1、广东深圳市2015高考英语语法填空、阅读类练习(3)及答案语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分1 5分)阅读下列短文,根据上下文在空白处填写适当的词语,或使用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。“Christmas is not fun when youre poor,” I thought to myself _16_ I slowly climbed the steps to my cold, damp apartment.1 was a young, struggling teacher _17_ salary was very low and it was Christmas. My
2、wife and I couldnt even afford to get gifts for each other and _18_ only gifts we could get for our young daughter and son were a few stuffed animals(动物玩具)that I had found on sale. I opened the door to the apartment and _19_(bring) in the gifts I had hidden in our old car until Christmas. Then I han
3、ded them to_20_ 4-year-old son and 18-month-old daughter. I watched them _21_ a sad smile when they did their best to tear off the wrapping paper. _22_ (pull) out their toys, they became so excited that they jumped up and down with joy. My daughter _23_ (happy) hugged her stuffed animal and then hug
4、ged her mom and me as well. I laughed as I watched my children play with their stuffed animals for hours that day. Although it has been over twenty years so far, I still remember that Christmas as if it _24_ (be) yesterday. It is one of those special days _25_ will stay in my heart forever. I still
5、have the gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me .that day, which l will try to share in my own life every day.【参考答案】16-25 (One possible version)16. when 17. whose 18. the 19. brought20. my 21. with 22. Pulling 23. happily 24. were 25. that 语法填空本文为记叙文。作者回忆20多年前自己一家人所过的一个圣诞节。他们当时虽然贫穷,但是孩子的
6、微笑成为他们终身回忆的礼物。16. when。考查副词。表示时间,故应该填副词as / when。17. whose。考查定语从句。该空格之前是先行词teacher,之后是名词salary,故填形容词性关系代词whose引导定语从句并在从句中作定语。18. the。考查冠词。only前面用the,特指仅有的那些礼物。19. brought。考查动词时态。这里考查动词时态的不规则变化。20. my。考查代词。根据句意,“我”把礼物给“我”的孩子们,可知这里应填my。21. with。考查介词。with a .smile 意为“带着的微笑”。22. Pulling。考查非谓语动词。在孩子们拿出玩具
7、的过程中,作者注意到他们笑得越来越开心了。本句的主语they和pull是主动关系,表示伴随状态。23. happily。考查词类转换。空格后是谓语动词,故应该填副词做状语。24. were。考查虚拟语气。as if 引导的从句此处用虚拟语气,故动词形式变为were。25. that。考查定语从句。that / which 引导定语从句并在从句中做主语。【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题(5)】完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。Unlike high school where braces are often as common a
8、s ponytails, my crooked teeth (歪牙) had been embarrassing me when I had to wear braces (牙箍) at college. At first, my 1 made me feel self-conscious and 2 to smile. The money I had to 3 each month made me less willing to spend money on other things, like nice dinners or a new pair of jeans. And because
9、 I went to 4 out of state, I had to find the time to drive several hundred miles back home every time I needed a(n) 5 in hospital, which was usually every 6 to 8 weeks. I got my braces off for the 6 time at the beginning of my last semester of college. I was 7 with the results, although I thought I
10、liked my smile better after the first time I had got them off. Through this experience, I learned that you can 8 find something about your appearance that you dont like. If you can 9 it, cool. If not, its not the end of- the world. Once I got over the fact that my 10 was going to be a little rough f
11、or a while, I was able to go to parties and have fun. Ive come to that realization, so I would not like to go through this experience again. Thats why my retainer(牙架) 11 in my mouth unless Im cleaning it or eating. If I had 12 my dentists instructions the first time around, I could have saved myself
12、 a lot of time and money and 13 some pain and inconvenience. In a few more weeks, Ill 14 have to wear my retainer at night. A few months after that, Ill probably be told that I can stop wearing it 15 . I hope my teeth will be healthy and I will never feel embarrassed again. 1. A. teeth B. shoes C. b
13、races D. glasses 2. A. unable B. willing C. convenient D. unwilling 3. A. pay B. take C. have D. find 4. A. college B. church C. market D. hospital 5. A. realization B. adjustment C. judgment D. instruction 6. A. third B. last C. first D. second 7. A. pleased B. popular C. careful D. comfortable 8.
