1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家.完形填空I have a minute to examine my emotions about my first trip home. I am happy at college, but a trip home, to my family and friends, makes me 1.I miss my connecting flight (转接班机),2 I am later than expected. I step off the3to find my mom nervously,4I had been“abducted (劫持)” on the
2、trip home. I guess in a mothers eyes there is no logical explanation for being5, such as the obvious flight trouble. I6her that I am fine.We drive over to see my dad, who7calmer than my mother had been. I ask to see my room. To my8, everything is gone; theres not 9 a trace (痕迹)I
3、had ever lived in the room. Im starting to10if I really had been abducted 11the way home.I start to wonder what else had changed12Id been gone. My parents are in an awkward transition, wondering13to treat me now.I run into two of my best friends from high school. We ask the simpl
4、e14and give simple, abrupt (唐突的) answers. Its as if we have15to say to each other.I wonder how things have16so much in a short time. We used to laugh and17that no matter how far away we were, our love for each other would never change. But now I find myself unable to18my life to theirs.The
5、refore I wonder: Is it me?Why hadnt the world stood19here while I was gone? As I wonder what has happened, I realize that I cant 20the world to stand still and move forward at the same time. I have to keep the memories, but live in the present.【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了作者进入大学后的第一次回家的经历,回家后发现
6、了父母、卧室及朋友的变化,这让作者不知所措,后来作者意识到自己不能期盼世界在向前的同时保持静止不动,作者必须做的是从已经改变的和新的事物之中寻求慰藉,保留记忆,但活在现实之中。1.A.frightenedB.excitedC.tiredD.surprised【答案与解析】B根据常识且由作者入学后第一次回家可知作者的感觉是兴奋的。2.A.soB.asC.unlessD.while【答案与解析】A由前后逻辑可知,前一句为原因,后一句为结果,故选so“因此”,接表结果的句子。此题易误选B项,as接原因,故不能选。3.A.trainB.busC.taxiD.plane【答案与解析】D前后文都提到了fl
7、ight一词,由此可知作者这时应该是走下飞机。4.A.demandingB.deservingC.thinkingD.predicting【答案与解析】C由句意可知,母亲应该在想,“我”是不是在回家的路上被劫持了呢?5.A.similarB.normalC.strangeD.late【答案与解析】D前文提到作者迟到了,此句应该是说“我”的迟到在母亲眼里没有什么符合逻辑的解释。6.A.assureB.believeC.relaxD.declare【答案与解析】A句意:我使她确信我很好。assure“使确信”,为正确选项。7.A.showsB.existsC.seemsD.sees【答案与解析】C
8、此处seem为系动词,后接形容词calmer。此处指“父亲看起来比母亲更平静”。8. A.joyB.surpriseC.delightD.relief【答案与解析】B令“我”感到吃惊的是,一切都不见了。9.A.evenB.everC.neverD.still【答案与解析】A句意:甚至没有一点我曾经住过的痕迹。故选even,其余三项不合句意。10.A.wonderB.wanderC.remindD.prove【答案与解析】A句意:我开始问自己我是不是真的在回家的路上被人劫持了。wonder“想知道;问自己”,符合句意。11.A.byB.inC.onD.for【答案与解析】Con the way
9、“在的路上”,为固定搭配。12.A.ifB.sinceC.becauseD.though【答案与解析】B由语境可知自从“我”离开后,发生了很多变化。其余三项不合语境。13.A.whatB.howC.when D.where【答案与解析】B他们想知道要如何对待“我”,how 表方式。14.A.problemsB.newsC.questionsD.opinions【答案与解析】C后半句有answer“答案;回答”一词,应与question“问题”相对应。15.A.anythingB.everythingC.something D.nothing【答案与解析】D前文提到朋友只是问着简单的问题和做出简
10、单而唐突的回答,故选nothing来表否定,朋友之间好像无话可说了。16.A.caughtB.cheeredC.changedD.continued【答案与解析】C由前文内容以及第12空前也出现了这一词可知选changed“改变”。句意:为什么在如此短的时间内,事情就已经改变了呢?17.A.promiseB.behaveC.concernD.decide【答案与解析】A由后文的内容“无论我们有多远,我们的爱不会改变”可知,这为许诺的内容。其余几项不合语境。18.A.leadB.relateC.devoteD.apply【答案与解析】B“我”发现很难把“我”的生活与他们的生活相联系了。19.A.
