1、河南杞县2016高考英语完形填空新练（2）及参考答案【二轮】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2014仿真模拟冲刺卷】Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cabHeres what happenedI hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central StationWe were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a blac
2、k car jumped out of a parking space right in front of usMy taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at usMy taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guyAnd I
3、 mean he was friendlySo, I said, “Why did you just do that？This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucksThey run around full of garbage, full of frustra
4、tion, full of anger, and full of disappointmentAs their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump itAnd if you let them, theyll dump it on youWhen someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personallyYou just smile, wave, wish them well, and move onYoull be happy with what you didI started thinkin
5、g, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me？And how often do Itake their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets？It was that dayI said, “Im not going to do anymore”Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their dayWhat about you？If you let mo
6、re garbage trucks pass you by, youll be happierLifes too short to wake up in the morning with regretsSo, Love the people who treat you rightForget about the ones who dont41What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi？AThe taxi almost hit another carBThe taxi driver was injuredCThe author
7、scolded the driver of the other carDThe author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck42How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car？AHe yelled back at the driverBHe sent the driver to the hospitalCHe was friendly towards the driverDHe dumped some garb
8、age in front of his car43What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3？AMany people like to drive garbage trucksBMany people dump garbage wherever they likeCMany people are warm-hearted to make others happyDMany people tend to be very much depressed44What can we infer from Parag
9、raph 4？AThe author used to have a lot of garbage trucksBThe author used to complain a lotCThe author used to have a lot of moneyDThe author used to be a good manager45According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you？AIgnore them and go on with our own workBTry our best to
10、 persuade them not to do that againCTell them to dump the garbage in the right placeDTake over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else【参考答案】41-45ACDBA 【2014高考英语综合能力测试题】Pascal had not been able to fall asleep that night. Around the plantation (种植园), the air seemed full of secrets. As he la
11、y in the cabin (小棚屋) doorway, he worried about how people would treat him now that mama was dead. After work that afternoon, Pascal walked past some men and when he greeted them, they all stopped talking. Didnt they know that even though he worked in the Big House, he wouldnt tell the master what th
12、ey were talking about? In fact, Pascal had secretly saved one of those men from a beating one day. The master had seen the slave Parsmi picking some apples to feed his children. As soon as the master ran after Parsmi, Pascal used his big walking stick to break a window. When the master turned back t
13、o run to his Big House, Parsmi had escaped. The night air was sweet but also full of mystery and secrets. He listened to the breathing of six other slaves who lay with him on the dirty floor of the crowded cabin. Glancing at the open doorway, Pascal suddenly found a shadow moving by the doorway, so
14、he whispered, “Whos that?” “Pascal? Its me, Gideon.” “Gideon? You are back? Is that really you, Gideon?” Pascal could hardly believe it. His heart was filled with happiness. Gideon ran away from the plantation two years ago. He wasnt caught or killed in the war, as everyone had thought.“Yes, its me.
15、 I have come back for you and mama. “But Gideon, mama was dead. She kept asking for more food for the slaves, and the overseer (监工) shot her down.” Gideon pulled Pascal to his side and hugged him, crying over his mamas death and saying, “all the time, I want to tell mama that we are free now.” “Free
16、?” Pascal held his breath and wiped his eyes. “Are you sure, Gideon?” “President Lincoln freed us slaves two years ago. And still better, were going to have our own land.”“Land?” Men from other cabins rushed to crowd around Gideon, telling one another what Gideon had just announced.41. Pascal found
17、it difficult to sleep that night because he was worried _.A. why the air seemed full of secretsB. that other slaves would suddenly stop talking with himC. that he would pass some men and greet themD. how people would treat him since his mother was dead42. Which of the following statements is NOT tru
18、e about Pascal?A. He was a kind-hearted slave who worked in the Big House.B. He had secretly saved one of those slaves from a beating.C. He feared that people would tell the master something about him.D. He broke a window with his walking stick for Parsmi to escape.43. What does the underlined word
19、“it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?A. The happiness that Pascal met his brother again.B. The news that Pascals brother Gideon told him.C. The shadow that was moving by Pascals doorway.D. The fact that Gideon finally returned after two years.44. What do you think of Pascals mother?A. Very stupid.
