1、无锡市2014高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解(精品)训练(22)附答案完型填空I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 26 and hardly any income. 27, I stopped giving and became very bitter.Several years later, thing
2、s started to 28 I became 29- enough to have a home, and 30 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 31, “ Will work for food. ” I 32. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 33. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for 34
3、or other bad things. ” She didnt respond. But when I said that, it didnt feel right.Three days later, I was 35 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 36- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bles
4、s you, I only need 77 cents. ” I 37 into my ashtray and 38 enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.Greatly shocked by this 39, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He 40 with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it 41 for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this grea
5、t sale is 42 right away ! ” It was a moment Ill never forget. I think that man wont forget it either, but I was the one who got the best 43 in life_giving. It also 44 me that nothing is a coincidence, 45- everything has meaning26A. debtB. dutyC. shadowD. pressure27A. In factB. In a word C. As a resu
6、ltD. All in all28A. developB. worsenC. varyD. change29A. fortunateB. wealthyC. generousD. successful30A. evenB. stillC. yetD. only31A. decorationB. expressionC. signD. announcement32A. got byB. pulled outC. passed onD. passed by33A. emergencyB. dangerC. needD. panic34A. foodB.alcoholC. medicineD. en
7、tertainment35A. drivingB. joggingC.wanderingD. cycling36A. directedB.challengedC. permittedD. drove37A.reachedB.turnedC. brokeD. searched38A. amusinglyB. strangelyC. awkwardlyD. naturally39A. incidentB.conditionC. stateD. coincidence40A. poured outB. turned outC. broke outD. burst out41A. necessaryB
8、.difficultC. possibleD. suitable42A. queuingB.leavingC. settingD. operating43A. giftB.timeC. favorD. honor44A. impressesB.informsC. persuadesD. reminds45A. orB.andC. soD. however参考答案26-45 ACDBA CDCBA DABDD CBADB*结束One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kin
9、d of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. Whats the matter? I went to a party last night, so I2. I feel so tired these days. I think youd better3.O
10、f course, she never stops talking. She is one of the mostYou can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So guessing is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.71.This passage tells us mainly abo
11、ut _.A. the importance of guessing in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk about C. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time72.From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _.A. so I didnt have a good time. B
12、. so I went to bed very late.C. . So I felt unhappy. D. so I got up very early.73. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _.A. I think youd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.B. I think youd better have something to drink.C. I think youd better get some help from your friends.
13、D. I think youd better be more careful.74. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is _.A. she is one of the most famous film stars.B. she is one of the most beautiful women.C. she is one of the most famous speakers.D. . she is one of the most talkative women.75. From the passage we can infer (推断) th
14、at guessing is _in learning a foreign language.A. the only wayB. more important in spoken English than in written English C. more important than any other wayD. more important in written English than in spoken English*结束第二部分 阅读理解 阅读下列短文,选出最佳选项。(共20小题。每题2分;满分40分)AThere are fifty states in the United
15、States. The largest in population is California. The largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. Californi
16、a and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henrys cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit
