1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubecks bedroom skylightThe 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunderIt was 11 pmThe storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachu
2、settsThen he heard the smoke alarm beepingLubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didnt workLubeck realized he was trapped“I started panicking,” he says His daughter and
3、young granddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the nightNo one will even know Im home, he thoughtHis house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitlessUp a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubecks closest neighbors
4、, Jeremie Wentworth and his wifeWentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detectorHe jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he
5、 called out as he approached the houseWentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house Then he heard ,“Help me! Im trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubecks bedroom“I ran in and yelled, Don, where are you ?Then I had to run outside to catch my breath”After one more attempt inside the house, he gave
6、 up and circled around backBut there was no way to get to him“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says WentworthHe dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsedWentworth and Lubeck dont run into each
7、 other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be thereLubeck still chokes up when he tells the story“I was alone,”he says“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my lifeIt was Jeremie”1According to the text ,Lubeck Astayed calm in the fire Bcouldnt find a safe wa
8、y outClived on the first floor Dcalled for help in the fire2How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?AHe called 911 BHe went upstairs and took Lubeck outCHe put out the fire DHe used a ladder and pulled lubeck down3Which of the following factors was not mentioned in the text that almost caused Lubecks l
9、ife? AHe was living in his wood home alone that nightBThe storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierceCHe lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pinesDHe was too frightened to escape from the danger4What does the text mainly talk about?AA near neighbour is better than a distant cousin
10、BA good way to get a narrow escapeCGod helps those who help themselvesDBlood is thicker than water5Cameron was a Asoftware programmer Ba chief scientistCquality controller Dhead of department【参考答案】1-5、BDDAD 阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 (2013全国，C)Given that many peoples moods (情绪)are regulate
11、d by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapores Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties o
12、f chocolates. Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets.If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, thats because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big nam
13、es such as Levis and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates.The CRFs produce is “green”， made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Serieswith Sichuan pepper
14、, red bean (豆), cheese and other flavorsalso does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate_snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela, and Ghana, among others.文章大意：本文介绍了Chris Lee想出了CRF这一想法，生产销售100多
15、种巧克力，满足各种口味的人们。9What is good about chocolate?AIt serves as a suitable gift.BIt works as an effective medicine.CIt helps improve the state of mind.DIt strengthens business relations.答案：C推理判断题。根据短文第一段第一句话可知，人们的情绪由巧克力的化学作用来调节，故C项正确。10Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?AHe knows the im
16、portance of research.BHe learns from shops of similar types.CHe has the support of many big names.DHe has a lot of marketing experience.答案：D推理判断题。由短文第二段可知，李不仅是售货员而且是与许多大公司有商业关系的市场部经理，故他有许多市场营销经验。所以D项正确。11Which line of the CRF produce sells best?AThe Connoisseur Series.BThe Exotic Series.CThe Alcohol
17、 Series.DThe Sichuan Series.答案：C细节理解题。根据短文最后一段第一句话中“.with the Alcohol Series being the most popular”可知，C项正确。12The words “chocolate snobs” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who _.Aare particular about chocolateBknow little about cocoa beansClook down upon othersDlike to try new flavors答案：A词义理解题
18、。snob 势利小人，势利眼；附庸风雅之徒，假内行。根据定语从句的内容可知，他们认为他们比别人更懂巧克力，由此可知，他们会对巧克力更加挑剔。所以A项正确。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013全国，B)The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spo
19、ts on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focusuntil a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she look
20、s at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest whe
21、n the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two thing
22、s make, as opposed to three? Not again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three dr
23、umbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.文章大意：本文对刚出生一天的孩子做实验，看他们的视觉和听觉反应。5The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the babys_.Asense of hearing Bsense of sightCsense of touch Dsense of smell答案：B细节理解题，根据第一段内容可知，研究
24、者把带有两个黑点和三个黑点的卡片交换放于婴儿面前，看他有何变化，此处是在研究婴儿的视觉。6Babies are sensitive to the change in _.Athe size of cardsBthe colour of picturesCthe shape of patternsDthe number of objects答案：D细节理解题。根据短文第二段倒数第三句话中的“Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen.”可知，D项正确。7Why did the researchers test
25、 the babies with drumbeats?ATo reduce the difficulty of the experiment.BTo see how babies recognize sounds.CTo carry their experiment further.DTo keep the babies interest.答案：C推理判断题。根据短文最后，研究者一边用图片做实验，同时又敲鼓，引起婴儿的注意，这样做的目的就是进一步研究婴儿的视觉及听觉。故C项正确。8Where does this text probably come from?AScience fiction.
