1、组合练(五)阅读理解完形填空语法填空.阅读理解A When you think of summertime，what comes to mind？Luckily，every summer，country music fans have lots of fantastic music festivals to attend.Thunder on the Mountain This annual event in Arkansas has featured(包含作为主要部分)popular artists like Carrie Underwood，Big & Rich，The Band Perr
2、y，Zac Brown Band，Sara Evans and more.2019 was the sixth year for Thunder on the Mountain，an Ozarkian celebration that features popular music，great food and exciting outdoor activities like fishing and camping.Country Life Started in the year 2012，Country Life in Illinois invites country music fans t
3、o enjoy this threeday festival every year.Earlybird campers will be treated to a free concert.The Country Life lineup(阵容)has included big names like Sawyer Brown，Toby Keith，Cassadee Pope，Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ruthie Collins and more.Country on the River Country on the River is one of the top country music
4、 festivals in southwestern Iowa.Started in 2009，this threeday event took place on the edge of the Missouri River with riverside camping available and features live shows from Tyler Farr，Chris Janson，Craig Morgan，The Band Perry，Sawyer Brown，and many others.This festival moved to a new place at Tom Ha
5、nafan Rivers Edge Park in 2015 and its expected to become one of the biggest annual outdoor music festivals in the Midwest.Kicker Country Stampede The annual Kicker Country Stampede in Kansas features four days of live entertainment and food at Tuttle Creek State Park.Started in 2008，the festival ha
6、s become home to thousands of campers who set up their tents in one of the 24，000 campsites available at the state park.In addition to all the fantastic live music，attendees can enjoy shopping，a saloon and interactive exhibits.语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个乡村音乐节。1What do we know about Country on the River?A
7、It has been held in more than one place.BIt provides 24，000 campsites for music fans.CIt offers exciting outdoor activities like fishing.DIts the biggest outdoor music festival in the USA.解析：细节理解题。根据文中“Country on the River”部分的“This festival moved to a new place at Tom Hanafan Rivers Edge Park in 201
8、5”可知，该乡村音乐节于2015年搬到了新址举办。由此可以推断，该音乐节已经在不止一个地方举办过，因此正确答案为A项。答案：A2Which music festival has the longest history?ACountry Life.BCountry on the River.CThunder on the Mountain.DKicker Country Stampede.解析：细节理解题。根据文中对四个音乐节的介绍可知，这四个音乐节开始的时间分别是：2014年、2012年、2009年和2008年，因此正确答案为D项。答案：D3What do the four music fes
9、tivals share?AThey all last for three days.BThey are all held by the river.CThey are all held once a year.DThey all feature music and food.解析：推理判断题。根据文中对四个乡村音乐节的介绍中使用的annual和every year可知，这四个乡村音乐节都是每年举办一次，因此正确答案为C项。答案：CB We wanted to take a closer look at ecotourism in Laos，a country located in South
10、east Asia that is known for its green，forested mountains，rich biodiversity，and friendly people.In Laos，many conservation projects have tried to use ecotourism to reduce illegal wildlife hunting and trade，but with little success，as wildlife populations have continued to decline rapidly.We came up wit
11、h a new approach: why not pay local people depending on how many animals tourists would see？We created a new ecotourism project based on this idea and monitored the outcome of conservation. We tried this new approach in Nam EtPhou Louey，a national protected area(NPA)in Laos，which is home to tigers a
12、nd five other species of wild cats.In 2009，we created an ecotour called the “Nam Nern Night Safari” with the help of the local government.On the Night Safari，local guides take tourists on a boat ride through the jungle at night to show them rare animals by a spotlight.We created a fund to share the