17、 New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.46. How many states are there in the U. S. A.?A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen.47. Which state is the largest in population?A. California B. Rhode
18、-Island. C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.48. Which state is the coldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska.49. Which of the following is true?A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.B. Washington is the most important and t
19、he largest city.C. New York is the largest city in the United States.D. Henrys cousin lives in the Seattle.*结束(2011沈阳二模)IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always _1_ on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. This particular Saturday when they met fo
20、r lunch,WHEN _2_ IF wasnt in a great mood (心情). After they sat at the usual table _3_ for them, WHEN asked IF,“ You dont seem your usual _4_ self?”IF replied, “Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I _5_ the time.”WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said,“I too saw a _6_ and Im going to r
21、egister when I get _7_ money.” WHEN then questioned IF,“What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my _8_ broke down. I couldnt type my resume(简历)” “Dont worry. Ive been thinking about looking for another job also, _9_ Ill wait and when the weather g
22、ets _10_ I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldnt _11_ it anymore, he went to them and said,“I think I know _12_ you could solve your problems.”IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the _13_ they faced, t
23、here was no way he could help! _14_ , IF asked the man for advice. The man said,“ Your conversation reminds me of an old _15_:IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing _16_.”IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel _17_ of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)
24、 _18_:next time they met,there would be no “ifs” or “whens”;they would _19_ talk about what they had _20_!空谈会一事无成,要想有所作为,必须立足现实,脚踏实地。1A. agreed B. centered C. relied D. took答案:B。IF和WHEN经常在一起吃午饭,他们的谈话总是以他们原本希望实现或完成的事情为中心,并且他们乐此不疲。center on“集中在,以为中心”为固定搭配。2A. sensed B. insisted C. declared D. guessed答
25、案:A。这个特别的星期六,当他们聚在一起吃午饭时,WHEN意识到IF心情不好。sense意识到,感觉。3A. cleaned B. made C. ordered D. reserved答案:D。当他们坐在平常为他们留着的桌子旁时。reserve保留,预订,保存。4A. sensitive B. honest C. cheerful D. clumsy答案:C。WHEN问IF“你看上去不像平时那样高兴?”cheerful快活的,兴高采烈的,高兴的。5A. had B. spent C. seized D. valued答案:A。IF回答道:“昨天我看到一门我想学的课程,要是我有时间去学就好了。
26、”if only引导虚拟条件句,句中用动词的过去式表示对现在的虚拟。6A. notice B. job C. course D. chance答案:C。WHEN很能理解IF的感受,说到:“我也看到一门课程,当我有足够多的钱的时候,我也想注册学习。”由句中的too可知答案。7A. lucky B. pocket C. enough D. paper答案:C。由行文逻辑可知,WHEN会习惯性地说:当我有足够多的钱的时候。8A. computer B. fridge C. camera D. recorder答案:A。当WHEN问起IF原来打算申请的工作怎么样了的时候,IF回答说:“我当时本来会申请
27、的,但是我的电脑坏了,我没法打简历。”break down崩溃,停止运转,出故障。9A. or B. but C. for D. so答案:B。别着急,我也一直在考虑找另外一份工作,但是我要等待10A. drier B. colder C. wilder D. nicer答案:D。等到天气转好时,我再去找,我讨厌这样糟糕的天气。11A. take B. decline C. support D. watch答案:A。旁边坐着的一个人听到他们说如果这样假如那样之类的话,再也无法忍受,就走到他们跟前说。take it“忍耐”为固定搭配。12A. when B. where C. why D. ho
28、w答案:D。 我想我知道怎样解决你们的问题。13A. changes B. expenses C. challenges D. possibilities答案:C。IF微笑着想即使他知道他们面临的挑战,他也根本没有办法帮助他们。四个选项中只有challenge可以和face构成搭配。face challenges面临种种挑战。 14A. Anxiously B. Curiously C. Surprisingly D. Stubbornly答案:B。由行文逻辑和常识可知,听到这番话,IF肯定很好奇,于是就征求这位男子的建议。15A. saying B. story C. habit D. fi
29、ction答案:A。那个人说:“你们的话使我想起了一句古老的格言。”16A. rose B. grew C. removed D. remained答案:B。那就是:如果种植虚无(IF和WHEN)的话,就会一无所获。17A. tired B. proud C. ashamed D. aware答案:C。听了这番话,两个人彼此惊讶地相互注视着并开始为他们碌碌无为的生活觉得羞愧。18A. ambition B. conclusion C. description D. agreement答案:D。最后他们达成协议。come to an agreement达成协议。尽管come to a conclusion“得出结论,作出推论”也可构成固定搭配,具有一定干扰性,但不符合语境。19A. even B. only C. still D. thus答案:B。下次他们再见面的时候,就没有假如或如果了,他们会只谈他们已经实现的事情。20A. discussed B. promised C. arranged D. accomplished答案:D。accomplish“实现,达到,完成”符合逻辑。 - 8 -