A. Almost B. EvenC. NeverD. Still11. A. luckilyB. finallyC. unhap
25、pilyD. hardly12. A. convincedB. advisedC. promisedD. reminded13. A. responseB. contributionC. reward D. share14. A. carelessB. lonelyC. weakD. curious15. A. troubledB. takenC. wasted D. made16. A. whenB. whereC. whyD. how17. A. suggestionB. friendC. effortD. call18. A. triesB. receivesC. expectsD. c
26、ares19. A. opportunitiesB. dreams C. choicesD. regrets20. A. someoneB. somethingC. everyoneD. Everything【解题导语】送人玫瑰，手有余香；帮助别人，快乐自己！帮助别人，使我们得到最美好的祝愿；帮助别人，使他人得到最美丽的微笑。生活让我们手牵手，沐浴在阳光下，帮助别人，快乐自己，让世界充满爱吧！1.【解析】选B。positive意为“乐观的”，此处的didnt feel so positive 与上文的felt gloomy相符。故选B。【解题误区】special特别的； nervous紧张的；
27、proud自豪的，均不符合语境。2.【解析】选C。句意为：当我坐在椅子旁的时候，我记起我亲密的好朋友的生日。remembered 记起，故选C。【解题误区】explained解释； complained 投诉；informed告诉，均不符合当时的情景。3.【解析】选C。从事护士职业30年，很喜欢她自己的工作。work工作。故选C。【解题误区】family家庭； training训练； school学校。此处护士是一种职业，这三项都不符合文意。4.【解析】选A。句意为：了解到她没有家人在镇上，我决定给她打个电话。decided to do决定做某事，故选A.【解题误区】continued 继续；
28、agreed同意做；refused拒绝，都可以和不定式搭配，但不符合文意。5.【解析】选D。句意为：确定无疑地，她是B班，准备工作到深夜。prepared todo准备做某事，故选D。【解题误区】surprised惊讶的；disappointed失望的；bored枯燥的，均与当时的情镜不符。6.【解析】选A。从前一句得知，她要工作到深夜，所以不会有太多的时间过生日。much代词，此处指时间。故选A。【解题误区】many和 few修饰可数名词，不能单独做代词。little为代词，表示几乎没有，但和前面的wouldnt一起表示肯定的意思，与文意相矛盾。7.【解析】选A。根据上下文推出，虽然她没时间
29、自己庆祝生日，但是好朋友打电话庆祝，她会很高兴的。此处though 意为“不过”，表转折，故选A。【解题误区】besides 除之外还有；therefore因此； otherwise否则，均不符合文意。8.【解析】选B。根据前文提到作者决定打电话，后文又提到的挂电话，故选B。【解题误区】admitted 承认；succeeded 成功做某事；apologized道歉，均与文意不符。9.【解析】选C。句意为：我挂断电话之后，她一定会感激我在如此特别的一天给她打电话，这种感觉不会动的。此处shake为动摇,而且根据后面but as the day passed I couldnt shake th
30、e thought.故选C。【解题误区】experience经历； imagine想象；understand理解，均不能表达当时作者坚信朋友一定会感激的情感。10. 【解析】选D。句意为：我仍然感觉一点沮丧，努力把它放在脑后。still 仍然，与文章开头相呼应。故选D。【解题误区】其余几项都不能表示作者当时还有一点沮丧。11.【解析】选B。句意为：我最终屈服了，那天晚上，我拿着贺卡、奶酪蛋糕和气球出发去医院。finally最后，此处强调作者虽然还有点沮丧，但最后还是决定给好朋友过生日去。故选B。【解题误区】luckily幸运地；unhappily幸福地；hardly几乎不；均不副词，但不符合语
31、境。12.【解析】选A。作者朋友感激的微笑和那种惊喜让作者相信自己做对了。convinced使相信，故选A。【解题误区】advised建议； promised允诺； reminded提醒；均不能表示作者相信自己做对了。13.【解析】选C。根据前文得知：“她的笑容和惊喜是对我慷慨的回报。”reward 回报，故选C。【解题误区】response反映； contribution贡献；share分享。此处一点努力换得是朋友的高兴，这应该是对“我”的“回报”。14.【解析】选B。作者没有家人在镇里，所以孤独。lonely孤独的，故选B。【解题误区】careless 粗心的；weak 虚弱的；curio
32、us好奇的，这几项都不和前文相符。15.【解析】选D。句意为：让她高兴就是让我高兴。此处made my own与make her day 相符合，故选D。【解题误区】其余几项都与make her day 不相符合。16.【解析】选A。句意为：难道那不是一种方式吗？当我们花费时间，努力为其他人做一些事情的时候，（我们也得到了相应的回报）。when当时候，故选A。【解题误区】where 哪里；why为什么； how如何，这三项都不引导条件状语从句，与文意也不符。7. 【解析】选C。make the effort to为固定搭配，表示努力做某事。根据前文作者为朋友庆祝生日得知，应该是为其他人努力做事
33、，故选C。【解题误区】其余几项均不能和the effort to相搭配。18.【解析】选B。句意为：.善良能得到双倍回报。它既祝福给予的人，也祝福得到的人。receives 与 gives 相对应。故选B。【解题误区】其余几项都不能和gives相对应。19.【解析】选A。此处表示生活总是给我们很多机会去采取行动做好事。opportunities机会，故选A。【解题误区】dreams梦想； choices选择； regrets遗憾。此处应是做好事的机会，故这三项都不符合文意。20.【解析】选A。句意为：生活总是提供给我们很多机会采取其他行动或做一件对某个人有重大影响的好事。someone某个人。