20、B. Very brave.C. Too funny. D. Too greedy.45. Why did the slaves rush to crowd around Gideon?A. Because his mother was dead.B. Because he brought a good news for them.C. Because they couldnt believe that Gideon was still alive.D. Because they wanted to know how to escape from the plantation.【参考答案】41
21、-45 DCDBB在与奴隶主做斗争的过程中，奴隶Pascal的哥哥Gideon两年前逃离了种植园。两年后，他返回家中，不幸的是其母亲已被监工射死，只剩下弟弟Pascal，但是他带来了胜利的喜讯：美国总统林肯解放了奴隶并宣布他们将拥有属于他们自己的土地。41. D。细节理解题。由第一段的Pascal had not been able to fall asleep that night.he worried about how people would treat him now that mama was dead.可知答案。42. C。细节理解题。由第二段的Didnt they know t
22、hat even though he worked in the Big House, he wouldnt tell the master what they were talking about?可知答案。43. D。代词指代题。由第三段的Gideon? You are back? Is that really you, Gideon?和Gideon ran away from the plantation two years ago.可知，此处的代词it指：Gideon两年后又回到了种植园。44. B。推理判断题。由第四段的She kept asking for more food fo
23、r the slaves, and the overseer shot her down.可知Pascal的母亲为了给奴隶们多要一些食物而被监工射死，这证明她既勇敢又伟大。45. B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段的President Lincoln freed us slaves two years ago. And still better, were going to have our own land.及最后一段可知答案。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。【2014模拟试题】Recently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the Un
24、ited States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they sp
25、end their money, they can see what they really value in life.He says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him
26、 to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesnt. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real abou
27、t it.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?Answer: The most
28、surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I dont know much. All I am is rich.People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern
29、society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.26. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized _.A. how important money is in
30、 their daily lifeB. how one spends money shows what is important to himC. that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD. that their understanding of life is more important than money27. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money _.A. is a good way to tes
31、t your friendship B. will do harm to your friendshipC. will strengthen your friendshipD. is a good way to break off your friendship 28. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A. Money is an end B. Money is a meansC. Money is everything D. Money is unimportant29. T
32、he underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_”. A. is used upB. is spent on pictures C. is paid in the right wayD. is paid attention to30. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview? A. He doesnt feel that he is well educated. B.
33、 He doesnt think he is a very important person. C. He doesnt consider himself to be very successful. D. He doesnt think that being rich deserves so much attention.【参考答案】2630 BABDD 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。【2014模拟试题】Going green is something that affects every single one of us. Whether by re
34、cycling those plastic water bottles, or by cutting down on electricity in your home, the importance of going green on a personal level is extremely important. But, when youre a millionaire NBA basketball star, how do you help out the environment?Yao Ming is a basketball player that plays for the Hou
35、ston Rockets and has spoken out against hunting of sharks for fins, a delicious food in his native China. He is also the United Nations Environmental champion. His goal is to raise awareness of climate change and energy-saving. “I will work with young people across the world and try to inspire them
36、to plant trees, harvest rainwater and to become environmental champions in their own communities.”The Philadelphia Eagles, a professional American football team, are really doing their part to give back to the community. The Eagles Go Green page has a “Green Energy Calculator” and according to the w
37、eb site fans have saved $ 73,674.90 a year and saved 666,320 pounds of CO2 per year. Also, the Eagles have set up a “Stop global warming virtual march（虚拟游行）on Washington”, a march across America for one year, through the Internet with a goal to bring fans together and to urge leaders to deal with th
38、e serious problem of global warming now.Bob Burnquist, a Brazilian skateboarder, is a member of Action Sports Environmental Coalition and founder of a program that gets organic foods and farming into schools for healthy lunch programs. Bob also has a huge homegrown organic farm where he hosted a gat
39、hering in celebration of Earth Day.Kelly Slater is a surfer and eight-time champion, but he also supports saving the coral reefs world wide. He has founded the Kelly Slater Invitational Competition which raises funds and awareness for Reef Check, which is able to get its message out to a large group
40、 of guests including professional surfers, film and music stars, and other famous people.31. According to the passage, Yao Ming wants to _. A. help the Houston Rockets win the NBA championship B. ask the United Nations to protect sharks in China C. encourage young people to care about the environmen
41、t D. train more young people to become players of NBA32. What have the Philadelphia Eagles done to help out the environment? A. They have called on fans to do things to reduce global warming. B. They have marched on Washington to bring fans together. C. They have saved $ 73,674.90 for solving global
42、 warming. D. They have reduced CO2 emission by 666,320 pounds per year.33. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last two paragraphs? A. Bob Burnquist created Earth Day. B. Bob Burnquist eats only organic foods. C. Kelly Slater donated a lot of money. D. Kelly Slater held a comp
43、etition.34. The best title for the passage would probably be _. A. Highly Competitive Athletes B. Environment-friendly Athletes C. World-famous Athletes D. Millionaire Athletes35. What can we learn from the passage? A. Only famous people need to care about environmental problems. B. America is the country that takes best care of environment. C. Environmental problems have a common effect on everyone of us. D. Yao Mings goals to raise peoples awareness of environment are mainly about climate change and air pollution.【参考答案】3135 CADBC
