1、【2014天津市六校第一次联考】完形填空。阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little_31_. It was Mothers Day and 800 miles separated her from her parents. She had called them that morning, and her mother had_32_ how colorful their backyard was_ 33_ sprin
2、g had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she_34_ those lilacs(丁香)in her parents yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the_35_ and come on.” So off they went. Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest_ 36_ an
3、d buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she_37_ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the_38_ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her_39_. When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and_40_ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch(门廊), where a
4、(n)_41_ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two_42_, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her_43_. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair_44_ with a smile, and held the lilacs_45_.“Mom,” the kids asked
5、, “_46_ did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mothers Day, and she seems so_47_ while I have all of you. And anyone would be_48_ by flowers.”This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he_49_ some young lilacs around their yard.I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of li
6、lacs. Every Mothers Day our kids_50_ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.31. A. moved B. worried C. angry D. depressed32. A. learned B. imagined C. mentioned D. realized33. A now that B. so that C. as if D. even if34. A. missed B. grew C. watered D. showed35.
7、A. cars B. kids C. clothes D. lilacs36. A. bush B. hill C. yard D. door37. A. bought B. picked C. set D. raised38. A. break B. holiday C. trip D. dinner39. A. friends B. memory C. flowers D. honor 40. A. responded B. pointed C. drove D. hurried 41. A. loving B. elderly C. serious D. sensitive42. A.
8、hesitated B. waited C. sat D. chatted43. A. family B. mother C. path D. home44. A. nodded B. waved C. left D. continued45. A. sadly B. politely C quickly D. tightly46. A. why B. when C. how D. where47. A. quiet B. confused C. alone D. patient 48. A. calmed B. persuaded C. disappointed D. cheered49.
9、A. arranged B. dried C. planted D. hid50. A. find B. gather C. receive D. sell【参考答案】完形填空3150、DCAAB ABCCD BDABD ACDCB阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项。If you look for a book as a present for a child,you will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Patten. J.K Rowlings wizard is not alo
10、ne .The past decade has been a harvest for good childrens books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings. Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children .According to statistics in 1997, 23% said they didnt like
11、 reading at all. In 2003, 35% didnt. And around 6% of the children leave primary school each year unable to read properly. Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Cord
12、on Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class .In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most. Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a speciall
13、y trained teacher. An evaluation this year reported that children on the school made 20 months progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months progress ,and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age. International resea
14、rch tends to find that when British children leave primary school, they read well ,but read text often for fun than those elsewhere .Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success
15、. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage. 1Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1? AMany childrens books have been adapted from films. BMany high-quality childrens books have been published. CThe sales of classics have led to the popularity of fil
16、ms. DThe sales of presents for children have increased. 2Statistics suggested that_ . Athe number of top students increased with the use of computers Ba decreasing number of children showed interest in reading Ca minority of primary school children read properly Da huge percentage of children read r
17、egularly3What do we know about Reading Recovery? AAn evaluation of it will be made sometime this year. BWeak readers on the project were the most hardworking. CIt aims to train special teachers to help children with reading. DChildren on the project showed noticeable progress in reading. 4Reading fo
18、r fun is important because book-loving children _. Atake greater advantage of the project Bshow the potential to enjoy a long life Care likely to succeed in their education. Dwould make excellent future researchers 5The aim of this text would probably be _. Ato overcome primary school pupils reading
19、 difficulty. Bto encourage the publication of more childrens books Cto remind children of the importance of reading for fun Dto introduce a way to improve early children reading 【参考答案】15、BBDCD【2015高考复习】阅读理解A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth ce
20、ntury disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use emails and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer,and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive b
21、ehavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life i
22、s affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school.Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.Th
23、ey spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.Because of the change in their
24、 behavior, they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known
25、all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.【语篇解读】 网瘾迅速蔓延全球,成为世纪通病,影响着不同年龄的人群。20The authors attitude towards weboholism is that of being_.Aoptimistic B. disapprovingCpositive D. acceptable答案B作者态度题。结合第一段后半部分提到的网瘾的不良影响可知,作者对网瘾持不赞成的态度。另外,
26、第三、四、五段的内容都是线索提示。21What is the main idea of the passage?A. The influence of weboholism.B. The advantage of weboholism.C. The popularity of weboholism.D. The cause of weboholism.答案A主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地阐述了网瘾的危害,然后从不同方面详细阐述了它造成的不良影响,所以A项最能概括文章大意。22What does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second p
27、aragraph most probably mean?AAttractive. B. Professional.CAddictive. D. Potential.答案C词义猜测题。第二段最后一句提到青少年和大学生可能会登录电脑,在不同的网站上花费很长的时间,由此可推知“obsessional”的意思是“痴迷的,上瘾的”,与“addictive”同义。23We can infer from the passage that_.Aweboholism has the greatest effect on teenagersBstudents can hardly balance real and
28、 virtual lifeCpeople are addicted to games on the InternetDvirtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway答案B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第三句“The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.”以及最后一段第一句中的“they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and live with their virtual friends”可推知,学生们几乎不
29、能平衡真实生活和虚拟生活。阅读理解。A school is showing badly-behaved pupils the error of their ways by sending them to an arts centre where actors mimic their behavior. The Windsor boys secondary school used its school founding to save its local arts centre and establish a learning support unit there. Now expelled(被
30、开除的) pupils and students who are likely to be expelled are studying a course at the unit in Windsor arts centre while also working with artists. One pupil was asked to show Naomi Jackson, the drama teacher at the unit, how he had acted in a fierce argument with a teacher on the rugby filed, which le
31、d to his expulsion(开除). Then he showed her how to imitate(模仿) his attitude. Ms. Jackson said, “He saw that the teacher had to get him out. Until then, he didnt really understand because he didnt have that self-awareness.” “It gave him the chance to look at himself from the outside.” Students also wo
32、rk in groups, acting as the aggressor, the victim and an observer to help them develop more awareness and understanding. A professional theatre group, Everyday Theatre, which consists of former pupils, is at the school and works in the learning support unit. An arts therapist(治疗专家) also helps studen
33、ts in the unit to express their problems and a street dancer builds up their discipline, concentration and capacity for hard work. Jane Turner is the teacher in charge of the Starts Project, which stands for Supportive Training and Arts. She said, “Its about using the arts to develop social skills a
34、s well as anger management, rather than just trying to make them good at drama or arts.”53. What is the passage mainly about? A. How a school keeps students good at drama and arts. B. Why students are interested in learning drama and arts. C. A new attempt making students change their bad behavior.
