1、营口市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空二轮精品训练（49）含答案 AIn 1835, a British astronomer called Sir John Herschel built a giant telescope in a remote area of Sauth AfricaHe wanted to take advantage of the clear air in that region to observe parts of the southern sky not visible in the northern hemisphere（半球）In August of th
2、at year, an article appeared in the New York Sun with the following headline: GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES MADE BY SIR JOHN HER- SCHEL （FROM THE EDINBURGH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE） The Sbn reported that Herschel had discovered life on the moonhis telescope being sopowerful that he could observe the Moon
3、s surface as if he Were standing on itMore articles followed, with news that Herschel had been able to see the Moons craters, rivers, vegetation and animalscreatures that bore a strong resemblance to antelopes, goats and pelicans on the EarthIn the final installment, it was revealed that Herschel ha
4、d actually seen a race of furry, winged men and women, humanlike creatures who could fly! The Suns illustrators provided graphic images based on Herschels descriptionsThe story caused a sensation in America, and were soon syndicated （供许多报纸同时发表）to newspapers all over the worldScientists were skeptica
5、l about the information, but it seems that no one pointed out that the Edinburgh Journal of Science didnt actually existThere had been a magazine with that name but it had closed down more than ten years beforeThe Sun articles were, of course, an elaborate hoax（骗局）Herschel had not really observed li
6、fe on the Moon, nor had he made any of the other astronomical discoveries that the article reportedIn fact, Herschel did not even know about the articles until he returned to England some time laterHe had nothing to do with the stories at allThe Sun never admitted that the stories were fakeHowever,
7、a few weeks after the publication, the editor wrote: We can only concede （承认） that the story is a hoax if the Scottish paper that published it admits itAs the Scottish paper didnt exist, this was not likely to happen56What is the text about?AAn article about the Moon in an early 20th century astrolo
8、gical magazineBA series of articles about the Moon in a Science Journal in the early 19th, centuryCA series of articles about the Moon in a newspaper in the early 19th centuryDAn article about South African skies in a geographical57Sir John Herschel was _Aa British astronomer who used a giant telesc
9、ope to observe the skies in AfricaBa British journalist who observed the skies in South Africa and wrote about the MoonCa South Africa astronomer who built a giant telescopeDa British astronomer who discovered life on the Moon58What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragragh mean?AThey bel
10、ieved it without questionBThey didnt believe the stories because they knew the Science Journal didnt existCThey believed it because it was In the newspaperDThey didnt believe it butaccepted it because they thought the stories had been published59Since _, the article was indeed an elaborate hoaxAHers
11、chel had something to do with the storiesBHerschel had not discovered anything reported about the MoonCscientists knew that the Edinburgh Journal of Science didnt actually existDthe newspaper admitted it was a lie*结束 My family and I lived across the street from Rose, Park since I was four years old
12、Then just last year the city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing （用推土机推平）the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complexWhen I saw the fence and bulldozers,I asked myself, “Why dont they just leave it alone?Looking back, I think what sentenced the park to oblivi
13、on was the drought; （旱灾） we had about four years agoUp until thenRose Park was a nice green park with plenty of trees and a public swimming poolMy friends and I rollerskated on the sidewalks, climbed the trees, and swam in the pool all the years I was growing up, The park was almost like my own yard
14、In the summer I was fifteen the drought came and things changedThere had been almost no rain all that yearThe city stopped watering the park grassWithin a few weeks I found myself living across the street from a huge, brown desertLeaves tell off the park trees, and pretty soon the trees started dyin
15、g, tooThe park swimming pool was closedThen the city cut down on the work force that kept the park, and it just got too ugly and dirty to enjoy anymoreAs the drought lasted into the :fall, the park got worse and worseThe rubbish piled up or blew across the brown grassThere were few people in the par
16、kIt was said that drugs were being sold or traded thereThe park had gotten scary, and my mother told us kids not to go there anymoreThe drought finally ended and things seemed to get back to normal that is, everything but the parkIt had gotten into such bad shape that the city just let it stay that
17、wayThen about six months ago I heard that the city was going toredevelop certain worn-out areas of the cityIt turned out that the city had planned to get rid of the park, sell the land and let someone build rows of apartment buildings on itThe chain-link fence and the bulldozers did their workNow we
18、 live across the street from six rows of apartment buildingsEach of them is three units high and stretches a block in each directionThe neighborhood has changed without the parkThe streets I used to play in are jammed with cars nowThings will never be the same againSometimes I wonder what would happ
19、en if another drought came60How did the writer feel when he saw the fence and bulldozers?AScared BExcited C, Curious DUpset61Why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother?AIt was being rebuilt BIt became crowdedCIt was dangerous DIt had turned into a desert62According to the writer, wh
20、at evehtuaily brought about the disappearance of the park? AThe drought BThe crimeCThe decisions of the city DPiles of rubbish 63The last sentence of the passage implies that if another drought came Apeople would have to desert their homesBthe situation would be much worseCthe city would be fully pr
21、epared in advanceDthe city would have to redevelop the neighborhood 完形填空 In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 1 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 2 was from the textbooks she had read. I had a 3 in mind: Daddy
22、 watching TV in the living room,Mummy 4 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend. Atsuko 5 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 6 world. People were struggling with problems and often seemed 7 , she said. I felt very alone.
