1、 四川省眉山市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（5）附答案阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：I Am a PencilChildrens book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to thirdgraders in the New York City borough of Queens.His students were immigrants or the children of immigrants from 21 countries，speaking 11 languages，having
2、many different beliefs.But there were a few things they had in common.Family troubles，for one.Money struggles.And poetry.Every single student，with the help of this creative，breakalltherules teacher，made great progress in writing.Swope leaves the reader with the encouraging conviction that deep withi
3、n each of us lives a poet，a geniusa child.Cover Price: $59.88Price: $19.95You Save: $39.93 (67%)What It Takes to Help Me OutAn editor for US.News & World Report, David LMarcus takes us inside a boarding school for troubled teens.The great stresses are put on these teens，which makes them lose their n
4、ature.This should cause us a truthful，thoughtprovoking thinking.Cover Price: $35.86Price: $15.00You Save: $20.86 (58%)The Most Scenic Drives in AmericaUpdated and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997，this travel book includes over 200 brandnew photographs of the wonderful
5、places along 120 selected routes.The updated volume also provides maps，the latest information on state parks，and lodging (住所) suggestions.Cover Price: $47.88Price: $23.88You Save: $24 (50%)Our Brothers KeeperAuthor Jedwin Smith spent 30 years trying to get out of all memories of his brother，Jeff，who
6、 was killed in Vietnam.But in Our Brothers Keeper he tells what happens when he met several of his brothers old Marine friends.Smith gets to know these menall hurt by the past they share.Together the author and his new friends make a journey to Vietnam，to visit the place where Jeff died.Surprisingly
7、，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.A powerful story of brotherhood，bravery and understanding.Cover Price: $59.40Price: $10.00You Save: $49.40 (83%)Notes：conviction n信念thoughtprovoking adj.令人深思的【语篇解读】 本文是四本书的广告。广告介绍了四本书的内
8、容、价格及折扣。1Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut?AI Am a Pencil.BWhat It Takes to Help Me Out.CThe Most Scenic Drives in America.DOur Brothers Keeper.答案D细节理解题。由各篇的“you save”可知，Our Brothers Keeper降价最多：$49.40 (83%)。2If you are interested in taking photos，you would probably choose _.A
9、Our Brothers KeeperBWhat It Takes to Help Me OutCThe Most Scenic Drives in AmericaDI Am a Pencil答案C细节理解题。从“The Most Scenic Drives in America”的“.this travel book includes over 200 brandnew photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes.”可知答案为C。3Which of the following is WRONG according
10、 to the passage?AThe book What It Takes to Help Me Out is about troubled teens.BThe book The Most Scenic Drives in America includes many pictures.CThe friends Jedwin Smith made had the same bad experiences.DThe Vietnamese guide，the former commander who himself killed Jedwin Smiths brother.答案D推理判断题。由
11、Our Brothers Keeper中的“Surprisingly，their Vietnamese guide was the former commander(海军中校)of the Viet Cong platoon carrying out the attack that killed Jeff.”可知，Jedwin Smith的弟弟的去世并非是the former commander直接所为，而是执行命令，是官方意志，故答案为D。4Which book has many foreign editions (版本) according to the passage?AThe Most
12、 Scenic Drives in America.BWhat It Takes to Help Me Out.CI Am a Pencil.DOur Brothers Keeper.答案A细节理解题。从The Most Scenic Drives in America中“Updated(再版)and translated into several languages for the first time since 1997”可知A为正确答案。*结束AWhen I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live ea
13、ch day as if it were your last, someday youll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”Remembering
14、that Ill be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My d
15、octor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors code for preparing yourself to die.I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the
16、surgery and I m fine now.This was the closest Ive been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you
17、will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Your time is so limited that you shouldnt waste it repeating someone elses life. Don t be trapped by dogma（教条） which is living with the results of other people s thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most
18、 importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.41. The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because _.A. he had to rest at home B. his disease couldnt be cured C. his disease was n
19、ot serious at all D. he had to wait for the result of the test42. What does the author think of death?A. He thinks it is impossible to avoid. B. He thinks it is not the end of life.C. He thinks it is nothing to be scared of. D. He thinks it is the beginning of a new life.43. In the authors opinion,
20、we should _.A. follow others adviceB. take no notice of diseases C. take exercise and keep healthyD. have the courage to follow our heart44. What does the underlined word in Para.3 mean?A. came acrossB. dealt withC. survivedD. supported参考答案 41-44 BADA *结束I left baseball, not for physical reasons but
21、 because it was my season for change. So I decided to walk away and once I did, like the vast majority of players, I was lost. It would be the first time since I learned to swing a bat that I would spend an entire summer without ever putting on a uniform. Once you leaves the pitch its no longer you
22、against that fastball, it is you against yourself.So you swim around trying to figure out what young, retired baseball players do with their lives. For me, the moment was completely without the guiding wisdom of my father, who could communicate with me with just a nod of his head, but he passed away
23、 two years ago.Since my retirement, I have searched for the next passion. It is a discouraging journey, and many players never find that next love, even though they kept looking. Of course my father could never be replaced. His passion was writing. He left behind a body of poetry that guides me now.
