1、增分强化练(一)阅读理解2完形填空(限时30分钟).阅读理解AOccasions like anniversaries, weddings and reunions call for special event venues (场地)The following places may have a way out.Theres no need to spend money creating atmosphere at special event venues.Its built right in!Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage415 ESTREET, ANCHORAGE, AL
2、ASKA 99501Events, like great music are born of inspiration.Featuring a 13,600squarefoot facility that will seat 275 guests with private event space, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional experience with a rock and roll and twist for each of our guests.Business Expo Center1960 SANAHEIM WAY,
3、 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 92805The Business Expo Center is Orange Countys important event venue in Anaheim, California.Our flexible 36,000squarefoot expo center is home to space for conferences, trade shows and celebrations.We pride ourselves on providing a memorable experience with excellent flexibility
4、, services, and cost savings.We wont charge customers for onsite parking and provide highspeed WiFi.Automobile Driving Museum610 LAIRPORT STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245Centrally located in the South Bay beach community of El Segundo, California, the ADM offers a wonderful venue for private par
5、ties and corporate events.Conveniently located 5 minutes south of LAX, right off the 405 and 105 Freeways, the 610 Lairport space has a special feel surrounded by our primary automobile collection.We offer several different venues inside and outside our facility for diverse events.To better our serv
6、ice, reservations are needed.Yamashiro Hollywood1999 NSYCAMORE AVE., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90068Yamashiro Hollywood is a restaurant and therefore, all food and wine must be handled in house.However, guests are allowed to bring in outside wine and champagne for a corkage fee (开瓶费) 语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍
7、了几个可供特殊需要使用的场所，如纪念日、婚礼和聚会等，并对其特点进行了说明。1What can we learn about Business Expo Center?AYou can enjoy free parking.BIts home to space for music shows.CIts located in Los Angeles, California 92805.DYou can experience highspeed WiFi free of charge.解析：细节理解题。由Business Expo Center中的最后一句“We wont charge custo
8、mers for onsite parking and provide highspeed WiFi.(我们不会向客户收取现场停车费，并提供高速WiFi)”可知，在Business Expo Center你可以免费停车。故选A项。答案：A2Which venue do you need to book in advance?ABusiness Expo Center.BYamashiro Hollywood.CHard Rock Cafe Anchorage.DAutomobile Driving Museum.解析：细节理解题。由Automobile Driving Museum中的最后一句
9、“To better our service, reservations are needed.(为了更好地服务，我们需要预订)”可知，Automobile Driving Museum需要提前预订。故选D项。答案：A3What do the four venues have in common?AThey are located in the same state.BThey are open to special events.CThey enjoy convenient transportation.DThey offer an exceptional experience and fr
10、ee services.解析：推理判断题。由第一段中的“Occasions like anniversaries, weddings and reunions call for special event venues.The following places may have a way out.Theres no need to spend money creating atmosphere at special event venues.(像周年纪念日、婚礼和团聚这样的场合需要特殊的活动场所。以下这些地方可能有作用。没有必要花钱在特别的活动场所营造气氛)”可推断出，文章中四个场所的共同特
11、点就是对特殊活动开放，一些特殊活动可在这些地方举行。故选B项。答案：BBWhen I was three, my parents took me to have an operation in India, which stopped my eyesight from deteriorating (恶化)Several years later we moved to Pakistan, where I received 12 operations within one year and went completely blind.Later, I realized that the docto
12、rs used me as an experiment.I met my husband when he came over from India to study.I wanted to go to India to marry him, but it was almost impossible to emigrate.I made a crazy plan to cross the borders of several countries to get to India.I was arrested in the first country I escaped to.Back in Pak
13、istan, I lost my job and was asked to sign a “nevertoescape” promise.Instead, when I got home, I made a cup of coffee and decided to make a formal application for emigration.The_chance_was_slim,_and people who applied to go to India found it hard to find a job in Pakistan while they were waiting.In
