1、四川邻水县2015高考英语选练（8）及答案完形填空One famous artist Sheikh went back to his hometown. He hadnt seen one of his friends for many years, who was a1and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he was2was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh3to pay a visit to his friend. 4talki
2、ng with his friend, Sheikh asked him the5for the change in his situation. The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to6some properties(财产)that belonged to him, like furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had7some money enough to start a8with. As he was on his way back to his ho
3、use with the9, he saw a poor lady10by the road. The man asked the lady the reason, and she11that her husband died and her children were12. Hearing this, the man felt13for her, and on seeing that she14the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He15home and spent the night, sad and16fo
4、r his family. The next morning, 17he was summoned(召唤)to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of18which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a19price on loan(借用)from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice20. He took some more bags sev
5、eral days later and in this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich. 【文章大意】著名艺术家Sheikh的一个朋友曾经是非常贫困的人, 他卖掉家产想做一些小本生意。但他在途中遇到一个死去丈夫的妇人带着饥饿的孩子, 他把所有的钱都给了她。他的善心得到了一个富人的信任, 以低价借给他六千袋大米, 让他去卖, 不久他变得很富有。1. A. cleverB. richC. lazyD. poor【解析】选D。词汇复现题。由第二段中The man replied that he had been
6、 so poor that he was forced tosome properties that belonged to him, like furniture. 可知他是穷人, 故选D项。2. A. living withB. waiting forC. asking aboutD. listening to【解析】选C。词汇复现题。由此句的前半句“When Sheikh asked about him. . . ”可知此处指Sheikh打听的人, 故选C项, ask about询问, 打听; live with和住在一起; wait for等待; listen to听。3. A. de
7、cidedB. forgotC. refusedD. tried【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由后文可知, 他去了那个朋友家, 此处应该指他决定去拜访这位朋友, 故选A项, decide决定; forget忘记; refuse拒绝; try尽力。4. A. UntilB. BeforeC. AfterD. While【解析】选D。逻辑关系题。根据前后句的逻辑关系可知这两句应该是同时进行的, 故选D项, while当的时候; until直到; before在之前; after在之后。5. A. messageB. reasonC. timeD. plan【解析】选B。词义辨析题。由句意可知, She
8、ikh是问他状况改变的“原因”, 故选B项。message信息; time时间; plan计划。6. A. sellB. makeC. keepD. find【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由下一句By selling these things, he had_some money enough to start awith. 可知他把属于他的财产, 像家具之类的卖(sell)了, 故选A项。7. A. savedB. collectedC. paidD. wasted【解析】选B。词语辨析题。由句意可知, 卖了家具之后筹集了一些钱, 故B项合适。save节省; collect筹集; pay付款;
9、waste浪费。8. A. travelB. businessC. familyD. lesson【解析】选B。背景常识题。由常识可知, 他卖了一些财产, 应该是想做一些小本生意来改变状况, 故选B项, start a business意为“开始做生意”。9. A. moneyB. newsC. hopeD. furniture【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由By selling these things, he hadsome money enough to start awith. 可知此时应该是带着钱回家, 故选A项。10. A. cryingB. walkingC. sleepingD.
10、standing【解析】选A。前后照应题。由后一句提到的The man asked the lady the reason, and shethat her husband died and her children were. 可知这个妇人丈夫死了, 这种情况应该是在路边大哭, 故选A项。11. A. believedB. explainedC. shoutedD. imagined【解析】选B。前后照应题。由此空前面的The man asked the lady the reason. . . 可知他问她原因, 这个妇人应该是给出解释, 故选B项, explain解释; believe相信
11、; shout呼喊; imagine想象。12. A. hungryB. dangerousC. crazyD. angry【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由前文她在大哭, 她的丈夫死了, 及后文他给她钱可推知, 她的孩子们应该在挨饿, 故选A项, hungry饥饿的; dangerous危险的; crazy疯狂的; angry生气的。13. A. sadnessB. interestC. shameD. pity【解析】选D。固定搭配题。feel pity for为固定搭配, 意为“怜悯某人”。sadness悲伤; interest兴趣; shame羞耻。14. A. tookB. neededC
12、. ownedD. earned【解析】选B。词义辨析题。由句意可知, 他看到她比自己更需要钱, 于是把所有的钱都给了她, 故选B项。take意为“需要”时, 通常用it作形式主语, 指做某事需要多长时间; own意为“拥有”; earn意为“挣钱, 获得”, 均不合语境。15. A. droveB. returnedC. leftD. stayed【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由时间发展的顺序及后面的“spent the night, sad”可知他应该是回到了家里, 故选B项。return返回; drive开车; leave离开; stay停留。16. A. worriedB. pleased
13、C. excitedD. frightened【解析】选A。前后照应题。准备做生意的钱给了他人, 回到家后应该是为自己一家的未来感到担心, 故选A项, worried担心的; pleased高兴的; excited兴奋的; frightened害怕的。17. A. happilyB. surprisinglyC. carelesslyD. unluckily【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。此处指他受到一个富人的召唤, 这件事情应该是“令人吃惊地”, 故选B项, surprisingly令人吃惊地; happily幸福地; carelessly粗心地; unluckily不幸地。18. A. rice
14、B. meatC. vegetablesD. clothes【解析】选A。词汇复现题。由本段倒数第三句中的“sold the rice”可知这个富人有六千袋大米要出售, 故选A项。19. A. lowB. fairC. highD. right【解析】选A。前后照应题。由富人对他的信任, 以及后文他把大米卖了变富了, 可知这个富人应该是低价把大米贷给他卖, 故选A项, low低的; fair中等的, 公平的; high高的; right正确的。20. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. hardlyD. finally【解析】选B。前后照应题。由后文的“He took some mor
15、e bags several days later. . . ”可知几天后又多带了几袋大米, 可知他的大米卖得快, 故选B项。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。British men are encouraged to cry. There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves. The first is that one day they will again win the World Cup. They also believe they do not c
