1、四川攀枝花2015高考英语阅读、阅读表达练习(5)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。As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control. This bird flu 1 more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in Ch
2、ina in late January, 2004. No2 cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the countrys 31 provinces, autonomous regions(自治区) and municipalities had 3 the disease in poultry(家禽).“It 4 a difficult task for China to prevent and control the disease, 5 the government is confident in the figh
3、t,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to 6 the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated(接种疫苗). 7 , there would be constant monitoring(监控) and daily 8 on the disease across the country,
4、and9 production of bird flu vaccines.Among the 11 Asian countries and regions 10 by bird flu in animals, only Viet Nam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have 11 the disease from poultry.While the World Health Organization said there was 12 proof of human tra
5、nsmission(传播) of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Viet Nam13 have caught it from their brother.The big14 was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus(病毒) to create a deadly15 disease that would kill millions of people across the 16 . Many Asian farmers live
6、 closely with their animals and sell 17 chickens on the market. This greatly increases the 18 of human being infected with bird flu.An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more 19 way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely 20 their lifestyl
7、e and attitude towards animals.( ) 1. A. hurt B. hit C. struck D. killed( ) 2. A. animal B. bird C. human D. poultry( ) 3. A. shown B. reported C. struck D. said( ) 4. A. remains B. leaves C. stays D. continues( ) 5. A. but B. and C. while D. so( ) 6. A. fight B. control C. keep D. stop( ) 7. A. How
8、ever B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Instead( ) 8. A. controls B. treatments C. reports D. vaccines( ) 9. A. started B. improved C. increased D. attempted( ) 10. A. affected B. destroyed C. connected D. introduced( ) 11. A. held B. covered C. carried D. caught( ) 12. A. some B. much C. no D. more( ) 13
9、. A. should B. might C. must D. need( ) 14. A. accident B. problem C. task D. flu( ) 15. A. new B. strange C. serious D. bad( ) 16. A. country B. area C. mainland D. globe( ) 17. A. killed B. many C. dead D. live( ) 18. A. speed B. possibility C. introduction D. experience( ) 19 A. healthy B. useful
10、 C. simple D. gentle( ) 20. A. stop B. change C. form D. keep1.D从上下文判断这里不是说全亚洲有16人感染禽流感,而是16人由于禽流感而死去。2.C下文说“但是13个省市区报道有家禽感染”,与此对应,这里说没有出现人员被感染的情况。3.B这里说的是据报道这些地区有家禽感染禽流感。4.A如何预防和控制这一疾病,这仍然是我们的一个艰巨任务。5.A从上下文判断这里表示转折关系,尽管任务艰巨,但是我们充满信心。6.D用stop/prevent sb (from) doing sth,或keep sb from doing sth。keep
11、sb doing sth表示“让某人持续做”显然不符合语境。7.B这里讲述人们采取的一系列措施,一方面另一方面,用副词meanwhile表示与此同时。8.C不是日常的控制,而是全国各地的疾病动态的报道。9.C这里说增加疫苗的生产,用increased表示增加产量。10.A动物感染禽流感。11.D这里说人感染禽流感都是从家禽感染的。用catch (the illness)表示感染某疾病。12.C从上下文的连贯用C,尽管没有证据,但是事实证明人可以互相传染该疾病。13.B既然没有直接的证据,那么这只是人们的猜测,用情态动词might表示微小的可能性。14.B最大的问题/威胁。15.A既然是crea
12、te(创造),那么一定是一种新的疾病。16. D与上文呼应,这里说的都是全球范围内的疾病传播和控制。17.D在时常出售鲜活家禽。正是鲜活的家禽传染疾病。18.B这就加大了人感染疾病的几率19.A要预防和控制疾病就必须有更科学的喂养和销售方式。20.B要改变原来的生活方式和喂养动物的方法。阅读理解。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。The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money o
13、n art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain.A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection
14、of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped(照射) a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. The su
15、bjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beaut
16、iful paintings.While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing proces
17、s.Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too, said the neurologist. Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think
18、these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering.Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, the Italian 20th century artist A
19、nonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero. These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world, said Prof de Tommaso.16. The underlined word “alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_”.A. cure B. ease C. improve D. kil
20、l17. How many artists have been mentioned in the passage?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. D. 7.18. Which of the following is TURE about the view of Prof de Tommasos?A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely.B. Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first.C. Ugly surr
21、oundings will surely make the pain worse.D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients.19. From the last paragraph, we know that _.A. some artists paintings were beautiful, so they were masterpiecesB. only art experts could judge they were masterpieces or not, though uglyC. the artis
