1、2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（4）完形填空The basic meaning of“pet”is an animal we keep for emotional (情感的) rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is _1_ as a companion, and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy._2_ pets offer more than mere(only) companionship: they invite us to love and be lo
2、ved. Many _3_ feel their pets understand them, for animals are _4_ to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us _5_ when human words dont help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets _6_ us for a home, for food and drink. Dogs _7_， look up to their owners, _8_ makes them feel important
3、and needed.A pet can be something _9_ to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) _10_ child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide _11_ and companionship. It has _12_ been suggested that tiny pets _13_ be sent as companions to astronau
4、ts on space ships, to help reduce the stress (紧张) and _14_ of space flights.In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for _15_. A pet in the family keeps people in _16_ with the more natural，animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understandi
5、ng of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet _17_ helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to _18_ a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels _19_ toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are _
6、20_ for us human beings.1. A. known B. looked uponC. treated D. kept2. A. But B. However C. So D. Otherwise3. A. masters B. owners C. bosses D. hosts4. A. slow B. quick C. easy D. difficult5. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at no time6. A. depend on B. live on C. wait on D. look on 7. A. especi
7、ally B. hardly C. hopefully D. entirely8. A. it B. who C. which D. what9. A. dangerous B. necessary C. the same D. different10. A. single B. only C. separate D. alone11. A. loss B. love C. trouble D. pleasure12. A. ever B. even C. never D. probably13. A. would B. could C. should D. must14. A. loneli
8、ness B. distanceC. darkness D. weight15. A. housewives B. childrenC. grown-ups D. relatives16. A. connection B. conversationC. touch D. love17. A. die B. suffer C. cry D. fight18. A. pay for B. ask for C. call for D. care for19. A. comfortable B. suitableC. valuable D. responsible20. A. fit B. good
9、C. expensive D. bad阅读理解 ABurning the midnight oil before an exam or interview has an opposite effect according to a research which found that sleep is necessary for memories to be “downloaded” into the brain. “A good nights sleep within 30 hours of trying to remember a new task is a necessary condit
10、ion of having good recall in the weeks ahead，” scientists have found.“We think that getting that first nights sleep starts the process of memory consolidation(加强)，” said Robert Stickgold, a sleep researcher at Harvard Medical School who conducted the latest study.“It seems that memories are normally
11、 washed out of the brain unless some process nails them down. I feel uncertain that sleep is one of those things that do the nailing down，” Professor Stickgold said.Professor Stickgolds team trained the 24 people to tell the direction of three diagonal bars (斜线) shown for a sixtieth of a second on a
12、 computer screen full of horizontal stripes (水平线)Half the subjects were kept awake that night, while the others slept. Both groups were allowed to sleep for the second and third nights to make up for any differences in tiredness between the volunteers.Those who slept the first night were much better
13、 at remembering the task while the second group showed no improvement in spite of enjoying two nights of catch-up sleep. A further study by scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck in Germany showed that memories are laid down in two stages during the night. The first is during the deep, so-ca
14、lled “slow wave” sleep, which usually takes place in the first half of the night. The second, and less important stage happens during the periods of dreaming or “rapid eye movement (REM)”. When people dont sleep well in the first half of the night, their memory consolidation is almost the same as ha
15、ving no sleep at all.1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the first paragraph?A. It is necessary to burn the midnight oil before an exam or interview.B. Sleep speeds up the loss of memory.C. Man should have a good sleep if he wants to keep a good memory.D. Staying up late wil
16、l make you better prepared for an exam or interview.2. It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that_. A. some process helps memories to be washed out of the brainB. Professor Stickgold is doubtful about whether sleep can make memories worseC. some memories normally influence the function of the
17、 brainD. sleep may can improve the condition of memories3. How was the research conducted by Professor Stickgold?A. The subjects were divided into two groups.B. All the subjects were kept awake for 3 nights.C. One group slept at the first night but was kept awake the next two nights.D. One group was
18、 kept awake for 3 nights but the other slept for the second and third nights.4. What was the study result of the scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck?A. REM sleep is not important at all for the consolidation for memory.B. Intellectual performance mainly depends on the slow wave sleep peri
19、od.C. When people sleep poorly in the first half of the night, it is almost the same as having no sleep at all.D. REM sleep is as important as slow wave sleep in terms of memory recall.5. The BEST title of this passage is _.A. Sleep Necessary for MemoriesB. The Importance of the First Stage of Sleep
20、C. Studies Made by Scientists About SleepD. The Scientists Achievement in Sleep ResearchBThe blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of man
21、y different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called The Truth of Human Nature. The two m
22、ain characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.There are also social problems addressed. This is done
23、 in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-colored light that gives them a sense of life and happi
24、ness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and
25、 be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.6. The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph proba
26、bly means “_”A. something very successfulB. a highly explosive bombC. something worth a lot of moneyD. a touching story7. In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to _.A. criticize nontolerant and cold-hearted rich peopleB. enlarg
27、e the spectacle of the filmC. criticize the reality of the societyD. emphasize the condition of the poor at that time8. Why were different colors of light used in the film Titanic?A. They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.B. The director was determined to achieve good vi
28、sual effect.C. The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.D. The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.9. What can we infer from the passage?A. The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.B. Though love is the main theme of
29、Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.C. Because of the directors talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.D. In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.10. The writer mainly talks about _ in this passage.A. the process of shooting TitanicB. the leading actor and actres
30、s in TitanicC. the main techniques used in TitanicD. the outline of Titanic参考答案1-20 DABBC AACDB DBCAB CADDB 1. 解析：选C。推理判断题。本文通过实验说明好的睡眠对记忆力至关重要。文章第一段就交代了整篇文章的中心。2. 解析：选D。推理判断题。Professor Stickgold的话说明：睡眠也许是不让记忆力衰退的关键之一。3. 解析：选A。细节理解题。文章第六、七段介绍了参与实验者被分成两组，一组第一天晚上睡觉，另一组第一天晚上不睡觉。4. 解析：选B。细节理解题。文章最后一段说明了
31、slow wave睡眠阶段对记忆的重要性。5. 解析：选A。标题概括题。归纳文章第一段的内容可知答案。6. 解析：选A。根据第一句的描述可知，泰坦尼克很受人们的欢迎，感动了很多的人，是一部很成功的电影。7. 解析：选D。第三段开头指出“里面也反映了一些社会问题”。然后接着举了船下沉的时候下层人民仍被困在地下室里的情节。故选D。8. 解析：选A。根据文章第三段倒数第二句“By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation.”可知，选A。9. 解析：选B。通读全文可知，泰坦尼克中爱情是主题，但也反映了一些社会问题。10. 解析：选C。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了电影泰坦尼克中运用的主要拍摄技巧。
