1、检测题24. 阅读理解(原创)People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela, South Africas first black president. He died Thursday at the age of 95. South African President Jacob Zuma said, “The nation has lost its greatest son, and our people have lost a father. ”Mandela had been in poor health for sever
2、al years. He was repeatedly treated in hospital, most recently for a lung infection. He became infected with tuberculosis(肺结核)many years ago while in prison. Nelson Mandela was the main leader in efforts to end white minority rule in South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for his part in fighting
3、 apartheid(种族隔离)the nations policy of discrimination(歧视)against blacks. Many world leaders, past and present, are remembering Nelson Mandela. Frederick W. de Klerk was South Africas last apartheid leader. He freed Mandela from prison in 1990. Later, the two men won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. de Kler
4、k said people will remember Mandela for the importance he placed on reconciliation(和解)being able to reach a settlement between conflicting sides. He said their relationship was, in his words, “often stormy”, but he said they were“always able to come together at critical(关键的)moments. ”In the United S
5、tates, President Barack Obama called Mandela an influential, brave and profoundly good human being. Mr. Obama said Mandela will be remembered for leaving a free South Africa at peace. “I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandelas life. My very first political actionth
6、e first thing I ever did that involved an issue, or a policy, or politicswas a protest against apartheid. I would study his words and his writings. ”In London, British Prime Minister David Cameron called Mandela a true global hero. In his words, a great light has gone out in the world. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了
7、南非前总统曼德拉的去世及世界各国主要领导人对曼德拉的缅怀。1. Which is TRUE about Mandela? A. He seldom received treatment in hospital. B. He died in prison. C. A lung infection caused Mandelas death. D. He died when he was still president. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段He was repeatedly treated in hospital, most recently for a lung infecti
8、on. 一句可知曼德拉因肺部感染去世。故选C。2. What does the underlined word“stormy”in Para. 6 mean? A. rainyB. fierceC. peacefulD. challenging【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据后句Mr. de Klerk说在关键时刻双方能够联合可知双方的关系有时很激烈。3. What can we learn from the passage? A. Frederick W. de Klerk is still an enemy of Mandela. B. President Barack Obama lear
9、ned a lot from Nelson Mandelas life. C. Nelson Mandela fought for the independence of South Africa. D. Jacob Zuma called Mandela a true global hero. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandelas life. . . ”部分可知美国总统奥巴马从曼德拉身上学到了许多。4. The passage is m
10、ost likely a part of. A. an advertisementB. a travel bookletC. a biographyD. a newspaper【解析】选D。文章出处题。本文介绍了曼德拉去世后世界各国举行哀悼的情况, 最可能出自报纸的新闻, 故选D。A项意思是“广告”; B项意思是“旅游手册”; C项意思是“人物传记”。. 完形填空ChiChi, the Chihuahua is the Hero Pet of the Year. At 13 pounds, ChiChi might be most at home in a handbag. “Hes so1t
11、hat I can take him up with one hand, ”says Mary Lane of her energetic pet. “Most people see him and think hes2. ”But last October, the Chihuahua3to be more than just a pretty face. Mary and her husband, Rick, were4on the beach one afternoon while on vacation in North Carolina. As usual, ChiChi was5o
