1、山西大同市2015高考英语学生自选练习（8）及答案完型填空。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。Helen was loved as a friendly lady by all who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult life and was highly _1_. Poor Helen was well into her 90s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jenn
2、ifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is _2_. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone.The _3_ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were _4_ she could bear. She changedshe fell into _5_ and hope
3、lessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to _6_ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was _7_ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was _8_， slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this yea
4、r._9_， the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be _10_ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the childrens classroom? Each child had made a special decoration by hand to _11_ on the tree, and they needed assistance.
5、Helen attempted to _12_ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the _13_ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered.The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The _14_ of the young children was bittersweet, w
6、hich held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes _15_ through tears. She was happy that the children had _16_ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree _17_ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no
7、grandmother any longer, _18_ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a giftwrapped box _19_ for her with a card, reading “Our grandma, with love”Christmas this year wasnt unkind to Helen. No, it was a new _20_， a brand new start and nine new reas
8、ons to her1. Avalued BrewardedCapproved Drespected2. Afunny BchallengingCboring Ddiverse3. Aweakness BcoldnessCsadness Dtiredness4. Aother than Bmore thanCrather than Dless than5. Anervousness BanxietyCdepression Dseparation6. Aacknowledge BdistinguishCappreciate Dcomfort7. Adesired BpicturedCaiming
9、 Dproving8. Acrying BdyingCmoving Dstruggling9. AGradually BRecentlyCThen DMeanwhile10. Akind BoptimisticCpatient Denthusiastic11. Abase BplaceChide Dset12. Apolitely BpersonallyCseriously Dunwillingly13. Avolunteer BvisitorCteacher Dassistant14. Aview BthoughtCsight Dscenery15. Astaring BshiningClo
10、oking Dlighting16. Ahelped BtreatedCinvited Damused17. Awhile BwhenCas Dafter18. Aor BnorCand Dbut19. Aintended BwrittenCsent Dleft20. Aending BprocessCgoal Dbeginning (二)【要点综述】文章讲述了海伦在自己的亲人一个个离自己而去后，感到悲伤、孤独，对生活失去了信心。老师和孩子们在圣诞节时邀请她去帮他们装饰圣诞树，这为她开启了生活的新篇章。1D根据前面的“Helen was loved as a friendly lady by
11、all who knew her.”可知，她应该是受到人们的高度尊敬。故选D项。2A根据上下文的语境可知，此处“life is funny”意思为“世事无常”。3C根据后面的“losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone”可知，失去亲人后是痛苦和悲伤的。故选C项。4B句意：失去亲人的痛苦、孑然一身的孤独令她无法忍受。5C根据后面的hopelessness 可知应该找其同义词。fall into depression and hopelessness意为“陷入了绝望和无助”。故选C项。6D她周围的人看到她这些变
12、故后，不知道怎么去安慰(comfort)她。故选D项。7Dprove to be “结果是”，符合题意。8B语境为“在孤独、悲伤中，她感觉到自己快要死了”。故选B项。9C按照时间顺序往下叙述，故选C。10Abe kind enough to do sth是固定句式，意为“好心到足以做某事”。11B根据下文的“Most decorations had been placed on the tree”的暗示可知选B项。12A根据后面的but 可知，她本想礼貌地拒绝。故选A项。 13D此处assistant是和上文中的they needed assistance呼应。14Cthe sight of
13、the young children意思为“看到这些小孩子们”。15B根据后面的through tears可知，她眼睛闪烁着泪花。故选B项。16C她很高兴孩子们邀请她来参加圣诞节的庆祝。故选C项。17B圣诞树被装饰好了后，孩子们围坐在她的身旁。when“就在这时”，符合题意。18Aeitheror表示“或者或者”。19Aa box intended for意为“为准备的盒子”。20D根据后面的a brand new start的提示可知答案。阅读理解。Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for
14、 jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos (纹身) , nose rings, or cert
15、ain dress styles. It is true you cant judge a book by its cover, yet people do “cover” themselves in order to convey (传递) certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do co
16、mpanies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept.Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the per
17、sonal appearances of their employees (雇员) , because those people represent the companies to their customers.As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well- qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who
18、 might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open- minded, I cant expect all our customers are.There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwillin
19、g to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.1. Which of the following is the newspaper editors opinion according to Paragraph 2?A. Peoples appearances carry messages about themselves.B. Customerschoices influence dress standards in companies.C. Candidates with tattoos or nose ring
20、s should be fairly treated.D. Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.2. What can be inferred from the text?A. Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview.B. What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies.C. Companies sometimes have to change
21、to respect their candidates.D. Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.3. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Employees MatterB. Personal Choices MatterC. Appearances MatterD. Hiring Managers Matter4. The authors attitude towards strange dress styles i
22、n the workplace may best be described as .A. enthusiasticB. negativeC. positive D. sympathetic【参考答案】45.CBCB 短文改错 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），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：在错的词下划一横线，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
23、第十一处起）不计分。Dear sir,Last night I got caught in the heavy rain on the way home. As the result, I got a bad cold with a headache. I felt very tiring. My mother took me see the doctor. After the examination, the doctor told me to make it easy. He said it was nothing seriously. He also told me to have a
24、good rest for a couple of days, take the medicines on time and drunk more boiled water. So I have to ask you a three-day leave. After I recover, I would try to make up the missing lessons. If there are anything I do not understand, could I turn to you for help? Yours ,Mike 【参考答案】4.Dear sir, Last nig
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