13、ecotourism income with people from all nine villages nearby，not just with the tour guides，so that everyone would have a reason to protect wildlife.We asked every family to sign a contract，which stated how much they would earn from each wildlife sighting by tourists and how much they would lose if th
14、ey poached(偷猎)or sold wildlife illegally. During the first four years，our new ecotourism program seemed to show success: illegal hunting in the ecotourism area declined and wildlife sightings increased.But did wildlife populations increase？Perhaps not.Animals might have become used to humans in the
15、ecotourism area where they felt safer because of less hunting，a phenomenon called habituation.So an increase in sightings might have been a result of habituation rather than an increase in wildlife populations.Nevertheless，hunting pressure did decrease in the ecotourism area of the park，which was th
16、e main goal we wanted to achieve.Over time，less hunting should result in greater wildlife populations.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者的团队在老挝设立环保旅游项目，以此来保护当地的野生动物，经过四年的运作，收到了良好的效果。4Why was the new ecotourism project created?ATo protect wildlife in Laos.BTo promote tourism in Laos.CTo improve the local economy.DTo cou
17、nt the number of wild animals in Laos.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的第二句可知，作者的团队设立这个环保旅游项目的根本目的是保护当地的野生动物。答案：A5What method made everyone willing to take part in the wildlife protection?AThe project made the guides take full responsibilities.BThe project asked all the villagers to make a contract.CThe project had al
18、l the people involved in tourism.DThe project let all the people share the income.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的倒数第二句可知，作者的团队通过设立基金，让所有的村民都能分享旅游收入，以此来提高大家保护野生动物的积极性。答案：D6What is the authors attitude to the future of the project?APessimistic.BHopeful. CWorried. DSkeptical.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后两句可知，偷猎现象减少，因此作者对项目的未来充满了
19、信心。答案：B7What can we learn from the text?A“Nam Nern Night Safari” was started by the government.BThe Night Safari is created to attract visitors.CHunting decreased in the ecotourism area.DThe wildlife population has greatly increased.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句中的“illegal hunting in the ecotourism area decline
20、d”可知答案。答案：C.完形填空When you first hear the words “lung cancer”，you will think thats the end of the world.Camille，a 53yearold mother of two teens is not _1_But fortunately，science is progressing rapidly.A series of tests help to _2_ that the right medicine reaches the right patient at the right time.Man
21、y people，like Camille，are _3_ from cancer diagnostic testing.With proper _4_ and medical care，Camille is now able to keep her daily _5_ while treating her disease.She gets a CT scan every three months to _6_ her body for any changes.Now shes swimming a quarter of a mile twice a week and she can _7_
22、with her kids school.She said，“There are some things that I know I should take slowly，but _8_，things are mostly back to _9_ for us.I couldnt even _10_it when I was first diagnosed(诊断)However，I became very _11_”As part of that gratitude，_12_ has become even more important to Camille since her diagnos
23、is. “Ive always been the caretaker and the volunteer，but people have helped me，particularly in the last couple of months，so I really want to _13_ that back，” she said.“I want to help people who are in the same _14_ as I am.I would tell them therere a lot of _15_ out there and that its not hopeless.”
24、语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。53岁的Camille身患肺癌，在先进技术的帮助下，她的身体恢复得很好。心存感激的她投身于志愿者行动，帮助和她有相同经历的人。1A.asleep BaloneClonely Dtogether解析：根据上文的“When you first.the end of the world.”可知，人们听到“肺癌”就会认为那是世界末日，结合下文的but fortunately可知，此处表示不是Camille一个人这样认为。alone“独自，孤身一人的”。lonely“孤单的，寂寞的”，侧重于表示主观上感到孤独、寂寞，有较浓的感情色彩。答案：B2A.make sense Bmak
