1、四川广安邻水县2015高考英语阅读专题训练（7）及答案完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。 To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts(才能)of a good actor. You must be able to 1 the attention and 2 of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your 3 ;and
2、 you must be able to act 4 you are teaching, in order to make its 5 clear. Watch a good teacher, 6 you will see that he doesnt sit still before his class: he stands the whole 7 he is teaching; he walks about, 8 his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations. Listen to him, then you will
3、 hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his 9 always changing according to what he is talking about. The fact 10 a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesnt 11 that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage(舞台),for there are very important 12 between the teacher
4、s work and the actors. The actor has to speak words which he has 13 by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays small part, even his 14 is usually fixed beforehand(事先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 15 on the stage. A teacher w
5、orks in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play. They ask and answer questions, they 16 orders, and if they dont understand something, they say so. The teacher 17 has to suit his act to the needs of his audience. He cannot remember his part, but must 18 it as he goes alo
6、ng. Teachers are fine actors in class but unable to take part in 19 because their brains wouldnt keep discipline: they could not keep 20 to what another had written.( ) 1. A. pay B. know C. turn D. hold提示:文章第一句说老师应具备演员的某些才能。作为演员，他应抓住观众。那么作为老师，他应能够抓住学生的注意力和学习兴趣。答案:D( ) 2. A. care B. idea C. feeling D
7、. interest答案:D( ) 3. A. hand B. attention C. use D. control提示:从下文看，老师的声音应抑扬顿挫，富有节奏感和音乐感，总之，老师要能控制自己的声音。答案:D( ) 4. A. how B. that C. as D. since答案:C( ) 5. A. play B. sound C. meaning D. aim提示:老师讲课的目的是为了将有关内容及意思表达清楚，故选C。答案:C( ) 6. A. before B. after C. when D. and提示:考查“祈使句+and+陈述句”结构。答案:D( ) 7. A. tim
8、e B. class C. lesson D. text提示:从句子结构看，选项应作连词，引导时间状语从句，故选A。答案:A( ) 8. A. using B. raising C. slowing D. dropping答案:A( ) 9. A. voice B. song C. singing D. smile答案:A( ) 10. A. of B. for C. which D. that提示:that引导同位语从句。答案:D( ) 11. A. refer B. mean C. point D. insist答案:B( ) 12. A. points B. relations C. d
9、ifferences D. things提示:文章前部分叙述了老师的工作与演员的工作的相同点，后部分讲述他们的不同点，故选C。答案:C( ) 13. A. learnt B. recited C. kept D. remembered答案:A( ) 14. A. body B. movement C. face D. way提示:way在此句中意为“(表演)方式”,它包含movement。答案:D( ) 15. A. clear B. right C. beautiful D. natural提示:舞台表演强调的是自然、逼真，故选D。答案:D( ) 16. A. give B. receive
10、 C. obey D. repeat答案:C( ) 17. A. also B. therefore C. just D. however答案:B( ) 18. A. invent B. act C. discover D. think of答案:A( ) 19. A. relaxation B. film C. concert D. stage play答案:D( ) 20. A. carefully B. quietly C. strictly D. almost提示:最后一段是全文的概括和总结:从某种意义上说，教师是很好的演员，但他不能参加舞台演出，因为教学工作是发明、创造的过程，不是简
11、单的重复，不能严格遵守已写好的东西。答案:C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。Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time
12、. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide
13、for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived, they could have another child. In most contemporary
14、(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able
15、 to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private
16、 or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home unti
17、l they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some
18、are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.6. The author believes that the population explosion resu
19、lts from _.A. an increase in birthrates B. the industrial developmentC. a decrease in death rates D. human beings cultural advances 7. It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _.A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who coul
20、d not workB. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvationC. old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generationsD. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life 8
21、. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United States is true?A. Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.B. Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.C. When they reach a certain age, compulso
22、ry retirement is necessary and beneficial.D. With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.9. The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to _. A. prolonging the dying old peoples livesB. reducing the problems caused by the retired peopleC. making profits throu
23、gh caring for the sick or weak peopleD. taking care of the sick or weak people10. Which of the following best describes the authors attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?A. Sympathetic. B. Approving. C. Optimistic. D. Critical.【参考答案】610、CBADA 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个
24、选项中，选出最佳选项。For many of us, aspirin, one of the most common nonprescription drugs, is a constant companion. It is the most effective drug that we have, and if we eliminated all but three drugs, aspirin would definitely be one of the three drugs we should keep. Even with all the new drugs available, i
25、t still has a place in many of our medicine cabinets, as a “miracle drug” in its ability to fight pain and inflammation (炎症) and even more amazing in its ability to reduce heart attack and stroke risk. Aspirin is the first member of a class of substances called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
26、(NSAIDs非甾体抗炎药). These drugs reduce pain, fever and inflammation, and are used to treat a variety of conditions. Many believe that aspirin has many benefits not yet fully understood. Media reports on the use of aspirin to prevent or treat diseases such as heart attacks and cancer leave many people st
27、ruggling to keep all the facts straight. Others who cannot tolerate aspirin might feel a bit left out as new uses and benefits of aspirin continue to appear in the news. In all cases, more researches are needed to determine what benefits aspirin may provide and whether these benefits would outweigh
28、the potential side effects. Aspirin, for example, is known to cause gastrointestinal (胃肠的) bleeding with heavy use, and there is research that indicates an increased risk of bleeding-related stroke in people who use it regularly. In some cases, these reactions can be killers. Another potentially dea
29、dly problem is aspirin poisoning and most people dont know about it. Before you start taking any of these over-the-counter (不需处方也可出售的) drugs on a long-term basis, its a good idea to discuss it with your health care provider. 1. From the second paragraph we know. A. Humans have fully understood the b
30、enefits of aspirin. B. Aspirin is the only member of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. C. Not every one of us can take aspirin. D. Aspirin can be used to stop bleeding. 2. Whats the third paragraph mainly about? A. Many researches about aspirin. B. Aspirins side effects. C. New uses of aspirin.
31、 D. The unknown aspects about aspirin. 3. The underlined word in the first paragraph means. A. kept B. saved C. investigatedD. removed4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Aspirin can cure us of most diseases. B. Aspirin is important in reducing pain and heart attack. C. The side effects of aspirin outweigh its benefits. D. We can buy some aspirin and take it immediately if we dont feel well. 【参考答案】14、CBDB