1、徐州市2014高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解基本训练（4）附答案 When someone says, “Well, I guess Ill have to go to face the music,” it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sou
2、r music, indeed, but it has to be faced. The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. The first information comes from the American writer James Fenimore Cooper. He saidin 1851that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in
3、the wings to go on stage. After they got their cue(提示，暗示) to go on, they often said, “Its time to go to face the music.” And that is exactly what they didface the orchestra which was just below the stage. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience th
4、at might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. So, “to face the music” came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice. The other explanation comes from the army. M
5、en had to face inspection by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment cleanshiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?64. According to the passage, the wor
6、d “music” means_ .A. your bosss criticism（批评） B. your leaders inspectionC. something unpleasant to be experienced D. sour pop music65. The phrase “to face the music” was first used by_.A. some American actors B. the American writer James Fenimore CooperC. all the Americans D. the American orchestra6
7、6. An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. One of the reasons is that_.A. his performance might not satisfy most of the audienceB. he might not remember what he should say on stageC. he had to face the unfriendly audienceD. most of the audience might be his friends Cancer is a
8、mong the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. We need to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them. Are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many respo
9、nsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all that they should be? All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. People
10、 who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings. If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more hap
11、pily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hours anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down
12、upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religion.67. Which of the following statements is true?A. Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.B. Stress is the direct cause of caner.C. The causes of stress are worth serious study.D.Cancer is the number one k
13、iller is our society today.68. Judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means_.A. a noisy quarrel B. a very loud noiseC. a neat line of things side by side D. a journey in a boat69. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
14、A. Changing our jobs.B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.C. Speaking out about our frustrations.D. Reading the Bible.70. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “_”.A. Dont let your anger last long.B. Dont get angry while the sun is going down.C. Dont g
15、et angry easily about little things.D. Dont watch the sun set while you are angry.(2011江西卷)What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes.Mary had _1_ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremel
16、y _2_，” she thought.“Sleep, ”she considered, “if only I could! ”But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she _3_ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) _4_ way to make money obviously hadnt met the three boys, she thought. The television was on,
17、 the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Marys _5_ felt heavier and heavier. I mustnt sleep, she thoughtwhich was _6_ what she did, of course.Strangely enough, she soon _7_ that she was a worldfamous chef(主厨). She made a _8_ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the po
18、ol, meeting the rich and famous or _9_ her favorite hobby. She _10_ took the leading role in her own TV show.That is, until she became too _11_. “I am definitely the best in the world, ”she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But _12_ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped a