24、 I didnt stay lost forever. I found something that I wasnt looking for: a voice through writing. Writing introduced me to people who were otherwise strangers and made them guests at my table. Only later did I understand that this would be a bridge to understanding my father in another way. A way tha
25、t led me to connect to a passion I didnt realize we both shared.After my first book was published, I realized that writing was passion and even therapy(疗法), but now I also thought that maybe Id found my next profession.Thankfully, I always knew my father was proud of me. But despite living the dream
26、 of so many Americans and reaching its highest level, I have no doubt that he would be even prouder of what I am doing with my words. Words that I can leave for my son to read one day.53. Why couldnt his father offer him any help at the moment?A. Because his father had been dead for two years. B. Be
27、cause his father was busy writing poems.C. Because his father was away on business.D. Because his father had a head injury two years ago.54. How did the author get over the most difficult time in life?A. By swimming the entire summer. B. By communicating with his father face to face.C. By turning to
28、 his friend for help. D. By reading his fathers works and writing his own.55. According to the passage, the author was most likely to become a_.A. reporter B. writer C. coach D. player56. The author picked up writing as a career mainly because_.A. he couldnt find any other job after he left baseball
29、B. his father asked him to continue his lifelong hobbyC. writing was another way to understand his fatherD. it could help him to make a more comfortable life参考答案5356、A D B C *结束AWords：324难度系数：建议用时：8分钟LOS ANGELES，the USLos Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled Michael Jacksons father c
30、an receive some medical records related to his superstar sons death.The judge will review the records first before making them accessible to Joe Jacksons lawyer，Brian Oxman.Beckloff said the man can only receive records on or after June 25the day Michael Jackson died.VANCOUVER，CANADAWorld number one
31、 Zhou Yang overcame three South Korean players to win the womens short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.The 18yearold made perfect debut (首次亮相) as she set an Olympic record of a winning time of 2 minutes and 16.993 seconds among other seven skaters.China h
32、as never won the womens 1,500 meters in the Olympics before，and this time Zhous performance gave China its third gold medal in Vancouver.BEIJING，GHINAChinas first compulsory (强制性的) safety regulation on primary school buses，which requires every seat to have a seat belt，will take effect on July 1 to h
33、elp ensure safer transportation for the countrys 100 million students.Each primary school bus must also be equipped with a “black box”，or a recording monitor，to record speed，travel time and distance.Also，the bus must be staffed by teachers who will ensure student safety.In addition，the new rule stat
34、es that the color of the school buses should be yellow，and each bus must have at least two emergency exits.TEXAS，the USA software engineer who crashed his plane into a Texas building housing a United States tax agency office，killing himself and at least one worker，apparently left behind an angry ant
35、igovernment manifesto (宣言) detailing his financial difficulties and tax problems.The pilot took off from an airport in Georgetown，about 48 km from Austin.He flew low over the Austin skyline before plowing into the building.【解题导语】本文是四则消息报道。迈克尔杰克逊的医疗纪录纠纷；周洋在温哥华冬奥会女子1,500米短道速滑中获得冠军；校车安全规定；得克萨斯州一位软件工程师开
