1、北京西城区2015高考英语基础训练（5）及答案语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Mr.Smith：Miss Taylor, what sports do you go in_1_？ Miss Taylor：Im_2_(absolute) mad about tennis. But I enjoy basketball and volleyball from time to time，too .Mr.Smith：They say that sports are most liked in English schools and u
2、niversities.Miss Taylor：Right, We think sports will_3_(able)the students to better face life in the highly_4_(compete) society we are living in.Mr.Smith：I quite agree. We_5_pay more attention to_6_(build)up strong bodies with healthy minds. Oh, Miss Taylor, what are _7_most popular sports in Britain
3、?Miss Taylor：Well, its_8_ question that footballs at the top of the list. We call it soccer in England. Mr.Smith：It seems to be a common topic of conversation.Miss Taylor：Yes, in fact ，I think _9_ the weather, its the thing most talked about in England. Mr.Smith：So_10_we want to start a conversation
4、 with a stranger, wed better start talking about the weather or a recent football match, Is that the idea?1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1for 考查介词。go in for 表示“报名参加”。2absolutely考查副词。分析句子结构可知缺少状语，所以用副词。3enable 考查构词法。此处缺少谓语，所以用动词形式。4competitive考查形容词。此处指竞争激烈的社会。5should 考查情态动词。此处表示应该。6building
5、考查非谓语动词。句中to是介词，后面跟doing搭配。7the 考查冠词。在形容词最高级前面应该加the。8out of 考查介词。out of question 表示“毫无疑问”。9apart from/ besides考查副词。此处表示“除之外”。10if 考查连词。此处表示条件。完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story _1_ their children. And they must
6、have realized how difficult it is to write a _2_ childrens book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too _3_, so that children cant follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, _4_ the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best childrens books are _5_ very difficult nor very simple, and
7、satisfy（令人满意的） the _6_ who hears the story and the adult（成年人） who _7_ it. Unfortunately（不幸的是）, there are in fact few books like this, _8_ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _9_ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as _10_ of childrens literature（文学） were in fact wr
8、itten for _11_ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this. Children, left for themselves, often _12_ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a _13_ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a
9、 look at the most childrens comics（连环图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop _14_ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so _15_ that we parent
10、s should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose well just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.名师点评本文说明了写一本供孩子读的好书并非一件容易的事，并且告诫家长不要一味强迫孩子接受大人的观点，因为孩子和大人在兴趣方面不尽相同。本文具有一定的教育意义，有助于改变家长一些错误的观点。(C)1. A. toB. inC. with D. around 【解析】C。read to somebody 意为“读给某人听”，to后面接动作的对象。(D)
11、2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good 【解析】D。根据下文可知，存在的困难在于如何把孩子们的书写好。故选 good。(C)3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult 【解析】C。书中的内容让孩子们无法理解，说明作者的目标定得高。故选 high。(C)4. A. and B. but C. or D. so 【解析】C。与前文either 对应，这里应用or. “eitheror” 意义为“要么要么”。(B)5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very 【解析】B。与下半句的nor 对应，这里
12、应用neither。 “neithernor” 意为“既不也不”。(A)6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher 【解析】A。satisfy的宾语除了读故事的成年人以外，当然就是听故事的孩子。故选child。(D)7. A. hearsB. buys C. understands D. reads 【解析】D。孩子听的故事越来越少，家长把讲故事当成读故事。故选reads。(C)8. A. but B. howeverC. so D. because 【解析】C。前后两句形成因果关系，所以应用so引导结果状语从句。 (B)9. A. hard B. e
13、asy C. enough D. fast 【解析】B。上文讲好书越来越少，说明去发现好书并非是容易的事。故选easy。(B)10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works 【解析】B。名词 works 意为“作品”。(A)11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children 【解析】A。根据后面所举的例子以及文意，现在被认为是孩子们读的作品，实际上是为成年人所写的。故选grown-ups。(A)12. A. are B. show C. find D. add 【解析】A。show interest in somethin
14、g 意为“对感兴趣”。(B)13. A. school B. home C. office D. library 【解析】B。孩子们选书的地点一般是书店或是图书馆。故选library。(D)14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring 【解析】D。try to do something 意为“想法设法做某事”，符合当今社会实际情况，为正确选项。(C)15. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common【解析】C。家长不要期望孩子门会接纳他们的观点，因为两者大不相同。故选择different。（阅读理解）Th
15、e internet will open up new vistas (前景),creat the global village- -you can make new friends all around the world. That,at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that It did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationship than a limited number of people
16、. No matter how hard the internet tries to putYou in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind. The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hole in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the siz
