1、.完形填空(建议用时17)2017河南省八市质检My dad always collected coins. He was delighted when the new US. state coins were _1_. He would walk to his longtime bankers and make sure they put at least a _2_ of new coins aside for him. He gave them to every family member. It gradually became a special family _3_ to get
2、coins from Dad.When my dad _4_， I felt such a sense of emptiness. My father and I had been so close. I was lost without his _5_ and support. I wondered if I would ever feel my dad around me again, _6_ me. It was right after Hurricane Katrina and I was doing a motivational meeting for about three hun
3、dred volunteers. At the end of the event, I felt so grateful as I looked at these _7_ individuals. To my _8_， when I glanced at the floor, I saw nothing _9_ a coin, from North Carolina, the state in which my dad was born and _10_.Then two months later, I went back to visit my mom. While I was there,
4、 I went to the bank to _11_ a check. The bank manager, who had known me, called me into her office, showing me the coins for all the states my dad had _12_.Ever since that time, I have always found coins at the most _13_ times, when I needed support the most. Amazingly, nowadays when I need emotiona
5、l support during a _14_ time, a coin will always show up in a(n) _15_ place.It has now become a tradition in my family. Every time a coin appears in our house, one of my kids says, “Oh, its _16_！” We all feel a sense of _17_ every time a single coin turns up in an unexpected place. We have all _18_
6、it as a _19_ of love, guidance and support from Dadand every new coin we find makes us _20_.篇章导读：文章讲述了爸爸是一个爱收集硬币的人，他的爱好渐渐地感染了“我”。爸爸去世后，每当“我”看到钱币后，就会想起他，从而给予“我”克服困难的勇气。1AdeliveredBsoldCdiscoveredDissued答案：Ddelivered“传送”；sold“销售”；discovered“发现”；issued“发行”。根据文意可知，爸爸是一个爱收集硬币的人，每当美国的新硬币发行的时候，他就会很高兴，所以答案是
7、D。2ApackBrollCbunchDpile答案：Bpack“包裹”；roll“一卷”；bunch“簇”；pile“一堆”；a roll of是固定搭配，表示“一打”的意思。根据文意可知，他会走很长时间到银行并且确定他们为他放出至少一打新硬币，所以答案是B。3AtraditionBmemoryCdecisionDinterest答案：Atradition“传统”；memory“记忆”；decision“决定”；interest“利益”。根据文意可知，从父亲那里得到硬币渐渐地成为了我们家的传统，所以答案是A。4AmissedBdisappearedCdiedDdropped答案：Cmisse
8、d“想念；错过”；disappeared“消失”；died“死亡”；dropped“落下”。根据文意可知，父亲去世后，我感到了一种空虚感，所以答案是C。5AguidanceBpromiseCexpectationDbelief答案：Aguidance“指导”；promise“承诺”；expectation“期待”；belief“信念”。根据文意可知，没有了父亲的指导和支持，我迷茫了，所以答案是A。6Awatching overBbringing upCwaiting forDlistening to答案：Awatching over“看守；监护”；bringing up“抚养”；waiting
9、 for“等待”；listening to“听着”。根据文意可知，我想知道我能否像曾经那样感到父亲在我身边，并且看着我，所以答案是A。7AconcernedBdevotedCembarrassedDrelaxed答案：Bconcerned“关心的”；devoted“专注的”；embarrassed“窘迫的”；relaxed“放松的”。根据文意可知，当这件事情结束后之后，看到这些专注的志愿者们我感到很感激，所以答案是B。8AdelightBconfusionCastonishmentDrelief答案：Cto ones astonishment是固定搭配，表示“令某人震惊的是”。根据文意可知，令
10、我感到震惊的是当我瞥见地板时，我看到了一枚硬币，这枚硬币来自卡罗莱纳州北部，是爸爸出生和成长的地方，所以答案是C。9AfromBbutCwithDfor答案：Bnothing but“只有；只不过。”根据文意可知，我什么也没看见除了一枚硬币，所以答案是B。10AraisedBbroughtCgrownDplayed答案：A根据第8题的解析可知，此处表示“被抚养”，所以答案是A。11AspendBsignCpayDcash答案：Dspend“花费”；sign“签约”；pay“支付”；cash“将兑现”。根据文意可知，两个月之后，我回去看望母亲。当我到达那里的时候，我去银行兑付支票，所以答案是D。
11、12AorderedBcollectedCreceivedDshared答案：Aordered“预定”；collected“收集”；received“收到”；shared“分享”。根据文意可知，银行的经理认识我，带我来到她的办公室，向我展示爸爸所预定的所有的硬币，所以答案是A。13AboringBadventurousCpreciousDextraordinary答案：Dboring“无聊的”；adventurous“冒险的”；precious“珍贵的”；extraordinary“不同寻常的”。根据文意可知，从那以后，我会经常在我特殊时期最需要支持的时候看到硬币，所以答案是D。14Acomp
12、licatedBnervousCdisturbedDtough答案：Dcomplicated“复杂的”；nervous“紧张的”；disturbed“打扰的”；tough“困难的”。根据文意可知，使我感到惊奇的是当我处在艰难时期需要精神支持的时候，一枚硬币总会在奇怪的地方出现，所以答案是D。15AstrangeBannoyingCsatisfyingDhard答案：A根据上题解析可知，此处指“奇怪的”地方，所以答案是A。16AmoneyBgrandpaCtoyDbelief答案：B根据文意可知，现在这已经是我们家的传统，每当家里出现硬币的时候，一个孩子就会说那是爷爷，所以答案是B。17Apro
13、udBcomfortCsuccessDinspiration答案：Bproud“自豪”；comfort“安慰；舒适”；success“成功”；inspiration“鼓舞”。根据文意可知，每当硬币在一个不经意的地方出现时，我们就会有一种安慰，所以答案是B。18AthoughtBexplainedCacceptedDconsulted答案：Cthought“认为”；explained“解释”；accepted“接受”；consulted“查询”。根据文意可知，我们都接受了这是父亲传递的信息，这信息包括爱、指导和支持，所以答案是C。19AresultBpraiseCmessageDneed答案：C