36、飞机撞楼事件。13We can learn from the first news that _.Aall Michael Jacksons medical records can be accessedBMitchell Beckloff will not go over the record firstCmedical records before June 25 wont be receivedDJoe Jacksons lawyer will not get any records解析：选C。细节理解题。根据本则消息第二段最后一句的内容可知迈克尔杰克逊的医疗纪录在6月25日之前无法得到
37、。14The new school bus safety rules include all the following EXCEPT _.Athe drivers experienceBthe equipment of the busCthe color of the busDemergency exits解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三则消息中的内容可知校车安全规定中没有涉及司机的经验。15The software engineer crashed into the US tax agency office mainly because of _.Aunhappy marriageBmen
38、tal diseaseCheavy work pressureDfinancial and tax problems解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四则消息第一段的内容可知这位软件工程师驾驶飞机撞入美国税收办公室所在的大楼是因为经济和税收问题。16We can infer from the news that _.AJoe Jackson will be the first to receive the medical recordsBZhou Yang once broke the Olympic records in the same eventCthe tax agency office
39、is somewhere inside a building in TexasDthe software engineer flew high over skyline before crashing into the building解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四则消息第一段的内容可推测被撞的税收机构办公室位于得克萨斯州的一座楼里。*结束第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Around twenty years ago，I was going through hard
40、timesI could not find 36 work and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master degree in a certain 37 To my 38 I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with friends as I had lost my 39 I had been through five 40 with a company and one day they called to
41、say I didnt get the jobMy 41 was really hard to bearLater that afternoon，while doing my rounds through a quiet suburban neighborhood I had an inner 42 like a scream-arise from deep inside me，“Why has my life become so 43 ?”Immediately after this internal scream I was 44 the bus over to drop off a li
42、ttle girl when she 45 me an earring，saying I should keep it in case somebody claimed itThe earring was 46 metal，saying “BE HAPPY”At first I got angry-yeah，yeah，I thoughtThen it 47 meI had been putting all of my 48 into what was wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there
43、to make a 49 of 50 things I appreciatedIt was hard in the beginning，and then it got easierOne day I decided to increase it up to 75That night there was a 50 from a manager at a large hospital since I had once 51 for a job to teach a course on stress managementShe asked me if I would do a one-day sem
44、inar(研讨会)for 200 hospital workersI said yes and got the 52 My day with the hospital workers went very well I got a standing welcome and many more days of workTo this day I know that it was because I changed my 53 to gratitude(感恩)I spent the next year conducting training workshop all around the Seatt
45、le area and decided to 54 everything“The only attitude is gratitude” has been my motto for years now and yes，it completely 55 my life36Aimportant Btemporary Cinteresting Dsatisfying37Acollege Bfield Cposition Dsituation38Ajoy Banger Cshame Dsurprise39Aapartment Bfortune Cconnection Dconfidence40Apro
46、grams Bactivities Cinterviews Dtasks41Apressure Bloneliness Cfear Ddisappointment42Acalm Bstrength Cbalance Dwave43Aspecial Bhard Cunique Dstable44Afixing Bpushing Cpulling Dwatching45Ashowed Bbought Csent Dhanded46Adestroyed Bshaped Ccoated Dstamped47Ainspired Bimpressed Chit Damazed48Asavings Bene
47、rgies Cchances Dpolicies49Ajoke Bcorrection Csuggestion Dlist50Apromise Bcall Cspeech Ddemand51Aapplied Breached Ccared Dpaid52Awage Binstruction Csympathy Djob53Abehavior Bmethod Cattitude Dreply54Atolerate Bevaluate Caccept Drisk55Achanged Bsaved Cdisturbed Dcreated参考答案3640 DBCAC 4145 DDBCD 4650 DCBD 5155 ADCDA*结束
