1、2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（3）完形填空The Voice of America began during the World War. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international _1_， American officials believed they should _2_ the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news r
2、eport began with words in _3_. “The _4_ may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA _5_ were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOAs _6_ had to be changed，_7_ the Soviet Union became enemy of America.
3、They wanted to _8_ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was _9_“ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _10_ English to completely understand its _11_ Engli
4、sh broadcast. So VOA _12_ a simpler kind of English, _13_ uses about 1,500 words and is spoken _14_ of course, it is special English.In the _15_ of most VOA listeners, the most _16_ program is the news report. News from around the world _17_ into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It c
5、omes from VOA reporters in _18_ cities and also from other _19_ like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to _20_ news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.1. A. business B. culture C. support D. information2. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt3. A. same B. short C. En
6、glish D. German4. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions5. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials6. A. home B. position C. purpose D. results7. A. if B. supposing C. considering D. in order that8. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support9. A. known B. reported C. called D. printed10. A.
7、American B. British C. standard D. enough11. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact12. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped13. A. it B. who C. which D. that14. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly15. A. pleasure B. course C. opinion D. advice16. A. difficult B. important C. various D. co
8、mmon17. A. flies B. sends C. delivers D. pasts18. A. all B. major C. American D. news19. A. broadcasts B. formsC. newspapers D. countries20. A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepare阅读理解AEveryone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real
9、. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behaviour，but when youre asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go t
10、o sleep on your back，youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident. If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive
11、 person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn，but you arent very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up(卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself
12、and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and you dont normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt. If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personal
13、ity. You sometimes feel anxious，but you dont often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people. 1. According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality _.A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleep C. only when you refuse to show yourself t
14、o the worldD. only when you change sleeping position2. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality?A. He or she is always open with others. B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. C. He or she is always easily upset. D. He or she tends to believe in ot
15、hers. 3. Which of the following shows the personality of a person sleeping on his stomach?A. He or she is careful not to offend others. B. He or she doesnt want to stick to his or her opinion. C. He or she cant be successful in any business. D. He or she likes to bring others happiness. 4. Why dont
16、you possibly want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. B. He or she is rarely ready to help you. C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out. D. He or she wouldnt like to get help from you. 5. It appears that the write
17、r tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _. A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident，but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying peopleBThe greatest recent social changes have been in t
18、he lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a womans life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight ch
19、ildren, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which customs, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women
20、marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household a
21、ppliances and convenience foods.This important change in womens life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usua
22、lly left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full
23、-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage: with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and int
24、erests of each of them.6. Which of the following is the topic of this passage?A. The marriage of women: past and present.B. Women and their jobs.C. The social changes in the lives of women.D. Womens role in family life.7. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the amount of time the women spent
25、taking care of children _.A. was shorter than in previous centuriesB. was longer than in previous centuriesC. was considered to be surprisingly longD. accounted for a great part of their lives8. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she _.A. is younger when her children are old en
26、ough to look after themselvesB. does not like children herselfC. need not worry about food for her childrenD. can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty9. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than
27、themselvesC. start working again later in lifeD. marry while still at school10. What can be inferred from the last sentence?A. The husband tends to share greater share of duties of family life.B. In the past, the husband used to provide money for the family while the wife ran the home.C. The wife do
28、es not have her own abilities and interests.D. Both the husband and the wife should be satisfied with their family life.参考答案1. 解析：选C。由文意可知，二战期间，德国做广播节目的初衷应是呼吁国际“支持(support)”，而不可能是商业，文化及消息。 2. 解析：选B。由文中的with words可推断出answer。reply后接宾语时要加to。3. 解析：选D。由常识可知，要回复德国电台，得用“德文”来播，这样德国人才能听懂。4. 解析：选A。前文已说了播出的是ne
29、ws report，故选A。5. 解析：选C。由常识可知，播音的主体是announcers(播音员)了。 6. 解析：选C。由文意可知，VOA电台成立之初的目标主要是对二战中的一些敌对国家进行宣传，随着二战结束，敌对国家有所改变，那么广播的目的与对象也应随之而改变。 7. 解析：选C。considering考虑到，表示改变广播目的背景。 8. 解析：选A。reach是中性词，其他三个词要么是褒义，要么是贬义，在此不符合语境。 9. 解析：选C。be called 被称做，符合语境。 10. 解析：选D。由常识可知，对英语不是很精通才导致不能完全听懂英文广播。11. 解析：选A。此处的norma
30、l区别于后文提到的special English。 12. 解析：选A。原来没有的东西，现在发明出来，故用invent。 13. 解析：选C。分析语境及句子结构可知，此处应是引导非限制性定语从句，指物。 14. 解析：选A。由常识可知，正常英语听不懂，除了词汇问题，更重要的还有语速问题，即速度要“慢”。 15. 解析：选C。opinion观点，看法。后面叙述的就是看法、观点。16. 解析：选B。由文意可知，后面的内容体现了新闻报道的重要性。 17. 解析：选A。此处的flies表达了新闻的及时、快速的特点。18. 解析：选B。major cities大城市。根据常识可排除A、D两项；根据around the world，可排除C项。19. 解析：选A。由like可知，所选词须与BBC同类。20. 解析：选D。由后面的定语从句可推知，这里指新闻报道的前期“准备”工作。1-10 BCCAB CAACB