35、D. An unusual idea to turn badly-behaved students into excellent ones. 答案解析:答案为C。本题为主旨大意题。本文第一段介绍了改变行为表现差的学生的方式,后文围绕此方式展开,最后一段 “Its about using the arts to develop social skills as well as anger management, rather than just trying to make them good at drama or arts.”也对这一方式进行了进一步的解释说明,它是用来培养学生的社会技能和控
36、制愤怒的能力,而不是仅仅让他们擅长戏剧或者艺术。故答案为C。54. The underlined word “mimic”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _. A. correct B. watch C. improve D. imitate 答案解析:答案为D。本题为词义推断题。结合下文的第二、三段,被开除的学生在Windsor arts centre学习,并同时和艺术家一起工作,戏剧老师让某一学生表演他曾经和橄榄球场上的老师之间发生的激烈争执,再由第三段的最后一句话 “Then he showed her how to imitate(模仿) his att
37、itude.”可以推断,mimic就是imitate。故答案为D。55. The artists at the Windsor boys secondary school are working towards their goal by _. A. getting rid of students dissatisfaction B. developing students awareness of their error C. reducing the courses and making them easier D. encouraging students imagination in
38、subjects.答案解析:答案为B。本题为推断题。如何改变那些在学校表现极差的学生?从第四、五段 “ he didnt really understand because he didnt have that self-awareness. It gave him the chance to look at himself from the outside.” 可知,学生被老师开除是因为他们没有好坏意识,不明白为什么被开除,这种模仿坏行为的方式可以让学生从外界的目光来看待自己。故答案为B,Windsor boys secondary school的工作目标是培养学生的错误意识。56. All
39、 of the following people work at the arts centre EXCEPT _. A. an arts therapist B. actors C. former teachers D. a street dancer答案解析:答案为C。第一段提到了actors;倒数第二段提到了an arts therapist 和a street dancer。故答案为C。【2015高考复习】阅读理解 Funloving Paul Johnson has scooped the title of the Scarborough Evening News Teacher o
40、f the Year 2008.Mr.Johnson,of Hinderwell School,was presented with the award after four of his pupils nominated him for the prestigious title.Evening News editor Ed Asquith presented Mr.Johnson with his certificate and a cheque for 100 yesterday.His class is also set to enjoy a free trip to the Sea
41、Life Centre which includes being picked up by a complimentary Shoreline Suncruisers opentop bus.The 30yearold,who lives in Hunmanby,said,“I am just so shocked.I have been nominated for this award for a few years and I never thought I would win it.It is fantastic.It is completely out_of_the_blue.”Mr.
42、Johnson has worked as a Year 5 teacher at the school for seven years.He also works as an advanced skills teacher which involves visiting other schools in the country once a week to offer crosscurricular teaching.He was chosen as the winner because of his dynamic but educationally engaging approach t
43、o teaching,and based on the real way he has demonstrated that every child matters.Each term he picks a theme for his class and the curriculum is based around it.This term,they are studying medieval timesand his classroom has a castle in one corner.He also treated his class to a threeday trip to Lond
44、on earlier this year.His nominators were Lucy and Emily Desborough,Rachel Laverick and Rebecca Miller.Classmate Callum Macdonald,10,said,“He is the best teacher in the world and he deserves this.He is brilliant with us and he is just so funny.He tells lots of jokes which always make us laugh.”Beth L
45、awty,9,added,“Our classroom is the best ever.We have really enjoyed being in his class and I will miss him next year.”16Paul Johnsons class will _because of his winning the award.Areceive a cheque for 100Bbe offered a free trip to the Sea Life CentreChave a threeday trip to LondonDtake an opentop bu
46、s to London for free答案B细节理解题。由文章第二段可知,Paul Johnson班上的学生也获得了免费参观海洋生物中心的机会。17Why is there a castle in one corner of Paul Johnsons classroom?AIt is used to train the students imagination.BIt is a prize from the Scarborough Evening News.CThe students can play in it after calss.DIt is probably a symbol o
47、f medieval times.答案D推理判断题。由文章第五段倒数第二句可知,这学期他们学习中世纪历史,班级一角有一个古城堡,可推知老师是为了让学生了解中世纪的历史而放的,因为城堡可能是中世纪的一个象征。18What do we know about Paul Johnsons approach to teaching from the passage?AHe has no fixed theme for teaching.BHe teaches in a funny and flexible way.CHe changes his teaching theme frequently.DHe
48、 bases his curriculum on jokes.答案B推理判断题。由第五段的内容及最后一段中学生的评价可知,Paul Johnson的教学方法有趣、灵活、富有教育意义,很受学生欢迎。19The underlined part“out of the blue”probably means “_”Aof surprise BfrustratingCof great fame Dwithin easy reach答案A词义猜测题。由前面Paul Johnson 几年提名都没有获奖,他从来没有想过他会获这个奖可知,此次获奖出乎意料。out of the blue意为“出其不意”,因此选A项。