34、本文提到作者给他朋友过生日，他朋友应该是“某个人”，故选A。【解题误区】本题易误选C。everyone 每个人。根据常识我们不可能做一件好事对所有人都有影响，故不能选。*结束 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was _21_1,316 passengers and a crew of
35、891. Even _22_ modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a huge ship. At that time, _23_, she was not only the largest ship that had _24_ been built, but was regarded as _25_, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.(轮船的密封舱) Even if two of these were flooded, she _26_ still be able to float.
36、The _27_ sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy _28_ of life. Four days after setting out, _29_ the Titanic was sailing _30_ the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly _31_ by a lookout. After the alarm had been
37、given, the great ship turned _32_ to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, _33_ missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from _34_, and the captain went down to see what had happened. The n
38、oise had been so _35_ that no one thought that the ship had been _36_. Below, the captain _37_ to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been _38_! The order to _39_ ship was given and hundreds of people jumped into the icy water.
39、 As there were not enough lifeboats for _40_, 1,500 lives were lost. 原创，新概念英语3 Lesson 10 The Loss of the Titanic21. A. carryingB. takingC. bringingD. making（原创，考查动词carry 作为“运送”的意思，区别carry 的同义词）22.A. in B. onC. toD. by（原创，考查介词by 作为“依照，按照”）23.A. butB. becauseC. thereforeD. however（原创，考查连词however用法）24.
40、A. onlyB. stillC. everD. even（原创，考查副词ever用法，用在完成时态中）25.A. uncomfortableB. unbearableC. unsinkableD. unbelievable（原创，考查形容词unsinkable 意思“不会沉没的”，根据下文可知）26.A. willB. would C. shouldD. could （原创，考查情态动词would 用法）27.A. tragicB. fortunateC. unsuccessfulD. amusing（原创，考查形容词tragic意思，根据全篇故事可知）28.A. harmB lossC.
41、damageD. suffering（原创，考查名词loss 用法，“损失”）29.A. whenB. whileC. untilD. though（原创，考查连词while 用法）30.A. alongB. overC. onD. across（原创，考查介词across“横穿，穿过”用法）31.A. spottedB. recognizedC. exposedD. uncovered（原创，考查动词spot“发现”）32.A. sharplyB. directlyC. deeplyD. hugely（原创，考查副词sharply “迅速地，突然地”）33.A. suddenlyB. nar
42、rowlyC. immediatelyD. slightly（原创，考查副词narrowly“勉强”）34.A. aboveB. underC. besideD. below（原创，考查副词below，根据下文down 可知）35.A. faintB. smallC. slimD. tiny（原创，考查形容词faint“微弱的”，根据上文slight trembling sound 可知）36.A. destroyedB. ruinedC. damagedD. hurt（原创，考查动词damage “部分损坏”）37.A. realizedB. achievedC. confirmedD. p
43、roved（原创，考查动词realize“意识到”）38.A. challengedB. protectedC. removedD. flooded（原创，考查动词flood“进水”，根据上文可知，flood作为名词“洪水”学生较熟悉）39.A. abandonB. advanceC. absorbD. absolute （原创，考查动词abandon “遗弃”）40.A. somebodyB. anybodyC. everybodyD. nobody（原创，考查代词everybody, not everybody 部分否定）完型填空：2125 ADDCC 2630 BABBD 3135 AABDA 3640 CADAC*结束
