1、核心素养提能练“阅读理解完形填空”组合练.阅读理解Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall？Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists？In what other language do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway？In what other language do they call the thi
2、rd hand on the clock the second hand?Lets face it：English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant，neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.Sweetmeats are candy，while sweetbreads，which arent sweet，are meat.We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes
3、(探讨它的矛盾)，we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes，but fingers dont fing，grocers dont groce，and hammers dont ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth，shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose，two geeses
4、o one moose，two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same，while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by
5、people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of human beings.Thats why，when stars are out，they are visible；but when the lights are out，they are invisible.And why，when I wind up my watch，I start it；but when I wind up this essay，I end it.1According to the passage .Aboxing rings should be roundB
6、there should be an egg in an eggplantCpineapples are the apples on the pine treeDsweetmeats and sweetbreads are different things答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Sweetmeats are candy，while sweetbreads，which arent sweet，are meat.”可知，蜜饯是糖果，而杂碎是肉，由此可知，蜜饯和杂碎是不同的东西，故D项正确。2Which of the following includes two items whi
7、ch have the similar meaning?AA wise man and a wise guy.BQuite a lot and quite a few.COverlook and oversee.DHot as hell and cold as hell.答案B解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句“How can overlook and oversee be opposites，while quite a lot and quite a few are alike？”可知，quite a lot 和 quite a few的意思相近，故B项正确。3The underlined
8、 words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “ ”Ablow Broll upCfinish Dget hurt答案C解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“when I wind up my watch，I start it；but when I wind up this essay，I end it”可知，画线的wind up与end意思相近，有“结束、完成”之意，故C项正确。4Through the many paradoxes in the English language，the writer wants to show t
9、hat human beings are .Aclever BcrazyClazy Ddull答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“English was invented by people，not computers，and it reflects the creativity of human beings.”可知，英语是人而不是电脑发明的，它反映了人类的创造力。由此可知通过英语中的许多悖论，作者想表明人类是聪明的，故A项正确。.完形填空“Daily Star，sir，” called Jason，carrying some newspapers under his arm.The
10、little boy had been running up and down the street，but there were still twenty 5 left.His voice was almost gone and his heart was 6 .The shops would soon close，and all the people would go home.He would have to go home too，carrying the papers 7 money.He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make m
11、ore money to buy a 8 for his mother and some seeds for his bird.That was why he had bought the papers with all his money.He 9 as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.“You dont know the 10 of selling papers.You must shout，Hot news！Bomb bursting！” another newsboy Chad told Jason.“ 11 its n
12、ot in the paper at all，” replied Jason.“Just run away quickly 12 they have time to see，and youll 13 out and get your money，” Chad said.It was a new 14 to Jason.He thought of his bird with no 15 and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother，but was 16 that he would not tell a lie.Though he was 17 a po