14、根据上题解析可知，此处表示“信息”，所以答案是C。20AchangeBgainCimproveDsmile答案：Dchange“改变”；gain“获得”；improve“提高”；smile“微笑”。根据文意可知，我们发现的每个新硬币都使我们感到很高兴，所以答案是D。.阅读理解(建议用时16)AA middleaged man, dressed in an old brown coat, sat quietly on a park bench with a newspaper. He lost his job and life just seemed so pointless. A dark c
15、loud of hopelessness hung over his head.A little girl with a toy bear in hand was playing nearby, whose parents were busy talking with other people. To his surprise, he witnessed the girl stray from the playground in the opposite direction of her parents. But her parents had no idea their daughter w
16、as running off in pursuit of a butterfly.“Maybe there was a danger，” the man abandoned his paper and walked in the girls direction. His walk turned into a jog. He didnt know what he did, but he knew hed have to move more quickly. The girls back was turned as she continued after the butterfly. He wen
17、t into a full speed after the child.“Look out! A speeding car！.” Luckily, she was within grasp. The man reached out， grabbed her arm quickly and pulled her back. The girl screamed in terror. But the noise of the busy streets served to mute her cries to those nearby.“Let me go！” the girl shouted.The
18、man kept hold of her, knelt, and looked her in the eyes. “You should be more careful! Never play near the streets.”“Im sorry I frightened you. Just get back to your parents, kid.” He let go, fully expecting the girl to run away in tears, however, she stayed, staring fixedly at the ground.“Im sorry,
19、mister. I had thought you were a bad man. My toy is now for you.”“Look，” the man sighed, “No need to apologize. You are safer from now on.”She started off, and then turned to wave before she continued back to her folks.The man kept his eyes on her until she reached her parents. “Maybe life isnt so b
20、ad after all. At least theres still some beauty left in this city.”He thought and regained confidence towards life.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个失去工作且对生活失去信心的中年男子，在自己绝望的时候，救了一个面临危险的小女孩，之后感到这个世界上还是有很多值得珍惜的东西的故事。1Why did the man feel depressed at the beginning?ANo one bought his newspaper.BHe wanted a higher pos
21、ition.CPeople ignored him.DHe was out of work.答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“He lost his job and life just seems so pointless. A dark cloud of hopelessness hung over his head.”可知，这个人失去了工作，因此感到很失望。2What did the girls parents do when a danger appeared?AThey had a chat with their friends.BThey read newspapers on
22、a bench.CThey tried to catch the butterfly.DThey witnessed a terrible accident.答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“A little girl with a toy bear in hand was playing nearby, whose parents were busy talking with other people.”可知，小女孩的父母正与他们的朋友聊天，因此当小女孩面临危险的时候，他们根本没注意到。3How did the little girl feel after realizing the m
23、ans behavior?AAnnoyed.BThankful.CTerrified.DExcited.答案：B推理判断题。根据文章第八段“Im sorry, mister. I had thought you were a bad man. My toy is now for you.”可知，小女孩因为误解了他而感到羞愧，并把她的玩具送给他以表达感激之情。4What can we learn from the story?AWhere there is a will, there is a way.BA friend in need is a friend indeed.CHelping o
24、thers means helping oneself.DIts never too late to learn.答案：C推理判断题。绝望的人在拯救了一个小女孩后又对生活充满了希望，暗示出帮助他人也就是帮助自己。1hopelessness n. 绝望；无望2witness vt./n. 目睹/目击证人3pursuit n. 追求；追赶4abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃5scream v/n. 尖叫/尖叫声1reach out 伸出2keep ones eyes on 盯着B2017长沙模拟Why elephants rarely get cancer is a mystery that ha
25、s confused scientists for decades. A study was led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah and Arizona State University, including researchers from the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation may have found the answer. According to the results, elephants h
26、ave 38 additional modified copies of a gene (基因) that encodes p53, a welldefined tumor(肿瘤) suppressor, as compared to humans, who have only two. Further， elephants may have a more powerful mechanism for killing damaged cells that are at risk for becoming cancerous. In isolated elephant cells, this a
