1、2014-2015学年高中英语同步新编训练题(2)及答案:Module4(外研版必修5)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。The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It 1 that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more 2 than e
2、ver, theyre also driving us away from people around us. Users get final connectivity at the price of 3 face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are 4 to a different way of being “alone together”.Actually, 5 text messages or writing micro-blogs
3、 allows us to 6 thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot 7 a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear peoples tone of voice and see their faces in a (n) 8 . “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our m
4、inds.” she said. She also mentions that burying ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and 9 people.Turkle mentioned the popular 10 of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate fro
5、m Harvard University, thinks its a mindset adopted by most 11 people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget how to live a (n) 12 life. However, experts remind us that its 13 to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Child
6、ren Research Center, 14 out that it is still owners of gadgets, whore avoiding personal contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. 15 throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said.文章大意:纽约时报发表了一篇文章,解释了现在的手机、电子邮件和网上发帖等扼杀了人们真正交流对话的机会。1. A. talksB.C. speak
7、sD. advises【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。Talks谈话; suggests建议,暗示; speaks说; advises建议。它表明(suggests)手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系得更多了。故选B。2. A. received B. sharedC. connectedD. respected 【答案】C【解析】考查动名词及上下文语境的理解。Received收到; shared分享; connected联系; respected尊敬。它表明(suggests)手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系(connected)得更多了。故选C。3. A. havi
8、ngB. riskingC. sacrificingD. sharing【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。having有; risking冒险; sacrificing牺牲; sharing分享。人们进行交流,是通过手机、电子邮件和网上发帖,牺牲(sacrifice)了面对面的交流,故选C。4. A. relatedB. committedC. devotedD. accustomed【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。accustomed习惯于。be accustomed to习惯于。be related to与有关系;be committed to致力于;be dev
9、oted to专心于。人们习惯了(accustomed)一种不同的独处的方式。故选D。5. A. sending B. gettingC. readingD. taking【答案】A【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。sending发送; getting得到; reading读; taking拿走。从下文的text messages or writing microblogs看出,是发送(sending)信息。事实上,发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流思想,故选A。6. A. change B. exchangeC. explainD. raise【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。
10、change 改变; exchange交流; explain解释; raise提高。事实上,发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流(exchange)思想,故选B。7. A. indicateB. replaceC. coverD. involve【答案】B【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。indicate表明; replace代替; cover覆盖; involve包括。网上的零碎的交流是不能代替(replace)真正的交流的。故选B。8. A. conversationB. computerC. partyD. Internet【答案】A【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。conversat
11、ion交谈; computer计算机; party聚会; Internet因特网。在交流(conversation)时,她愿意听人们说话的声音,愿意看他们的面容。面对面的交流可以做到以上的事情。故选A。9. A. interviewingB. introducingC. knowingD. meeting【答案】D【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。interviewing面试,采访; introducing介绍; knowing知道,了解; meeting遇见。把自己掩埋(bury)在移动技术里减少我们与陌生人交流和见面(meeting)的机会。故选D。10. A. feelingB. co
12、nceptC. factD. truth【答案】B【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。feeling感情;concept理念; fact事实;truth真理。Turkle提到在这一代中流行的一种理念(concept),“我分享了,我就存在了”。故选B。11. A. shyB. busyC. oldD. young【答案】D【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。shy害羞的; busy忙的; old老的; young年轻的。那是一个被大多数年轻(young)人都采用的心态,故选D。12. A. realB. interestingC. colorfulD. meaningful【答案】A【解析】
13、考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。real真的; interesting有趣的; colorful多彩的; meaningful有意义的。他们忙于创新或打磨他们的网络人格以至于忘记了怎样过真正的(real)生活。故选A。13. A. important B. necessary C. unfair D. Uncomfortable【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。important 重要的; necessary必要地; unfair 不公平的; uncomfortable不舒服的。可是,专家提醒我们批评移动技术是不公平的,故选C。14. A. reaches B. thinks C.
14、 points D. watches 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。reaches到达; thinks 想,认为; points 指出; watches 观看。她指出(point )这些拥有手机和平板电脑的人是在避免个人接触,故选C。15. A. EventuallyB. HardlyC. FinallyD. Simply【答案】D【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。eventually最后,终于; hardly几乎不; finally最终; simply只,仅仅。只是扔掉这些产品不是解决的办法,故选D。【参考答案】1-5 B C C D A 6-10 B B A D B 11
15、-15 D A C C D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。It was Mothers Day morning last year and I was doing shopping at our local supermarket with my fiveyearold son,Tenyson.As we were leaving,we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the c
16、oncrete.Her husband was with her,but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene,Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple.He said to me,“Mum,its not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”At the front of the supe
17、rmarket,a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds.Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower.“It will make her feel better,”he said.I was amazed that hed come up with this sweet idea.So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we
18、could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up.“Just take it,”she replied.“I cant take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”By now paramedics(急救人员)had arrived,and were attending to the injured woman.As we walked up to her,my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment.He said
19、he was just too scared to go up to her.Instead I gave the flower to the womans husband and told him,“My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”At that,the old man started crying and said,“Thank you so much,you have a wonderful son.Happy Mothers D
20、ay to you.”The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower,telling her who it was from.Though badly hurt and shaken,the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文,记述了五岁小男孩Tenyson为了使摔倒的老太太开心,向花摊买花并送给老太太的动人故事。1What does the author intend to tell
21、us?AOne can never be too careful.BActions speak louder than words.CLove begins with a little smile.DA small act of kindness brings a great joy.解析推理判断题。尽管老人受伤严重,但是仍然向作者的儿子露出了微笑。由此可见一个小小的善举都可带来快乐。故选D项。答案D2Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe elderly woman was knocked down by Te
22、nyson.BTenysons idea of buying a flower gained his mothers support.CTenysons care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.DThe elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenysons gesture.解析事实细节题。根据第三段中so we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer
23、her up.可知Tenyson的主意获得了他母亲的支持,故选B项。答案B3The underlined word“intimidated”in the fourth paragraph probably means“_”Aastonished BstruckCfrightened Dexcited解析词义猜测题。根据he said he was just too scared to go up to her可猜出“intimidated”意思是“害怕的”。故选C项。答案C4What would be the best title for the passage?AFlower PowerBM
24、others DayCAn Accidental InjuryDAn Embarrassing Moment解析主旨大意题。尽管老人受伤严重,但是仍然向作者的儿子露出了微笑。所以最好的题目应该是鲜花的力量,故选A项。答案A高考链接【2014高考英语河南省内黄一中一模】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you know what a big dream is? 71 Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams,
25、 but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow. The Self Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego(自我). Its there for pro
26、tecting and should be listened to. 72 Most people are influenced by the inside voice. Thats why only a handful of people make their dream come true. 73 Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams wont com
27、e true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.The World If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. 74 In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the wor
28、ld. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen
29、 the light of success knows failure well. 75 A. Family and Friends B. How Big Dreams Die C. Does a big dream show ones future ? D. They simply fail until they succeed. E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong F. It is the last and the most terrible barrier.G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.【参考答案】7175、CEAFD