13、or newsboy，he had been 18 some good things.The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers 19 .Several boys were crowding around Chad，who declared with a 20 smile that he sold six dozen the day before.He added that Jason 21 money because he would not tell a lie.The boys 22 at Jason.“You w
14、ouldnt tell a lie yesterday，my boy？” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jasons shoulder 23 .“Youre just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new 24 .He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie，but got a wellpaid job because he told the truth.5A.sh
15、ops BcoinsCpeople Dpapers答案D解析根据第一段第一句中的“carrying some newspapers”和后文中的“carrying the papers money”可知，这个男孩在卖“报纸(paper)”。虽然他很卖力，但是手中还有没卖出去的报纸。6A.open BheavyCpure Dweak答案B解析根据上一句可知，他的报纸没有卖完。根据本句中的“His voice was almost gone.”可知，这时候他几乎说不出话来了，内心应该是很“沉重的(heavy)”。open开放的；pure纯洁的；weak虚弱的。7A.instead of Bin re
16、turn forCregardless of Din exchange for答案A解析根据第一段第二句可知，他没能卖出所有的报纸，因此也就赚不到多少钱，那么他带回家的就是剩余的报纸，“而不是(instead of)”钱。in return for作为对的回报；regardless of不管；in exchange for作为的交换。8A.cup BcardCcomb Dcake答案D解析根据第三段第二句中的“the cake he wanted to buy for his mother”可知，这个小男孩赚钱的目的之一是给妈妈买“蛋糕(cake)”。9A.gave in Bbroke dow
17、nCgot away Dshowed up答案B解析根据前文可知，这个男孩没有把报纸都卖出去。结合本句中的“he thought of his failure”可知，这时候这个小男孩简直就要“崩溃(break down)”了。give in屈服；get away离开；show up出现。10A.difficulty BprocessCgoal Dsecret答案D解析联系本空后面的“You must shout.”可知，另外一个卖报纸的男孩在向Jason传授卖出所有报纸的“秘诀(secret)”。difficulty困难；process过程；goal目标。11A.And BBut CFor D
18、So答案B解析根据上一句可知，另外一个报童Chad给Jason出了一个主意，但是遭到了Jason的质疑。这里是转折关系，所以用连词but。12A.before BsinceCthough Dunless答案A解析在传授“秘诀”的时候，Chad告诉Jason在买报人看内容“之前(before)”就要跑掉，以免被发现撒谎。13A.call Bdrop Csell Dreach答案C解析根据第一段最后一句中的“sell all his papers”和第二段第一句中的“selling papers”可知，Chad在教Jason一个“卖光(sell out)”所有报纸的方法。14A.edition B
19、ideaCpolicy Dtask答案B解析联系第二段可知，Chad出的“主意(idea)”对于Jason来说很新颖。edition版本；policy政策；task任务。15A.bread BinsectsCseeds Dwater答案C解析由第一段倒数第三句中的“some seeds for his bird”可知，选C。16A.concerned BamazedCexcited Ddetermined答案D解析根据下文中的“You wouldnt tell a lie yesterday.”可知，这个男孩决意不通过撒谎的方式卖出更多的报纸。determined决意的，坚决的，符合语境。17
20、A.still BalreadyCjust Dalso答案C解析联系空前的Though可知，本句是在强调尽管他“只是(just)”一个贫穷的报童，这里用just加强语气。18A.taught BhandedCawarded Dallowed答案A解析联系空后的“some good things”可知，Jason之所以能坚持不撒谎，是因为之前有人“教(teach)”给他一些美好的德行。hand交给；award授予；allow允许。19A.at once Bby chanceCas usual Don purpose答案C解析联系上文可知，Jason并没有像Chad那样做。第二天下午，他“像往常一
21、样(as usual)”来取报纸。at once立刻；by chance偶然；on purpose故意。20A.proud BgentleCwarm Dpolite答案A解析联系本句中的“he sold six dozen the day before”可知，Chad因自己卖出的报纸很多而感到“骄傲(proud)”。gentle温和的；warm温暖的；polite有礼貌的。21A.borrowed BlostCmade Dsaved答案B解析联系第一段的内容可知，Jason因为没有卖出所有的报纸而“赔钱(lose money)”了。文章最后一段最后一句的lost也是解题线索。在Chad看来，这
22、是因为Jason不会撒谎。borrow借；make赚(钱)；save节省。22A.laughed BshoutedCnodded Dstared答案A解析根据最后一段中Chad所说的话可知，这些男孩在“嘲笑(laugh at)”Jason。shout at朝大声喊；nod at朝点头；stare at盯着看。23A.bravely BgratefullyCfondly Dmodestly答案C解析根据后面的一句“Youre just the boy I am looking for.”可知，这个绅士正要找像Jason一样诚实的人。他找到之后，当然是“慈爱地(fondly)”拍拍Jason的肩膀
23、。bravely勇敢地；gratefully感激地；modestly谦虚地。24A.duty BbusinessCjob Dmethod答案C解析根据下一句中的“got a wellpaid job”可知，Jason因为自己的诚实而得到了一份新“工作(job)”。duty责任；business生意；method方法。主观题规范练.语法填空When I was 14，I decided to make some pocket money by 25. (help) Mr Miller cut the grass in the garden.I worked hard because that w
24、as my first parttime job.After working for one week，Mr Miller said that he had no money for me.That surprised me 26. (great)I argued with him，and then I went back home in 27. (angry)My parents told me not to be angry with Mr Miller because 28. was in difficulties.Then my mother called up Mr Miller a
25、nd they talked about something on 29. phone.A few days 30. (late)，my mother asked me to return to Mr Millers garden because he was too weak 31. (look) after it.When I came back，Mr Miller said，“Sorry，I have no money,32. I can do something for you.” He played a CD for me.Hearing the beautiful music，I