27、ctivity is doubled compared to healthy human cells, and five times that of cells from patients with LiFraumeni Syndrome, who have only one working copy of p53 and more than a 90 percent lifetime cancer risk in children and adults. The results suggest extra p53 could explain elephants increased resis
28、tance to cancer.“Nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer. Its up to us to learn how different animals overcome the problem so we can adapt those strategies to prevent cancer in people，” says cosenior author Joshua Schiffman, MD., pediatric oncologist (肿瘤学家) at Huntsman Cancer Institute,
29、 University of Utah School of Medicine, and Primary Childrens Hospital.According to Schiffman, elephants have long been considered a walking problem. Because they have 100 times as many cells as people, they should be 100 times more likely to have a cell slip into a cancerous state and cause the dis
30、ease over their long life span of 50 to 70 years. And yet its believed that elephants get cancer less often, a theory confirmed in this study. Analysis of a large database of elephant deaths estimates a cancer death rate of less than 5 percent compared to 11 to 25 percent in people.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲
31、述了通过对大象的研究，科学家得知了预防和防止癌症发生的方法。5Why do humans often get cancer compared to elephants according to the passage?AElephants are bigger than humans.BElephants have more p53 than humans.CElephants are not as clever as humans.DElephants eat more than humans.答案：B细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句可知，答案为B。6Which of the followi
32、ng is right according to the passage?ASome damaged cells may be dangerous.BSome damaged cells are not dangerous.CSome damaged cells cant be cancerous.DSome damaged cells in elephants bodies are more dangerous than those in humans bodies.答案：A推理判断题。根据文章第一段可推知，选项A正确。本题易误选D。选项A中的dangerous和文中的“at risk fo
33、r becoming cancerous”相对应。文中提及大象强有力的杀死受损细胞的能力是人的两倍，但并没有比较两者的受损细胞哪个更危险。7What can we know from the last paragraph?AElephants have more cells than people.BElephants can get cancer easily.CElephants seldom die from cancer.DElephants often die from cancer.答案：C推理判断题。从最后一段可知，大象死于癌症的百分比是比较少的，和选项C意思相近。故选C。8Wh
34、ich of the following can be the best title for the passage?AElephants Help UsBLearn from NatureCHow to Deal with CancerDNature Helps Us Prevent Cancer答案：D主旨大意题。根据文章所述，人们研究大象得知了如何预防和防止癌症发生的办法。故选D。1further adv. 进一步地；而且2double v. (使)加倍；是的两倍3resistance n. 抗拒；反对4span n. 跨度；范围5estimate v/n. 估价；估计1at risk
35、有危险；冒风险 2.figure out 弄懂；弄清楚.短文改错(建议用时8)Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family among us and the ticket counter.This family made deep impression on me. There were eight children, both probably under the age o
36、f twelve. You could tell they didnt have a lot of money. Their clothes was not expensive, and they were clean. The children were wellbehaved, all of us standing in line, twobytwo behind their parents, held hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and another performances where
37、that they would see that night. Everyone could sense they have never been to the circus before.答案：Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family us and the ticket counter.This family made deep impression on me. The
38、re were eight children, probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didnt have a lot of money. Their clothes not expensive, they were clean. The children were wellbehaved, all of standing in line, twobytwo behind their parents, hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants
39、 and performances that they would see that night. Everyone could sense they never been to the circus before.第一处：amongbetween由后边的and可知，用between。between.and.意为“在和之间”。第二处：deep前加冠词amake a deep impression on sb.意为“给某人以深刻印象”。第三处：bothallall指三者或三者以上。第四处：waswere主语为clothes，故此处应用were。第五处：andbut由句意可知，此处应为转折关系。第六处：usthemthem指前边主语the children。第七处：heldholding此处应为非谓语动词，且hold与逻辑主语之间为主动关系，因此用现分词。第八处：anotherotherother表示“其他的”，后接名词复数。第九处：去掉where由that引导定语从句，where多余。第十处：havehad由全文时态及before可知，此处应用过去完成时。