14、A. rarely B. always C. never D. daily 9. A. use B. lose C. hate D. fix 10. A. face B. smile C. appearance D. mouth 11. A. joins B. fills C. brings D. stays 12. A. followed B. made C. refused D. owed 13. A. received B. accepted C. avoided D. saved14. A. hardly B. seldom C. almost D. only15. A. altoge
15、ther B. instead C. informally D. partly【参考答案】1-5 CDAAB 6-10 DABDB 11-15 DACDA完形填空本文作者讲述了自己上大学时戴“牙箍”的感受与心理历程。1. C。原词复现。从上句I had to wear braces (牙箍) at college可知应是“牙箍”(braces)。2. D。从文中self-conscious(害羞的,不自然的)可知作者“不愿意(unwilling)”笑。3. A。根据句意,在戴牙箍后每月花的钱使得我不大愿意花钱在其他事情上。4. A。 原词复现。根据第一句“.my crooked teeth h
16、ad been embarrassing me when I had to wear braces at college”可知,应选A。本句句意为“我要去外州上大学”。5. B。根据常识戴“牙箍”一段时间以后应需要医生“调整,校正 (adjustment)”,因此应选B。6. D。根据首句和后文“although I thought I liked my smile better after the first time Id got them off”可知,现在是第二次,因此应选D。7. A。从后文的让步状语可知,作者对结果还是满意的(pleased),因此选A。8. B。根据文意及常识可知
17、,每个人总是(always)能发现自己外表上的一些不足,因此应选B。9. D。根据文章意思可知,每个人总能发现自己外表上的不足,如果你能调整(fix)这些不足的话,就很好。10. B。原词复现。从上文“although I thought I liked my smile better after the first time I had got them off”可知应选B。11. D。根据常识可知牙架应在我的嘴里(stay in my mouth),其他选项均不符合句意。12. A。固定搭配。句意为“听(follow)牙医的话”,因此应选A。13. C。本句为虚拟语气,与事实相反,从前句s
18、aved可知,既节省时间又避免(avoid)疼痛。14. D。句意为“再过几周,我只(only)在晚上戴了”,即白天不用戴了。15. A。从上句的只在晚上戴可知,再过几个月,“我”就完全 (altogether)停止戴牙架了,即再也不用戴了。阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the worlds biggest pyramids: the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. Theyre put
19、ting lots of small, high-tech (高科技的) machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets. For thousands of years, people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop robbers from finding the treasures insi
20、de. However, there always have been some smart thieves in history. Now, almost all of Egypts pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.In AD 820, an Arab ki
21、ng named Abdullah Al Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, they found three rooms the Queens Chamber(墓室), the Grand Gallery and the Kings Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didnt find the treasures they wanted. The Queens and K
22、ings Chambers were both empty! Where were the Kings mummy(木乃伊) and his treasures? Had someone already taken them away? The huge stone doors at the pyramids entrance were still closed when Al Manums men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?Since then, many people have gone inside the Great
23、 Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found a mysterious locked stone door.60The first two paragraph
24、s were written to show that .Athe Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historic buildingBancient Egyptian emperors were cruel Cconstruction workers led a hard life in ancient EgyptDThe secrets of the pyramids remain to be uncovered 61What is the purpose of making some secret doors to the pyramids?ATo tr
25、y to unlock some of its secretsBTo stop robbers from finding the treasures insideCTo refuse some visitors all over the world into itDTo tell the truth to the people in the future.62Which of the following is NOT true to the Great Pyramid of Khufu?AIt is the largest pyramid in the worldBIt is the only
26、 one of the ancient wonders that is still standingCAbdullah A1 Manum took the Kings mummy and his treasures awayDScientists found a mysterious locked stone door to the Great Pyramid63What would be the best title for the text?AThe Pyramid of the SunBThe Great Pyramid of KhufuCA Mysterious Locked Ston
27、e DoorDUnlocking the Doors of History【参考答案】60、D 61-63 BCD 阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) species. The discovery was made by researchers at York
28、 and Harvard Universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephantsthe Asian elephant, African forest elephant, and African savanna elephant. Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石), mammoths and mastodon
29、s, the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths. The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African f
30、orest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists. There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might
31、 be separate species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species. Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species, despite the elephants significant size
32、differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3. 5 metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2. 5 metres. The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so different
33、does not necessarily mean they are different species. However the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA. Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, said, “We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conserv
34、ation purposes. Since 1950, all African elephants have been conserved as one species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority (优先) for conservation purposes.”1. One of the fossils studied by the researche
35、rs is that of.A. the Asian elephantB. the forest elephantC. the savanna elephantD. the mastodon elephant2. The underlined word “divergence” in Paragraph 4 means “.AA. evolutionB. exhibitionC. separationD. examination3. The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephants.A. DNAB.
36、 heightC. weightD. population4. What are Alfred Rocas words mainly about? A. The conservation of African elephants.B. The purpose of studying African elephants.C. The way to divide African elephants into two units.D. The reason for the distinction of African elephants.5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Naturalists Beliefs about ElephantsB. Amazing Experiments about ElephantsC. An Unexpected Finding about ElephantsD. A Long Scientific Debate about Elephants参考答案1-5 DCAAC