11、stillB.evenC.everD.already【答案与解析】A句意:为什么在我离开时,这个世界不静止不动呢?still“不动的;静止的”,符合句意。20.A.imagineB.expectC.describeD.consider【答案与解析】B根据句意可知选expect“期待”。.单项填空1.makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services. A.What B.Who C.Which D.Whoever【答案与解析】A考查主语从句。句意:使这家商店不同的是,它提供了更多的个人服务。what引导主语从句,在
12、从句中作主语。2.All possible means.However,nothing canhim dying of lung cancer.A.has tried; stop B.have tried; keepC.has been tried; preventD.have been tried; stop【答案与解析】D考查时态、语态和动词辨析。前一句的主语是all possible means,means用all修饰,看作是复数,后面的谓语动词要用复数形式并且用被动语态;后一句是“阻止某人做某事”,him后省略了from。3.This painting is splendid, but
13、 we actually need it is a different matter.A.that B.whatC.whether D.how【答案与解析】C考查主语从句。句意:这幅画虽美,但我们是否真的需要它是另一回事。只有whether符合语境及句意,表示“是否”之意。4.According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer a woman.A.than B.suchC.so D.as【答案与解析】D考查倍数表达。阅读题干可知此题考查倍数句式的同级比较句型,其构成应为:倍数词+ a
14、s +形容词/副词原级+ as +另一比较对象,所以此空应填as。5.Their mother dinner at the kitchen when a quarrel among the children. A.was preparing; was broken outB.prepared; was broken outC.was preparing; broke outD.prepared; broke out【答案与解析】C考查时态和语态。短语break out为不及物动词短语,不用被动语态,可先排除A、B两项。根据语境,第1空应用过去进行时态。句意:妈妈正在厨房做饭,这时孩子们争吵了起
15、来。6.Press the button when the light goes onyou will soon it. A.watch out for B.get the hang ofC.get rid of D.get away with【答案与解析】B考查动词短语。句意:当灯亮的时候,按这个按钮,你一会儿就会学会的。get the hang of“掌握”;watch out for“留意;小心”;get rid of“去掉;除掉”;get away with“做某事不受惩罚”。7.When she first arrived in China, she wondered what th
16、e future might havefor her, but now all her worries are gone.A.in needB.in timeC.in preparationD.in store【答案与解析】D考查介词短语。in need“需要”;in time“及时”;in preparation“准备”;in store“贮藏着;储备着”,由句意可知D项正确。8. It suddenly to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.A.happenedB.oc
17、curredC.thoughtD.belonged【答案与解析】B考查动词occur to sb = come into a persons mind“想到;想起”。句意:侦探突然想到百万富翁有可能被他女儿所杀。happen to sb“某人发生了什么事”。只有B项最合适。9.If the suns rays were entirely , there would be great changes in the climate on the earth. A.covered out B.broken out C.blocked out D.left ou
18、t 【答案与解析】C考查动词短语。句意:要是太阳光被完全遮挡住了,地球上的气候将会有很大的变化。block out“挡住;遮住(光线或声音)”,符合句意。10.What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has ? A.given out B.put out C.broke up D.used up【答案与解析】A考查动词短语。根据上下文的意思“当世界上所有的石油用完的时候,我们将用什么来获得能量呢?”可推断应该选give out “用完”。D项应使用被动语态。.阅读理解Last week scientists annou
19、nced the discovery of possible Earth-like planets. The announcement came from newly released information from the Kepler-space-based telescope.NASA scientists say the Earth-like planets are among 1235 possible planets that have been discovered so far. The researchers say six new planets have been co
20、nfirmed (证实). But the Kepler missions chief scientist, William Borucki, says eighty percent of the planets will probably be confirmed in the coming months and years. Mr Borucki says he was surprised to find 68 possible planets about the size of Earth or smaller. 54 of them are in areas wit
21、h proper temperatures where liquid water could exist on the planets surface. He says some of the possible planets could even have moons with liquid water.NASA scientists using the Kepler space telescope also announced the discovery of six planets orbiting a star called Kepler-11, which is
22、similar to the solar system. Kepler-11 is a surprising system of planets. The five inner planets are especially close together, something that we didnt think would happen for a system of this size.Before last weeks announcement, the total number of exoplanets (太阳系以外的行星) outside o
23、ur solar system was little. “Kepler looks at one-four-hundredth of the sky. If we looked at four hundred of these fields, we would see four hundred times that number of exoplanets.” Mr Borucki said.【语篇解读】人类一直在探索太空,希望查明外星生命是否存在,最近科学家利用开普勒望远镜找到了和地球环境类似的行星。1.How many possible planets remain to be confi
24、rmed in the near future?A.6. B.500. C.988. D.1235.【答案与解析】C细节题。结合第2段第1句和最后一句可知需要确认的数量是12350.8=988。2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A.What the newly-found planets look like.B.How the newly-found planets come into being.C.Theres water on the newly-found planets.D.Life may exist on the new
25、ly-found planets.【答案与解析】D推断题。本段主要说明新发现的类地行星所处的环境符合生命存在的条件,科学家认为有可能存在生命。3.Why is Kepler-11 a surprising system?A.Because it is similar to the solar system. B.Because it is in area with proper temperatures.C.Because the five inner planets are very close to each other.D.Because there may be moons with
26、liquid water in the system.【答案与解析】C细节题。从第4段“Kepler-11 is a surprising system of planets. The five inner planets are especially close together, something that we didnt think would happen for a system of this size”这两句可看出这个体系内部的五个行星彼此靠得很近,而整个体系又很小。4.From what Mr Borucki said in the last paragraph, we know .A.Kepler has explored much of the skyB.much of the universe remains to be exploredC.Kepler has found too many Earth-like planetsD.there are not many Earth-like planets in the universe【答案与解析】B推断题。Mr Borucki说的话的意思是“开普勒只探索了太空很少的一部分,如果探索更多的部分,发现的行星会更多”。- 4 - 版权所有高考资源网