1、2015西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（10）答案阅读理解English as a Foreign LanguageWho taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly g
2、lobal language. There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in Engli
3、sh. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and l
4、isten to the same music? Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary, I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India(where many of them
5、 speak at least some English)and Pakistan(the same situation with India). . . If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant(占主导地位的), will it kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surpris
6、ed by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well. When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “
7、The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe its like a rose, ”he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull
8、 out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, thats fine by me. 【文章大意】作者以独特的视角分析了英语的发展前景和人们的种种顾虑。越来越多的人会讲英语是好事吗? 战乱会因此而减少吗? 将来人们会只讲一种语言, 吃同样的食物, 听同样的音乐吗? 作者借用一位爱尔兰听众的邮件说: 英语好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮, 但是我们不能因为它漂亮就把花园全种上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. How many people learn English as their second l
9、anguage? A. About 80%. B. About 376 million. C. About one million. D. We dont know. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第二段第一句话可知, 把英语当作第二语言的人的数量是about 376 million。故选B。2. What does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? A. Language. B. Family. C. The world. D. The Earth. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。因为这两段中rose用来指代English, 所以garden
10、自然是指代the world。故选C。3. The author would probably agree that. A. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenB. its good for people from other countries to learn EnglishC. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensD. English is easier to learn than other languages【解析】选B。作者意图
11、题。根据全文内容, 尤其最后一句If more and more people want to plant English roses, thats fine by me. 可以了解作者的态度倾向。故选B。4. This passage is mainly about. A. why English has become a global languageB. how many people in the world speak EnglishC. how people in the world learn English as a foreign languageD. whether we
12、need to worry about English being a world language【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通过理解全文内容以及作者的观点, 我们可以知道人们大可不必顾虑英语作为世界语言的前景问题。故选D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His nam
13、e was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs a
14、nd so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationsh
15、ip between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling
16、stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.Recently, I saw an ol
17、d milk box in the countryside. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.1. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin ch
18、anger_.A. to show his magical power B. to pay for the delivery C. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother 2. What does “this” in the third paragraph refer to?A. The milkmans magic powerB. The milkmans kindness to meC. The note to change an orderD. The home delivery service 3. What can be in
19、ferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house?A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person.C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family.4. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has
20、 been driven out of the market.C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law.5. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.C. He missed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it. 【参考答案1-5】C D D B
21、A阅读理解。As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very du
22、ll. Around that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.In the essay, I wrote about my desire to sk
23、ydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldnt believe it. Inspired by this, I decided to realize
24、 my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.On June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one
25、 I had ever been in, but I wasnt frightenedI was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten
26、myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever feltmuch better than the hot air ba
27、lloon. I was just enjoying it. 源:学#科#网Z#X#X#KSkydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you dont stop living just because you are 84 years old. If theres something you want to experience, look into it. If its something that i
28、s possible, make it happen.6. What happened to the author in 2001?A. She flew an airplane.B. She entered a competition.C. She went on a hot air balloon ride.D. She moved into a retirement community.7. The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .A. make her argument persuasive B. show her a
29、dmiration for himC. compare their health conditionD. build up her own reputation8. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?A. Excited. B. Regretful. C. Nervous. D. Scared.9. What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?A. The beautiful clouds. B. The wonderful
30、view.C. The company of Jay. D. The one-minute free fall.10. What is the best title of the passage?A. Impossible is nothing. B. A dream made come true.C. An unforgettable skydiving.D. I Went Skydiving at 84!【参考答案6-10】C A B B D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。Mr. Green was ill and went t
31、o the hospital. A doctor _1_ and said, “Well, Mr. Green, you are going to _2_ some injections, and youll feel much better. A nurse will come _3_ give you the first one this evening, and then youll _4_ get another one tomorrow evening.” _5_ a young nurse came to Mr. Greens bed and said to him, “I am
32、going to give you your _6_ injection now, Mr. Green. Where do you want it?”The old man was _7_. He looked at the nurse for a _8_, then he said, “_9_ has ever let me choose that before. Are you really going to let me choose now?”“Yes, Mr. Green,” the nurse answered. She was in a hurry. “Where do you
33、want it?”“Well, then,” the old man answered _10_ “I want it in your left arm, please.”名师点评这是一篇笑话，格林先生在医院看病时需要打点滴，当护士让他选择身体的一个部位时，他却借题发挥，选了护士的左臂。(B)1. A. looked for him B. looked him over C. looked after himD. looked him up 【解析】B。look for sb/sth 意为“寻找”；look after sb 意为“照料”；look up sb意为“看望”；而look over
34、 sb意为“检查某人”，最贴近文意，为正确选项。 (A)2. A. get B. give C. make D. hold 【解析】A。医生要对格林先生进行注射，格林先生是动作的接受者，故应选get。(D)3. A. so B. but C. or D. and 【解析】D。空白部分前面I come 和后面的give形成承接关系，所以应用 and连接。(D)4. A. must B. canC. had better D. have to 【解析】D。must 不可以用于将来时，根据文章意思，应选have to。(D)5. A. In the morningB. In the afternoo
35、n C. In the end D. In the evening 【解析】D。与上文this evening相对应，In the evening应为正确选项。(A)6. A. first B. one C. two D. second 【解析】A。one 填入空白部分显得画蛇添足，根据上下文这是第一次注射,应用first。(B)7. A. confident B. surprised C. full D. hungry 【解析】B。老人对护士的提问应感到surprised, 因为下文提到从来没人问过他这样的问题。(D)8. A. hour B. minutes C. yearD. moment 【解析】D。对护士的提问, 老人思考了一会儿, 故应选moment。(C)9. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. people【解析】C。老人感到奇怪, 是因为没有人问过这样的问题, 故应选nobody。(A)10. A. with a smile B. in time C. in surpriseD. with tears in his eyes 【解析】A。老人想捉弄一下这个小护士。按常理, 应是带着微笑取笑她, 故应选with a smile。