12、n his blanket in his own little beach chair. “We had our6buried in books, ”recalls Rick, “when suddenly the7became extremely disturbed. His8was different from anything we had heard before. And he would not let us9him. ”ChiChi ran back and forth in front of his10, pulling at his leash as if to run do
13、wn the beach. The Lanes sat up to see two elderly11in the ocean, about 10 feet off shore. One was on her back, her12tipping under the waves. The other was13trying to keep her friends head above the surface. The Lanes14across the sand and into the surf. Rick swam to the woman in danger of drowning, w
14、hile Mary held fast to the other one and15her up on the beach. “Then I went back to help Rick, ”Mary recalls. “The sand dropped off steeply, and a riptide(激流)was16the woman under. She was completely disoriented(不知所措的). ”Still recovering from recent knee surgery, the woman had been unable to17or push
15、 herself up. “Her friend had been in danger too, ”Mary says. “The waves were pushing her around. Theres no way she could have18much longer. ”The women hadnt called out for help. “They were19so hard, and there was no time for screaming, ”Mary recalls. But ChiChi had sensed danger nonetheless. “The do
16、g knew. Ive20over how. ”Duty done, ChiChi was back in his chair, asleep. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 介绍了一条小狗跟随主人在海边休闲时, 敏锐地察觉到海中有人遇险, 便做出一反常态的反应提醒主人, 在主人的努力下终于使两位遇险的游客获救, 这使它成为年度英雄宠物。1. A. smartB. tinyC. weakD. lovely【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文“只有13磅, 吉吉或许可以放在一个手提包中”和下文“我用一只手就可以把它拎起来”可以断定这条狗很小, 故最佳答案为B项。smart“聪明的”; weak“
17、虚弱的”; lovely“可爱的”, 与后文的I can take him up with one hand在信息的表达上都不搭配。2. A. uselessB. carelessC. kindD. crazy【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。前文谈到这条狗很小, 故可以推断: 绝大多数人在看到它时都会认为它没有什么用处。故答案为A。3. A. wantedB. decidedC. provedD. agreed【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后文这条狗的表现可以断定该句意思是: 这条吉娃娃狗“证明”了自己不仅仅长着一个漂亮的脸蛋, 答案为C项。4. A. workingB. swimmingC. qu
18、arrelingD. relaxing【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文“在北卡罗来纳州的海滩上悠闲度假”可以断定玛丽和丈夫正在沙滩“休闲”, 故答案为D项。5. A. practicingB. lyingC. barkingD. eating【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。该句意思是: 像往常一样, 吉吉正躺在自己那个沙滩椅中的毯子上。从最后一段的那句话“它回到椅子上睡觉”也可以看出这里是“躺”着, 故答案为B项。6. A. handsB. mouthsC. earsD. noses【解析】选D。固定搭配题。bury ones nose in books指“埋头读书”, 是固定搭配, 与度假休闲的
19、语境相符。7. A. ownerB. dogC. fishD. crowd【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据下文可知: 这条狗突然变得非常不安。8. A. barkB. biteC. yellD. roar【解析】选A。词义辨析题。该句意思是“它的吠叫一点也不像我们以前听到的那样”。bark用来指狗的吠叫, 故答案为A。bite意思是“咬”; yell和roar都指“大声喊叫”。9. A. feedB. noticeC. watchD. ignore【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文可知这条狗竭力想引起我们的注意, 不让我们“无视”它的反应, 故答案为D项。10. A. deskB. boardC
20、. chairD. shelf【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据上文谈到的“. . . in his own little beach chair”可知这里是指“吉吉在椅子前面不安地来回走动”。故答案为C项。11. A. menB. fishermenC. womenD. students【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据下文可知林恩夫妇和这条狗营救了两位妇女, 故答案为C项。12. A. legsB. headC. armsD. feet【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据后文谈到的“. . . friends head above the surface”可知正确答案为B项。13. A. madlyB.