22、ts mentioned above were not really art masters.D. some of them were art masters, while others were not.20. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?A. Beautiful surroundings can ease pain. B. Ugly paintings could be masterpieces.C. More research should be done in the field. D. La
23、test environmental research.【参考答案16-20】BCDBA 阅读理解。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。It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries. Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villa
24、gers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place. This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All
25、 they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didnt last long. The change w
26、as hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately. The villagers decided that they couldnt just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. The
27、y would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left. Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadnt been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increas
28、ing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases. Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. ( ) 1. From paragraph I we learn that the vil
29、lagers _. A. worked very hard for centuries B. dreamed of having a better life C. were poor but somewhat content D. lived a different life from their forefathers ( ) 2. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs? A. the frogs were easy money B. They needs money to buy medicine C. they wanted to pleas
30、e the visitors D. the frogs made too much noise ( ) 3. What might be the cause of the childrens sickness? A. the crops didnt do well B. there were too many insects C. the visits brought in diseases D. the pesticides were overused ( ) 4. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text? A. Happin
31、ess comes from peaceful life in the country B. Health is more important than money C. The harmony between man and nature is important D. good old day will never be forgotten 1. C.细节理解题.第一段中有 The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy.和 C 项意思一致. 2. A.细节理解题.根据第三段和本段第一句 This seemed like money
32、 for nothing.句中 for nothing 是免费的意思,说明青蛙容易得到,并能赚到钱,村民才答应买. 3. B.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段中 They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.可以推断出庄稼收成不好, 孩子生病与青蛙减少, 害虫增多有关. 4. C.推理判断题.最
33、后一句 These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. 现 在夜晚的这些声音具有更深刻的意义. 该句是一个中介句, 说明人们过度捕杀造成生态失衡, 由此也影响了人类,因此,可以推断人与自然的和谐是重要. 【山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷(5)】 阅读表达(共5小题,每小题3分,满分15分)阅读下面短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上(请注意76至79四个小题后面的词数要求)。 1A program in the United States brings scientists and engineers into
34、elementary schools to teach teachers more about how to teach science2Dave Weiss is a retired engineerOne day each week he volunteers at Georgian Forest Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, near WashingtonHe works with teacher Fred Tenyke on science projects for ten years and gets as much pl
35、easure from helping the teachers as he does helping the students 3Student Jada Lockwood says she enjoys MrWeiss visits to her classroomShe likes the drawings he uses to explain scientific ideas4The American Association for the Advancement of Science sponsors the Senior Scientists and Engineers progr
36、amDave Weiss has been a volunteer in that program for many yearsThe scientists and engineers help teachers in elementary schools improve their skills5MrWeiss says he and the other volunteers help teachers by providing hands-on knowledgeHe notes that science is an area in which many elementary school
37、 teachers have _experienceIn elementary school, for the most part, a regular classroom teacher is responsible for teaching science, along with reading and math, and if they dont have a strong science background, just by nature, theyre going to tend to underrepresent science in the curriculum6America
38、n fifteen-year-olds scored about average in science among countries that took part in testing by the OECD in 2009The OECD is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development7Dave Weiss says he is concerned about such results, but hopeful for the future for American students learning science
39、Fred Tenkye thinks volunteers like Dave Weiss are helping students do thatAnd if you can develop a passion for science, then eventually the grades and the test scores, then that will follow and increase, too he said66How does Dave Weiss feel when he stays with students?(no more than 10 words)_67What
40、 do the students think of Dave Weisss teaching?(no more than 6 words)_68Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words(1 word)_69What should the students do when they are learning science? (no more than 10 words) _70Whats the main idea of this passage? (no more than 10 words) _ 【参考答案】阅读表达:66.He gets much pleasure/He is happy / pleased.67.They enjoy / like his ways of teaching.68.limited /weak /poor69.They should develop/show/have an interest in science./They should develop a passion for science.70.Scientists and engineers help elementary school teachers in science teaching.