1、珠海市2015九月高考英语短文【语法填空、阅读】选练（5）及答案【广东省湛江市2014模拟】语法填空 （共10小题 ，每小题1.5分 ，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空 ，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。Silence means no sound. But in fact, there is no 16 thing as true silence for a living being, because silence 17 is an exposure of the mind and th
2、e heart.Some people use silence as a disguise(伪装) of the 18 (empty) of the head. Some use it as 19 means to describe their puzzlement and sadness. And some use it as a way of 20 (express) their angers.What do silent people say? They say that “silence is golden”, but 21 is the nature of this “gold”?
3、It can include honesty and kindness; it can stand for separation 22 fame and fortune; 23 it can also act as an excuse for untruthfulness and cunning.Is it true that permanent silence 24 (represent) by death?Perhaps even death cannot represent true silence, for the carrier of the soul can turn into d
4、ust, so that the sincere and wise voices 25 are from the bottom of the heart will cause long-lasting echoes in the seas of human hearts.【参考答案】语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）16. such 17. itself 18. emptiness 19. a 20. expressing 21. what 22. from 23. but/and 24. is represented 25. which【上海市闵行区2014高考英语质量调研考
5、试】短文语法填空 Section BDirections: 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 blank.2-(B)Yo
6、uve probably seen athletes who take their own successes too seriously. They celebrate a goal with a very long victory dance or continually talk big about their abilities. This is the exact opposite of (33)_ sportsmanship is all about.Everyone feels great when they win, but it can be just as hard to
7、be a good sport（有运动家品格的人）when you have won a game as when you have lost one. Sportsmanship takes courage when you work really hard at a sport, its not easy (34)_(admit) you made a bad play or someone has more skills than you. In competition as in life you may not always win but you can learn (35)_ f
8、rom losing, too.Its pretty tough to lose, so it is definitely annoying if someone continues making fun of you or your team (36)_ the competition is over. Sometimes its hard to swallow your pride and walk on. But theres always the next match.When you do loseand it will happenlose with class（风度）. (37)
9、_(be) proud of how you performed, or at least realizing things you need to improve for next time, is the key. When it comes to losing, sportsmanship means congratulating the winners willingly. Also, it means accepting the game result without complaint and without excuses, (38)_ _ you sometimes might
10、 doubt the referees（裁判员）made some questionable calls.When you win, the good way is to be a polite and generous winner. Sportsmanship means admitting victories (39)_ putting your opponents to shame and letting victories speak for themselves, that is, being quietly proud of success. Despite the fact (
11、40)_ you have a massive win, sportsmanship means still finding ways to praise your opponents.【参考答案】短文语法填空33. what 34. to admit 35. something 36. after 37. Being 38.even though 39. without 40. that完形填空。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。【2011全国卷】There are times when people are so tired that they
12、fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the _1_ home from work in the evenings. A man will be _2_ the newspaper, and seconds later it _3_ as if he is trying to _4_ it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger _5_ next to him. _6_ place
13、where unplanned short sleep _7_ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring (打鼾)so _8_that the professor has to ask another student to _9_ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing (尴尬的) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the _10_ of the head pushes the arm off
14、the _11_， and the movement carries the _12_ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no _13_ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when _14_. Police reports are full of _15_ that occur when people fall into sleep and go _16_ the road. If the drivers are _17_， they are n
15、ot seriously hurt. One womans car, _18_ , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of _19_ and thought it was raining. When people are really _20_， nothing will stop them from falling asleepno matter where they are.很多时候人们疲惫了就会打瞌睡，当睡意来袭时不论身在何处都会很快入眠。例如乘车时、听讲座时，甚至开车时，人们都会因疲惫而睡着。1A.way BtrackCpath
16、 Droad答案：A。由下文的in the evenings可知是“在下班回家的路上”，用on the way home from work表示。2A.buying BfoldingCdelivering Dreading答案：D。由上文的on the bus or train可知是在车上“读”报。buy买；fold折叠；deliver递送。3A.acts BshowsCappears Dsounds答案：C。由下文的he is trying to_ it 可知此处是“看起来”好像。由此可知C项正确。4A.open BeatCfind Dfinish答案：B。坐车打瞌睡时会不停地点头，看起来像
17、“吃”报纸。5A.lying BwaitingCtalking Dsitting答案：D。句意：或者他会靠在坐在他旁边的陌生人的肩上睡觉。lie躺；wait等待；talk谈话；sit坐。6A.Next BEveryCAnother DOne答案：C。上文介绍的是在车上，此处再介绍“另一个”地方，故用another。7A.goes on Bends upClasts Dreturns答案：A。go on发生，进行；end up结束；last持续，维持；return归还。8A.bravely BhappilyCloudly Dcarelessly答案：C。学生打鼾声音太“大”，以致教授不得不让另一
18、个同学把他“晃”醒。bravely勇敢地；happily高兴地；loudly大声地；carelessly粗心地。9A.leave BshakeCkeep Dwatch答案：B。见8题解析。10A.size BshapeCweight Dstrength答案：C。学生开始入睡，头的重量将胳膊推离桌面，同时带动身体的其余部分滑到地板上。size大小；shape形状；weight重量；strength体力。11A.cushion BdeskCshoulder Dbook答案：B。学生在教室内上课，故选desk。12A.action BpositionCrest Dside答案：C。由上文中提到的头及
19、胳膊的活动，以及下句The student wakes up on the floor.可知答案为C项。13A.memory BreasonCquestion Dpurpose答案：A。因学生睡着了，所以不记得发生的事情，故选memory。14A.thinking BworkingCwalking Ddriving答案：D。由下文的the drivers可知D项正确。15A.changes BeventsCideas Daccidents答案：D。由下文知此处指发生在路上的“交通事故”。16A.up BoffC along Ddown答案：B。由上文的people fall into slee
20、p可知车会“驶离”公路。17A.lucky BawakeCcalm Dstrong答案：A。由下文的they are not seriously hurt可知此处应为“如果司机幸运”。18A.in time Bat firstCas usual Dfor example答案：D。此处要举例说明。in time及时；at first首先；as usual像往常一样；for example 例如。19A.dust BwaterCgrass Dbush答案：B。由上句的went into the river可知。20A.tired BdrunkClonely Dlazy答案：A。前后呼应，由文章第一
21、句话可知A项正确。 阅读理解。Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.“Im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, a
22、s compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”Armantrout, a native Californ
23、ian, received her bachelors degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her masters in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises ques
24、tions to make the reader think. In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed.” “This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I dont feel as if its better.”The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the wa
25、r against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Set
26、h Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD. “Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.11. According to Rae Armantrout, _.A. her 10th book is much betterB.