14、the end, my husband managed to smooth the way for my emigration.We got married and had children.But after nine years, he died of brain cancer.I was helpless for a while, and then I learned to face reality optimistically.He taught us happiness came from inside us.Six years ago, I brought home a dog c
15、alled Moritz from the seeingeye dog centre.He was short with long ears.No one liked him because of his pathetic (可怜的) appearance.We were almost always together.Moritz could not leave me for even one minute.Now when I walk down the street, not like before, people will come up and say, “What a good se
16、eingeye dog！”， and have a little chat with me as a normal creature.Im now working for the Association of the Blind and I have many good friends, and a special friend in Hamburg.It is a wonderful feeling to speak freely with someone I cant see, to trust one another. 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者因被医生当作试验品而双目
17、失明，后来由于她丈夫的出现，作者学会了积极面对人生，乐观地生活下去。4The author went blind just because _.Ashe was born completely blindBshe received an operation in IndiaCher parents didnt pay attention to her illnessDshe was unluckily put to the test解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“Later, I realized that the doctors used me as an experiment.”可知，作者被
18、医生当作了试验品。故选D。答案：D5What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?AIt was full of hope to unite with her husband.BEmigrating to India was never easy at that time.CShe was very thin and weak at that hard time.DThere was little chance to find a job in India.解析：句意猜测题。画线句子“The chance was slim”的字面意思是机会
19、很渺茫。slim意为“纤瘦的，苗条的，细小的”。再根据选项的意思可以选出答案，在那个时候移民到印度很不容易。故选B。答案：B6When the author walked down the street before, people may _.Alook down upon her and view her as a poor beingBchat with her with great warmthCcriticize how ugly her dog lookedDrespect her for her independence解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“Now when I walk
20、 down the street, not like before, people will come up.and have a little chat with me as a normal creature.”可知，现在和以前不一样，现在作者走在街上，人们会过来和作者交谈一小会儿像正常人一样。由此可推知以前不是这样，以前在街上人们的反应应该和现在相反，即不愿意和作者交谈，不把作者当作正常人。故选A。答案：A7From the text, we learn the author is _.Aa burden not only for her family but also for the
21、societyBa kindhearted lady protecting wretched petsCnot an obedient citizenDa determined and optimistic person解析：推理判断题。本文主要讲述了作者因被医生当作试验品而双目失明，后来由于她丈夫的出现，在移民印度后，作者学会了积极面对人生，乐观的生活下去。由此可以知道作者是一个乐观积极懂得坚持的人。故选D。答案：D.完形填空Two mayors made a bet on the outcome of the Vegetable Bowl, the annual football game
22、 between their high school teams.If Arvadas team _1_， the mayor of Arvada would send the mayor of Boulder ten pounds of sliced potatoes, _2_ for frying.If Boulders team didnt win, the mayor would _3_ ten pounds of sliced _4_， prepared for sandwiches or salads._5_， before the game started, the mayor
23、of Boulder _6_ the Arvada mayor told someone else something rude about their tomatoes.Arvada mayor said, “They _7_ the worst tomatoes.If they lose and send us their tomatoes, Im going to give them all to my _8_.” The mayor of Boulder was _9_ to hear this, because he thought Boulders tomatoes were th
24、e _10_ in the state.So he gave the _11_ some thought.The following week, the big game was _12_.Boulder lost its star player in the first half when he tripped over a cheerleader (拉拉队长) and _13_ his big toe.The _14_ star player watched the rest of the game from the bench.His team ended up _15_， 12 to
25、38.The two mayors shook hands after the game, and the Arvada mayor said, “Im really looking forward to those tomatoes.” As the Boulder team left the stadium, some _16_ fans threw ripe tomatoes at them.A week later, the mayor of Arvada received a package of _17_ sliced tomatoes.He took them_18_ to hi
26、s pig, which gobbled (狼吞虎咽) them right up.That night the mayor of Boulder _19_ his wife if Arvadas mayor had called.“No，” she said.“Why？” “Because I _20_ a pint of hot sauce (辣椒酱) into the tomatoes and I want to know how his pigs doing.” 语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了两个市的市长用足球队的输赢作为赌注，输了的一方要按要求给另一方10磅切片土豆(10磅