16、ry. Over the centuries, Britons are believed to have a “stiff upper lip”. But is this true? Yes, it is. A recent study arranged by Kleenex on how the British express their emotions reveals that 95 percent of them still contain their emotions. Moreover, while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 pe
17、rcent cant remember the last time they “let it out”. As a result, Kleenex is launching the “Let It Out” campaign that encourages Britons to grab a tissue and have a good cry. These days, however, the male Britons attitude toward crying is changing. Though the majority still struggles to open up emot
18、ionally, a 2004 study by Oxfords Social Issues Research Center found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable. Half of London males admitted crying in front of their mothers. Scotsmen are the least emotional, although they are the most likely to cry at weddi
19、ngs. Peter Marsh, director of the center, said: “Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than weakness. Like with David Beckham, crying because youre dropping off your boy at nursery isnt seen as weak.”Winston Churchill was said to be a frequent crier, shedding tears at seeing a survivor in an ai
20、r raid shelter (防空洞), and when he saw his wife after a long absence. Psychologists say that while society has accepted that men can cry, there are limits. Ronald Bracey, a consulting psychologist, said: “If a man began to cry when he was having stitches (缝针)in hospital, he would be considered as a w
21、imp(软弱的人). Men still need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain.”1. What does the passage mainly deal with? A. Impression of British men. B. British mens dream of the World Cup. C. Advice on how to control emotions. D. Different attitudes British men have towards crying. 2. Which of th
22、e following concerning the British men is NOT true according to the passage? A. They are supposed to easily control emotions over the centuries. B. They are confident that they will again get successful in the World Cup. C. About 50% of British men admitted crying before their mothers. D. Nowadays,
23、the male Britons attitude toward crying is changing. 3. The word “contain”in Paragraph 4 means_.A. storeB. hold back C. include D. stir up4. What does the author think of the British mens crying? A. They should cry if hurt. B. They should keep firm not to cry to show they are not wimps. C. They shou
24、ld be brave in face of physical pain and cry if necessary when facing other problems. D. They should “let it out”whatever problems they meet with.【参考答案】14、DCBC 高考英语模拟短文改错短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一漏字符号，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错误的词下面画一
25、横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in yearsIt came sudden and went on for over three hoursAfter lunch, I went into my room to have a restThe air was hot, but all was quietThen a strong wind started to blow into my roomPieces of paper on my desk
26、 flew high into the air and some flew out the open windowAs I ran out to catch it, big drop of rain began to fallWhen I come back into the house, it was raining more harder and harderThen I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the houseWhen I ran out to find out that had happened, a big tree
27、 had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom【答案】短文改错76a 改为the 77sudden改为suddenly 78but改为and79out后加of 80it改为them 81drop改为drops82come改为came 83more改为much或去掉 84that改为what85broke改为broken书面表达假如你是李华，你的好友Tom不善于交际，来信总是向你诉说他在交往方面的烦恼，请你就此向你的朋友提出一些建议。建议内容包括以下几点：1宽容；2多微笑；3和别人在一起时，不要保持沉默。注意：1.词数120左右。2可适当增添
28、细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Tom，_Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear_Tom，You often tell me about your difficulty in making friends and communicating with others.Here are my suggestions and I hope they can help.Be tolerant.Everyone has his or her own personalities，some of which may annoy you，but you should realize everyone is
29、 different and that your personality may also annoy others.If you think a person is so difficult to get along with，it may be just because he deals with something in a way different from yours.Smile as much as possible.Smiling is a friendly language.Smiles can fill the gaps between people.If you smil
30、e a lot，you are sure to make a lot of friends.Dont keep silent when you are with someone.If others dont talk，you may start a relaxing conversation with a topic that everybody has something to talk about，such as food and sports.Dont ask others about any private problem，for it is impolite in every country.Above is all I have in mind.Remember being active and outgoing can help you to do better in communication.Best wishes.Yours，Li_Hua
