1、广西柳州市2015高考英语完形填空、阅读训练（4）及答案（含阅读表达）说明文型完形填空UK households are cutting back on spending at the fastest rate since 1980. This is _1_ to the worst economic slowdown in three decades.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed _2_ spending fell by 1.2% in the first three months of the ye
2、ar. People spent less on housing, household goods and services, _3_ those who went on holiday abroad also spent _4_ less.Consumers tightened their belts in the face of job losses, pay _5_ or freezes and sharply reduced city bonuses. The figures _6_ employees compensation(补偿金) falling by 1.1% in the
3、quarter, the largest fall _7_ records began in 1955. Wages and salaries declined, with lower bonus payments in the financial sector than normal, while _8_ also fell.The data was _9_ as part of the ONSs latest assessment of the UK economy, which _10_ that gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 1.9% i
4、n the first quarter, its sharpest decline since 1979. GDP stood 4.1% _11_ than a year ago, the biggest annual fall since 1980.“The breakdown of firstquarter GDP gives a pretty _12_ picture of weakness right across the _13_ in the early months of this year，” said Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics.
5、“With key parts like household spending and investment set to fall considerably further in _14_ to the weakness in the housing market, the labour market and bank lending, we _15_ unconvinced that recentgreen shoots will translate into a return to decent growth next year.”1. Asubmitting BresortingCco
6、ntributing Dextending2A.personnel BconsumerCfolk Dclient3. Awhile BalthoughCbecause Dbut4. Ainstantly BsimultaneouslyCsignificantly Dactively5. Adives BpausesChalts Dcuts6. Acalculated BaccumulatedCexpressed Dshowed7. Asince BwhenCas Duntil8. Acompetition BemploymentCachievement Dattraction9. Arelea
7、sed BrelievedCrelated Drelaxed10. Apromoted BjustifiedCconfirmed Dadvocated11. Apoorer BslimmerCweaker Dlower12. Aamazing BdepressingCsurprising Dpuzzling13. Aeconomy BfinanceCbusiness Dcommerce14. Aopposition BresponseCregard Dcontrast15. Aremain BproveCfeel DmaintainB【要点综述】 本文讲述了经济危机导致居民消费开支产生了自19
8、80以来的最大幅度的下滑这一现象。1C这促成了近三十年来最严重的经济下滑。submit to 服从；resort to 求助，诉诸；contribute to 有助于，促进；extend to 延伸到。2Bconsumer spending表示“消费性支出”。3A上半句说人们在住房、日用品及服务上的支出减少了，下半句说出国度假的人花费也减少了，由此可见前后分句是并列的关系，所以用while。although 表示让步；because表示原因；but 表示转折。4Cinstantly 立即，马上；simultaneously 同时地；significantly 显著地，重要地；actively积
9、极地，活跃地。不难看出这里是说出国度假的人花费也明显减少了，因此选significantly。5Dpay cuts表示“减薪”，pay freezes表示“工资冻结”。dive潜水；halt停止；pause暂停，间歇。6Dcalculate计算；accumulate 积累；express表达；show表明。这里表示“数据表明”，故选择D项。7Asince 表示“从以来”，上文提到员工们的补偿金本季度下降了1.1%，这个下降的幅度是自1955年有记录以来最大的，所以用since。8Bcompetition 竞争；employment 就业；achievement 成就，成绩；attraction
10、吸引，吸引力。伴随着工资的下降，竞争肯定越来越激烈，失业的人也就越来越多，所以就业率就会下降。9Arelease 发布，释放；relieve 解除，减轻；relate 联系，叙述；relax 放松。这里release表示“发布”。句意：这份数据是作为英国国家统计局这个组织对英国经济评估报告的一部分来对外发布的。10Cpromote促进，提升；justify证明是合法的；confirm确认，证实；advocate 提倡，主张。句意：这份数据证实了第一季度国内生产总值下降了1.9%这一事实。11D从后半句“the biggest annual fall since 1980”可以得出GDP肯定是比
11、去年降低了4.1%，所以用lower。poor贫穷的；slim苗条的；weak虚弱的。12Bamazing令人惊异的；depressing令人沮丧的；surprising令人惊讶的；puzzling令人费解的。 13Aeconomy经济；finance财政；business商业；commerce贸易。这里应该是对整个宏观经济的展望，所以用economy，其他三个选项太过片面了。14Bin response to表示“响应，反应”，这里表示由于房地产市场、劳动力市场以及银行借贷的疲软，导致家庭支出以及投资的大幅下降。15Aremain表示“依然，保持”，后面大多跟形容词。maintain表示“维
12、持，保持(已有的水平、标准)”，这里表示“虽然由于房地产市场、劳动力市场以及银行借贷的疲软而导致家庭支出以及投资的大幅下降，但是我们仍然不相信”，所以这里用remain。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Plants cant communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead, plants produce volatile compounds, chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flowers
13、 sweet smell, for example, comes from volatile compounds that the plant produces to attract insects such as bugs and bees. Plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants. A tree under attack by hungry insects, for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees kno
14、w about the attack. In response, the other trees may send off chemicals to keep the bugs awayor even chemicals that attract the bugs natural enemies. Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying:a chemical sensor(传感器) called an electronic nose. The“e-nose” can tell co
15、mpounds that crop plants make when theyre attacked. Scientists say the e-nose could help quickly detect whether plants are being eaten by insects. But today the only way to detect such insects is to visually inspect individual plants. This is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses, enclosed
