1、2015高考英语【南宁市】（三月）阅读类课外自练（13）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。FILTON, just outside Bristol, is where Britains fleet of Concorde supersonic（超音速的）airliners was built. There, something remarkable is being created. Little by little a machine is “printing” a complex titanium bracket (钛合金支架), about
2、the size of a shoe, which normally would have to be cut from a solid block of metal. Brackets are only the beginning. The researchers at Filton have a much bigger ambition: to print the entire wing of an airliner. Unrealistic as this may seem, many other people are using 3D printing technology to cr
3、eate similarly remarkable things. These include medical implants, jewellery, football boots designed for individual feet, lampshades, racing-car parts, solid-state batteries and customized mobile phones. Some are even making mechanical devices (仪器). At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
4、, Peter Schmitt, a PhD student, has been printing something that is like the workings of a grandfather clock. It took him a few attempts to get right, but eventually he removed the plastic clock from a 3D printer, hung it on the wall and pulled down the counterweight. It started ticking. Engineers a
5、nd designers have been using 3D printers for more than a decade, but mostly to make original types quickly and cheaply before they embark on the expensive business of tooling up a factory to produce the real thing. As 3D printers have become more able to work with a broader range of materials, inclu
6、ding production-grade plastics and metals, the machines are increasingly being used to make final products too. More than 20% of the output of 3D printers is now final products rather than original types, according to Terry Wohlers, who runs a research firm specializing in the field. He predicts tha
7、t this will rise to 50% by 2020. 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Filton is in the centre of Bristol. B. Peter tried to print a clock, but in vain. C. a remarkable metal bracket is being created. D. 3D printing technology is available to all of us. 2. The underlined wor
8、d “embark” probably means “_”. A. workB. landC. dependD. fix3. We can conclude from the last paragraph that _. A. Terry Wohlers s firm will make great profitsB. the technology of 3D printers will be widely adoptedC. 3D printers have been in use for at least 100 yearsD. engineers and designers prefer
9、 printing original products 4. The passage is developed mainly in the form of _. A. time and events B. definition and descriptionC. contrast and conclusion D. examples and statements【参考答案】14、 CABD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。People who are taking aspirin regularly to thin their blood and are
10、 about to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (冠状动脉旁路搭桥术) are usually to stop the aspirin a week before the operation but they could be better off if they keep taking it.Taking aspirin up to the day coronary artery bypass grafting (移植) is performed seems to speed lung function recovery afterwards
11、, without increasing the risk of bleeding significantly, according to a report from Israel.Release of a substance called thromboxane (血栓素) is associated with lung injury after heart bypass grafting, Dr Rabin Gerrah at Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv and his colleagues explained in the medical jour
12、nal Chest. Aspirin is believed to inhibit release of thromboxane, so Gerrahs group theorized that the administration of aspirin until the day of the surgery could improve outcomes.They therefore followed 14 patients who took 100 milligrams of aspirin daily until the day of the surgery and 18 who sto
13、pped taking aspirin at least 7 days before the surgery.Those who continued with their aspirin had significantly lower thromboxane in fluid around the heart, better oxygen levels in their blood and spent less time on a ventilator(呼吸器) than the group who discontinued taking aspirin.On the other hand,
14、the need for blood transfusions was no different between the groups, indicating that bleeding complications were no worse with aspirin.The researchers had excluded patients who had suffered a heart attack and those with heart failure because patients like these have a higher level of thrombaxane. “T
15、hey will probably benefit even more than its inhibition.”Based on their findings, Gerrahs team recommends that aspirin therapy(治疗) not be discontinued before coronary artery bypass surgery.1. From the passage we know that_.A. doctors usually get people who will have coronary artery bypass surgery to
16、 stop taking aspirin 7 days before the operationB. aspirin is believed to increase release of thromboxaneC. taking aspirin up to the day coronary artery bypass grafting is performed seems to slow lung function recovery afterwardsD. patients suffering a heart attack have a lower level of thromboxane2
17、. The purpose of the passage is to introduce to us that _.A. aspirin can make for release of thromboxaneB. aspirin is useful for patients suffering a heart attackC. different ways turn out to be the same resultD. aspirin may improve recovery after heart bypass3. According to Dr Rabin Gerrah, patient
18、s who will have heart bypass surgery should _.A. stop taking aspirin before the surgeryB. take aspirin as much as they like until the day of the surgeryC. be allowed to take 100 milligrams of aspirin daily until the day of the surgeryD. take aspirin after the heart bypass operation4. What does the u
19、nderlined word “inhibit” in paragraph 3 mean?A. to become larger or better than normalB. to make something happen more slowly than normalC. to cause to be nervous or embarrassedD. to improve something in poor condition【参考答案】14、ADCB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。夹叙夹议型完形填空(二) A faithfu
20、l fatherMy husband kissed me goodbye, stroked the babys cheek and then rushed out of the door, into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in _1_This morning, however, I stayed seat
21、ed, just _2_， with the baby in my arms. The thoughts ran into _3_ of the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own _4_My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked _5_， I could see how much of a
22、family man, my dad was. He went to work every morning and _6_ to his family every evening. He _7_ food, clothing, warmth, and protection. He was a faithful father.Setting the baby down, I dialed the _8_ number. I had just realized the _9_ of the ordinarythe daily life going on around us that we ofte
23、n took for granted, and that it needed to be _10_“Hi, Dad.”I said, _11_ back tears.“Hey, Bud. How are you？” _12_ was in his voice.“Fine, Im just calling to saythank you.”I got it out before my throat _13_ too much for me to speak.“What for？”“For getting up and going to work every morning of my life.