23、 One of her hardest 8 was physical education. We played volleyball. she said. The other students were 9 it, but I wasnt. One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 10 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 11 the netNo problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of
24、losing face 12 she failed. A young man on her team 13 what she was going through. He walked up to me and 14 , Come on. You can do that You will never understand how those words of 15 made me feel. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness. She made it through the class. Perhaps s
25、he thanked the young man; she is not 16 . Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. I have 17 forgotten the words. she said. When things are not going so well, I think of them.She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 18 to her. He probably doesnt eve
26、n remember it, she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kindyou have no idea how long the words will 19 . Shes all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 20 words: You can do that.1. A. learned B. spokeC. dreamedD. heard2. A. wayB. lifeC. educa
27、tionD. spirit3. A. photo B. paintingC. picture D. drawing4. A. baking B. fryingC. steamingD. boiling5. A. hoped B. arrangedC. likedD. attempted6. A. describedB. imaginedC. createdD. discovered7. A. tense B. cheerfulC. relaxed D. deserted8. A. timesB. questionC. classes D. projects.9. A. curious abou
28、tB. good atC. slow atD. nervous about10. A. kickB. passC. carryD. hit11. A. throughB. intoC. overD. past12. A. afterB. ifC. becauseD. until13. A. believedB. consideredC. wonderedD. sensed14. A. warnedB. sighedC. orderedD. whispered15. A. excitementB. encouragementC. persuasionD. suggestion16. A. int
29、erestedB. doubtfulC. puzzledD. sure17. A. neverB. alreadyC. seldomD. almost18. A. happenedB. appliedC. seemedD. meant19. A. continueB. stayC. existD. live20. A. mercifulB. bitterC. simpleD. easy15 CBCAB610 BACBD1115 CBDDB1620 DADBC*结束Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home an
30、d watch TV on a weekend? Now you 1 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks (网络) have become a 2 for many people to shop without 3 having to leave their homes.Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets 5 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 6 of finding
31、anything they want to buy. Theyd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 7 a friendly announcer describe a product 8 a model shows it. And they can 9 around the clock, buying something 10 by making a phone call.Department stores and even mail-under companies are 11 to join in the succe
32、ss of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 12 their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future. 13 can ask questions about products and place 14 , all through their TV sets.Will shopping by television 15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.
33、 16 many people find shopping at a 17 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 18 or try on dresses they want to buy. Thats 19 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 20 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace (取代) it.1. A. mustB. s
34、houldC. shallD. can2. A. programmeB. wayC. reasonD. purpose3. A. everB. neverC. stillD. once4. A. proudB. fondC. tiredD. careful5. A. fightingB. strikingC. treatingD. stopping6. A. senseB. doubtC. hopeD. feeling7. A. seeB. watchC. letD. notice8. A. untilB. sinceC. ifD. while9. A. shopB. waitC. turnD
35、. deliver10. A. suitablyB. cheaplyC. simplyD. hardly11. A. nervousB. luckyC. equalD. eager12. A. putting upB. making upC. setting upD. looking up13. A. GuestsB. AssistantsC. ManagersD. Customers14. A. ordersB. goodsC. booksD. answers15. A. lastlyB. finallyC. especiallyD. fortunately16. A. ThenB. YetC. HoweverD. Therefore17. A. generalB. popularC. realD. true18. A. designB. makeC. wearD. touch19. A. howB. whyC. whatD. when20. A. existB. practiceD. followD. appear15 DBACA610 CBDAC1115 DCDAB1620 BCDBA*结束