26、was so 33. (interest) in it that I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure.At last，he gave me a ticket to a concert.After that，I 34. (become) very fond of music.Now I am fond of the most popular singers in our country.I can never thank Mr Miller too much.25答案helping解析考查动名词。介词by后加动名词作宾语。故填hel
27、ping。26答案greatly解析考查副词。副词greatly作状语，修饰谓语动词。故填greatly。27答案anger解析考查名词。固定短语in anger意为“生气地”。介词后加名词，故填anger。28答案he解析考查代词。此处是指上文提到的米勒先生，人称代词作主语，故填he。29答案the解析考查冠词。固定短语on the phone(通过电话)，故填the。30答案later解析考查副词。短语A few days later“几天之后”在句中作时间状语，副词later指时间上较晚。故填later。31答案to look解析考查不定式。固定结构too.to.太而不能。to后接动词原
28、形，故填to look。32答案but解析考查连词。句意为：米勒先生说：“对不起，我没有钱，但是我能为你做些事情。”句中前后是转折关系，故填but。33答案interested解析考查形容词。句意为：听着这美妙的音乐，我对它如此感兴趣，以至于我忘记了钱，并愉快地做了这项工作。固定短语be interested in(对感兴趣)，故填interested。34答案became解析考查时态。句意为：从那以后我变得非常喜欢音乐。空处是谓语动词，说的是过去的事情，要用一般过去时态。故填became。.补全写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Driving on IceIn many
29、 northern states，the winters are so cold that the lakes freeze right over.In Minnesotas，Michigan，and Maine，the ice in these lakes can freeze two to three feet deep.When the ice is that thick，it becomes possible to actually drive a car or truck across the ice.While driving on ice sounds like somethin
30、g that people would do just for fun，a lot of people drive across frozen lakes for very practical reasons.For example，there are people who live yearround on islands within these northern lakes.In the middle of winter the only practical way of traveling to the mainland is by driving across the frozen
31、lakes.Actually，when the lake is frozen two to three feet deep，this is a perfect opportunity for people living on islands to transport large objects onto or off the islands.Say，for instance，you owned a cabin on a small island in the middle of a lake in Michigan.Suppose you decided that you wanted to
32、build an extra room onto the cabin.Transporting all the building materials onto the island using a boat would take a lot of work and expense.But if you waited until winter，you could easily drive all the building materials across the lake.How can you tell if a lake is frozen solid enough to drive on？
33、The surest way to know is to wait until several other cars and trucks have safely driven across the ice.Its possible that one section of the lake has currents that prevent the lake from freezing solid.Or there might be a river or stream that brings slightly warmer water into one part of the lake.So
34、even though most of the lake is frozen solid，one section of the lake can have thin ice.Usually it takes at least two to three weeks of very cold weather before deep ice is formed on a lake.Here in the northern United States，deep ice doesnt form until midJanuary，at the earliest.Do the tires of cars s
35、lip when they drive across ice？Yes，sometimes they do.But almost every car and truck that drives on ice has snow tires，which creates extra friction between the tires and the ice.Some people also choose to put chains on their tires，which gives the tires an even stronger grip against the ice.请根据括号里的汉语提
36、示，补全短文。The article introduces 35.driving on ice(冰上驾驶) in some northern states in America.(要点1)People drive on the lakes when they have to transport 36.what they use in daily life(他们日常生活所用的东西)(要点2)37.To judge whether the ice is solid or not(为了判断冰是否结实)，you can wait and watch other cars and trucks across it.But you still should be careful 38.because some parts of the lake mightnt be solid(因为部分湖面可能不结实)(要点3)To prevent the tires slipping on the ice,39.you need to use snow tires or put chains on them(你需要用雪地轮胎或给轮胎安上链条)(要点4)