1、2015高考英语【南宁市】（三月）阅读类课外自练（10）及答案阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happens, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mothers brother Bill. She taught me in second grade at all-black Sumner School in Camden, New Jersey. During my ch
2、ildhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. I couldnt dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. She took me
3、to the theatrenot just childrens theatre but adult comedies and dramasand her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed. My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. I had books at home, but they were all serious classics. Even as a child I ha
4、d a strong liking for humour, all Ill never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquiss Archy & Mehitabel through her. Most important, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. A writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as
5、a “youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activitiesand it didbut it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six
6、years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs. Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favourite niece”. Like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pu
7、pil who has crossed her path. 1. Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth? A. She lent her some serious classics. B. She cultivated her taste for music.C. She discovered her talent for dancing. D. She introduced her to adult plays.2. What does Archy & Me
8、hitabel in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A. A book of great fun. B. A writer of high fame.C. A serious masterpiece. D. A heartbreaking play.3. Aunt Myrtle recommended the author to a newspaper editor mainly to.A. develop her capabilities for writing B. give her a chance to collect materialC. involv
9、e her in teenage social activities D. offer her a series of writing jobs4. We can conclude from the passage that Aunt Myrtle was a teacher who.A. trained pupils to be diligent and well-disciplinedB. gave pupils confidence in exploiting their potentialC. emphasized what was practical or possible for
10、pupilsD. helped pupils overcome difficulties in learning【参考答案】1-4 、DAAB阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy in choppin
11、g firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning. Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was n
12、o limit to the heights to which kites would fly today. My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Lets take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”On the way we met Mrs. Patrick,
13、 laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slo
14、wly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again. Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Par
15、ents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps its like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly. It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the houses. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there m
16、ust have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didnt mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep“th
17、e things that cannot be and yet they are.” The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to“go park, see duck.”“I cant go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when
18、 Im through Ill be too tired to walk that far.” My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “Its a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet theres a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door f
19、lew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my little girl. “Youre right, its too good a day to miss.”Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner o
20、f war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking ofwhat dark and horrible things? “Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips. “Do you rememberno, of course you wouldnt. It probably didnt make the impression on you as it did on me.”I hardly dared speak. “Rem
21、ember what?”“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things werent too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”1. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought.A. she was too old to fly kitesB. her husband would make fun of herC. she should have been doing her hous
22、ework thenD. her girls werent supposed to play the boys game2. By“we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all .A. felt confusedB. went wild with joyC. looked onD. forgot their fights3. What did the writer think after the kite-flying? A. The boys must have had more fun than the girl
23、s.B. They should have finished their work before playing.C. Her parents should spend more time with them.D. All the others must have forgotten that day.4. Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing? A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.B. She was reminded of th
24、e day they flew kites.C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.D. She thought it was a great day to play outside.5. The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that.A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memoriesB. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his lifeC. childhood
25、friendship means so much to the writerD. people like him really changed a lot after the war【参考答案】1-5 、CBDBA完型填空。阅读下面短文，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。Helen was loved as a friendly lady by all who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult life and was highly _1_. Poor
26、 Helen was well into her 90s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is _2_. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone.The _3_ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness
27、 of being all alone were _4_ she could bear. She changedshe fell into _5_ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to _6_ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was _7_ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt
28、 like she was _8_， slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year._9_， the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be _10_ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the childrens classroom? Each child had m
29、ade a special decoration by hand to _11_ on the tree, and they needed assistance. Helen attempted to _12_ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the _13_ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered.The night of the special event, Helen was
30、present and wore the best smile. The _14_ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes _15_ through tears. She was happy that the children had _16_ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree _17_
31、a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, _18_ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a giftwrapped box _19_ for her with a card, reading “Our grandma, with love”Christmas this year
32、 wasnt unkind to Helen. No, it was a new _20_， a brand new start and nine new reasons to her1. Avalued BrewardedCapproved Drespected2. Afunny BchallengingCboring Ddiverse3. Aweakness BcoldnessCsadness Dtiredness4. Aother than Bmore thanCrather than Dless than5. Anervousness BanxietyCdepression Dsepa
33、ration6. Aacknowledge BdistinguishCappreciate Dcomfort7. Adesired BpicturedCaiming Dproving8. Acrying BdyingCmoving Dstruggling9. AGradually BRecentlyCThen DMeanwhile10. Akind BoptimisticCpatient Denthusiastic11. Abase BplaceChide Dset12. Apolitely BpersonallyCseriously Dunwillingly13. Avolunteer Bv
34、isitorCteacher Dassistant14. Aview BthoughtCsight Dscenery15. Astaring BshiningClooking Dlighting16. Ahelped BtreatedCinvited Damused17. Awhile BwhenCas Dafter18. Aor BnorCand Dbut19. Aintended BwrittenCsent Dleft20. Aending BprocessCgoal Dbeginning (二)【要点综述】文章讲述了海伦在自己的亲人一个个离自己而去后，感到悲伤、孤独，对生活失去了信心。老
35、师和孩子们在圣诞节时邀请她去帮他们装饰圣诞树，这为她开启了生活的新篇章。1D根据前面的“Helen was loved as a friendly lady by all who knew her.”可知，她应该是受到人们的高度尊敬。故选D项。2A根据上下文的语境可知，此处“life is funny”意思为“世事无常”。3C根据后面的“losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone”可知，失去亲人后是痛苦和悲伤的。故选C项。4B句意：失去亲人的痛苦、孑然一身的孤独令她无法忍受。5C根据后面的hopelessn
36、ess 可知应该找其同义词。fall into depression and hopelessness意为“陷入了绝望和无助”。故选C项。6D她周围的人看到她这些变故后，不知道怎么去安慰(comfort)她。故选D项。7Dprove to be “结果是”，符合题意。8B语境为“在孤独、悲伤中，她感觉到自己快要死了”。故选B项。9C按照时间顺序往下叙述，故选C。10Abe kind enough to do sth是固定句式，意为“好心到足以做某事”。11B根据下文的“Most decorations had been placed on the tree”的暗示可知选B项。12A根据后面的b
37、ut 可知，她本想礼貌地拒绝。故选A项。 13D此处assistant是和上文中的they needed assistance呼应。14Cthe sight of the young children意思为“看到这些小孩子们”。15B根据后面的through tears可知，她眼睛闪烁着泪花。故选B项。16C她很高兴孩子们邀请她来参加圣诞节的庆祝。故选C项。17B圣诞树被装饰好了后，孩子们围坐在她的身旁。when“就在这时”，符合题意。18Aeitheror表示“或者或者”。19Aa box intended for意为“为准备的盒子”。20D根据后面的a brand new start的提示可知答案。