25、e upCmake sure Dmake out解析：根据上下文可知，随着科学飞速进步，一系列的测试有助于确保给病人适时对症下药。make sure“确保，设法保证”。make sense“有道理，易于理解，讲得通”；make up“和解，编造(故事、谎言等)，凑足”；make out“分清，理解，明白”。答案：C3A.benefiting BescapingCtraveling Ddeserving解析：根据上文的“the right medicine reaches the right patient at the right time”以及下文Camille的经历可知，许多人正从癌症诊断
26、测试中受益。benefit from“从中获益”。答案：A4A.relaxation BprotectionCentertainment Dtreatment解析：根据上文的cancer diagnostic testing及下文的medical care可知，Camille接受了适当的治疗和医疗护理。treatment“治疗，疗法，诊治”。答案：D5A.program BprocessCroutine Dservice解析：根据下文的“Now shes swimming a quarter of a mile.with her kids school.”可知，Camille能在治疗疾病的同时
27、进行日常活动。routine“惯例，常规”。答案：C6A.manage BmonitorCfollow Drecord解析：她每三个月做一次CT扫描来监测身体是否有任何变化。monitor“监视，监测，检测，监督”。答案：B7A.help BaccompanyCgreet Dsave解析：根据上文的a 53yearold mother of two teens及常识可知，Camille可以帮助孩子进行课程学习。help with.“帮助”。accompany“陪同，陪伴”；greet“欢迎，迎接”。答案：A8A.besides BmoreoverCotherwise Dinstead解析：Ca
28、mille知道有一些事情要慢慢来，但在其他方面，情况几乎恢复正常了。otherwise“除此之外，在其他方面”。besides“而且”；moreover“加之，再者”；instead“相反，而，却”。答案：C9A.surprise BnatureCspecial Dnormal解析：参见上题解析。normal“正常，常态，通常标准”。答案：D10A.stand BrememberCrealize Dlie解析：根据下文的“However，I became very _11_”和as part of that gratitude可知，空处所在句的感情色彩与however后的内容的感情色彩相反，指
29、初次确诊的时候，Camille简直受不了。stand意为“(一般用于否定句和疑问句)接受，忍受”。答案：A11A.pitiful BgratefulCcautious Dimpatient解析：根据下一段首句的as part of that gratitude可知，Camille内心充满感激。pitiful“令人同情的，可怜的”；grateful“感激的，表示感谢的”；cautious“小心的，谨慎的”；impatient“不耐烦的，没有耐心的”。答案：B12A.struggling BengineeringCvolunteering Dpioneering解析：根据下文的“Ive alway
30、s been the caretaker and the volunteer”“I want to help people”可知，志愿者工作对Camille来说更重要了。volunteer“自愿做，义务做”。答案：C13A.take BlookCreturn Dgive解析：根据上文的“but people have helped me”和下文的“I want to help people.as I am.”可知，Camille在受人帮助后，想要回馈别人的帮助。give back表示“归还，还给”，此处引申为“回报，回馈”。答案：D14A.situation BoccupationCrelat
31、ionship Dsystem解析：此处表示她帮助和她处境相同的人。situation“形势，情况，状况，局面”；occupation“工作，职业”；relationship“关系”；system “系统，体制，制度”。答案：A15A.opinions BoptionsCdifficulties Ddecisions解析：根据下文的“that its not hopeless”可知，Camille认为即使患了肺癌也有许多可选择的事物，而且肺癌并不是没有希望好转的。option“选择，可选择的东西”。答案：B.语法填空The weather refers to the condition of
32、the atmosphere at a certain time and place，like temperature，wind，rain，sun，etc.The weather 1._(relate)to our life.It is all around us all the time，2._(play)an important part in our life.We cant control the weather，but the weather often controls how and where we live，what we do，what we wear and what w
33、e eat. The weather changes 3._(constant)But do you know what it is 4._ makes the weather change？In general，the more sunlight a place gets，the 5._ (warm)it will be.Some places get lots of sunlight.Some places get little 6._ no sunlight in winter.And their temperatures differ from place to place.These
34、 7._ (different)in temperature make the air and water move around the earth，which in turn causes the weather 8._(change) People often confuse “weather” with “climate”Actually，they are not 9._ same thing.Climate is the weather of a place over a long time.The weather changes from day to day and even f
35、rom hour to hour.It can be 10._(sun)in the morning，cold and wet in the afternoon，but the climate changes very slowly over years.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了天气的相关知识，其对人们生活的影响以及它与气候的不同。1解析：be related to意为“与有关”。这里说的是一般性情况，用一般现在时。答案：is related2解析：playing an important part in our life是现在分词短语作状语，分词动作与逻辑主语之间是主谓关系。
36、答案：playing3解析：空格中所填单词在句中修饰谓语动词，需用constant的副词形式。答案：constantly4解析：what引导的宾语从句使用了强调句型。答案：that5解析：句型“the比较级，the比较级”表示“越越”。答案：warmer6解析：该句意为“有些地方在冬天很少或者没有阳光”。答案：or7解析：空格中所填单词在句中作主语，需用different的名词形式，又因为these修饰可数名词复数形式，故填differences。答案：differences8解析：cause sb./sth.to do sth.为固定搭配，表示“引起某人/某物做某事”。答案：to change9解析：the same为固定搭配。答案：the10解析：空格中所填单词在句中作表语，需用sun的形容词形式。答案：sunny