21、 calmlyC. unexpectedlyD. excitedly【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。在此非常危急的情况下, madly一词能准确表达人物的行为状态, 故正确答案为A项。14. A. walkedB. wanderedC. rushedD. raced【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据下文可断定林恩夫妇立刻穿越沙滩跳进波浪中。A项、B项都表示“散步、漫步”; D项表示“赛跑”。故答案为C项。15. A. pulledB. directedC. ledD. persuaded【解析】选A。词义辨析题。根据当时的情况, 玛丽是要把那位妇女弄到岸上, 而directed, led, persua
22、ded都不符合当时的情况, 该句表示“瑞克游到那位溺水妇女的身旁, 玛丽则快速抓住另一位妇女并把她拉上海滩。”故正确答案为A项。16. A. attractingB. hurtingC. comfortingD. sucking【解析】选D。词义辨析题。本句意为“沙床边缘非常陡峭, 而下方的激流正往下拖曳着这位妇女。”suck意为“吸、吮”, 此处理解为海水在往下冲刷这位妇女, 故正确答案为D项。17. A. look upB. turn overC. give inD. calm down【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文“由于刚刚做完膝盖外科手术”可知这位妇女因为限于身体条件而无法做出幅度
23、较大的动作, 选项中只有turn over是幅度较大的动作; look up有“查阅、向上看”之意, 与文意不符; give in和calm down都是心理活动而不是动作。故正确答案为B。18. A. taken onB. carried onC. brought onD. held on【解析】选D。词义辨析题。根据上文谈到的: 两个妇女中的一个已经支撑不住了, 她的朋友也处在危险之中, 海浪正吞噬着她, 所以这一句话的意思应该是: 她根本无法“坚持”下去了。故正确答案为D项。19. A. fightingB. strugglingC. battlingD. competing【解析】选B
24、。逻辑推理题。该句意思是: 她们在拼命挣扎, 没有时间呼喊救命, 故正确答案为B项。20. A. puzzledB. goneC. lookedD. thought【解析】选A。词义辨析题。根据上文这条狗感到了她们处于危险之中, 可推断下文意思: 这条狗竟然感觉到有人遇险, 而玛丽到现在还在“纳闷”这条狗是如何知道的。puzzle over“对迷惑不解”; go over“复习”; look over“查看”; think over“仔细考虑”。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。A couple had been married for
25、 over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secrets1each other except that the woman had a box in a drawer2she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. Hed never thought about it ever since. One day3woman got very sick and the doctor said she wouldnt
26、recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and4(bring)it to his wifes bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know5was in the box. 6(open)it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $ 25, 000. He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be marrie
27、d, ”she said, “my grandma told me the secret of happy7(marry)was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat8I got angry with you. ”The man was so9(move)that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! “Honey, ”he said,
28、“that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from? ”“Oh, ”she said, “thats the money I made from selling10. ”【文章大意】本文是一个幽默故事, 说的是一对结婚60多年的老夫妇是如何度过这漫长的岁月的。1. 【解析】from。考查介词。keep sth. from sb. 不让某人知道某事, 对某人隐瞒某事。2. 【解析】that/which。考查关系代词。that或which引导定语从句, 修饰drawer, 且在从句中作open和abou
29、t的宾语。3. 【解析】the。考查冠词。特指上文中提到的the woman, 故用定冠词the表示特指。4. 【解析】brought。考查时态。brought和took down是并列谓语, 表示讲述的是以前的动作, 故用一般过去时。5. 【解析】what。考查关系代词。what引导宾语从句, 作know的宾语, what在从句中作主语。6. 【解析】Opening。考查非谓语动词。open和he之间是主谓关系, 且和谓语动词found几乎是同时发生的, 故用现在分词表主动。7. 【解析】marriage。考查名词。由形容词(happy)修饰的词应该是名词。8. 【解析】when/if。考查
30、连词。句意: 当我生你的气的时候/如果我生你的气的话, 我就会安静下来, 做个垫子。9. 【解析】moved。考查形容词。句意: 听到这些话, 老人非常感动, 难以抑制住泪水。moved感动的。10. 【解析】them。考查代词。指代上文中的mats, 应用them。【技法导练】多学一点棋高一着完形填空利用背景及生活常识解题在完形填空题中, 将文段意思和我们原有的生活经验、文化背景知识以及科普常识等结合起来, 进行简单推理, 从而得出正确答案。请仔细研读下表, 掌握如何利用背景或生活常识解题。题号背景或生活常识选项1“At 13 pounds”, 根据生活常识, 只有13磅重, 自然很_了_4根据生活常识在沙滩上肯定不会游泳, 故可排除_项_8根据常识狗叫肯定只能是bark, 故可排除_项_15根据常识, 要把溺水的人救上岸, 肯定是要把他们从水里拉上来, 故可排除_项_答案:题号背景或生活常识选项1“At 13 pounds”, 根据生活常识, 只有13磅重, 自然很tiny了B4根据生活常识在沙滩上肯定不会游泳, 故可排除B项D8根据常识狗叫肯定只能是bark, 故可排除C、D项A15根据常识, 要把溺水的人救上岸, 肯定是要把他们从水里拉上来, 故可排除B、C、D项A