19、n egg and she cut her finger.Despite all the troubles, she _13_ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. _14_ set in, but Mary could not runshe was _15_ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, _16_ a sharp sound awoke her.She got shocked
20、 and confused_17_ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three _18_ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were _19_， so we tried to make some bread，” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She _20_ t
21、hem never to fall asleep on the job again!本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了作者当保姆照顾三个男孩的经历。照顾三个男孩非常累，尽管作者一再提醒自己，还是在沙发上睡着了，同时还做了一个梦，梦到自己成了世界有名的主厨，在做一只美味的鸡，可是鸡却着火了！作者醒来，原来是三个孩子饿了，到厨房里去做面包，却把面包做糊了。作者给他们做了点心，并又哄他们入睡，且答应他们不会在工作时睡觉了。1A.given BwrittenCtold Dtaught答案：C。她给他们讲故事，故用told。2A.successful BhelpfulCtiring Dsurprising答案：C
22、。这段开头就说的是what a busy day！接下来描述给他们喂饭、洗澡、换睡衣、哄他们睡觉，故照顾这三个男孩很累人。3A.shook BputCbent Dkept答案：B。她把脚放在沙发上。shake摇；put放；bend弯曲；keep使保持某种状态。4A.difficult Bboring Cimportant Deasy答案：D。不管是谁，只要他说照看小孩是一个容易的挣钱方法的话，他肯定没有遇见过这三个小孩。5A.eyes BmindCheart Dlegs答案：A。因为很累，很想睡觉，所以眼睛变得越来越沉。6A.nicely BexactlyCcuriously Dcareles
23、sly答案：B。她想她绝对不能睡觉，当然，她正在这么做的。nicely漂亮地；exactly确切地；curiously好奇地；carelessly粗心地。7A.realized BremindedClearnt Ddreamt答案：D。很奇怪的是，她突然梦到她是世界闻名的大厨。realize意识到；remind使想起；learn得知；dream梦见。8A.decision BfortuneCbusiness Dplan答案：B。根据后文所说的她戴着钻石项链，穿着名牌服装可知她发了财。make a fortune发财。9A.cooking BreadingCrunning Dbabysittin
24、g答案：B。大部分时间她都在池塘边放松，接见有名的富人或者读书这是她的爱好。10A.just BeverCeven Donly答案：C。作者又有钱又有名，甚至在她自己的电视剧里担任主角。just 仅仅；ever曾经；even甚至；only仅仅。11A.selfish BproudCstubborn Dsensitive答案：B。根据后一句“I am definitely the best in the world”可知作者应该是一个很自傲的状态。12A.everything BsomethingCanything Dnothing答案：D。但是没有任何一件事在往好的方向发展。13A.tried
25、 Barranged Cmanaged Dprepared答案：C。尽管发生了一切不顺利的事情，但是她还是成功地把鸡放进了炉子里。manage to do sth.成功地做成某事；try to do sth.试图做某事；arrange to do sth.安排做某事；prepare to do sth.准备做某事。14A.Panic BPain CNoise DStress答案：A。鸡烧糊了，窜出了火苗，满屋子都是烟，人们的情绪自然会很慌张。15A.frozen Bdragged Cpushed Dbrought答案：A。她不能动她像一块冰块儿一样站在原地无法动弹。16A.because Bu
26、ntilCas Dunless答案：B。她很努力地尝试，但是无法动弹，直到尖锐的声音将她惊醒。此处是not.until句型。17A.smoke BlightCwater Dfire答案：A。从后文来看，三个孩子在厨房里烤面包，而且烤糊了，故烟从厨房里冒出来。18A.cheerful Bstrange Cguilty Dconfident答案：C。根据后文的sorry，可知孩子们很内疚。19A.busy BhungryCworried Dasleep答案：D。我们很饿，你又睡着了。20A.promised Ballowed Cexpected Dpersuaded答案：A。她向孩子们保证再也不会
27、在做这份工作的时候睡觉了！ 阅读理解 （共两节，满分34分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 APeople travel for a lot of reasons. Some travelers go to see places of a long history. Others are looking for cultures, or just want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European trave
28、lers are looking for a sunny beach to lie on. Northern Europeans like to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year in
29、the rain. This is the reason why the sea attracts them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts(度假胜地) and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: the sun.The large crowds mean lots of money for the countries along the sea. Italys hotels are all booked without
30、a break every summer, and also French beaches, Spains coastline.The Mediterranean is becoming one of the most polluted seas on earth. But people do not mind much. They dont go there for clean water and they allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. No matter how dirty the water is, the co
31、astline still looks beautiful. If the sun shines, it is much better than sitting in the cold rain in those big cities.56. The writer suggests Europeans travel mostly for the reason that _.A they take interest in different cultural and social customsB they prefer to take pictures before famous places
32、C they wish to be away from cold, dark and rainy daysD they want to see places of interest62. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “attract” most probably means _. A. upsetB. concernC. troubleD. interest63. The country to which lots of foreigners travel can _ .A. get a lot of moneyB. have more sunshine C. have more beachesD. have dirty water64. Which of the following might damage travelers fun at the beaches?A. Crowded beaches B. Rainy weather C. Traffic jams D. Polluted water 参考答案-6164CDAB*结束- 7 -