26、 BChildrens literature.CAn advertisement. DA science report.答案：D推理判断题。本文是对婴儿感觉的实验，是科普文章，故D项正确。【2013界广东省茂名市二模】 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was driving home with my 8-year-old son after atrip to the grocery store. Traffic was light. The sun was shining. A coolautumn bre
27、eze was in the air. I was 1 singing along to the songplaying on the radio. I pulled to a stop at the intersection and lookedboth ways. The road was 2 . I slowly started to make a right turn when 3 a car rounded a curve at high speed and came straight at me. Istamped on the breaks of my car killing t
28、he engine in the process. Thespeeder 4 past my dead car missing me byinches without even slowing down.Before I knew it a stream of dirty words was flying from my lips, chasingafter the car and its driver. I then looked over to my son who was staringup at me 5 . With a red face and an 6 smile I start
29、edthe car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain, 7 words coming from my sons bedroom. He was replaying the incident over andover in his mind and 8 enough to make a sailor blush. Too late Irealized the power of those words that had fl
30、own from my lips in thatmoment of 9 . It took a lot of talks about good language and badlanguage with my 10 to undo the damage of that one incident.That 11 , however, did teach me just how 12 words can be. Ithelped me to swear off swearing in my own life and to start using 13 that uplift and inspire
31、 instead. I slowly 14 that language is a giftfrom God and should be used to make our world better rather than 15 . I pray that all of yourwords today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.1.A.hurriedlyB. quietlyC. loudlyD. lazily2.A. clearB. crowdedC. smoothD. long3.A. graduallyB. slowlyC. sil
32、entlyD. suddenly4.A. walkedB. draggedC. zoomedD. crawled5.A. innocentlyB. differentlyC. cautiouslyD. suspiciously6.A. pretendedB. confusedC. embarrassedD. pleased7.A. confidentB. unpleasantC. familiarD. straightforward8.A. trainingB. promisingC. explainingD. swearing9.A. difficultyB. peaceC. angerD.
33、 hurry10.A. sonB. heartC. friendD. driver11.A. eveningB. momentC. attemptD. mistake12.A. politeB. cleanC. strongD. valuable13.A. actsB. wordsC. examplesD. pictures14.A. admittedB. noticedC. realizedD. suspected15.A. saferB. slowerC. dirtierD. worse1.【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A.hurriedly 急忙地；B. quietly 安静
34、地；C. loudly大声地； D. lazily懒洋洋地。我安静地跟着收音机在唱歌，故选B。2. 【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. clear清楚的； B. crowded 拥挤的；C. smooth光滑的； D. long长的。根据I slowly started to make a right turn路是清楚的，故选A。3. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应A. gradually逐渐地；B. slowly 慢慢地；C. Silently默默地D. suddenly突然地。我慢慢地开始作向右拐这时突然一辆车以高速行驶转过一个弯，向我开过来，故选D。4. 【答案】C
35、【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. walked 步行；B. dragged拖动； C. zoomed 急速；D. crawled爬行。急速开车的人急速地通过我的车差点撞上甚至也没有慢下来，故选C。5. 【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. Innocently天真地，纯洁地； B. differently不同地； C. cautiously慎重地； D.suspiciously怀疑地。我然后回过头看见我的儿子他正天真地瞪着眼看着我，故选A。6. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. pretended 假装；B. confused 困惑的；C. embarrassed
36、尴尬地，难堪地；D. Pleased满意地。我发动汽车脸红了露出尴尬地微笑，开车回到回家的路上，故选C。7. 【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. Confident自信的； B. unpleasant不愉快地，讨厌的；C. Familiar熟悉的； D. Straightforward坦率地。后来那天晚上，我正看书突然听到一些不愉快的话从儿子的房间出来，故选B。8. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. training训练； B. promising答应； C. explaining解释； D. swearing诅咒，发誓。他在重复着事故的经过，诅咒着脸很红，故选D。9
37、. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. difficulty困难； B. peace 和平；C. anger愤怒； D. hurry急忙。我认识到在紧急愤怒的情况下我说出的话的力量，故选C，10. 【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. son儿子； B. heart 心脏；C. friend 朋友；D. driver司机。谈论好的语言和坏的语言和我的儿子试图不让他受这次事故的影响，故选A。11. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A.evening晚上； B. moment瞬间； C. attempt 试图；D. mistake错误。根据上文可知作者认为那是自己的
38、一次错误，故选D。12. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. polite 有礼貌的；B. clean干净的； C. strong坚强的； D. valuable有价值的。那个错误确实教给我那些话的重量，故选C。13. 【答案】B【解析】考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. acts行动； B. words话语；C. examples例子； D. pictures图画。它帮助我发誓解除我的发誓，开始用一些话来精神鼓励，故选B。14. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. Admitted承认； B. noticed 注意到；C. Realized意识到； D. suspected怀疑。我慢慢的意识到语言是上帝赐给我们的礼物，故选C。15. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. Safer更安全的； B. slower 更慢的；C. dirtier 更脏的；D. worse更坏的。我应该使我们的世界变得更好而不是更糟糕，故选D。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网