24、 Now that I have my own _14_ and I see my husband doing the same, I just wanted to thank you for being _15_”There was _16_ for a moment as my dad composed himself, and with a small_17_ in his voice, he said, “Youre welcome, Bud.”I dont remember much of the rest of the call, _18_ that moment of revel
25、ation(显露)about my father, I will never forget. There are those who are known for their heroic _19_， and also those who are known for their fortunes and fame, but it is the _20_ everyday fathers who are the true heroes. Im thankful that my father was one of them.1. Ause BlineCorder Dfashion2. Athinki
26、ng BdreamingCimagining Dpraying3. Aconversations BstrugglesCincidents Dmemories4. Ababy BhusbandCmother Dfather5. Aout BawayCback Daround6. Amoved BreturnedCescaped Dwalked7. Aprovided BcollectedCsought Dbought8. Apopular BrelativeCregular Dfamiliar9. Adifference BsignificanceCbalance Dabsence10. Ar
27、ecognized BarrangedCreduced Dachieved11. Asending BpushingCholding Dputting12. ASympathy BStressCDoubt DConcern13. Acleared BhurtCached Dtightened14. Achild BdutyCplan Dcareer15. Ainspiring BfaithfulCconsiderate Dadmirable16. Apeace BcalmCsilence Drest17. Atremble BhesitationCpassion Dsigh18. Aand B
28、butCor Dnor19. Aideas BdeedsCremarks Dwords20. Aoutstanding BpatientCordinary Dhonest(二)【要点综述】本文作者在自己结婚生子后，从自己的丈夫对家庭的付出，想起自己的父亲，在和父亲通话过程中又体会到父爱，感慨这些日常生活中的父亲才是真正的英雄。1Chave sth in order把布置得井井有条。in order整齐，整洁，井然有序。2A根据后文“The thoughts ran into”可知答案。3D作者开始回忆和丈夫一起度过的早晨。conversation对话；struggle努力，奋斗；inciden
29、t事件；memory记忆。4D思绪又跳转到自己的父亲。根据后文“how much of a family man, my dad was.”可知。5C当“我”回顾过去时，“我”看到的是一个很了不起的父亲。look back回忆，回顾，追忆。6B7A父亲提供食物、衣服、温暖和保护。provide提供；collect收集；seek寻找；buy买。8D把孩子放下后，“我”拨打了熟悉的号码。popular 受欢迎的； relative有关的；regular 定期的；familiar熟悉的。9B“我”意识到平时自己想当然的日常生活的重要性。difference不同；significance重要性；bal
30、ance平衡；absence缺席。10Arecognize辨认，识别；arrange安排；reduce减少；achieve取得。11C“我”抑制住眼泪叫了一声“爸爸”。hold back tears控制住眼泪。12D爸爸的声音里充满着关切。sympathy同情；stress压力；doubt怀疑；concern关心。13D语境表达“喉咙太紧”。clear清除；hurt伤害；ache疼痛；tighten变紧，绷紧。14A这里指“我”有了自己的孩子。15B根据文章的标题和父亲的个性特点可知B项正确。inspiring激励人心的；faithful忠诚的；considerate考虑周到的；admirable令人敬佩的。16C父亲镇定下来，沉默了一会儿。peace宁静；calm冷静；silence沉默；rest休息。17A父亲声音里有点儿颤抖。tremble颤抖；hesitation犹豫；passion 热情；sigh叹息。18B接下来的电话内容“我”记不得太多，但那一刻父亲所流露的感情“我”将永远不会忘记。19B有人因为英雄事迹而出名，有人因为财富和名望而出名。20C这些普普通通的父亲们才是真正的英雄。outstanding杰出的；patient耐心的；ordinary普通的；honest诚实的。