27、her winning the Pulitzer is unexpectedC. the media is surprised at her worksD. she likes being recognized by her readers12. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?A. She published a poetry textbook. B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.C. She started a poets group with others. D. She taugh
28、t creative writing at UC Berkeley.13. What can we learn about “Versed”?A. It consists of three parts. B. It is mainly about the American army.C. It is a book published two decades ago. D. It partly concerns the poets own life.14. Rae Armantrouts colleagues think that she _. A. should write more B. h
29、as a sweet voiceC. deserves the prize D. is a strange professor15. What can we learn from the text? A. About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed. B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD. D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】1115、BCDCD阅读理解。Batteries can p
30、ower anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy so
31、urce that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical
32、batteries.”Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.“People hear the
33、word nuclear and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”His new idea is not only in the batterys size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwons
34、 battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe
35、we can minimize that problem.”Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the batterys power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon sa
36、id that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.16. Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?A. He teaches chemistry at MU. B. He developed a chemical battery.C. He is working on a nuclear energy source. D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.17. Jae Kwon gave examples
37、 in Paragraph 4_.A. to show chemical batteries are widely applied. B. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.C. to describe a nuclear-powered system. D. to introduce various energy sources.18. Liquid semiconductor is used to _.A. get rid of the radioactive waste B. test the power of nucle
38、ar batteries.C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries D. reduce the damage to lattice structure.19. According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _.A. uses a solid semiconductor B. will soon replace the present ones.C. could be extremely thin D. has passed the final test.20. The text is most probably
39、a _.A. science news report B. book review C. newspaper ad D. science fiction story【参考答案】1620、CBDCA【由福建省三明市2014高考模拟题改编】 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。With the tears streaming down her face，she put her two hands to her lips，and kissed them to Him; then clasped(紧握着)them on her breast，as if she lai
40、d his ruined head there“You are not the gaolers(监狱长)daughter ?”She sighed“No. ”“Who are you ?”Not yet trusting the tones of her voice，she sat down on the bench beside himHe drew backbut she laid her hand upon his armA strange thrill struck him when she did so, and visibly passedover his frame; he la
41、id the knife down softly，as he sat staring at herHer golden hair，which she wore in long curls，had been hurriedly pushed aside，and fell downover her neckAdvancing his hand by little and little，he took it up and looked at itIn the middleof the action he went astray，and，with another deep sigh，fell to w
42、ork at his shoemakingBut lot for longReleasing his arm，she laid her hand upon his shoulderAfter lookingdoubtfully at it，two or three times，as if to be sure that it was really there，he laid down his work，put his hand to his neck，and took off a blackened string with a scrap of folded rag attached to i
43、tHe opened this，carefully，on his knee，and it contained a very little quantity of hair：not more thanone or two long golden hairs，which he had，in some old day，wound on upon his fingerHe took her hair into his hand again，and looked closely at it“It is the sameHow can it be!When was it! How was it!”As t
44、he concentrating expression returned to his forehead，he seemed to become conscious thatit was in hers tooHe turned her full to the light，and looked at her “She had laid her head upon my shoulder，that night when I was summoned(传唤)outshehad a fear of my going，though I had noneand when I was brought to
45、 the North Tower theyfound these upon my sleeveYou will leave me them? They can never help me to escape in thebody，though they may in the spiritThose were the words I saidI remember them very well. ” He formed this speech with his lips many times before he could utter itBut when he did findspoken wo
46、rds for it，they came to him coherently(连贯地)，though slowly “How was this?一Was it you? ”1The underlined word“it” in the passage refers to“ ”.Aher hair Bher hand Chis arm Dhis shoulder2The passage is most probably taken from .Aa chant Ba drama Ca novel Dan essay3From the passage，we can infer that .Athe
47、 lady was the gaolers friend Bthe man lived a peaceful lifeCthey hadnt seen each other for years Dthey made a happy conversation4The old man took the ladys hair into his hand again because .Athe hair reminded him of his daughterBhe found the hair of high qualityCthe lady had almost the same hair as he didDthe ladys hair worried him so much5The writer attracts the readers by .Adescribing the changes of the relationshipBgiving a vivid description of detailsCusing funny and humorous languageDpresenting unpredictable consequence【参考答案】15、BCCAB