27、切片番茄)。比赛如期进行，但博尔德市的明星球员因为扭伤了大脚趾，他所在的队以12比38输给了阿瓦达队。博尔德的市长按约定送给阿瓦达市长10磅切片西红柿，但为了发泄自己的愤怒在里面混入了辣椒酱。1A.lostBchallengedCcooperated Ddelayed解析：句意：如果阿瓦达的球队输了，阿瓦达的市长就要给博尔德市10磅切好的、可以炸的土豆片。lost输；challenged挑战；cooperated合作；delayed推迟。根据下文的“the mayor of Arvada would send the mayor of Boulder ten pounds of sliced
28、potatoes”可知，此处用“输”符合语境，且下文的“If Boulders team didnt win”也有暗示，lose和not win是同义词，故选A项。答案：A2A.eager BreadyCanxious Dessential解析：句意见上题解析。eager渴望的；ready准备好的；anxious焦虑的；essential基本的。根据上文的sliced可推测，博尔德市要求土豆已经完成切片并且马上可以炸，且下文的“prepared for sandwiches or salads”也有暗示，ready和prepared是同义词，故选B项。答案：B3A.throw BlendCse
29、nd Dsell解析：句意：如果博尔德的球队没有赢，博尔德市长要送10磅可以做三明治或者沙拉的西红柿切片。throw扔；lend借；send送；sell卖。根据上文的“the mayor of Arvada would send the mayor of Boulder ten pounds of sliced potatoes”可知，此处用“送”符合语境，故选C项。答案：C4A.potatoes BtomatoesConions Dcarrots解析：句意见上题解析。potatoes土豆；tomatoes西红柿；onions洋葱；carrots胡萝卜。根据下文的“Because I _20_
30、 a pint of hot sauce into the tomatoes and I want to know how his pigs doing.”可知，此处用“西红柿”符合语境，故选B项。答案：B5A.Besides BThereforeCFinally DUnfortunately解析：句意：不幸的是，比赛开始之前，博尔德市长偷听到阿瓦达市长对别人讲了他们西红柿的坏话。Besides此外；Therefore因此；Finally最终；Unfortunately不幸地。根据下文的“the mayor of Boulder _6_ the Arvada mayor told someon
31、e else something rude about their tomatoes”可知，此处用“不幸地”符合语境，故选D项。答案：D6A.overheard BoverlookedCobserved Dovercame解析：句意见上题解析。overheard无意听到；overlooked忽略；observed观察；overcame克服。根据句意以及下文的“The mayor of Boulder was _9_ to hear this”可知，此处用“无意听到”符合语境，故选A项。答案：A7A.preserve BpickCgrow Dfry解析：句意：阿瓦达的市长说：“他们种的西红柿最糟
32、糕。如果他们输了，我会把他们送的西红柿都倒给我的猪。”preserve保存；pick摘；grow种植；fry炸。根据句意可知，此处用“种植”符合语境，故选C项。答案：C8A.players BpigCcoach Dwife解析：句意见上题解析。players选手；pig猪；coach教练；wife妻子。根据下文的“He took them_18_ to his pig”可知，此处用“猪”符合语境，故选B项。答案：B9A.hopeless BbadCupset Dexcited解析：句意：博尔德的市长听了这些很不高兴，因为他认为博尔德市的西红柿是全国最好的。hopeless没有希望的；bad不好
33、的；upset不高兴的；excited兴奋的。根据上文的worst tomatoes可知，此处用“不高兴的”符合语境，故选C项。答案：C10A.best BonlyCsame Dwhole解析：句意见上题解析。best最好的；only唯一的；same相同的；whole全部的。根据句意再结合上文的“They _7_ the worst tomatoes.”可知，此处用“最好的”符合语境，best和worst是反义词，故选A项。答案：A11A.match BmayorCteam Dmatter解析：句意：因此，他把这件事情想了又想。match比赛；mayor市长；team队伍；matter事情。结
34、合上下文可知，此处是指博尔德的市长把阿瓦达市长说他们的西红柿是最糟糕的这件事想了又想，故选D项。答案：D12A.benefited BwonCplayed Ddelayed解析：句意：一周后，比赛如期举行。benefited对有益；won赢得；played进行比赛；delayed推迟。根据上文的the big game可知，此处用“进行比赛”符合语境，故选C项。答案：C13A.bled BsprainedCsqueezed Dhealed解析：句意：博尔德市在前半场比赛时失去了他的明星球员，当时他在拉拉队长身上绊倒并扭伤大脚趾。bled流血；sprained扭伤；squeezed挤压；heal
35、ed治愈。根据下文的“star player watched the rest of the game from the bench”可推测出，明星球员的大脚趾扭伤了，故选B项。答案：B14A.depressed BastonishedCanxious Dfaithful解析：句意：沮丧的明星球员坐在板凳上观看剩下的比赛。depressed沮丧的；astonished震惊的；anxious焦虑的；faithful忠诚的。根据上文的“its star player in the first half when he tripped over a cheerleader and _13_ his
36、big toe”可推测出，明星球员因为不能参加比赛而沮丧，故选A项。答案：A15A.hoping BlosingCworking Dcompeting解析：句意：他们的球队最终输了，12比38。hoping希望；losing输；working工作；competing竞赛。根据下文的“A week later, the mayor of Arvada received a package of _17_ sliced tomatoes.”可知，博尔德球队输了，故选B项。答案：B16A.curious BtypicalCambitious Dunhappy解析：句意：博尔德球队离场，一些不满的球迷
37、向他们抛掷熟的西红柿。curious好奇的；typical典型的；ambitious有抱负的；unhappy不高兴的，不满的。根据下文的“threw ripe tomatoes at them”可推测，这是一些不满的球迷的行为，故选D项。答案：D17A.positively BcautiouslyCbeautifully Dridiculous解析：句意：一个星期后，阿瓦达的市长收到一个装满精美切片西红柿的包裹。positively积极地；cautiously警惕地；beautifully美丽地；ridiculous荒谬地。根据下文的“Because I _20_ a pint of hot
38、sauce into the tomatoes and I want to know how his pigs doing.”可推测，博尔德市长把西红柿片切地很漂亮是为了在里面混入辣椒酱，而不被察觉，故选C项。答案：C18A.straight BdownCsincerely Dindependently解析：句意：他把它们径直倒给了他的猪，猪很快就狼吞虎咽地把它们吃完了。straight径直地；down向下；sincerely衷心地；independently独立地。根据上文的“Im going to give them all to my _8_”可知，此处用“径直地”符合语境，故选A项。答
39、案：A19A.asked BblamedCinformed Dtexted解析：句意：那天晚上博尔特的市长问他的妻子，阿瓦达的市长是否打来电话。asked问；blamed责备；informed通知，告知；texted发短信。根据下文的“if Arvadas mayor had called”可知，此处用“问”符合语境，故选A项。答案：A20A.sent BtransportedCdissolved Dmixed解析：句意：因为我在西红柿切片里面混合了一品脱的辣椒酱，我想看看猪吃后反应如何？sent送；transported运输；dissolved溶解；mixed混合。根据下文的“a pint of hot sauce into the tomatoes”可知，博尔德的市长在西红柿切片里混合了辣椒酱，故选D项。答案：D