16、gardens that can house thousands of plants. The research team worked with an e-nose that recognizes volatile compounds. Inside the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds. Based on these interactions, the e-nose gives off electronic signals that the scientists analyze using compu
17、ter software. To test the nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, all common greenhouse crops. Then the scientists collected samples of air around damaged leaves from each type of crop. These plants had been damaged by insects, or by scientists who ma
18、de holes in the leaves with a hole punch(打孔器). The e-nose, it turns out, could identify healthy cucumber, peper and tomato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce. It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. But even more impressive, the device could tell which type of da
19、mageby insects or with a hole punchhad been done to the tomato leaves. With some fine-tuning, a device like the e-nose could one day be used in greenhouses to quickly spot harmful bugs, the researchers say. A device like this could also be used to identify fruits that are perfectly ripe and ready to
20、 pick and eat, says Natalia Dudareva, a biochemist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. who studies smells of flowers and plants. Hopefully, scientists believe, the device could bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future. 1. We learn from the text that plants communicate
21、with each other by.A. making some soundsB. waving their leavesC. producing some chemicals D. sending out electronic signals2. What did the scientists do to find out if the e-nose worked? A. They presented it with all common crops.B. They fixed 13 sensors inside the device.C. They collected different
22、 damaged leaves.D. They made tests on damaged and healthy leaves.3. According to the writer, the most amazing thing about the e-nose is that it can.A. pick out ripe fruits B. spot the insects quicklyC. distinguish different damages to the leaves D. recognize unhealthy tomato leaves4. We can infer fr
23、om the last paragraph that the e-nose.A. is unable to tell the smell of flowers B. is not yet used in greenhousesC. is designed by scientists at Purdue D. is helpful in killing harmful insects【参考答案】14、CDCB【山东省烟台市2014高考英语3月模拟试题】阅读表达(共5小题；第68题4分，第70题2分，其余每小题3分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上，(请注意问
24、题后面的词数要求)。1 As a distinguished Indian painter and author, Aabid has written around 80 books but no story so shocked him as the truth about water shortage on the planet, “A UN report says by 2025 more than 40 countries are expected to That shortage of water will be the end of civilized life，”he said
25、with great worry 2 One day back in 2007，he was sitting in a friends house and noticed a leaky tapIt bothered himA few days later, he came across a statistic in the newspaper：a tap that drips(滴落)once every second wastes a thousand litres of water in a monthThat triggered an ideaHe would take a plumbe
26、r(水管工)from door to door and fix taps for free every weekend. 3 He named his Non-governmental Organization Drop Deadand created a slogan: save every dropor drop dead 4 By the end of the first year，he had visited l,533 homes and fixed around 400 tapsSlowly，the news began to spreadLocal newspapers bega
27、n to write about Drop Dead, which caused a further flood of grateful emails and messagesConservatively, it could be estimated that he has saved at least 55m litres of water till date 5 In the summer of 2014，the state where Aabid lives is expecting its worst drought in 40 years. Months in advance，the
28、 govemment has prepareddrought-relief packages worth millions of dollars，but Aabid sees his own approach as simple and inexpensive“Anyone can launch a water conservation project in his or her areaIt doesnt require much fundingAnd most importantly, it puts the power back in our own hands，”he says66Fi
29、ll in the blank in Paragraph l with proper words(no more than 5 words) 67Why did Aabid take a plumber from door to door and fix taps?(no more than 6 words)68Explain the underlined sentence in aragraph 2 in English(no more than 6 words)69What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?(no more than 10 words) 70What
30、 does Aabid think of his water conservation approach?(no more than 4 words)【参考答案】阅读表达：66. experience/suffer/have/face water shortage/crisis Or: be short of water/run short of water /lack water/be lacking in water 67. To help save water./To save every drop of water.68. That started/caused/led to/brought about an idea. Or: An idea occurred to him. 69. The achievements and influence of Aabids water-saving project.70. Simple and inexpensive.