17、e of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest （投入） in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute whats left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with th
18、at person will decline （减弱）until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.This is not, of course, to say that the internet doesnt serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of t
19、he world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to more to the other side of the world.In one sense, thats a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see then, then
20、 certainly you arent using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isnt the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but
21、it wont stop that happening eventually.72. What is stressed in the first paragraph?A. The present situation of the internet.B. The difficulty in communication on the internet.C. The socially valuable function of the internet. D. The role of the human mind in the internet communication.73. The underl
22、ined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “_”.A. appointment B. connection C. interview D. agreement74. According to the passenger, the author holds the view that_.A. the internet fails to play so valuable a role in communication as it promisedB. the internet determines the quali
23、ty of social relationshipsC. the internet greatly increases the size of social circlesD. the internet communication is no less effective than the face-to-face talk75. What is the authors attitude towards the use of the internet to strengthen relationships?A. He is uncertain about it. B. He is hopefu
24、l of it. C. He approves of it. D. He doubts it.【答案】DBAD【2015高考复习】阅读理解 Walk down the drinks section at the supermarket.Look in the drink cooler in your local convenience store.A new drink is taking up more and more space on the shelves，and that drink is water.Bottled water sales in the US rose to 1.7
25、 billion gallons in 2010 for plastic bottles alone，compared to total sales of only 700 million gallons in 1990.Whereas bottled water was once associated only with the rich and the privileged (特权阶层)，it is now regularly drunk by people at all income levels despite the fact that the price of bottled wa
26、ter can be between 240 and 10,000 times higher per gallon than tap water.What accounts for this surprising increase in demand?Traditionally，people have drunk bottled water for health reasons.The practice of “taking the waters” originated with the Romans，who believed that a person developed a healthy
27、 mind by building a healthy body.Across Europe，drinking or bathing in mineral water has been associated with the power to cure various diseases.Health spas at Evian in France and Pellegrino in Italy began bottling water so that their consumers could continue their treatments at home.The consumers in
28、 the 21st century are also concerned about health.However，in America，where the habit of drinking bottled water is relatively new，the concern is often more related to the purity or sterilization (消毒) of the water than to its mineral contents.Americans are often worried about the effects of the chemic
29、al pollution and other contaminants on the water supply.Many Americans view bottled water as a safe alternative to tap water.Further reasons for drinking bottled water are its usefulness as an aid to digestion，as a complement to a good meal in a restaurant，and for taste.City tap water is often treat
30、ed with chlorine (氯) to guard against harmful microorganisms.Chlorine，as well as metals from pipes and tanks used to distribute and store tap water，can leave behind an unpleasant taste.【语篇解读】本文从两个方面分析了瓶装水销量提高的原因。1Which of the following statements is true?ABottled water was once drunk both by the ric
31、h and the poor.BBottled water sales have risen，for its cheaper than tap water.CEuropeans believed in the power of treatment of mineral water.DAmericans have had the habit of drinking bottled water for long.解析正误判断题。由文章第二段的第三句可知，在整个欧洲，饮用或用矿泉水洗澡已经与治愈各种疾病的能力联系起来。答案C2People prefer bottled water because_.
32、Ait does good to their healthBit has chlorine to make it taste goodCit contains no mineral pollution at allDits a practice originated with the Romans解析细节理解题。由文章第二段的第一句“Traditionally，people have drunk bottled water for health reasons.”可知答案。答案A3The underlined word “contaminants” most probably means_.A
33、pollutants BmicroorganismsCchemicals Dminerals解析词义猜测题。由“the chemical pollution and other”可知画线词与pollutants同义。答案A4Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?AHow Bottled Water OriginatedB“Taking the Waters” Has Been Practiced for LongCWhats the Safe Alternative to Tap Water DWhy Bottled Water Sales Increase解析主旨大意题。文章第一段的最后一句“What accounts for this surprising increase in demand？”是一个承上启下的句子，下面两段都在讲瓶装水销量上涨的原因。答案D